Feet of Flames
17th December - Stadium, Miaoli, Taiwan, 07.30pm

Magic of the Dance
1st February 2010 - Theatre Mogador, Paris, France, 8pm
2nd February 2010 - Docks Oceane, Le Havre, France, 8.30pm
4th February 2010 - Zenith, Limoges, France, 8.30pm
5th February 2010 - Parc des Expositions, Tours, France, 8pm
6th February 2010 - Bocapole, Bressure, France, 8.30pm

Rhythm of the Dance
5th December - De Goudse Schouwburg, Gouda, Netherlands, 8pm
6th December - Theater de Bussel, Oosterhout, Netherlands, 2.30pm
6th December - Theater de Bussel, Oosterhout, Netherlands, 8.15pm
14th December - Parktheater, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 8.15pm
16th December - Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 8pm
19th December - Sportstad, Heerenveen, Netherlands, 8pm

Riverdance
17th March 2010 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA, 2pm & 8pm
18th-19th March 2010 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA, 8pm
20th March 2010 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA, 2pm & 8pm
21st March 2010 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA, 1pm & 7pm
30th April 2010 - Au Rene Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, 8pm
1st May 2010 - Au Rene Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2pm & 8pm
2nd May 2010 - Au Rene Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, 1pm & 7pm
2nd-6th June 2010 - Wolf Trap Filene Center, Vienna, VA, USA, 8pm
5th-6th June 2010 - Wolf Trap Filene Center, Vienna, VA, USA, 2pm

For complete schedule for these and other shows please visit our tour
section at http://www.celticcafe.com

Alex

Hi all,

I was recently asked for contact information for the Irish singer Mary
McGonigle.  I hadn't heard her name in several years, and can't find anything
helpful on the Internet. I think that the last time I saw her was up in
Milwaukee Irish Fest, and vaguely recall that she was living in New York either
at the time or before.

Anyone know?

Thanks,
Maureen Smith

Editors notes: This week we have stories from Caribbean, New Zealand, England
and Colwyn Bay!!!!!




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Choice of commentary language, Welsh or English. The aim of the DVD is to
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Visiting relatives? Exploring our beautiful homeland? Come and stay at Millbrook
Cottage in the Brecon Beacons.
10% discount if you mention the Welsh League of Arizona while booking.
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Photographs Of
Photographs Of are a Welsh based business specialising in landscape photography.
We sell prints, canvas and framed images that can be used to decorate your home,
work place or give to someone as a unique and memorable gift (especially as
Christmas is around the corner!).  We ship our products around the world, but if
you would like a digital copy of the image you like e-mailed to you, we can do
that also.
In addition to the photos in our gallery, we also offer a “Commission Us”
service, so If you are looking for a specific photograph of Wales, let us know
and we will be more than happy to take it for you.
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Tongue Tied, a novel by Peter Griffiths, was published by Y Lolfa in Wales on
St. David's Day 2009; it is set in Wales, and although written in English,
couldn't be more Welsh.
poetry within prose. Steve Dube of the Western Mailends his
review with HE_PETER GRIFFITHS_SAYS HIS BOOK AIMS TO ENTERTAIN, BUT
ALSO GLORIFY WALES, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS LANGUAGE. As a Christmas gift for those
who love Wales,
Tongue Tied is ideal; it has style, it flows and is affordable; and above all,
exudes Welshness. Tongue Tied is available at the Tattered Cover in Denver and
online at www.ylolfa.com. Within the US,
the novel may also be bought from the author for $19, which includes packaging
and postage. Orders should be mailed to Peter Griffiths, 4875 S. Monaco St.
#503, Denver, CO 80237 with the appropriate check enclosed. Each copy will be
signed and if required, dedicated in Welsh or English. Buyers from outside the
US should contact Peter at morawelbyg@....




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-  Nice valleys, shame about the locals: Tourists shunning Wales because of
'rude and unfriendly' -  according to new research, English holidaymakers are
being put off visiting Wales - because of the Welsh




- Caribbean leader-in-waiting credits Welsh town that helped make him   - One is
the capital of a Caribbean island and the other is a small Welsh town whose
fortunes once followed the rise and decline of its coal trade.






- Ritual as Maori bones return home   -  An ancient ritual was performed during
a ceremony in a museum before the skeletal remains of 12 Maoris began their
return from Wales to New Zealand





- Dylan and local legend's farewell    - "Tom, there's some Americans in here,"
I said. "They want to know what soup Dylan used to have."
"Tell them he used to have vegetable soup," came the reply. "So what soup is on
today?" I asked.
Tommy Watts was landlord of Brown's Hotel for about 40 years
He looked over his shoulder at me and deadpanned: "Vegetable soup."






- Teaching the world to play guitar - A musician is proving a big hit teaching
the guitar in Australia while working from a garage in Colwyn Bay.





- Family search by abandoned 'baby'     –  A 48-year-old man who was abandoned
as a baby in a block of London flats is trying to find the relatives he believes
could be in mid Wales.





- Erchyllterau: Dangos dyddiaduron      –  Mae rhai o ddyddiaduron newyddiadurwr
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Readers Comments - Geiriau gan yr darllenwyr!




Virginia
I need your help again with a place name. My brother is building a house which
overlooks the valley at Rural Retreat, Virginia.
It has a "grand view". What would be an appropriate Welsh name meaning that.
Thanks, Mike.
From Bryn Bach,
this is Mike Davis
meical.dafydd@...
Great grandson of Peter Ransom Davis
and Son of the Ddraig Goch




I am part of a production company run by Welsh comedians and as I have done
stand up in the US at various private functions over the years, I am under the
impression that there are many Welsh societies in the US who would welcome Welsh
performers.
If this is the case, it would be great to arrange a small tour to the US to
perform, and prosily make a documentary.
Do you have any contact details to assist me in pulling this off?
Warmest regards
Phil
pevans6857@...
www.philevans.co.uk







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Prifysgol Caerdydd
Canolfan Uwchefrydiau
Cymry America
Ysgol y Gymraeg, Prifysgol Caerdydd
Y Nawfed Gynhadledd Flynyddol
Y CYMRY A RHYFELOEDD
AMERICA
DYDD SADWRN, 21 TACHWEDD 2009
croeso i bawb!
Am fanylion llawn cysylltwch ag
Ysgol y Gymraeg, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Adeilad y Dyniaethau,
Rhodfa Colum, Caerdydd, CF10 3EU
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er%20a%20Rhaglen%20Rhyfeloedd%20America%20Cymraeg.pdf






Capilla Bethesda – 21.Nov.2009
ASOCIACIÓN SAN DAVID de TRELEW
La  Asociación San David anuncia para el sábado 21 de Noviembre a la hora 16.-
una nueva  reunión de Canto Congregacional (Cymanfa Ganu)   la que tendrá lugar
en la  Capilla de Bethesda.
Esta centenaria capilla galesa, construida durante los años 1903 y 1904, está
ubicada en la margen norte del Río Chubut, entre las localidades de Gaiman y
Dolavon, en la Chacra 259.
Invitamos cordialmente a participar de la misma
El edificio se caracteriza por tener la nave principal, con un pequeño porche de
acceso y un salón auxiliar denominado vestir. Su techo a dos aguas es de chapa y
sus pisos, bancos y el púlpito son de madera.
La primer construcción, fue realizada en 1895, pero en la chacra Nº 260. Se dejó
de utilizar por resultar demasiado pequeña para la congregación.

ASSOCIATION SAN DAVID - TRELEW
The Association San David announces for the next Saturday, 21st. November at 4
(o'clock) p.m.a new meeting of Singing Congregacional (Cymanfa Ganu) that will
take place in Bethesda's Chapel.
trelewsandavid@...







Treorchy Male Choir
As a proud member of The Treorchy Male Choir,I would appreciate it if you would
include our new website address which is informative and comprehensive.
the address is
www.treorchymalechoir.com
Thanking you in anticipation'
Bryn Howells
Howellsbryn@...




Check out the information about the Welsh Colony in Patagonia available from the
national archives based in London.
The National Archives:
http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Welsh_Colony_in_Pata\
gonia
Your Archives is here to allow you to find out more about historical records at
The National Archives and elsewhere. You can browse or search content submitted
by other users.
Patagonia Colony 1866
List of the numbers of the Welsh Colonists and of the casualties &c that have
taken place
Dated 1866
Bruno Derrick
Advice and Records Knowledge
Bruno.Derrick@...






Calendr Castell Caerfilli / Caerphilly Castle Calendar 2010
My name is Fiona Thomas and I am the chair person of the Friends of School /
Cyfeillion Yr Ysgol, Ysgol Gynradd Gymareg Y Castell, Caerphilly. We are a group
of enthusiastic parents prepared to working to enhance the school lives of all
the children in the school.
I emailed many of you a year ago to tell you all about an exciting project we
were undertaking with the children of the school and Cadw.
We have produced a professional calendar for 2010 containing images of
Caerphilly Castle taken by the children of Ysgol Y Casetell. On the 22nd
October, we are holding an exhibition of the childrens work at the Great Hall,
Caerphilly Castle to officially launch the project.
We promised the children their calendar would be sold worldwide. To enure this
happens, we are appealing to Welsh people all over the world to support us by
buying calendars. This can be done by  looking at the schools website
www.ysgolycastell.com and following the link to order a calendar via our paypal
account. Postage on multiple orders can be arranged. This might be a trip down
memory lane for some of you.
This project has become a labour of love. All proceeds will go directly towards
the old school hall which is undergoing redevelopment at the present time. This
hall will then be a combined school and community hall accessible to us all. A
true community venture.
If you have strong links with Caerphilly or just want to support a worthwile
Welsh project, please view the calendar on the website www.ysgolycastell.com or
contact me directly for more information. I will be happy to answer any
questions. Please include our story in any local newsletters or webpages you
might have.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your support, Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Fiona
fionathomas75@...





Pennsylvania
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM
at Pennsbury High School, Fairless Hills, PA
“DEWI SANT” (Saint David) - Arwel Hughes
Soloists: Kathryn Thomas Moyer, soprano; Scott Williamson, tenor;
Jeff Morrisey, baritone
James D. Moyer
jamesdmoyer@...
http://www.pennsburycommunitychorus.org/page2.html






Choristers of Llandaff Cathedral
The Girl Choristers of Llandaff Cathedral and Ben Creighton Griffiths (harp)
have released a CD of Benjamin's Britten's A Ceremony of Carols.
Costing just £5.00 +p&p all proceeds go to the Llandaff Cathedral Organ Appeal.
Available on line from
http://www.creighton-griffiths.co.uk/acatalog/BJCG.html
or from Llandaff Cathedral.






ATTENTION ALL WELSH ORGANIZATIONS:
Welsh organizations already affiliated with the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu
Association (AWOs) are asked to send their updated contact information,
including mailing address, email and website to: Mona Everett, 1314 Woodvale
Drive, Madison, WI 53716 USA, or email it to mona_sydd_yma@..., as soon as
possible. The list becomes outdated when there is a change in the local
organization (new officers, etc.) and mail can be returned or misdirected.
(Requests for this information have already been mailed to both the postal and
email addresses on file, but not all are reaching the intended destinations. If
you have already updated your society's info, you will have received a
confirmation and you do not need to send another update.)
All Welsh organizations and societies are invited to become members of WNGGA,
by completing the membership application, available on the WNGGA website,
http://www.wngga.org/, and sending it to:
WNGGA Headquarters, Dr. Stacy Evans, Executive Director, P.O. Box 410,
Granville,
Ohio 43023, with a $50 one-time payment, which entitles the organization to a
lifetime membership in WNGGA.  Member organizations receive the newsletter
(HWYL) and are entitled to vote during the Annual General Meeting, which is
held during the North American Festival of Wales (NAFOW). Perhaps the most
important benefit of joining WNGGA will be the opportunities for networking and
sharing of ideas among member societies, both at the annual NAFOW,  and
throughout the year. By working together, we can all be better.
WNGGA works hard to support local Welsh societies and organizations.
Won’t you support WNGGA by joining now?







Colorado Welsh Society
A Merry Welsh ChristmasThe Colorado Welsh Society's Annual Christmas Tea
Event  Date: December 13, 2009, 2:30 pm
PR Contact: Edie Stone, 303-415-3755, ediestone@...
Event Sponsor: Colorado Welsh Society
Website: www.coloradowelshsociety.org
Email BFJ: sam.kuntz@...
Phone: 303.886.0632







Toronto Welsh Choir latest schedule
http://www.twmvc.com/concerts.htm




Hong Kong
A reminder of the Society's Christmas Party on the evening of Saturday 5
December 2009
at the Hong Kong Football Club.  Full buffet, cash bar,
carol singing and Santa, all for HK$200 per head
(HK$150 for children under 11).  From 6 pm until late.
Please let me know your numbers in good time in advance so we can cater fully.
Best regards,
Gareth Thomas
President
gareth.thomas@...




Cambrian Heritage Society of Madison, Wisconsin:
November 22, 2009:  Fall Gathering of the Cambrian Heritage society of
Madison, WI, at Bethany United Methodist Church (3910 Mineral Point
Road, Madison) at 2:00 p.m. for a presentation by Michael Cooney,
photographer from the Oshkosh area, about pioneer churches in
east-central Wisconsin.  Included in his presentation will be pictures
and commentary about a number of churches founded by Welsh immigrants.
Te bach will follow the presentation.

To see examples of Mr. Cooney's work, go to
http://www.oshkoshpubliclibrary.org/barns.html
For more information about the Cambrian Heritage society of Madison, WI,
go to
http://www.ripon.edu/academics/faculty/nortonm/cambrian.html
Mary
Williams-Norton
NortonM@...





Saint David's Society of Pittsburgh
Cymdeithas Dewi Sant Pittsburgh
will represent Cymru (Wales) at the 2009 Heritage Holidays at Heinz History
Center on Saturday and Sunday, November 21st and 22nd from 11 AM to 3 PM. Many
different nations from around the world will be represented.  In addition to the
various cultural tables, there will be live musical and dance performances.  We
would love to see you there.  For more information, follow this link:
http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/events.aspx?EventID=8
If you have questions about our organization's participation in this event,
please call Rob Willis at 412-421-0231.
Dave Williams
peggie@...







