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EuropeanIrish Newsletter: July 10th, 2009

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InSpain (Irish Network Spain):
your date with Ireland in the heart of Spain.

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Spain - to share their ideas, thoughts and to get to know one another.

Add to it, all Spanish people interested in Irish Activites and Ireland.

Well That's what this is. On the weekend of the All-Ireland Gaelic Football
Final - 18th to 20th September, Madrid will host this first social meeting of
Irish people in Spain.

As you may know, one of the aims of EuropeanIrish, is to establish links between
the Irish/Ireland-lovers and the Irish events related to each country in
Continental Europe. And this requires a deep study of the relevant social groups
in each area. Not so long ago, the EuropeanIrish team in Spain started
developing a new venture called ‘InSpain’ (Irish Network Spain), a platform
hosted by EuropeanIrish that gathers and provides coverage of all the news
related to Ireland and the Irish in Spain. 
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Como sabéis, uno de los objetivos de EuropeanIrish es establecer vínculos
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este país en Europa Continental. Esto requiere una labor intensa de
investigación sobre los grupos sociales relevantes en cada zona.Hace poco que
comenzamos a desarrollar un proyecto que denominamos “InSpain” (Irish
Network Spain), una plataforma que, dentro de EuropeanIrish, dará cobertura
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Switzerland
Biggest Irish festival in Switzerland, 6-8 August, 15th Anniversary Guinness
Irish Festival Sion

Imagine an Irish Festival Weekend with 25,000 enjoying it, with The Dubliners,
The Chieftains, Lunasa, Sharon Shannon and Shane MacGowan. The Guinness Irish
Festival Sion Switzerland

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GAA:
European Hurling & Camogie Championships – Zürich Round

GAA: Switzerland wouldn’t normally spring to mind when thinking about
Ireland’s greatest game, but the financial capital of Zürich will reverberate
to the clash of the ash on July 11th, as the penultimate round of hurling’s
European championship takes place that weekend. Belgium GAA are poised to lift
the trophy for the first time in the competition’s history, but hoping to
throw a spanner in the works will be last year’s winners Luxembourg, and the
hosts Zürich.

Zürich will also host their first ever camogie match as the final round of the
European championship, with a team made up almost exclusively of non-Irish
players. Luxembourg are current leaders of the camogie championship, after wins
in Belgium and Luxembourg, but a win for Zürich should see them claim their
first ever title.

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Story

Zurich Hurling

Live Coverage Dublin V Kildare Leinster Gaelic Football Senior Championship
Final

GAA: Dublin V Kildare in the Leinster Gaelic Football Senior Championship Final,
has live Online and webcast coverage on Sunday

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Story

Munster Hurling Final Live, Tipperary V Waterford

Live Coverage Online and Webcast of Tipperary V Waterford in the Munster Senior
Hurling Final

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Story

Live Online Coverage - Hurling Clare V Galway; Football Monaghan V Derry,
Longford V Kerry

There are 26 Counties playing in All-Ireland Hurling and Gaelic Football
Qualifiers, and Cups this weekend. Where can you find the best online Coverage
in Europe? Answer on EuropeanIrish.com

Irish Times listed
GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship Saturday 11th July
Qualifier Round 2
7.30pm Down V Laois (Online Radio)
3:00pm RTE2 - Monaghan V Derry (LIVE on TV)
5.00pm TV3 - Longford V Kerry  (LIVE on TV)
3.00pm - Wexford V Roscommon (Online Radio)
3.00pm - Tipperary V Sligo (Online Radio)
7.00pm - Donegal V Clare (Online Radio)
7.00pm - Westmeath V Meath (Online Radio)
7.00pm - Wicklow V Cavan (Online Radio)

GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship
Qualifier Phase 2
5.00pm - Wexford V Limerick (Online Radio)
7.00pm RTE2 - Clare V Galway (Live on TV)


Saturday's Finals Croke Park
Lory Meagher Cup Final
12.00pm - Tyrone V Donegal  (Online Radio)

Nicky Rackard Cup, Final
2.00pm - Meath V London  (Online Radio)

Christy Ring Cup Final
4.00pm- Down V Carlow (Online Radio)

  <http://www.europeanirish.com/news_details.php?news_id=2005> ... Read Full
Details and Story




