WELSH MUSICIANS STRIKE

Summary

That this House notes the strike by many Welsh musicians of 19 to 21 December 2011 during which they will withdraw permission for their compositions and performances to appear on Radio Cymru; further notes that this strike is in protest at the payments which they receive from the Performing Rights Society (PRS) when Radio Cymru (RC) plays their works and that the PRSrevised the position of RCfrom a national to local broadcaster in 2008, downgrading the payments to musicians; furthernotes that Welsh language artists are highly unlikely to receive regular airplay on UK-wide radio stations which are considered national and that this change in allocation has had a particularly negative effect upon Welsh language artists and Welsh language music; further notes the hugely important and influential role of music in Welsh cultural life and in the renaissance of the Welsh language; and calls on the PRSto recognise the importance of Welsh language artists being adequately recompensed for their efforts and to re-assign RCas a national radio station.

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Timeline

1. 14 December 2011

   Early Day Motion

   That this House notes the strike by many Welsh musicians of 19 to 21 December 2011 during which they will withdraw permission for their compositions and performances to appear on Radio Cymru; further notes that this strike is in protest at the payments which they receive from the Performing Rights Society (PRS) when Radio Cymru (RC) plays their works and that the PRSrevised the position of RCfrom a national to local broadcaster in 2008, downgrading the payments to musicians; furthernotes that Welsh language artists are highly unlikely to receive regular airplay on UK-wide radio stations which are considered national and that this change in allocation has had a particularly negative effect upon Welsh language artists and Welsh language music; further notes the hugely important and influential role of music in Welsh cultural life and in the renaissance of the Welsh language; and calls on the PRSto recognise the importance of Welsh language artists being adequately recompensed for their efforts and to re-assign RCas a national radio station.

   Source: Early Day Motion

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• Hywel Williams · Plaid Cymru · Primary sponsor

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