Rhys Meirion Patagonia Tour Itinerary Summary
Welsh Patagonia is a land of delights and surprises whose characteristics and
highlights change with the seasons. The influence that Welsh people have had on
everyday life and culture can be seen everywhere. The itinerary combines the
annual Gwyl y Glaniad celebrations with all the concerts on Rhys Meirion’s tour
and provides access to all the events specially organised by the Welsh societies
in Patagonia for Rhys’ trip. These are then mixed with the best of Patagonian
nature to give you a Welsh and Patagonian experience in this unique place.
This itinerary is led by local guides who speak English and Spanish in Buenos
Aires, plus Welsh in Patagonia.
When: 21 July to 12 August 2010
Duration: 23 Days
Cities: Buenos Aires, Porth Madryn, Trelew, Gaiman, Esquel, San Carlos de
Bariloche.
http://www.rhysinpatagonia.com/





Saint David’s Day
time to start thinking about how you, your friends, schools and colleagues will
be celebrating our Patron Saint’s special day. Following the incredible success
of 2009’s civilian National Saint David’s Day Parade (NSDDP) when over ten
thousand enthusiastic participants and onlookers filled the streets of Cardiff,
there are two things that can be transferred to anywhere in the whole world to
help you feel part of this civilian event – singing the official song ‘Cenwch y
Clychau i Dewi’ (Launched last year at the Assembly by the Presiding Officer,
Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas and sung this year for the fourth consecutive year) and
creating a banner similar to the incredibly beautiful and photogenic
Pembrokeshire Banner which will soon be going to its permanent home in Saint
David’s Cathedral.
Copies of the song can be bought for Male Voice, Female Voice and Mixed Voice
(SATB) choirs (Ideal for Welsh ‘Gymanfa Ganu’ singing festivals), schools and
soloists and downloaded from www.ylolfa.com
See for yourself the beautiful Pembrokeshire Banner:
www.fishguardartssociety.org.uk/ThePembrokeshireBanner.html
Gwenno Dafydd
gwennodafydd@...




Adirondack Park, NY,to host Welsh arts, culture and history
  As part of its 2-year tour of the USA, ‘Turner to Cézanne – Masterpieces from
the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales’ will be at the Everson Museum of
Art in Syracuse, NY, from Oct 9, 2009 – Jan 3, 2010.
National Museum Wales counts among its treasures the Davies Collection, an
extraordinary group of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century paintings that is
remarkable for its breadth and quality. Assembled between 1908 and 1923 by
sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, the collection is exceptionally strong
in Realist and Impressionist works and includes masterpieces by, among others,
Cézanne, Daumier, Manet, Millet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Van Gogh. Further
information http://www.everson.org/home.php
Just an hour’s drive away in Oneida County, the exhibition entitled ‘Welsh in
America’ will be at Remsen, New York, until November 2009. ‘Welsh in America’ is
a 12-panel exhibition, researched and produced by the Welsh Assembly Government
in New York, that tells the story of the Welsh contribution to life in America
from colonial days to the present. It is housed in Remsen’s historic Stone
Church which is listed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic
Places.
Welsh immigration to the Remsen/Steuben area began over two hundred years ago in
1795 with fifteen families and continued well into the twentieth century. During
that time Remsen held a pre-eminent role in Welsh immigration to the United
States.
Remsen continues to celebrate its Welsh heritage and is part of a unique project
which is being carried out by the Remsen Development Corporation. ‘Ty Gwaith
Crefft’ will be a community fashioned around a railroad-oriented, mixed-use,
neighborhood in upstate New York in the early twentieth century and will include
artisans and small-scale fabricators from both Wales and New York State. The
project will interpret the history of Remsen and the legacy of Welsh immigration
to the area and will build social, cultural, and economic links between Wales
and the Welsh community in North America. For further info visit
www.villageofremsen.org




Canada
Burlington Welsh Male Choir
The now 70+ member Welsh Male Voice Choir choir in Burlingtin is thriving under
the direction of Janice Beninger.
Fall events 2009:
Further Concerts:



Sat Nov 28, 2009 @ 7:30 PM
Paris Presbyterian Church
Paris, Ontario
info@...
www.burlingtonwelsh.com






LAs Vegas - Welsh Rugby
Jared Zimmerman
Email: jzimmerman@...
Web Site Address: http://usasevens.com
Web Site Name: USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament
Comments:Hi everyone,<br>My name is Jared and I would like to invite all
of you to come and pull for the Welsh national sevens rugby squad at the
USA Sevens in Las Vegas on February 13th and 14th, 2010. Wales is one of
16 national teams that will compete in the 6th annual USA Sevens
and this will be our first year in Las Vegas. With the tournament
such a short distance away, I encourage all of you to take
the opportunity to see a sport you love and meet some of your countrymen.
If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask. My name is
Jared Zimmerman and I can be reached at
jzimmerman@....
Thank you
Jared Zimmerman






Ottawa Welsh Society
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2009-2010
The committee has been working hard to organize the following
exciting and varied events for 2009-2010.
There is sure to besomething on the list that will interest you.
Please try to supportus as much as you can.Sunday,October 4th - Recital by the
award winning young Welsh tenor, Aled Wyn Davies with Alan Thomas, pianoand
organ. 3 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470Roosevelt Ave- Adults $15,
Students $5. For more infophone Alan Thomas, 613-829-2017.
Saturday, December 12th - a Mari Lwyd party for all ages.This ancient
celebration promises to be fun! Details to beannounced.Sunday, December 13th -
Christmas Carol Service,Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt, 7 p.m.
http://www.ottawawelshsociety.com/







Welsh Events in Chicago Autumn/Winter 2009
It is shaping up to be another great summer of Welsh events in Chicago!  With
concerts by Tom Jones, Paul Potts, Los Campesinos!, Bullet For My Valentine, The
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and The Waco Brothers, and a visit by Niall Griffiths
the Welsh "Irving Welsh" Chicago is definitely the place to be!
Special thanks to Tafia member Samantha Everett for sorting us out with the new
website:
www.ChicagoTafia.com
it's much appreciated!
David Parry
welshchicago@...






Mabon is off on The OK UK TOUR in October/November and the dates are listed
below, so any of your readers who are on holiday in the UK, or who live here,
can catch us near them. We're touring to promote our CD "OK Pewter", which has
just been released nationally by Proper Distribution.
MABON'S OK UK TOUR 09
http://www.mabon.org/concerts/
Finally, the dates for next year's CWLWM CELTAIDD, The Celtic Festival of Wales,
are Friday 5th to Sunday 7th March. The festival is a packed weekend of
concerts, dances, workshops and Parade of the Celts, in Porthcawl, S.Wales. The
venue is the Grand Pavilion with 2 stages.
Cheers & keep up the good work!
Derek Smith
derek@...






Wales International Business Wales, part of the Welsh Assembly Government,
specializes in supporting companies
with their European expansion plans. Our aim…...to convince you that Wales is
worthy of your
consideration as a place to locate, relocate or expand your business. For
further information
please visit….. www.ibwales.com. If you would like a copy of our monthly
newsletter ‘Resource: Wales’
please contact Mel Hiscox at the Wales International Center in New York on
mel.hiscox@...
http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:7609.1225872347/rid:eeecf00c71761\
bc042a764c91a0275a0








Cymry Llundain / London Welsh
Event Guide
http://www.anoeth.demon.co.uk/digwyddiadur.html
For further info
please contact:
Theo Brueton
tblw@...




Wales in London
Cymru yn Llundain
http://www.walesinlondon.com/




If you have any interesting websites associated with Wales/North America and the
rest of the world let us know we will give it a link on our next Newsletter!!!!




Gwyl Delynau Rhyngwladol Cymru
Wales International Harp Festival
http://www.wales-harp-festival.com/







Welsh recipe of the week! Any recipes your proud of please let us know and we
will share it with the Welsh World!!!!



Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
400g sliced cauliflower florets
400ml chicken broth
250ml milk
400ml cream of potato soup
2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
60ml cold water
Method:
In large, covered, saucepan cook cauliflower in the chicken broth until tender.
Set aside, but do not drain. Meanwhile, gradually add milk to the
potato soup in a bowl and mix well. Blend 60ml cold water with the
cornflour and stir into the soup mixture. Pour soup mixture over
cauliflower and cook until thickened. Serve garnished with diced ham or grated
cheese.








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join our Yahoo group. You don't have to be from Arizona or even Welsh to join.
Just a healthy interest in the Welsh Current Affairs/Language and Culture -
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Gwersi Cymraeg all over the world!!!!!!!!!!



SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA WELSH CONVERSATION COURSES
Now brace yourselves, I don't want to shock anyone, but you should not be
disappointed if you find that you are actually able to converse in "the language
of heaven" after just a short time in class. These classes aren't taught in a
lecture style. Instead, you will be meeting new friends and sharing ideas with
them from day 1 - all through the medium of one of the most beautiful languages
in the world.
These beginning conversation classes will be taught in 4 week sessions with
optional "field trip/activity based" practice sessions offered every other week.
The first will start in mid September followed by various 1 day courses on
specific topics which will be appropriate for Welsh speakers at all levels. So,
if you already have some Welsh at your comand you will be very welcome to join
in the adventures.
Right now classes are planned for San Francisco but other locations may be
considered depending on student demographics. The day of the week/weekend is
also flexible based on student needs.
Please call Diana Manzanilla for more information on how this new interesting
scheme works!
  415-430-8536 or email me at
corongallery@...







Pittsburgh
The Welsh language class sponsored by The St. David's Society of Pittsburgh will
begin again for this semester on Wednesday, March 18th and run until Wednesday,
May 27th.The classes will be held in Room 1228 at the Cathedral of Learning on
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Oh! And you should also note that the Irish Fireside is up for Best Travel
Podcast.

--- In CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com, Marc Gunn <slainte@...> wrote:
>
> Every year, the People's Choice Podcast Awards are held to find out
> who the favorites are in podcasting. Like most awards competitions,
> it's a popularity game. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was nominated
> for the second year in a row. But in order to win, I need your votes
> every day until November 30th.
>
> Please do me a wee favor. Go to http://www.podcastawards.com and for
> the ICMP for Best Podsafe Music.
> Then, email your friends and ask them to vote as well.
> Then, repeat and rinse until the end of the month.
>
> A win in the Podcast Awards doesn't mean vast amounts of money or
> fame, but it does show the world that you love Celtic music. And you
> think it deserves attention. And until next year, if the Irish &
> Celtic Music Podcast wins, it will get that much deserved attention.
>
> Thanks a million.
>
> Slainte!
> -Marc
>

Hello,

I am working on a project to assemble information about the life and work of
Irish poet and playwright Sigerson Clifford. His most famous poem is 'The Boys
of Barr Na Sraide', which was also put to music.

Unfortunately, there is not a lot of information to find Online, other than a
very brief biography and a list of his books. I was hoping to find people who
could provide detailed info, even photos. etc.

Regards,
Wilfried F. Voss

Every year, the People's Choice Podcast Awards are held to find out
who the favorites are in podcasting. Like most awards competitions,
it's a popularity game. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was nominated
for the second year in a row. But in order to win, I need your votes
every day until November 30th.

Please do me a wee favor. Go to http://www.podcastawards.com and for
the ICMP for Best Podsafe Music.
Then, email your friends and ask them to vote as well.
Then, repeat and rinse until the end of the month.

A win in the Podcast Awards doesn't mean vast amounts of money or
fame, but it does show the world that you love Celtic music. And you
think it deserves attention. And until next year, if the Irish &
Celtic Music Podcast wins, it will get that much deserved attention.

Thanks a million.

Slainte!
-Marc

Of course, when I was referring to Hebrew I was referring to a best case
scenario.



And Hebrew being a language of a great classic the Old Testament or Hebrew
Scriptures and all the rabbinic commentaries has a special allure that Latin
once had (and still does to a diminished degree).   My father studied Latin
at school and so could read Virgil in Latin but he had only a passing,
corrupt , oral knowledge of Gaelic which was his father and grandfather's
native language.



But they were both -essentially- illiterate in Gaelic as they were not
taught the language.



So it is curious that my father and grandfather both being Gaels could read
and write in French, Latin and English but almost not at all in Gaelic.



When they went to school in Scotland (1890-1927)  used Gaelic was
discouraged if not prohibited.  Those who grew p in the great cities because
English dominant and Gaelic survived only as part of the oral and musical
culture.  I became interested in Gaelic and Scots poetry chiefly because of
my interest in clan histories, slogans, songs piping and traditional music.



  I cannot remember a time when I did not know Caisteal Folais Na Theine
(Foulis Castle Ablaze ) and Biodh eagal Dhe oirre! (Reverence you to God or
Dread God; the ancient clan Munro motto). My grandfather taught me to count
in Gaelic (and Punjabi too) by lining up my toy solders.  He also taught me
elementary commands in both languages. In his stories he would often
punctuate his stories with Punjabi ("marv e" he is dead  changa dost (good
comrade)..changa gori spahis (the good white soldier) 'covering fire day-do"
(give him covering fire)   nan lao (bring bread; food);  panee lao (bring
water) chai lao (bring tea).  I remember these off the top of my head but if
I think about it I could remember more and naturally he knew so much more
than I because they ate, drink and slept with Indian Regiments of the 27th
Division and they had almost daily contact for five years.  In another age I
would have been an NCO in a Highland regiment or in the Indian Army.



  In his day Scottish Highlanders were expected to be the interpreters and go
betweens with the Dins (soldiers of the Indian Army) so he had some basic
oral competence in Punjabi (which is an Indo-European Language closely
related to Latin and Gaelic).   They often went on scouting patrols with the
Dins and never spoke a word of English.  They and the Punjabis communicated
in a Punjabi-Gaelic-English patois.



Educationally all the adults in my family were all English dominant, however
though I think our bilingual background and respect for Latin and French as
universal languages gave us a cosmopolitan interest in languages.   My
father never discouraged me from studying Gaelic as a hobby but there is no
question he favored my studying Spanish, Portuguese and German formerly as
he considered these to be culture languages with great utility.  For that
reason I never studied a single day in Scotland; my father considered
Scotland to be part of our past.  He was not against Gaelic in the sense of
being hostile but he was convinced that "English was the language of the
banks and the long-range guns."    In other words as the Romans won the war
in Gaul so the English and English-speaking Lowlanders won their wars so
Latin, French and Gaelic were (the old pre-Flodden languages of the court)
were dethroned.  'He believed that Lingua Francas were languages based upon
high culture or empire; minority languages were doomed to be swept away or
assimilated like Gaulish or Old British (a native language of the Scottish
lowlands).



Many people date the decline of Gaelic to the Highland Clearances or
Culloden but my father thought the decisive movement was Flodden (1513) when
the last Gaelic-speaking King of Scotland (James IV) was killed.   At that
time most of the Scottish Roman Catholic aristocracy could speak French,
Gaelic and read and write in Latin or French.  A whole generation of Scots
were wiped out in that battle and it may have changed the cultural history
of Scotland as well.



