The article discusses the following areas: 1. Annie Ellis' involvement in folksong related activities at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth including the establishing of the ‘Canorion' Society, folksong collecting competitions and performances of J. Lloyd Williams' operetta, Aelwyd Angharad [Angharad's Hearth]. 2. Six historically significant concerts of traditional Welsh music given by a quartet of Aberystwyth undergraduate singers in Paris during March 1911, including performances at the Le Lied en Tous Pays and the Richelieu Amphitheatre (Sorbonne). This visit represented the embodiment of the entente cordiale agreed between Britain and France during the years prior to the First World War. Association with Madame Lucie Barbier (head of vocal studies at the University) and the positive response of the Parisian press. 3. Ruth Lewis and Annie Ellis' 3-day fieldwork visit to Llandysul, Pencader and the surrounding district in June 1913 and the outcome of their folk-song collecting expedition including an evaluation of the texts and melodies collected. The article also highlights the role of one Edwardian woman in developing the cultural life of Wales and her attempt in promoting Welsh traditional music on an international platform.