| Title: | Celt Notefile |
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| Created: | Wed Feb 19 1986 |
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Well folks it's nearly that time of year again! Yes it's Eisteddfod
time!!
This is an advert for 'Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Frenhinol Cymru' or
(Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales)
3-10 August 1991. This is the Eisteddfod to crown all eisteddfods. I
mean it's the biggie. Attendances for the week usually top 200,000
people (More if the weather's nice!), and the whole festival costs over
�2,000,000 to stage.
It has all sorts of competitions and attractions. from arts and crafts,
to drama to singing & music to poetry and a lot more. It has even got a
fringe! and also plenty of contemporary music for us young 'uns
(usually played in pubs :-) ) I've got a copy of the official
programme here and its over 400 pages thick! the one notable feature of
this eisteddfod is that there is a welsh only rule, i.e no one is
allowed to speak in English from any of the platforms. One of the local
T.V. compamies hire out radio receivers that can pick up a concurrent
english translation for those who are not versed in the language.
This year it's situated in Mold (Yr Wyddgrug) in Clwyd. quite easy to
get to from the Motorway network. If anyone's interested I can post
directions or details from the programme.
Needless to say I've booked my weeks leave!
Huw Williams.
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| 927.1 | Sh' mae, Was'. | MEO78B::YEMM | Twll dyn pob saes | Mon Jul 22 1991 04:20 | 13 |
Well, well, so there are a few Cymro in Digital. I thought that our
little cell of 2 in Melbourne and 1 in sydney were the total extent of
Taffia penetration into the organisation.
Thanks for the note, it almost (but not quite) made me homesick. I
competed in the Eisteddfod on a few occasions as a chorister with Cor
Meibion Pontypridd - never won, but, as Max Boyce said in his monologue
about eisteddfod music judges, "what does she know about bloody music
anyway".
Hwyl Fawr,
Les
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| 927.2 | Cymraeg? | ODDONE::DAVIES_S | Tue Aug 13 1991 12:48 | 9 | |
I hope you enjoyed the Eisteddfod.
Do you actually speak Welsh?
I have yet to find a Welsh speaking DEC employee, but I'm still trying.
Sian Davies.
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| 927.3 | Cymro Glan! | COMICS::HWILLIAMS | Thu Aug 15 1991 09:43 | 18 | |
RE:-1
Ydwyf.
Had a Brilliant time at the Eisteddfod. It was very well organised this
year. The whole complex (including caravan fields etc.) covered more
than 80 acres. On Thursday (when the druids chair the winning bard)
more than 30,000 people attended.
For anyone inetrested here are the venues for the next National
Eisteddfods:
92 Aberystwyth
93 Llanelwedd (Builth Wells)
94 Castell Nedd (Neath)
95 Bae Colwyn (Colwyn Bay)
They're always held on the first full week in August.
Hwyl, Huw.
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| 927.4 | Massachusetts Eisteddfod | SYSTEM::COCKBURN | Craig Cockburn | Wed Sep 18 1991 06:04 | 63 |
Article 3839 of rec.music.folk: From: [email protected] (Angus Macintyre) Newsgroups: rec.music.folk Subject: 20th Annual Eisteddfod Anyone in southeastern New England looking for something to do this weekend should consider attending the 20th Annual Eisteddfod at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (nee Southeastern Massachusetts University). It is one of the finest festivals of traditional music in the U.S. Friday 8pm Concert $10 Peter Hoover, Richard Hughes, Walter Scott, Dwayne Thorpe, Joe Hickerson, Howie Bursen, Sally Rogers Saturday 1pm Family Concert $3 Sandy & Caroline Paton, Margaret MacArthur, Lorraine Lee, Bennett Hammond Saturday 8pm Concert $10 Bridget Fitzgerald, Norman Kennedy, Louis Killen, Ed Miller, Mike Seeger Sunday 3pm Concert $10 Debby McClatchy, Ira Bernstein, Paul Geremia, Double Decker String Band Saturday 2-5pm Dancing $5 Geese in the Bog Sunday 11:30-1:30pm Dancing $4 Geese in the Bog Free Workshops with the featured performers plus Johnny Cunningham, Ken Goldstein, Skip Gorman, Kathy Hickerson, Linda Morley, Lucy Simpson, Joan Sprung & others will be held Saturday 10 - 5 and Sunday 10 - 3. These are free and open to the public - you needn't even attend a concert to get in to the workshops! Dates: Friday Sept. 20 through Sunday Sept. 22 Place: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA Directions: I 195 to exit 11 (from the West), south on Reed Road to US 6, left (east) on 6 to the first traffic light (Cross Road), about half a mile to Old Westport Road, turn right and then left into the campus. Or I 195 to exit 12 (from the East), south on Faunce Corner Road to the first light, right at the light onto Cross Road, straight through the light at US 6, and half a mile more to Old Westport Road as above. Park in lots 4, 5, 6 for the main concerts and dances, and in lots 8 and 9 for the Family concert. Info: 508-999-8546 There are discounts for seniors and children, and a festival pass costs $30. By the way, can one of the Welsh speakers provide the correct pronounciation of "Eisteddfod"? I've been told that it rhymes with the local pronounciation of "New Bedford", but I've also heard variants on the 2nd syllable. Gary Martin [email protected] | |||||