  Mary Queen of Scots, for example, could not speak English (she was a native
speaker of French and could read and write Latin) but as far as I know she
knew little or no Gaelic. When she spoke with her friends among the Highland
Chiefs she probably spoke in French or Latin. This probably explains part of
her alienation from her own people; it was more than just religion.



Gaelic is hurt by the fact that



1)       it is not a true national language (unlike Welsh) ; it  one is the
ancient ancestral languages of the native Gael, Pict and Briton.

2)       It's hinterland of Gaelic speakers has diminished almost to the
vanishing point;  once less than 50% of a population speaks a language there
is no language majority  to immerse oneself in.

3)       80% of Gaelic speaking people intermarry with non Gaelic speakers
and most do not live in Gaelic speaking communities. Some of their children
will be Gaelic speakers but many if not most will not be.

4)       Planned Parenthood has come to the Scottish Islands and Highlands;
at one time a high birth rate helped offset the high immigration rate but
this is not true any longer.  I read that there are scarcely 2000 Gaelic
speaking children living in households in which both parents are native
Gaelic speakers.  No language has a long future if it does not have
demographic vitality. The desire for independence came too late for French
Quebec and I think there is little chance that Scotland will ever vote to
become an independent country especially as non Scottish ethnics emigrate to
Scotland.  They, like immigrants to French Canada, will have no interest in
Scottish Gaelic culture or Scottish Independence.

5)       The Gaels are very religiously divided embracing different sects of
Christianity.   I could be wrong but essentially I have observed there is a
Roman Catholic minority in some places and Evangelical Christians in
another.    This division means that Gaels do no have a strong unified
religious tradition to sustain them and unite them.

6)       The decline in the Scottish Regiments and Territorial units is
another factor.  I have heard it said that the Army discouraged the use of
Gaelic but on the other hand when my grandfather served in the Argylls it
was the most Scottish institution he was ever associated with bar none.
There is no question the Scottish Regiments kept piping and  promoted  a
pride  in Scottish national feeling  In the First World War there were
hundreds of volunteers from Nova Scotia in my grandfather's Regiment (the
1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)  who were native Gaelic
speakers. English may have been the language of command but at the squad
level they men spoke and sang as they pleased.    There was an active piping
culture and many companies -all recruited from the Highlands and Islands
were predominately Gaelic-speaking.  In fact the only education in Gaelic my
grandfather ever received was while in the Army.  What Gaelic he could read
was from the Psalms and the New Testament which was the only Gaelic book he
ever saw (or owned).  But he really couldn't read; he used it as a memory
aid it seems to me.  He really just memorized some psalms and some portions
of the Bible.   He could not write them out properly so he was for all
intents and purposes illiterate.  (though of course he could read and write
English reasonably well for a person with only an elementary education; he
went to sea at age 8.



At one time the Churches were a very important community and educational
force for Gaelic  if not the most important.   I don't think any one will
disagree that Church attendance and participation has declined in Scotland
though it Gaels in general have high attendance rates than the general
population. One place Gaelic thrived was in the hymns and prayers of the
people.



Also I believe the decline in church attendance tends to diminish the use of
Gaelic and well as the decline (in young people) in the interest in
traditional music.



The allure of English-speaking pop culture is very great.  Youth only
interested in movies , video games and computers tend to be English
dominant.



On the plus side, Scottish Gaels are more literate than at anytime in modern
history and Scottish Gaelic is popular

and fashionable in a way it hasn't been in centuries.



Gaelic is available on the Internet and via mass media, This allows heritage
speakers to support the language and retain or regain the use of the
language.



But the decline of the Scottish birthrate to ZPG or even Negative Population
Growth guarantees there will be a diminishing number of native speaking
children.



So by the 22nd century Gaelic may go the way of Manx and exist only in
folkloric tradition.   I reverently hope this is not the case but I am being
realistic.      That worse case scenario is probably more likely than a
Hebrew like resuscitation.



By the 22nd Century if present population trends continue not only Gaelic
will be endangered but other European languages as well.



French and Italian, for example may become minority languages in their own
hinterlands.



As incredible as that seems, it is a real possibility if one looks at birth
rates, assimilation rates and immigration rates to Europe.



Demography is destiny.    The hands that rock the cradles rule the word and
it is their mother tongue that shall endure because tomorrow belongs to the
big battalions.





A seal fein fuair an t-eineach   HONOUR has had its own day,

Ag so an dile dheireadhach This is the final flood

A dhuid fa chre do chadal    that shut your sleep under clay

Rug a re go Roghadal.      That brought his life span to Rodel.





Mise le meas (that's  "me" with respect)

Richard K. Munro



   _____

From: CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Gwen
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:22 PM
To: CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com
Cc: <CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [CelticCafe] Gaelic Languages and South O' the Dyke Lassies





Hebrew sadly is a special case- there were so many immigrants from
Europe and natives that Hebrew was the only way they cld talk to each
other(Yiddish did not include the middle eastern Jews). Irish was
being taught much earlier but it didn't take the same way because
people could speak English.

It's amazing how fast Hebrew became a mother tongue - but hard to
emulate.

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:21 PM, "Richard K. Munro" <rothaich5@bak.
<mailto:rothaich5%40bak.rr.com> rr.com>
wrote:

> Dear Todd: I am delighted to know that Manx has be resurrected ; if
> it can
> be done with Hebrew it can be done with Manx. It is all a matter of
> making it the lingua franca of a family or community.
>
> I wish you all the luck in the world. I was vaguely aware that there
> were
> some movements to preserve the language or restore it. I know
> recordings
> were made of the last fluent native speakers.
>
> Manx music and Manx songs are very special as is Ellan Vanin
> herself. I
> have known a few Manxmen in my life including men who fought along
> side my
> grandfather's Regiment in the Struma Valley (they served in the 27th
> Division together). I visted the Menin Gate with one of the last
> veterans
> of the 27th Division and he was a Manxman.
>
> I have read some Manx songs and it seems very similar to Irish
> Gaelic or
> Scottish Gaelic but especially the "English phonetics" of the Book
> of the
> Dean of Lismore.
>
> Richard Munro
>
> _____
>
> From: CelticCafe@yahoogro <mailto:CelticCafe%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com
[mailto:CelticCafe@yahoogro <mailto:CelticCafe%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Tod Ardoin
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:14 AM
> To: CelticCafe@yahoogro <mailto:CelticCafe%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com
> Subject: Re: [CelticCafe] Gaelic Languages and South O' the Dyke
> Lassies
>
> Great post, Richard. I wanted to add an interesting note. At our
> festival we typically have several Irish Gaelic speakers, but in
> 2007 we
> had over a dozen. That year we also had a Manx band, who had a Manx
> speaker. The Irish, who all came from either Cork or Conamara, were
> very
> excited and spent lots of time conversing with the Manx speaker. They
> indicated that they could understand each other well, and figured that
> the actual languages were around 80% the same. Manx has a slew of
> Norse,
> Latin, and English borrow words in it, but in any given sentence the
> Irish knew what the Manx speaker was saying. They may miss a word or
> two, but the context was readily known. We also had two Welsh speakers
> that year, and all of the Celtic speakers jumped in a round table
> discussion about the languages that the public absolutely loved. Of
> course, the Welsh speakers and the Gaelic speakers couldn't
> communicate,
> but they were very aware that they shared a huge number of common
> words.
> In any case, the last fully fluent Manx speaker only died in the 70's.
> There were still several mostly fluent speakers alive then, and they
> have managed to pull the language from the edge of extinction to the
> point today where there are more than a hundred fluent speakers, with
> several native speakers (meaning children who learn it as a first
> language). A couple of thousand can speak it with some proficiency.
> They
> are a very interesting group and quite a lot of fun.
>
> Tod Ardoin
>
> >
> >
> > The Scots language was always called Beurla Albannach (Anglo-
> Scottish or
> > Scots). "Gnath-bheurla na H-Eireann" was (Anglo-Irish). His
> language he
> > always called 'the Gallic" or "Highland Scots."
> >
> > Manx Gaelic (spelled in a phonetic English pattern) has been
> extinct,
> > except in an artificially restored way, since the early 20th or
> late 19th
> > century. It appears to be very close to the Scottish Gaelic of the
> Western
> > Isles and Argyll.
> >
> > Today I think it clear that Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are two
> > languages as separate as say Portuguese and Spanish but they are
> also very
> > closely related. I have heard many Irish scholars say that
> Scottish Gaelic
> > is (or was) a dialect of Irish Gaelic
> >
> > The habit of calling Irish Gaelic "Irish" seems to be a modern one
> > from the
> > dates of the Free State. It is a simple fact that "Irish" and
> "Ireland"
> > are not Irish words! Gaeilge is the Irish Gaelic word for Irish
> Gaelic.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Celtic Legends
27th March 2010 - Arene de Geneve, Geneve, Switzerland, 8.30pm
26th October 2010 - Halle Olympique, Albertville, France, 8.30pm
14th November 2010 - Cite des Congres, Nantes, France, 5pm
16th November 2010 - Zenith, Limoges, France, 8.30pm
21st November 2010 - Zenith, Pau, France, 4pm
26th November 2010 - Zenith Sud, Montpellier, France, 8.30pm
2nd December 2010 - Le Phare, Chambery, France, 8.30pm
3rd December 2010 - Zenith, St Etienne, France, 8.30pm
4th December 2010 - Arcadium, Annecy, France, 8.30pm

Lord of the Dance
7th January 2010 - Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel, 9.15pm
9th January 2010 - Convention Center, Haifa, Israel, 9.15pm
12th January 2010 - National Hall, Jerusalem, Israel, 9.15pm

Ragus - The Show
20th November - International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 6.30pm
21st-23rd November - International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 12.30pm
21st-22nd November - International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 4pm
21st-22nd November - International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 4pm
15th December - Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Nagoya, Japan, 6.30pm

Riverdance
20th December - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2.30pm
20th December - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8pm
29th-31st December - Center for the PA, San Jose, CA, USA, 7.30pm
1st-2nd January 2010 - Center for the PA, San Jose, CA, USA, 8pm
2nd January 2010 - Center for the PA, San Jose, CA, USA, 2pm
3rd January 2010 - Center for the PA, San Jose, CA, USA, 1pm
3rd January 2010 - Center for the PA, San Jose, CA, USA, 6pm
13th-15th April 2010 - Performing Arts Theater, Roanoke, VA, USA, 7.30pm
20th-22nd April 2010 - Norton Center for the Arts, Danville, KY, USA, 8pm
18th-20th May 2010 - Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 7.30pm

For complete schedule for these and other shows please visit our tour
section at http://www.celticcafe.com

Alex

An Interview With Eirian Owen of Cor Godre'r Aran

http://americymru.ning.com/profiles/blogs/an-interview-with-eirian-owen

Hebrew sadly is a special case-  there were so many immigrants from
Europe and natives that Hebrew was the only way they cld talk to each
other(Yiddish did not include the middle eastern Jews).  Irish was
being taught much earlier but it didn't take the same way because
people could speak English.

It's amazing how fast Hebrew became a mother tongue - but hard to
emulate.

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:21 PM, "Richard K. Munro" <rothaich5@...>
wrote:

> Dear Todd: I am delighted to know that Manx has be resurrected ; if
> it can
> be done with Hebrew it can be done with Manx. It is all a matter of
> making it the lingua franca of a family or community.
>
> I wish you all the luck in the world. I was vaguely aware that there
> were
> some movements to preserve the language or restore it. I know
> recordings
> were made of the last fluent native speakers.
>
> Manx music and Manx songs are very special as is Ellan Vanin
> herself. I
> have known a few Manxmen in my life including men who fought along
> side my
> grandfather's Regiment in the Struma Valley (they served in the 27th
> Division together). I visted the Menin Gate with one of the last
> veterans
> of the 27th Division and he was a Manxman.
>
> I have read some Manx songs and it seems very similar to Irish
> Gaelic or
> Scottish Gaelic but especially the "English phonetics" of the Book
> of the
> Dean of Lismore.
>
> Richard Munro
>
> _____
>
> From: CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Tod Ardoin
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:14 AM
> To: CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CelticCafe] Gaelic Languages and South O' the Dyke
> Lassies
>
> Great post, Richard. I wanted to add an interesting note. At our
> festival we typically have several Irish Gaelic speakers, but in
> 2007 we
> had over a dozen. That year we also had a Manx band, who had a Manx
> speaker. The Irish, who all came from either Cork or Conamara, were
> very
> excited and spent lots of time conversing with the Manx speaker. They
> indicated that they could understand each other well, and figured that
> the actual languages were around 80% the same. Manx has a slew of
> Norse,
> Latin, and English borrow words in it, but in any given sentence the
> Irish knew what the Manx speaker was saying. They may miss a word or
> two, but the context was readily known. We also had two Welsh speakers
> that year, and all of the Celtic speakers jumped in a round table
> discussion about the languages that the public absolutely loved. Of
> course, the Welsh speakers and the Gaelic speakers couldn't
> communicate,
> but they were very aware that they shared a huge number of common
> words.
> In any case, the last fully fluent Manx speaker only died in the 70's.
> There were still several mostly fluent speakers alive then, and they
> have managed to pull the language from the edge of extinction to the
> point today where there are more than a hundred fluent speakers, with
> several native speakers (meaning children who learn it as a first
> language). A couple of thousand can speak it with some proficiency.
> They
> are a very interesting group and quite a lot of fun.
>
> Tod Ardoin
>
> >
> >
> > The Scots language was always called Beurla Albannach (Anglo-
> Scottish or
> > Scots). "Gnath-bheurla na H-Eireann" was (Anglo-Irish). His
> language he
> > always called 'the Gallic" or "Highland Scots."
> >
> > Manx Gaelic (spelled in a phonetic English pattern) has been
> extinct,
> > except in an artificially restored way, since the early 20th or
> late 19th
> > century. It appears to be very close to the Scottish Gaelic of the
> Western
> > Isles and Argyll.
> >
> > Today I think it clear that Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are two
> > languages as separate as say Portuguese and Spanish but they are
> also very
> > closely related. I have heard many Irish scholars say that
> Scottish Gaelic
> > is (or was) a dialect of Irish Gaelic
> >
> > The habit of calling Irish Gaelic "Irish" seems to be a modern one
> > from the
> > dates of the Free State. It is a simple fact that "Irish" and
> "Ireland"
> > are not Irish words! Gaeilge is the Irish Gaelic word for Irish
> Gaelic.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Dear Todd: I am delighted to know that Manx has be resurrected ;  if it can
be done with Hebrew it can be done with Manx.    It is all a matter of
making it the lingua franca of a family or community.



I wish you all the luck in the world.   I was vaguely aware that there were
some movements to preserve the language or restore it.  I know recordings
were made of the last fluent native speakers.



  Manx music and Manx songs are very special as is Ellan Vanin herself.   I
have known a few Manxmen in my life including men who fought along side my
grandfather's Regiment in the Struma Valley (they served in the 27th
Division together).  I visted the Menin Gate with one of the last veterans
of the 27th Division and he was a Manxman.



I have read some Manx songs and it seems very similar to Irish Gaelic or
Scottish Gaelic but especially the "English phonetics" of the Book of the
Dean of Lismore.


Richard Munro



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From: CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Tod Ardoin
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:14 AM
To: CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CelticCafe] Gaelic Languages and South O' the Dyke Lassies





Great post, Richard. I wanted to add an interesting note. At our
festival we typically have several Irish Gaelic speakers, but in 2007 we
had over a dozen. That year we also had a Manx band, who had a Manx
speaker. The Irish, who all came from either Cork or Conamara, were very
excited and spent lots of time conversing with the Manx speaker. They
indicated that they could understand each other well, and figured that
the actual languages were around 80% the same. Manx has a slew of Norse,
Latin, and English borrow words in it, but in any given sentence the
Irish knew what the Manx speaker was saying. They may miss a word or
two, but the context was readily known. We also had two Welsh speakers
that year, and all of the Celtic speakers jumped in a round table
discussion about the languages that the public absolutely loved. Of
course, the Welsh speakers and the Gaelic speakers couldn't communicate,
but they were very aware that they shared a huge number of common words.
In any case, the last fully fluent Manx speaker only died in the 70's.
There were still several mostly fluent speakers alive then, and they
have managed to pull the language from the edge of extinction to the
point today where there are more than a hundred fluent speakers, with
several native speakers (meaning children who learn it as a first
language). A couple of thousand can speak it with some proficiency. They
are a very interesting group and quite a lot of fun.

Tod Ardoin

>
>
> The Scots language was always called Beurla Albannach (Anglo-Scottish or
> Scots). "Gnath-bheurla na H-Eireann" was (Anglo-Irish). His language he
> always called 'the Gallic" or "Highland Scots."
>
> Manx Gaelic (spelled in a phonetic English pattern) has been extinct,
> except in an artificially restored way, since the early 20th or late 19th
> century. It appears to be very close to the Scottish Gaelic of the Western
> Isles and Argyll.
>
> Today I think it clear that Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are two
> languages as separate as say Portuguese and Spanish but they are also very
> closely related. I have heard many Irish scholars say that Scottish Gaelic
> is (or was) a dialect of Irish Gaelic
>
> The habit of calling Irish Gaelic "Irish" seems to be a modern one
> from the
> dates of the Free State. It is a simple fact that "Irish" and "Ireland"
> are not Irish words! Gaeilge is the Irish Gaelic word for Irish Gaelic.
>
>
>
>
>

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Great post, Richard. I wanted to add an interesting note. At our
festival we typically have several Irish Gaelic speakers, but in 2007 we
had over a dozen. That year we also had a Manx band, who had a Manx
speaker. The Irish, who all came from either Cork or Conamara, were very
excited and spent lots of time conversing with the Manx speaker. They
indicated that they could understand each other well, and figured that
the actual languages were around 80% the same. Manx has a slew of Norse,
Latin, and English borrow words in it, but in any given sentence the
Irish knew what the Manx speaker was saying. They may miss a word or
two, but the context was readily known. We also had two Welsh speakers
that year, and all of the Celtic speakers jumped in a round table
discussion about the languages that the public absolutely loved. Of
course, the Welsh speakers and the Gaelic speakers couldn't communicate,
but they were very aware that they shared a huge number of common words.
In any case, the last fully fluent Manx speaker only died in the 70's.
There were still several mostly fluent speakers alive then, and they
have managed to pull the language from the edge of extinction to the
point today where there are more than a hundred fluent speakers, with
several native speakers (meaning children who learn it as a first
language). A couple of thousand can speak it with some proficiency. They
are a very interesting group and quite a lot of fun.

Tod Ardoin





>
>
> The Scots language was always called Beurla Albannach (Anglo-Scottish or
> Scots). "Gnath-bheurla na H-Eireann" was (Anglo-Irish). His language he
> always called 'the Gallic" or "Highland Scots."
>
> Manx Gaelic (spelled in a phonetic English pattern) has been extinct,
> except in an artificially restored way, since the early 20th or late 19th
> century. It appears to be very close to the Scottish Gaelic of the Western
> Isles and Argyll.
>
> Today I think it clear that Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are two
> languages as separate as say Portuguese and Spanish but they are also very
> closely related. I have heard many Irish scholars say that Scottish Gaelic
> is (or was) a dialect of Irish Gaelic
>
> The habit of calling Irish Gaelic "Irish" seems to be a modern one
> from the
> dates of the Free State. It is a simple fact that "Irish" and "Ireland"
> are not Irish words! Gaeilge is the Irish Gaelic word for Irish Gaelic.
>
>
>
>
>


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Well, Bruce

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is pronounced “Gallic”; my grandfather who was
born in the Scottish Highlands in 1886 often referred to his native language
as Highland Scots (as opposed to Lallans or Lowland Scots).  He said it was
a dialect of Irish Gaelic (pronounced Gael-ic) and many people called
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) “ERSE “(Irish) when he was young but he never
did.



He never considered “Erse” to be denigrating.   Most Highlanders consider
themselves to be Gaels and to have racial ties to Irish Gaels as well as the
Cymric (Welsh/British people).



My grandfather often said “the Scots and the Irish are the same people
except half of them don’t know it and the other half don’t want to know!.”
He was referring to the attitude of so many who wanted to out English to the
English and hide their Irish/Celtic roots.  That was a very common attitude
in the late Victorian or Edwardian period in Britain.   My people by the way
always considered themselves Islanders  or Highlanders and referred to
Ireland and Scotland as “the Isles”.     Their homeland was their native
place (Cioch Mhor) or the Gaidhealteachd (Highlands) and sometimes they
spoke of “Alba” (the land of the mountains white) as Scotland.    They also
called it Scotia and Caledonia but those were poetic usages I think.



They rarely if ever, quite innocently, referred to themselves as “British”
because to them British people were their WELSH cousins and they themselves
were not Welsh.  They never, it hardly needs to be said, spoke of themselves
as English or Europeans.    They were Highlanders, Islanders or Gaels.
People who lived on the Continent or An Roinn Eorpa were the other though of
course it seemed to me my grandfather was aware of his kinship to the Gauls
of old.  He often called his kilt the “Garb of Auld Gaul.”



The English (or Sassunachs) and the Europeans were the other.   My Auld Pop
referred to English women, for example, as “South o’ the Dyke Lassies” and
routinely called English “Saxon.”   As a joke  he used to say anyone who
married French women or Italians or Spanish were marrying lassies ‘very much
to South o’ the Dyke’ but aye closer to Rome.  As a boy most of the priests
in my grandfather’s region were educated at the Scots College in Rome or the
Scots College of Valladolid (Spain); some were Irish Franciscans.  He had a
very strong sense of belonging to Christendom and believing in the unity of
Christendom in way many Calvinists did not.  Of course,  many people in my
family intermarried with Irish people in Glasgow and I know there were a lot
of Tallies (Scottish born Italians) in my grandfather’s parish in Govan.
Glasgow has long been a very cosmopolitan town not unlike Brooklyn or
London.



The Scots language was always called Beurla Albannach (Anglo-Scottish or
Scots). “Gnath-bheurla na H-Eireann” was (Anglo-Irish).    His language he
always called ‘the Gallic” or “Highland Scots.”





   Manx Gaelic (spelled in a phonetic English pattern) has been extinct,
except in an artificially restored way, since the early 20th or late 19th
century.  It appears to be very close to the Scottish Gaelic of the Western
Isles and Argyll.





Today I think it clear that Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are two
languages as separate as say Portuguese and Spanish but they are also very
closely related.   I have heard many Irish scholars say that Scottish Gaelic
is (or was) a dialect of Irish Gaelic



The habit of calling Irish Gaelic  “Irish” seems to be a modern one from the
dates of the Free State.  It is a simple fact that “Irish”  and “Ireland”
are not Irish words!  Gaeilge is the Irish Gaelic word for Irish Gaelic.



As a final note my grandfather always called many city girls “paltry women”.
“They wadna survive a Highland winter until Easter.”   He was of the opinion
that healthy, strong and beautiful women were well-rounded and solidly
built.   To him the ideal woman was a woman with womanly, matronly look.   I
suppose our ideals of beauty have been shaped by the childless or nearly so
Hollywood ideal.  If we honored motherhood more we would not put the figures
of childless teenagers as the ideal.



He had nothing but scorn for boyish bony gamin-like women.  To him they were
hardly women at all.   Personally, I tend to agree with him.



Mise le meas (that’s me with respect)


Richard Keith Munro





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From: CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Bruce Somers
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 5:57 AM
To: celticcafe@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CelticCafe] Gaelic Languages





I hope you'll all forgive me for bringing up an old question, just to
satisfy my curiosity.

Linguists speak of three languages which form one half of the Celtic
language family group. These three gaelic languages are
*Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge)
*Manx Gaelic (Gailck)
*Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)

The habit in Ireland is to call Irish Gaelic simply "Irish". Scottish Gaelic
is called simply "Gaelic".
That is not a rule, a regulation or a definition, it is an observable
habit..

I assume - it's only an assumption - that Manx Gaelic is called "Manx
Gaelic" in Ireland. If anyone here KNOWS definitively, what the Irish call
it, I'd be pleased to know it, too.

I'm curious about the habit in Scotland (and on the Isle of Man). Does
anyone KNOW what the three languages are called there? Again, I'd appreciate
knowing.

Bruce







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Hi Bruce

I think you'll get some variables on this depending on region.

For much of my life I lived on the Isle Of Mull in Scotland.
and we said

Scots Gaelic -  a word pronounced "gallic"
and some made it sound like "garlic"

Irish Gaelic -  actually called "gaelic"

Manx Gaelic - called "manx"


Now in Co. Sligo, Ireland where I live

Scots Gaelic called - "scot's gaelic"
sometimes called "old gaelic"

Irish Gaelic called - "irish"
but there are two Gaelic languages here
"irish" as taught in schools and
"old irish" that some traditionalists are fighting to hold onto

Manx Gaelic called "manx"

John of Celtic Ways

At 13:57 11/11/2009, you wrote:
>   I hope you'll all forgive me for bringing up
> an old question, just to satisfy my curiosity.
>
>Linguists speak of three languages which form
>one half of the Celtic language family group. These three gaelic languages are
>*Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge)
>*Manx Gaelic (Gailck)
>*Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)
>
>The habit in Ireland is to call Irish Gaelic
>simply "Irish". Scottish Gaelic is called simply "Gaelic".
>That is not a rule, a regulation or a definition, it is an observable habit.
>
>I assume - it's only an assumption - that Manx
>Gaelic is called "Manx Gaelic" in Ireland. If
>anyone here KNOWS definitively, what the Irish
>call it, I'd be pleased to know it, too.
>
>I'm curious about the habit in Scotland (and on
>the Isle of Man). Does anyone KNOW what the
>three languages are called there? Again, I'd appreciate knowing.

I hope you'll all forgive me for bringing up an old question, just to satisfy my
curiosity.

Linguists speak of three languages which form one half of the Celtic language
family group. These three gaelic languages are
*Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge)
*Manx Gaelic (Gailck)
*Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)

The habit in Ireland is to call Irish Gaelic simply "Irish". Scottish Gaelic is
called simply "Gaelic".
That is not a rule, a regulation or a definition, it is an observable habit.

I assume - it's only an assumption - that Manx Gaelic is called "Manx Gaelic" in
Ireland. If anyone here KNOWS definitively, what the Irish call it, I'd be
pleased to know it, too.


I'm curious about the habit in Scotland (and on the Isle of Man). Does anyone
KNOW what the three languages are called there? Again, I'd appreciate knowing.

Bruce

Newsletter
Steve McDonald Fan Club Newsletter #48
Sent November 1, 2009
Music is the life of the soul,

It is the harmony of the universe

Hello, Friends!
Hi! I hope you all had a nice month and a fun Halloween!
Welcome to all new newsletter subscribers! Thank you so very much for all of
your wonderful e-mails. I enjoyed meeting some of you at Seaside Highland Games,
and I hope to meet many more of you as time goes on.
To those of you I met at the Games, a big HI <waving>, and I hope you had as
much fun as I did!
One special lady, Arlene Radasky, author of The Fox and fellow fan club member,
came by to see me at Seaside.
I have enjoyed meeting many of you at the Scottish Festivals this year--thank
you so much for stopping by. I always love chatting with Steve‘s fans.
Also, I want to send out a special thank you to those of you who have sent me
the names of venues to contact.
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Steve’s wee newsletter blurb
"Yes I know, you've heard it 100 times before." The new album is coming" (sounds
more like a stuck record than a new album)
I've altered a few things and need two new tracks to make ME happy. I want to
incorporate some of the old Steve as well so won't be toooo long (a wee while)
but will post a snippet soon, promise."
Steve
　
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Etherean Music
Dear Steve McDonald Fan Club Members,
Etherean Music has had financial challenges for many years, and Steve has stood
by us as a true friend and music partner. Our efforts to improve Etherean
Music's financial situation have not yet had the results we were hoping for. We
are unable to support Steve as we would like. Steve and Etherean Music both
agree that giving him all his rights back is the right move so he can pursue a
new beginning for his career. Thankfully Jackie has been diligently growing the
fan club and promoting Steve's music at numerous Scottish Festivals. I am
grateful to be passing on Steve's label management to someone with such a loving
and supportive heart and capable hands. We are all working diligently to assure
a smooth transition. All CDs can now be ordered through Jackie and Steve
McDonald Music and the Fan Club. Thank you for continuing to support Steve and
his music. I know Steve is working on a new release, and we wish he and Jackie
tremendous growth and success with all the music and the live tour they are
working to put together. Like the Scottish spirit, this music will live on!
With Blessings and Good Wishes,
Dorie Cofer, GM
Etherean Music
　
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What’s New?
2010 calendars are now available in the Fan Club Store just in time for
Christmas! They’re Stevetastic! One is full of pictures of Steve, and the
other is a Scottish calendar, with photos supplied by fellow fan club member,
Anne Outterson! Please go to the store page and flip through the pages--I’m
sure you’ll love them! Along with the t-shirts, mouse pads, coffee mugs and
posters.
You can also purchase Steve’s CDs through me. Please contact me at
Jackie@... to order.
Steve is going to tour next summer, if I can get enough venues together for him!
If you would like to see him and know of any venues near you where he could
play, please send the info to me! Let’s work together and make this happen!
Check out www.myspace.com/stevemcdonaldfanclub and www.facebook.com and become
Steve’s friend! Thanks to all of you who have joined his group of friends and
left comments on his wall!
If anyone has an idea for something new to add to the website or MySpace and
Facebook, please write to me and let me know at jackie@...
.
Contests! Contests! Contests!

Let’s get right to it!

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This Month‘s Sweepstakes Winner:
The Sweepstakes contest winner is this month is Teresa Casio . Congratulations,
Teresa! You’ve won an autographed CD!
Please contact me at jackie@... with your snail mail
address and choice of the new Sons of Somerled, Highland Farewell, Legend or
Scotland the Brave so I can send your autographed CD to you!
Those of you who didn't win are entitled to a big, disappointed :::sigh:::.
However, the good news is that a brand-new contest is already up and running at
www.stevemcdonaldfanclub.com . Read the lyric excerpt, and name the song it is
from to get your name in the drawing.

So that was great news for Teresa...but how about the rest of you, now that last
month’s sweepstakes is over? Well, those of you who didn't win should not
despair: I've still got plenty of prizes, and I'm going to continue to give one
away each month, which means more opportunities to win! So if you've been
putting off entering, now is the time!

There is a new song for the Sweepstakes!
Here is the lyric:
“He came to Iona

With his brother, Columba

To build a church

In the name of Christ…�

And I bet those of you who have listened the Stone of Destiny CD already know
the answer! Best of luck to everyone who enters (I wish it could be all of
you!).
One entry is good for each monthly drawing, so if you haven't entered yet, what
are you waiting for?
We'll be drawing a winner at the end of every month. But all of last month’s
contest entries have been tossed out. The first of each month the new
sweepstakes starts. Go to http://www.stevemcdonaldfanclub.com now and fill out
the form for a chance to win.

If you want more information, all of the nitty-gritty details are on the
website. Click on over to www.stevemcdonaldfanclub.com , click on the Over To
You button, then the Sweepstakes button, and get your name in the contest. Best
of luck to you all!


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Forum & Topic of the Month:

Please send in your ideas for our Forum!
Please write in with any subject about Steve’s music, or comment on any that
are already up for discussion.
We have a few subjects that you may add to, or send in your own thoughts!
Our Forum is a section where members of the fan club can write on any relevant
topic, such as Steve’s music, concerts, albums, and what you would like on the
website. The topics can be chosen by the fans themselves, and you could reply to
each other’s suggestions and opinions in a thread.
Also, please keep those Forum Questions for Steve coming! He loves to hear from
you, and answers all your questions. There are two pages on the Forum, one for
questions for Steve (please keep your forum questions to only being about his
music, albums and gigs/tours) and one for fan discussions.

Check it all out at www.stevemcdonaldfanclub.com and click on the Forum.

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On The Road Contest News
Arlene Radasky, you are this month’s On The Road winner!! You have done so
much to spread Steve’s music to everyone! Thank you from both Steve and me!
Here is a link to Arlene’s website www.radasky.com please visit it, and read
her book The Fox! And here is her latest blog:
Jackie, Steve and The Fox

Almost two weeks ago I went to Ventura to meet a friend for the first time and
go to some Highland Games for the first time. It was a weekend of firsts and I
was glad it happened.
The friend is Jackie Bishop. I met her online through Steve McDonald. Actually,
it was when I emailed Etherean for permission to use some verses from his songs
in my book, The Fox. Along with permission, Dorie sent me to Jackie, the
President of the Steve McDonald Fan Club.
She and I began an online friendship, both living in Southern Calif. And hopping
we could meet one day. As time went on and I finished my book, I sent both Dorie
and Jackie a copy, in thanks for helping me.
Jackie sent me her finished book, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and we bonded in
another realm, we are both writers, and darned good ones at that! I am letting
her know what I did to get my book out into the world and she is in the process
of thinking about her next steps.
She has been a fan of Steve McDonald for years and got to know him and gained
his trust because of the great way she handled the Fan Club. Etherean has come
to the decision to close and Steve asked Jackie to handle his music distribution
in the United States! Talk about one happy lady! And I agree, Steve could not
have made a better choice.
She is excited and coming up with ways to get his name and music widely known.
She is looking into venues for a concert tour and, supported and accompanied by
her husband Dan, started attending all the Highland Games within their reach.
And so the SeaSide Highland Games in Ventura became our midway meeting place.
She had invited me to bring my book, The Fox, so I had several copies with me to
sell. I also had bookmarks, postcards and stuff, mine and other authors (we
support each other in every way we can) to hand out. I found out that if I could
have taken credit cards, I would have sold more. However, I did sell two books,
bought some signed and not signed Steve McDonald CDs (some of which I need to
design a contest around) and just plain had a great time talking to Jackie and
Dan.
I am also very impressed with the hard work she is doing. She designed a new
business card and the banner she uses, gives away an embroidered canvas bag with
a purchase of 3 CDs, steps out to get to know everyone around her, while
marketing Steve’s wonderful music all the time.
I am so happy to have been able to meet her, face-to-face, talk and leave with a
hug. Her life has taken on a new challenge with Steve's music and I hope to be
able to help in a small way by introducing Steve to those who read my book, The
Fox. If you have visited my website, you know how important his music is to me
and now I know the person who is distributing it! Whoot!
So if you have listened to the podcast of The Fox and have heard Steve’s
music, or read The Fox and would like to purchase Steve’s CDs, contact
jackie@... or Steve McDonald's Fan Club.
　
　
We need some more of Steve’s fans to blow their own horn!
I know that everyone who loves Steve’s music tells their friends about it, and
shares his music. C’mon now! Write in and let me know, and I will post your
stories, and enter you to win an autographed CD!
The Steve McDonald On The Road Team is a very special group of Steve’s
listeners who help promote his music. I know through your e-mails to me that
many of you are already doing this by telling friends about his music, posting
about his music on message boards, and asking for his CDs in stores. Thank you
all for your efforts! We’re thrilled by your support, and I'd love to
encourage you to continue to spread the word about his music. On The Road Team
membership is open to all of his listeners, and benefits include your name
listed on the front page of the On The Road Team section of the Fan Club
website, and a chance to win autographed CDs in a monthly drawing for On The
Road Team members only. Joining is easy...visit the On The Road Team section and
click on "Invitation" to see what you need to do. Whether you decide to join the
team or not, we appreciate your support!

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Member Spotlight:
Although "Member Spotlight" on the fan site is not actually new, it's been
growing. You can post information about yourself and pictures of your pets
there, so check it out and add yourself if you'd like!
Join us! Join in the fun! Send in your pictures and tell us a little about
yourselves for our Member Spotlight pages!
We would really like to see some more new faces on our Member Spotlight pages!
So please everybody, send in a picture and tell us a little about yourself. I
know there are more fan club members out there besides the same familiar faces
already on our pages! Please join us and say hello! Send us a picture and tell
us about yourself! If you have ever seen Steve perform, or had your picture
taken with him, please send that along, too!
Check out the pages and please JOIN US!
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That’s all for this month
Please remember that Steve enjoys hearing from all of you, so be sure to send
him an e-mail through the fan club at admin@... He has
asked me to
“Please assure people that I do read their letters and appreciate them very
much.�

If anyone has time and would like to put in their two cents worth with
suggestions for anything you would like to see in the club store or have added
to the web pages, please email me at jackie@... . I am very
interested in your feedback!
And on a final note, feel free to forward this newsletter to friends and/or post
it at Celtic friendly music stores on the Internet . Thank you for your support!
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Well, that's all the news for this month. Those of you who live in the United
States and celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope November 26th is very special and
meaningful for you, and those of you who don't . . . well, I hope the day is
special and meaningful for you, too! I have a lot to be thankful for, especially
all of my wonderful readers.
　
Jackie
Slainte mhor agus a h-uile beannachd duibh!
Good health and every good blessing to you!
PS. Please don’t forget to have a look at the attached PDF version of the
newsletter, with the added pictures. I will also add it to the newsletter
archive page
　
　

DEAR FAN CLUB MEMBERS

WE ARE RUNNING A SPECIAL SALE FROM NOW TILL CHRISTMAS!
BUY ONE CD FOR $15.00, GET THE 2ND FOR ONLY $10.00!

VISIT THE WEBSITE
www.stevemcdonaldfanclub.com
OR SIMPLY EMAIL ME WITH YOUR ORDER

Editors notes: This week we have stories from Outer Space, Australia, London and
Barmouth/Abermaw!!!!!




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Tongue Tied, a novel by Peter Griffiths, was published by Y Lolfa in Wales on
St. David's Day 2009; it is set in Wales, and although written in English,
couldn't be more Welsh.
poetry within prose. Steve Dube of the Western Mailends his
review with HE_PETER GRIFFITHS_SAYS HIS BOOK AIMS TO ENTERTAIN, BUT
ALSO GLORIFY WALES, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS LANGUAGE. As a Christmas gift for those
who love Wales,
Tongue Tied is ideal; it has style, it flows and is affordable; and above all,
exudes Welshness. Tongue Tied is available at the Tattered Cover in Denver and
online at www.ylolfa.com. Within the US,
the novel may also be bought from the author for $19, which includes packaging
and postage. Orders should be mailed to Peter Griffiths, 4875 S. Monaco St.
#503, Denver, CO 80237 with the appropriate check enclosed. Each copy will be
signed and if required, dedicated in Welsh or English. Buyers from outside the
US should contact Peter at morawelbyg@....






“WALES: TWO HEROES AND TREASURES” THE NEW DVD FROM HENDY PRODUCTIONS!
Choice of commentary language, Welsh or English. The aim of the DVD is to
unashamedly show off the beauty of Wales, whilst at the same time giving you an
insight into some of our Treasures and Heroes.
Madog, Llywelyn,and The Gower amongst the themes explored, accompanied with
hauntingly beautiful music.
“I have just watched it and it is wonderful. Thank you very much, I had goose
bumps watching it.”  Brian Thomas, Florida.
“I thought it was brilliant... you don't have to be Welsh to enjoy it. ... the
narrating was easy to understand...the video footage was breathtaking.... didn't
want to blink in case I missed anything. Every school in Wales should have one!”
R.S. from Wales.
And “The Land of Your Fathers” is still available!
Both available in PAL and NTSC
http://www.WalesDVDCymru.com





AmeriCymru
AmeriCymru social networking site
http://americymru.ning.com/




Millbrook Holiday Cottage
Visiting relatives? Exploring our beautiful homeland? Come and stay at Millbrook
Cottage in the Brecon Beacons.
10% discount if you mention the Welsh League of Arizona while booking.
http://www.millbrookcottages.com




Photographs Of
Photographs Of are a Welsh based business specialising in landscape photography.
We sell prints, canvas and framed images that can be used to decorate your home,
work place or give to someone as a unique and memorable gift (especially as
Christmas is around the corner!).  We ship our products around the world, but if
you would like a digital copy of the image you like e-mailed to you, we can do
that also.
In addition to the photos in our gallery, we also offer a “Commission Us”
service, so If you are looking for a specific photograph of Wales, let us know
and we will be more than happy to take it for you.
www.photographsof.com





WELCOME TO GIFTWARE
WALES -- PROBABLY WALES'
NUMBER ONE ONLINE
GIFTSHOP FOR WELSH GIFTS
http://www.giftwarewales.co.uk/







Please let us know if you have any Announcements/Up coming events/Press
releases/Questions or Comments. It's always great to hear from our readers!!!
E-mail: carwynedwards993@... or cymru20012000@...


Latest Welsh News - Newyddion Diweddaraf !

Full story - click here - http://www.welshleagueofarizona.org/news.html







- Bardsey's crown is back in Wales
   -  The Bardsey Island crown, which is controversially kept in storage in a
Liverpool museum, is coming back to Wales







- The Royal Charter 150 years on   - More than 400 people returning from a
prosperous voyage to Australia lost their lives in 1859 when their ship,
sheltering from a great storm, ran aground on treacherous rocks just 50 yards
from land.










- Peter Adamson recalls his time as an evacuee in Barmouth between 1940 and
1945, arriving from London at the age of four  -  An evacuee's memories of
Barmouth We evacuees did not easily integrate with the local children. St
David's Day was the occasion for the annual battle, with the English at one end
of the playground and the Welsh the other end. A charge was accompanied by a
fusillade of water bombs made out of paper.









- Beer is 100% Welsh   - Experts believe a new ale called The Celt Experience –
using hops from Caerphilly’s Aber Valley, malt from Ceredigion and brewed with
Welsh water in Caerphilly – could be the first native beer made in Wales for
generations.





- Meteorite anniversary remembered   - Sixty years ago a meteorite fell on a
Snowdonia village, smashing a hole in a hotel roof.





- Long history of Eisteddfod chair.
Not just anyone can sit in the National Eisteddfod chair - The Chronicle of the
Princes recorded that the chairs were awarded to the winners of bardic and
musical competitions at Cardigan Castle by Rhys ap Gruffydd of Dinefwr in 1176.







- Ewyllysiau o'r gorffennol arlein     –  Mae mwy na 190,000 o ewyllysiau Cymru
(rhyw 800,000 o dudalennau) wedi cael eu cyhoeddi ar wefan Llyfrgell
Genedlaethol Cymru.








Readers Comments - Geiriau gan yr darllenwyr!





Robert Llewellyn Tyler from Newport
Please allow me to introduce myself.
Robert Llewellyn Tyler from Newport, south east Wales. BA Wales,
MA Pittsburgh (1989), PhD Melbourne (2000). I am, for this academic year,
the visiting Fulbright Professor in British History at Westminster College,
Missouri. Part of my remit as Fulbright scholar is to address universities
and societies throughout the USA on aspects of British and, more specifically,
Welsh history. I would be very interested in addressing your society. Hopefully
we can arrange something. I look forward to hearing from you.
My Best Regards,
Robert
Robert.Tyler@...




Big Pit
I have just returned to Australia from holidays in UK.
The biggest highlight of the five week trip was when my gorgeous relatives from
Penygarn took us to 'BIG PIT'.
Congratulations to the Trust for setting up such an incredibly interesting
'attraction'. Thanks to all the miners who are masters in their narrative,
information and customer service and care.
We found it so emotive that upon leaving, and seeing the Welsh flag flying high,
we were in tears.
What a day!
It will stay in my memory for ever...thank you.
Janice Willetts
New South Wales
nannajan1@...





NAME:Cheryl Gieseke
AGE:55
COUNTRY:USA (Texas)
WELSH SPEAKER (beginner/intermediate/advanced):
ASPECTS OF WALES/WELSH YOU'RE INTERESTED IN:genealogy--my paternal
grandmother was Welsh, general modern cultural and lifestyle information, Welsh
American experience.
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I would like to have penpal or
email buddy that is in Wales or has traveled there extensively
or moved here from there.
pekepuppy@...







Watch NZ v Wales in Auckland New Zealand
November 8
615am Father Teds, Corner of Queen St and Wellesley Sts,
Auckland, are showing the Wales v NZ game. If anybody
wants to come along and have a breakfast (with a couple of
celebratory pints…) let us know so we can arrange the numbers
for catering.
Contact Barrie on 8360722
Email: aucklandwelshclub@...
Website: www.aucklandwelshclub.com


Here is a scene from last years game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GO1c7Nn8w




David Thompson Welsh Canadian Explorer
Regarding David Thompson, I am also an admirer of his accomplishments. I have
found that he was born in Anglesey, I do not remember the source of that
information.
TV Station KSPS of Spokane, Washington have made a ducumentary called "Uncharted
Territory" which will be premier on November 04, 2009 at 7.00pm. The St.David's
Welsh Society of Edmonton, Alberta donated $5,000 towards the film, they have
also built a cabin at Devonian Botanical Gardens in Devon, Alberta to
commemorate his achievements.
I have just returned from Creston, British Columbia, in the the tourist
information brochure I read he was the first white man to see Kootenay Lake. As
I traveled past the source of the Columbia River I marveled at his persistence
at finding the course of that great river in a maze of mountains and other
rivers.
In the Canadian Geographic of October 2009, I read that "The Writings of David
Thompson, Volume 1, The Travels 1850 version" edited by William E.Moreau of
McGill-Queens University Press and Champlain Society is for sale. Volume 1 is
available of a new three volume edition.
Miriam Roberts, Drayton Valley, Alberta.





Calling all Price/Burtons
Calling all Price/Burtons.  I am researching my Price/Burton ancestors, my late
grandfather was Esiah Price and he had many brothers and half-sisters
named Thomas, Jack (John), Amos, possibly Jacob, Nell (Ellen?),
Emily and Tilly (unsure of her full name..Matilda?).  I believe Esiah to
have been born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire;  also Thomas but I do not
know where the rest of the family were born.     I would be very pleased
and delighted to hear from anyone with any knowledge which may help me.
Thank you so much.
from
Annie Edwards
jonan.cae@...





Vancouver Welsh Society
Cambrian Hall 80th Anniversary.
The Vancouver Welsh Society will be celebrating the
Cambrian Hall 80th Anniversary November 6-8, 2009.
November 6 - Noson Lawen;  November 7 - Anniversary Dinner;
November 8 - Bilingual Religious Service at 11am, Gymanfa Ganu, 2pm.
Guest Conductor: Eifion Thomas, Musical Director of the Llanelli Male Choir.
Soloist:  Joy Cornock, popular Welsh soprano from Fishguard.
Further information from the Society's website www.welshsociety.com or
joshwill@...
Submitted by Eifion Williams
Acting Secretary,
Vancouver Welsh Society.





190,000 Welsh Wills Online – Free to View
The National Library of Wales has good news for family historians,
social historians … and the inquisitive! Over 190,000 Welsh wills
(some 800,000 pages) have been digitised and are now available on the
Library’s website or direct on our online catalogue and are free to view.
Amongst the collection is the will of Twm Siôn Cati alias Thomas Johnes,
Fountaine Gate,
Caron (SD1609-20), this year being the 400th anniversary of his death.
The will of Howell Harris, the famous Welsh religious reformer can also be
seen (BR1773-51).
For further information please contact our website www.llgc.org.uk
CYRIL EVANS
cyril.evans@...







Saint David's Society of Pittsburgh
Cymdeithas Dewi Sant Pittsburgh
will represent Cymru (Wales) at the 2009 Heritage Holidays at Heinz History
Center on Saturday and Sunday, November 21st and 22nd from 11 AM to 3 PM. Many
different nations from around the world will be represented.  In addition to the
various cultural tables, there will be live musical and dance performances.  We
would love to see you there.  For more information, follow this link:
http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/events.aspx?EventID=8
If you have questions about our organization's participation in this event,
please call Rob Willis at 412-421-0231.
Dave Williams
peggie@...






Information on the Welsh regions of Patagonia
New web page up at www.andesceltig.com
with more information on the Welsh regions of
Patagonia and travelling to the Southern Cone countries.
The main pages about the settlements and their history in Patagonia should
be of interest.
Gwyn - Andes Celtig
gwyn@...





Name: Gwyn Hughes
Email: ogh47@...
Web Site Address: http://www.deganwyarchive.co.uk
Web Site Name: Archif Deganwy ArchiveSite
Comments:I enjoy your welsh links so much ,
keep up the good work , perhaps you could give
my website a mention , its free for anyone to participate ,
just send your nostalgic material / photos of
the Deganwy area to me and I will put them online .





Los Angeles
Welsh Church is having its Gymanfa Ganu on Sunday,
November 8th starting at 1;30 pm. If anyone has any questions please email me at
cardi2@....
Thanks,
Annie Lloyd





Rhys Meirion Patagonia Tour Itinerary Summary
Welsh Patagonia is a land of delights and surprises whose characteristics and
highlights change with the seasons. The influence that Welsh people have had on
everyday life and culture can be seen everywhere. The itinerary combines the
annual Gwyl y Glaniad celebrations with all the concerts on Rhys Meirion’s tour
and provides access to all the events specially organised by the Welsh societies
in Patagonia for Rhys’ trip. These are then mixed with the best of Patagonian
nature to give you a Welsh and Patagonian experience in this unique place.
This itinerary is led by local guides who speak English and Spanish in Buenos
Aires, plus Welsh in Patagonia.
When: 21 July to 12 August 2010
Duration: 23 Days
Cities: Buenos Aires, Porth Madryn, Trelew, Gaiman, Esquel, San Carlos de
Bariloche.
http://www.rhysinpatagonia.com/





NEW YORK CITY WELSH
The New York City Welsh Congregational Church will hold its next service on
November 8, 2009.  Pastor Philip Newell will be preaching, and David Enlow will
add his outstanding musical talents to the service on the organ.   The service
will be followed by a Te Bach. The Church meets at Rutgers Church on West 73rd
Street, just west of Broadway, at 3:00 p.m.  All are welcome.
The special Advent and Christmas service will be held on December 13.  Croeso i
bawb.
Tegwen Epstein for the
NYC Welsh Church
Church email:  nycwelsh@...
Website:   www.nycwelsh.com









Saint David’s Day
time to start thinking about how you, your friends, schools and colleagues will
be celebrating our Patron Saint’s special day. Following the incredible success
of 2009’s civilian National Saint David’s Day Parade (NSDDP) when over ten
thousand enthusiastic participants and onlookers filled the streets of Cardiff,
there are two things that can be transferred to anywhere in the whole world to
help you feel part of this civilian event – singing the official song ‘Cenwch y
Clychau i Dewi’ (Launched last year at the Assembly by the Presiding Officer,
Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas and sung this year for the fourth consecutive year) and
creating a banner similar to the incredibly beautiful and photogenic
Pembrokeshire Banner which will soon be going to its permanent home in Saint
David’s Cathedral.
Copies of the song can be bought for Male Voice, Female Voice and Mixed Voice
(SATB) choirs (Ideal for Welsh ‘Gymanfa Ganu’ singing festivals), schools and
soloists and downloaded from www.ylolfa.com
See for yourself the beautiful Pembrokeshire Banner:
www.fishguardartssociety.org.uk/ThePembrokeshireBanner.html
Gwenno Dafydd
gwennodafydd@...




Adirondack Park, NY,to host Welsh arts, culture and history

As part of its 2-year tour of the USA, ‘Turner to Cézanne – Masterpieces from
the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales’ will be at the Everson Museum of
Art in Syracuse, NY, from Oct 9, 2009 – Jan 3, 2010.
National Museum Wales counts among its treasures the Davies Collection, an
extraordinary group of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century paintings that is
remarkable for its breadth and quality. Assembled between 1908 and 1923 by
sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, the collection is exceptionally strong
in Realist and Impressionist works and includes masterpieces by, among others,
Cézanne, Daumier, Manet, Millet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Van Gogh. Further
information http://www.everson.org/home.php
Just an hour’s drive away in Oneida County, the exhibition entitled ‘Welsh in
America’ will be at Remsen, New York, until November 2009. ‘Welsh in America’ is
a 12-panel exhibition, researched and produced by the Welsh Assembly Government
in New York, that tells the story of the Welsh contribution to life in America
from colonial days to the present. It is housed in Remsen’s historic Stone
Church which is listed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic
Places.
Welsh immigration to the Remsen/Steuben area began over two hundred years ago in
1795 with fifteen families and continued well into the twentieth century. During
that time Remsen held a pre-eminent role in Welsh immigration to the United
States.
Remsen continues to celebrate its Welsh heritage and is part of a unique project
which is being carried out by the Remsen Development Corporation. ‘Ty Gwaith
Crefft’ will be a community fashioned around a railroad-oriented, mixed-use,
neighborhood in upstate New York in the early twentieth century and will include
artisans and small-scale fabricators from both Wales and New York State. The
project will interpret the history of Remsen and the legacy of Welsh immigration
to the area and will build social, cultural, and economic links between Wales
and the Welsh community in North America. For further info visit
www.villageofremsen.org




Canada
Burlington Welsh Male Choir
The now 70+ member Welsh Male Voice Choir choir in Burlingtin is thriving under
the direction of Janice Beninger.
Fall events 2009:
Further Concerts:


Sat Nov 7, 2009 @ 7:00 PM
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Campbellford, Ontario

Sat Nov 28, 2009 @ 7:30 PM
Paris Presbyterian Church
Paris, Ontario
info@...
www.burlingtonwelsh.com






LAs Vegas - Welsh Rugby
Jared Zimmerman
Email: jzimmerman@...
Web Site Address: http://usasevens.com
Web Site Name: USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament
Comments:Hi everyone,<br>My name is Jared and I would like to invite all
of you to come and pull for the Welsh national sevens rugby squad at the
USA Sevens in Las Vegas on February 13th and 14th, 2010. Wales is one of
16 national teams that will compete in the 6th annual USA Sevens
and this will be our first year in Las Vegas. With the tournament
such a short distance away, I encourage all of you to take
the opportunity to see a sport you love and meet some of your countrymen.
If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask. My name is
Jared Zimmerman and I can be reached at
jzimmerman@....
Thank you
Jared Zimmerman






Ottawa Welsh Society
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2009-2010
The committee has been working hard to organize the following
exciting and varied events for 2009-2010.
There is sure to besomething on the list that will interest you.
Please try to supportus as much as you can.Sunday,October 4th - Recital by the
award winning young Welsh tenor, Aled Wyn Davies with Alan Thomas, pianoand
organ. 3 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470Roosevelt Ave- Adults $15,
Students $5. For more infophone Alan Thomas, 613-829-2017.
Saturday, November 14th - Faggots and Peas supper and Noson Lawen, Westminster
Presbyterian Church. It isn'ttoo early to start thinking of how you can
contribute to theNoson Lawen - perhaps by giving a recitation or tellingsome
jokes, performing a dance, singing a song or playing an instrument.
Saturday, December 12th - a Mari Lwyd party for all ages.This ancient
celebration promises to be fun! Details to beannounced.Sunday, December 13th -
Christmas Carol Service,Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt, 7 p.m.
http://www.ottawawelshsociety.com/





Celebrate with Welsh-American author Kathleen Cunningham Guler!
Her newest novel, A LAND BEYOND RAVENS, has just been released!
According to ReaderViews: “…one of the most historically realistic
Arthurian novels ever written, a thoroughly mature work that belongs
beside such classics as Rosemary Sutcliffe’s Sword at Sunset and
Mary Stewart’s Merlin trilogy.” This is the fourth installment of her
multi-award winning Macsen’s Treasure Series set in fifth century
Britain with a strong emphasis on Wales. Available from Amazon.com.
For more information visit: http://kathleenguler.blogspot.com or
http://macsenstreasure.blogspot.com




A LONG AWAITED NEW BOOK FROM JOHN EVANS IS PUBLISHED

John Evans' new book, titled The Acid Real, will be released
at the end of October, 2009. John has been described as "one
of the most committed writers in Wales today", and in 2003 he
came twenty-seventh in a public to find "greatest Welsh men and
women of all time". With topics such as Global Warming, Vivisection,
Hunting, the Credit Crunch, youth Unemployment and the malaise in
present day political and cultural Welsh life, just like his other works,
John's new book, looks set to stimulate debate and discussion again today.
The Acid Real, price £5.99, a collection of essays, prose and poetry is
published by Underground Press will be available at all leading high street
and online retailers. As John says in the book's press release, "The Real
Pontypridd, Real Wales, Real UK, Real World..those are the questions we need
to consider today". For further information visit
John Evans' web site: http://www.johnevans.org.uk






Welsh Events in Chicago Autumn/Winter 2009
It is shaping up to be another great summer of Welsh events in Chicago!  With
concerts by Tom Jones, Paul Potts, Los Campesinos!, Bullet For My Valentine, The
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and The Waco Brothers, and a visit by Niall Griffiths
the Welsh "Irving Welsh" Chicago is definitely the place to be!
Special thanks to Tafia member Samantha Everett for sorting us out with the new
website:
www.ChicagoTafia.com
it's much appreciated!
David Parry
welshchicago@...






Mabon is off on The OK UK TOUR in October/November and the dates are listed
below, so any of your readers who are on holiday in the UK, or who live here,
can catch us near them. We're touring to promote our CD "OK Pewter", which has
just been released nationally by Proper Distribution.
MABON'S OK UK TOUR 09
http://www.mabon.org/concerts/
Finally, the dates for next year's CWLWM CELTAIDD, The Celtic Festival of Wales,
are Friday 5th to Sunday 7th March. The festival is a packed weekend of
concerts, dances, workshops and Parade of the Celts, in Porthcawl, S.Wales. The
venue is the Grand Pavilion with 2 stages.
Cheers & keep up the good work!
Derek Smith
derek@...






Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper
www.yscolan.info
www.folkways.si.edu/
www.myspace.com/christinecoopermusic
Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper / LIVE
' Terrific ' Sean Rafferty BBC Radio 3
14th Nov  2009        Celtic Night festival Lommel Belgium
www.myspace.com/fernhillmusic





Wales International Business Wales, part of the Welsh Assembly Government,
specializes in supporting companies
with their European expansion plans. Our aim…...to convince you that Wales is
worthy of your
consideration as a place to locate, relocate or expand your business. For
further information
please visit….. www.ibwales.com. If you would like a copy of our monthly
newsletter ‘Resource: Wales’
please contact Mel Hiscox at the Wales International Center in New York on
mel.hiscox@...
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bc042a764c91a0275a0








Cymry Llundain / London Welsh
Event Guide
http://www.anoeth.demon.co.uk/digwyddiadur.html
For further info
please contact:
Theo Brueton
tblw@...




Wales in London
Cymru yn Llundain
http://www.walesinlondon.com/




If you have any interesting websites associated with Wales/North America and the
rest of the world let us know we will give it a link on our next Newsletter!!!!



Tribute to top entertainer Ryan Davies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eca1S96Xavs



Watch Welsh democracy live:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/cymru/newsid_8314000/8314481.stm




Welcome To Celtfest The Tour
http://www.tonesontour.com/index.php








Welsh recipe of the week! Any recipes your proud of please let us know and we
will share it with the Welsh World!!!!



Oven-fried potatoes with bacon
Ingredients
1/3 cup water
6 medium potatoes,
thinly sliced6 scallions (with tops),
chopped6 slices bacon
Coarsely-ground black pepper

Arrange potato slices in greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with
scallions.
Pour water over potatoes and onions. Arrange bacon slices on top; sprinkle with
pepper.
Cover and bake at 400 degrees F for 35 minutes.
Uncover and bake until potatoes are tender and bacon is slightly crisp, about 15
minutes longer.
Enjoy Oven-fried potatoes with bacon!





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join our Yahoo group. You don't have to be from Arizona or even Welsh to join.
Just a healthy interest in the Welsh Current Affairs/Language and Culture -
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Gwersi Cymraeg all over the world!!!!!!!!!!



SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA WELSH CONVERSATION COURSES
Now brace yourselves, I don't want to shock anyone, but you should not be
disappointed if you find that you are actually able to converse in "the language
of heaven" after just a short time in class. These classes aren't taught in a
lecture style. Instead, you will be meeting new friends and sharing ideas with
them from day 1 - all through the medium of one of the most beautiful languages
in the world.
These beginning conversation classes will be taught in 4 week sessions with
optional "field trip/activity based" practice sessions offered every other week.
The first will start in mid September followed by various 1 day courses on
specific topics which will be appropriate for Welsh speakers at all levels. So,
if you already have some Welsh at your comand you will be very welcome to join
in the adventures.
Right now classes are planned for San Francisco but other locations may be
considered depending on student demographics. The day of the week/weekend is
also flexible based on student needs.
Please call Diana Manzanilla for more information on how this new interesting
scheme works!
  415-430-8536 or email me at
corongallery@...







Pittsburgh
The Welsh language class sponsored by The St. David's Society of Pittsburgh will
begin again for this semester on Wednesday, March 18th and run until Wednesday,
May 27th.The classes will be held in Room 1228 at the Cathedral of Learning on
Pitt's main campusClasses will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. There
will be a one time fee of $10 used for a gift for the instructor.You can contact
me at Reddragondale@... or 412-795-4050 for any additional information.
Diolch yn fawr iawn,
Dale P. Richards
reddragondale@...
rbaskwil@...








Derby Welsh Learners Circle website and the blog Cymry'r Canolbarth in your next
World Wide Welsh News bulletin. The Urls are
http://derbywelshlearnerscircle.blogspot.com/
and
http://cymryycanolbarth.blogspot.com/



Ontario Canada
AWR SGWRSIO
Dewch ac ymunwch gyda ni i sgwrsio yn Gymraeg. ‘Rydym yn dechrau grwp newydd
sydd am gwrdd bob mis i ymarfer yr iaith wrth drafod bob math o bynciau.
LLE?   Tafarn Y Clock Tower, 575 Stryd Bank
PA AMSER?  7-9 p.m.
PA DDIWRNOD?  nos Lun olaf pob mis
Bydd croeso cynnes i bawb sydd yn siarad Cymraeg neu yn ei dysgu.
Mae’r cyfarfod cyntaf am saith o’r gloch, Nos Lun, Ionawr 26.
Ffoniwch Alison Lawson 613-725-2704 neu Glenson Jones 613-592-8957 am fwy o
wybodaeth.
CALLING ALL WELSH SPEAKERS AND PEOPLE LEARNING TO SPEAK WELSH
Come and join a new group which is being set up to give everyone the opportunity
to speak Welsh on a regular basis. We will meet once a month, on the last Monday
of each month from 7-9 p.m. at the Clock Tower Pub, 575 Bank Street. This pub is
easily accessible from the Queensway in both directions. Everyone is
welcome-please come and support us.
Our first meeting will be on Monday, January 26th.
Please phone Alison Lawson 725-2704 or Glenson Jones 592-8957 for more
information.
Paul W. Birt, PhD
Chaire d'Études celtiques,
Université d'Ottawa,
70, rue Laurier,(131)
Ottawa,
K1N 6N5
Ontario
Canada
www.modernlanguages.uottawa.ca/celtic.html
Tél. (613)562-5800(3767)
Téléc/Fax (613)562-5138.






WELSH CLASSES IN THE BRADFORD AREA, WEST YORKSHIRE
Sut mae'r hwyl? We are just about to re-start our Welsh classes for 2008/9. The
beginners' class starts Monday, 15th September, the advanced class begins on
Tuesday, 16th September DYDD OWAIN GLYND^WR! These are both evening classes 7.00
- 9.00 in Keighley. There is also a fortnightly class on a Thursday afternoon,
in the homes of the learners in rotation. This is in the North/West Bradford
area. Lessons are from 2.00 - 4.00 followed by tea and buns! A monthly Welsh
conversation group: Bradford Welsh Clwb Clebran, meets on the second Wednesday
of every month from 7.00 onwards at a bar in central Bradford. Contact Eileen
Walker
for further information: 01535 665829/07931 466810
Jim Walker
jimwalker@...




Colorado Welsh Society
Event date:  Sept. 30, 2008
Welsh Language Classes Start Sept. 30
The Colorado Welsh Society will offer another year of Welsh language classes,
starting Sept. 30 and running through May.  Beginning, intermediate, and
advanced levels will be taught.
Classes meet on the campus of the Archdiocese of Denver, at 1300 S. Steele St.,
conveniently located on Louisiana St. between University Blvd. and Colorado
Blvd., a few blocks north of I-25.
Classes are free to members of CWS, and the Society is open to people from all
backgrounds.
For more information on Welsh language classes,  contact Elis Owens
303-427-7188, elism@....




Toronto
Dewi Sant Welsh United Church in Toronto,
This will be the 15th year for the classes.  For more information, students can
go to the Dewi Sant Welsh United Church website
http://www.dewisant.com/dosbarth/index.html
John Otley,
Tiwtor Cymraeg / Welsh Tutor
TiwtorCymraeg@...




Welsh language lessons in the Minneapolis For Welsh language lessons in the
Minneapolis areacontact Laurel Bradshaw at llawryf@... . I havestudents at
a variety of levels, so feel free to jumpin any time! Time and place is arranged
among the students.Laurel Bradshaw llawryf@...



Awstralia



Mellbourne, Awstralia
Come and join the Welsh Classes run by Tafod y Cymry. They are held in
the city centre at 7.00pm on a Tuesday night at the Celtic Club, 316-320
Queen St (Cnr Queen and La Trobe Sts). Come to the the Tara Bar for a
Welsh pint at around 8.45pm. Contact welshaustralian1@... to
check term dates.



Sydney, Welsh Classes Learn Cymraeg (Welsh) at West Ryde on Tuesday nights at
7:00 pm (best to arrive at 6:30 pm to socialise with fellow class members
beforehand). Easy walk from West Ryde railway station.
All levels catered for: beginners to advanced.
For information on language classes please contact Gary O'Shea:
Tel 02 9807 5265




Welsh League of Arizona hosts Welsh Classes all year round. For further
information please contact them directly - tel: 623 939 0209 or e-mail:
AZWELSH@.... For further information about our activities please check out
their website: www.welshleagueofarizona.org Want to learn the basics of Welsh
check this section: http://www.welshleagueofarizona.org/cymraeg.html





Welsh Lessons in Chicago  Contact Winston Evans at winstone@... for
further details of times and locations of Welsh Lessons in the Chicago area.


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Dwedodd Dewi Sant/Saint David said
"Do the little things"
"Gwnewch y pethau bychain"
Carwyn Lloyd Edwards
skype: carwyn.edwards
235 E Ray Rd :2100
Chandler
Arizona
85225
Tel: 480 560 1577
carwynedwards993@...
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Hello all

Are you in or near Dublin on Saturday afternoon and/or evening?

Singer harpists, Claire Roche and Madeleine Doherty,
who perform as "Singing Harps" are serving a concert
during the opening day of Woodford Sanctuary

Woodford Sanctuary is a wonderful arts and healing centre
conceived by Claire Roche from converted stables
where she ran a livery service 30 years ago

Woodford Sanctuary now has a beautiful acoustic
performance room, healing rooms, sanctuary garden
and media studios for recording and online broadcasting

Concert starts at 7:30 pm
but please come earlier for drinks and snacks reception
or come along any time after noon to share a tour with
Claire during this Woodford Open Day.

Woodford is near Blackrock, 5 mins walk from
the Booterstown Dart rail station south of Dublin.

details with Google map are at
http://www.claireroche.com/shows
providing contact details, booking and how to get there.

John of Celtic Ways

Hi everyone,
I have just uploaded my new site.
www.lizmaddenonline.com
Hope you enjoy!
Liz

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #73
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/

Today's show is brought to you by Celtic Invasion Vacations.
Travel the world with your Irish & Celtic Music Podcast host, Marc Gunn.
During the day, see the sites and and at night
sing with me. The Celtic Invasion of Scotland
is now official with dates and a wee itinerary
for our trip in May 12-19. Find out more at
http://www.celticinvasion.com/


Notes:
- The Celtic Top Five. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show.
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/vote.shtml
- Best of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Compilation CD 
http://cdbaby.com/cd/boticmp/from/celtic/
- Podcast Awards http://podcastawards.com/
- Irish and Celtic Music Podcast T-Shirts and Swag.
http://celticmusicpodcast.com/cafepress/
Show your Celtic colors with an Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirt.
- Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/join.shtml
I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music
Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to
become a member, for just $20 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my
exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details.
- Celtic Invasion Vacations, http://www.celticinvasion.com/
- Marc Gunn on Twitter http://twitter.com/marcgunnmusic
- Looking for advertisers
- Marc Gunn at Show times http://marcgunn.com/shows/
- Vote for this Irish & Celtic Music Podcast iMix
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- Post a review on your favorite website, like iTunes.
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- Webcasted on Highlander Radio, http://www.celticradio.net/
- Link to the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast,
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/banners.shtml


Download this week's podcast:
http://libsyn.com/media/bellobard/IrishCelticMusic-073.mp3


This Week:

"Samhain Dance" by Scott Boswell http://myspace.com/flutecart
from Jug of Punch http://cdbaby.com/cd/scottboswell/from/celtic/

"Se Si Hi Eo" by Dom Duff http://www.domduff.com/
from [e-unan] http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/domduff3/from/celtic/

"Tam Linn Set" by New Shilling http://www.newshilling.com/
from New Shilling http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/newshilling/from/celtic/

"Stretched On Your Grave" by Rising Gael http://www.risinggael.com/
from One More Day http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/risinggael/from/celtic/

"The Lilting Banshee" by Franco Bordoni http://www.myspace.com/francobordoni
from Urgente

"The Land of Shadows" by Damanta http://www.myspace.com/damantaofficial
from The Drunken Priest and the ghostly hymns of autumn
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/damanta3/from/celtic/


"Two Magicians" by Vicki Swan and Johnny Dyer http://www.smallpiper.co.uk/
from SlipTease http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vickijonny3/from/celtic/

"Devil in the Kitchen Set" by Crepuscule http://www.crepuscule.ca/
from Shades of Music http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/crepuscule/from/celtic/

"I'll Drink from Dusk Til Dawn" by Marc Gunn http://www.marcgunn.com/
from Happy Songs of Death http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcgunn12/from/celtic/

"Butcher's Set" by Tullamore http://tullamore.info/
from Wild and Wicked Youth

"Risin' Of The Moon" by Terry Griffith http://www.pittsburghirish.org/griffith
from Songs from the Pub http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/terrygriffith2/from/celtic/

"The Night Before Larry Was Stretched" by Seelie Court
http://www.myspace.com/seeliecourt
from The Court Is Now In Session http://cdbaby.com/cd/seeliecourt5/from/celtic/


"Ghost of Ontario" by The Elders http://www.eldersmusic.com/
from Gael Day http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OC9JBS/thebards

"Full Moon Jig" by Ancient Times http://www.ancienttimes.ca/

"Twilight" by Sora http://www.soramusic.ca/
from Heartwood http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sora3/from/celtic/

"The Wicked Jig" by The Irish Experience http://www.myspace.com/irishexperience
from Green Energy http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/irishexperience2/from/celtic/

"Banish Misfortune-Rabbit's Moon" by Paisley Close
from All On A Day http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paisley/from/celtic/

Don't forget to subscribe to the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. This is our monthly
ezine that will link you to artists offering Celtic music downloads. Visit
www.celticmp3s.com to subscribe.

Find out more about the artists in this show and in past shows by visiting us at
www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, visit the link for our Celtic
Music CD Store on CD Baby. And support the artists who support this podcast: buy
their CDs, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard
them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.

PROMO - Slice of Sci Fi http://sliceofscifi.com


THE CELTIC TOP FIVE
In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your
favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end
of the next podcast. Here are the most-popular songs from the last show.

5. "Farewell Pixel" by Jiggernaut
4. "Killarga Bay" by Adam Alexander and Joe Travers
3. "Forever Yours" by The Canny Brothers Band
2. "Bloody Hell" by Circled by Hounds

1. "Tippin It Up to Nancy" by Finns Fury http://www.finnsfury.com/
from What About Ya? http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/finnsfury/from/celtic/

FLOOK NEWS

You may be interested to hear about three concerts that Brian is
playing in Ireland this month, with his new quartet.
Brian has joined forces with Aidan O'Rourke from the mighty Lau, and
on this tour they'll be playing many of their own compositions
in the company of ace young guitarist Ian Stephenson, and master
Manchester drummer, Jim Goodwin.

Thursday November 12th
DUBLIN
The Cherrytree
8.30pm
€15 (€13)
www.musiclee.ie

Friday November 13th
ARMAGH
William Kennedy Piping Festival
Market Place Theatre
Armagh
8.00pm
www.armaghpipers.com/wkpf/

Sunday November 15th
BELFAST
The Errigle Inn
Ormeau Rd
7.30pm
www.errigle.com

--
www.myspace.com/briantfinnegan

________________________________________________________________________________\
___________________

FLOOK MAIL ORDER


Haven (CD) 2005
In the pantheon of Irish/English folk groups they don’t come much more
revered than Flook.
Irish Post, November 2005

Haven swings with a blazing intensity that captures their kinetic live
performances.
The Observer, November 2005

The flute/guitar/bodhran combo keep racking up the superlatives.
Breathtaking tunes with the unmistakable Flook feelgood signature.
BBC, November 2005

BUY NOW:  http://www.baka.co.uk/shop/pages/albums/haven.htm
OR IF YOU ARE BASED IN USA OR CANADA: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E42MOO


Rubai (CD) (http://www.flook.co.uk/rubai.html)  2002
Rubai was nominated as Best Album in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2003

an extraordinarily good record
fRoots

head and shoulders above the rest... Magnificent.
The Irish Times

one of the essential albums of 2002
Songlines

BUY NOW:  http://www.baka.co.uk/shop/pages/albums/rubai.htm
OR IF YOU ARE BASED IN USA OR CANADA:   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008V5TW


Flatfish (CD)  1999
Flatfish is, quite simply, one of the most stunning contemporary
   Celtic albums you'll hear this or any other year.
Songlines

No frills, no studio gloss, just simple unadorned pleasure from start
   to finish
The Rough Guide to Irish Music

   a cornucopia of sublime musicianship. Rating: * * * * *
The Scotsman

   BUY NOW: http://www.baka.co.uk/shop/pages/albums/flatfish.htm




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'm excited to announce that my debut novel, Highland Blessings, is now available
for preorder on Amazon!



Read the first chapter
(Scroll down to page 108. This is a pdf file of all first chapters for
the Spring 2010 list released by my publisher, Abingdon Press.)



Back Cover Copy

Bryce MacPhearson, a highland warrior, kidnaps Akira MacKenzie on her
wedding day to honor a promise he made to his dying father. While
Akira's strength in the Lord becomes a witness to Bryce, she struggles
to
overcome her anger and resentment when he forces her to wed him, hoping
to end a half-century feud between their clans. While Akira begins
to forgive, and Bryce learns to trust, a series of murders leaves a
trail of unanswered questions, confusion, and a legacy of hate that
once again rises between their clans. Clearly, a traitor is in their
midst. Now the one man Akira loves no longer trusts her, and her own
life is in danger. Can Bryce look beyond his pain and seek the truth?
Will Akira discover the threat against her before it's too late? How
will God turn a simple promise into bountiful Highland blessings?

_________________________________________________  Jennifer Hudson Taylor 
Highland Blessings ~ Coming May 2010, Abingdon Press, Scottish Medieval
www.jenniferhudsontaylor.com  
http://jenniferswriting.blogspot.com  
http://writingbyfaith.blogspot.com  
www.carolinascots-irish.blogspot.com      "Faith is the substance of things
hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
  Hebrews 11:1







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Designer sues Riverdance duo
01 November 2009 By Susan Mitchell

Riverdance duo Moya Doherty and John McColgan have vowed to fight claims by
fashion designer Jen Kelly that they used his designs without permission.

The owners of the Riverdance show said they would vigorously defend the case,
which will be heard in the High Court this week.

Kelly, a haute couture designer, is suing Riverdance promoters Abhann
Productions and Tyrone Productions for breach of contract and is seeking
royalties from Riverdance's profits.

Kelly designed and made hundreds of outfits that were used in the Riverdance
shows in the mid-1990s. After receiving initial design fees for the show
costumes, Kelly claimed he was paid about €60 in royalties per performance until
2001.

Kelly has claimed Riverdance continued to use and modify his designs without
licence or payment. McColgan and Doherty claimed an agreement was reached in
November 1999 under which the designer accepted a substantial sum to finalise
his involvement.

McColgan said there was never ``any unauthorised exploitation of Kelly's designs
by Riverdance''. He said Kelly's designs had not been used since 2001.

Emmy-award winning costume designer Joan Bergin was hired as the costume
designer for Riverdance in 1999. It is understood that Bergin will give evidence
in the High Court case which starts on Thursday.

The action is the latest in a series of legal claims brought against Doherty and
McColgan.

Michael Flatley, the show's original lead performer and one of the original
choreographers, sued for a share of the show's profits. After years of legal
wrangling Flatley received a substantial sum in an undisclosed settlement.

Pat Faulkner, a former managing director of Abhann Productions, received a
multimillion euro settlement from Abhann in 2000 after taking a legal action
against the firm.

As well as his work on Riverdance, Kelly has created outfits for the singer
Enya, President Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson, her predecessor.

He has retained DFMG Solicitors who successfully represented Karen Millen in its
dispute with Dunnes Stores.

The supermarket chain was found to have copied Karen Millen designs.

http://www.sbpost.ie/news/ireland/designer-sues-riverdance-duo-45369.html

Passing on this important e-mail.

Apologies if you are a member of many various yahoo groups and e-mail
lists, you will probably get many copies if this e-mail.

Please pick one of them to pass to your friends and if you administer
any relevant e-mail distribution lists please sent it to them.

Many Thanks

Craig Scotland



Hi lovely people,

Please see the details regarding the benefit below:

Date: November 14, 2009
Time: 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Plaza Pub, 1605 New York Ave, Arlington, TX, (817) 460-7346

The benefit is for Ryan and Heather (Watkins) Skagen. They recently
experienced a tragic loss when their 9 day old daughter, Aura Kay
Skagen, passed away due to complications from a 36 hour delivery. The
benefit is our local Celtic community's way to help with the financial
burden now faced by Ryan and Heather. Thanks to the efforts of Deanna
Smith-Scotland and Craig Scotland, there will be numerous items for a
raffle and silent auction. Ed, the owner of the Plaza Pub, is having
food catered in as his "donation to the cause". To partake, we'll ask
for a donation.

The musical line up for the benefit will be:

4:00 - 4:45 - Beyond the Pale
5:15 - 6:00 - Bards' Crossing
6:30 - 7:30 - Needfire

Immediately after the benefit, the Trinity River Whalers will start
performing at 9:00 p.m. They will be including a tribute to Curt Marcus
(Heather's uncle who just recently passed from a fatal heart attack). I
understand there will be a slide presentation with photos of Curt and
long time friends and family. The Whalers will be performing songs that
are particular favorites of Curt's. I'm sure there will be lots of
stories and toasts floating around the Pub that evening as friends and
family gather to talk about their favorite memories of Curt.

Many thanks to everyone who is donating items for the benefit and to the
musicians and Shadow Walter for sharing their time and talents with us.
Thank you SO MUCH for your generosity!

Please come out to the benefit, help with donations - and then stay
afterwards for the Whalers. It'll be a night to remember!!! Spread the
word............

Cheers,
Connie



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On Saturday November 14, 2009 (3:30-7:30 pm) a benefit is being held at
the Plaza Pub in Arlington Texas. This benefit is for the Skagen Family.
On October 5, Aura Kay Skagen was born to Heather and Ryan Skagen. She
was beautiful and wanted, and loved beyond measure. She lived a mere 9
days. She was a gift to her parents, family and the world, as  her last
gift was the donation of organs and tissue. Aura has enabled 6 people to
have a second chance at life.  We are raising money to help her parents
cover the expenses that have been incurred. We hope that the Plaza Pub
will be full and we will raise a ton of money!

Many of you know Heather Watkins Skagen, she has been volunteer at NTIF
for many years, in fact she has been attending since she was 2 years
old. She served as a vendor coordinator in the Automotive building for
several years. She was married at the festival in March of 2009.

Here's where you come in....if you are in a band , and can send cds for
a raffle, If you are an artist and can send a piece of art for a silent
auction, a vendor, who wishes to donate merchandise,  if you have
tickets to a sporting event and would like to donate them....please feel
free to contact me. We ask that you keep Aura, her family and the people
who received her organ and tissue donations in your thoughts and
prayers. We are sending this to our facebook, and myspace friends, as
well as our artist and vendor friends all over the country, and around
the world. Please forgive us if you get this more than once.

Thank you all!

Deanna Smith Scotland

4162 Cypress Gardens Court

Fort Wort, Texas 76123-1444



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Hi, all! I've been asked to pass along this info:

DMC promotions are producing a new hit Irish Dance Show - In Love With The Dance

We are currently recruiting Male and Female Irish Dancers to join the show for
the upcoming tour of Ireland

please send your cv's to -

briantdonnelly@... or contact 0044 7 549 387 237

Celtic Legends
20th March 2010 - Centre Culturel, Bergerac, France, 8.45pm

Flames of the Dance
28th November - HarthArena, Hartha, Germany, 8pm
20th January 2010 - Kultur- und Festspielhaus, Wittenberge, Germany, 8pm
24th February 2010 - Theater an der Ilmenau, Uelzen, Germany, 8pm
25th February 2010 - Tivoli, Freiberg, Germany, 8pm
26th February 2010 - Theater am Capitol, Zeitz, Germany, 8pm
27th February 2010 - Capitol, Offenbach, Germany, 8pm
28th February 2010 - Stadthalle, Alsfeld, Germany, 7pm

Lord of the Dance
11th November - California Theatre, Escondido, CA, USA, 8pm
23rd January 2010 - Arena Fyn, Odense, Denmark, 8pm

Magic of the Dance
29th December - Emslandhallen, Lingen, Germany, 8pm
2nd January 2010 - MuK, Lübeck, Germany, 8pm
6th January 2010 - Stadthalle, Cloppenburg, Germany, 8pm

Riverdance
22nd-23rd December - Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA, 7.30pm
23rd-24th December - Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1pm
26th-27th December - Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1pm
26th December - Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA, 7.30pm
27th December - Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA, 6pm
15th-17th January 2010 - Konserthus, Oslo, Norway, 7.30pm
19th-22nd January 2010 - Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 8pm
2nd-3rd February 2010 - Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ, USA, 7.30pm

For complete schedule for these and other shows please visit our tour
section at http://www.celticcafe.com

Alex

10.18
Odarka's Harp and Song at Madison Library
When...
Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:30pm
What...
Celtic Harp and Song Concert (Free)
Where...
Madison Library
39 Keep St
Madison, NJ 07940-2698
Info...
(973) 377-0722
www.rosenet.org/library

11.05
Celtic Harp and Song
When...
November 5, 2009,Thursday, 7pm
What...
Concert (Free)
Where...
Bound Brook Memorial Library
Somerset County Library System
402 E. High Street
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
Info...
(732) 356-0043
Driving Directions


Odarka
http://Odarka.com
http://www.myspace.com/odarkasharp
http://cdbaby.com/cd/slightimperfection  (also on Itunes)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Millburn-NJ/Odarka/86215708497?ref=nf
(FACEBOOK fanpage)


EVERY SUNDAY!
Celtic Harp Music at Cafe Monet
When...
Sundays  6:00 pm
What...
Cost: No cover, BYOB
Where...
Cafe Monet
309 Millburn Ave
Millburn, NJ 07041
Info...
Reservations recommended (973)376-8555 (Please confirm music for this
evening when calling)


Also available Gold Gilded Classical Pedal Harp, Singer songwriter
Duo, Celtic Harp, Rock & Roll Band with Electric Harp and various
instrumental duos (w/ Violin, Flute, etc)



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LOCHRANN'S IRISH PUB & EATERY PROUDLY PRESENTS:

Seven Nations

Friday, October 16th 2009 & Saturday, October 17th 2009

LOCHRANN'S IRISH PUB & EATERY
6195 Main Street, Frisco TX 75034
Tel: 214-423-2600

http://www.lochranns.com/

http://www.sevennations.com/


Show Starts at 9 P.M. - No Cover

Seven Nations haven't played in North Texas since the North Texas Irish
Festival back in March, and this is the only chance to see them this year.

Also come out and here there new piper Will, he's awesome.

7N Quotes:
"Explosive Seven Nations blows Palace into orbit ... you'd be hard
pressed to find a more original, unique but accessible group ...
powerful self-penned tunes and transcendent live shows. A musical force
to be reckoned with, Seven Nations' day has come." - Albany Times-Union

"Arguably the best independent band in America." - Watauga Democrat

"Seven Nations is blazing a new path in the "indie" music world for
others to follow. Rarely has there been a CD with such variety so
skillfully played, a testament to the multi-talented Seven Nations." -
Brigid's Feast

"Full of hooks, addictive melodies, and precise musicianship, Seven
Nations may be the next frontrunners for the summer tour feel-good band
of the new millennium." - MusicBlitz

"The music was riveting ... folks were dancing in the aisles ... the
cheers were deafening." - Independent Mail

"Seven Nations, which melds bagpipes and fiddles with blazing electric
guitars and drums ... exited their tour bus and walked in to a standing
ovation." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Absolutely hypnotic!" - The Item

"Wow, what a discovery! Each song is laden with hooks and melodies that
stick in your brain, thanks to songwriter Kirk McLeod, who pens the best
lyrics since Phil Lynott. This is the stuff of legends."
- Chaos Realm

"The band's music is a highly textured blend of sounds, tones, and
emotions, all uniting a common theme. " - Jacksonville Times-Union

"Seven Nations taught a crowd of nearly 10,000 one important lesson:
bagpipes rock." - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal

"Not only does this music make you want to get up and move to the beat,
but the band's overwhelming abundance of spirit and energy keeps their
audience begging for more." - St. Augustine Record

"One of America's soon-to-be-most-widely-recognized Celtic bands." -
Creative Loafing

"Billed by Planet Radio DJs as the "Dave Matthews Band with bagpipes,"
the five man group takes rock and roll, Celtic, and folk music and turns
them upside down." - Indie Music.com

"...if such a thing is possible, the band's stage shows are even more
energetic than their recordings."
-Rambles Magazine

"The packed house chanted and rocked with enthusiasm. When the
opportunity comes to see them again, I know I'll be there." - Global
Music Evolution

"Seven Nations could do for a Celtic and pop music mix what the Squirrel
Nut Zippers did for rocked-up swing." - Denver Post

"This is a group to watch for in the future." - Green Man Reviews



Thanks
Craig Scotland
craigscotland@...
www.craigscotland.com <http://www.craigscotland.com/>



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