Athletics & World University Games:
Irish David Gillick smashes 45 secs for 400m in Madrid

Irish runner David Gillick smashes the 45 secs for 400m in Madrid, and sets a
new Irish record

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Story

15 Irish in the European Mountain Running Championships in Telfes Austria

Athletics: Irish has 4 in each Senior race, mens and Womens, and 4 in the mens
and 3 in the womens Junior races - at European Mountain Running Championships in
Austria on Sunday

  <http://www.europeanirish.com/news_details.php?news_id=1998> ... Read Full
Story

Tom Carey, Eileen O’Keeffe and Fionnuala Britton progressed to the Finals at
University Games Belgrade, Serbia

Tom Carey 400m hurdles , Eileen O'Keeffe (Hammer) and Britton 3,000m
steeplechase - through to the finals at World University Games in Belgrade.

  <http://www.europeanirish.com/news_details.php?news_id=1997> ... Read Full
Story

The Irish Football (Soccer) team that played in the University games is an
all-Ireland team

The Irish Football (Soccer) team at University games has players from colleges
in Donegal, Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Limerick - with the Irish FA, the FAI and
the Irish Universities collaborating to form one team.

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Story




Poland:
StagefireDance Project in Cracow - Learn Irish Dancing from a Master and take
part in a Show.

Do you dream of dancing on stage alongside the Riverdancers? Are you looking for
new dance experiences and inspiration? Have you ever wanted to see how a dancing
show is being created?
Colin Dunne – nine times World Champion, Riverdance most famous principal
dancer, brilliant choreographer and teacher – has accepted our invitation to
lead workshops within Stage Fire project.

Stage Fire is a rare combination of classic summer camp with all the technique
drills and new steps, and modern Irish show dancing.

GUESS WHAT - IF YOU LOVE IRISH DANCING -  YOU'RE INVITED!

Stage Fire is an Irish dance summer school for dancers on every level, from all
schools and organisations, concentrated on modern show dancing! The goal of this
unique dance project is to create a full length dance show which will be
performed on stage to live music by one of the most famous Polish Irish music
bands – Carrantuohill – just after 10 days of intensive Irish dance
workshops held in Cracow, Poland - the pearl of all polish cities - 22nd - 31st
of July

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Story

Stagefire Irish Dance project Poland




Irish Clubs' News

Germany:
Jessica Kreuz wins German Rose of Tralee title in Frankfurt

Jessica Kreuz, a member of Munich's German Irish Club Deutsch-Irischer
Freundeskreis Bayern. e.V will represent Germany in the Rose of Tralee in Kerry
this August.

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Story



Belgium:
Golf Tournament for Irish Club of Belgium

The Irish Club of Belgium Golf Tournament will take place this year on Saturday
18th July at Chemin de Baudemont 21, 1400 Nivelles. The entry fee is €5 for
Irish Club of Belgium members and €20 for non- Irish Club of Belgium members

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Story

Greece:
Greek Irish Society may be dissolved if AGM is not well attended in September

The 32nd Annual Greek Irish Society AGM was supposed to be held on the 23rd May
2009, but due to low attendance, was postposed to the 19th September.

It was agreed on the 23rd May, at the first attempt of the AGM, to hold a repeat
AGM combined with the Society’s September get-together on Saturday September
19th at 7:30 pm at the Athens Centre.
It was also decided that if there aren’t enough members present to form a
quorum and elect a new Committee on September 19th, the Society would be
dissolved.

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Story




Estonia, Georgia, Iceland Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia:
Basketball: Irish U16 Boys and Girls, and Irish Seniors

Ireland's Senior Men will play in Georgia and Slovakia this August. Irish
Women's Seniors play in Slovenia and Iceland next month; Irish U16 Boys in
Portugal, Girls in Estonia.

The Irish National Basketball Arena will also play host to some crucial European
Men's and Women's Senior Qualifiers later this summer.

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Story




Cyprus:
Irish Soccer Club St. Francis FC in UEFA Women's Champions League in Cyprus at
end of the month

Irish Soccer Club St. Francis FC will play Rossiyanka (Russia), Maccabi Holon
(Israel) and Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) in UEFA Women's Champions League in
Cyprus in 30th July - August 4th

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Story


Norway:
Moving to or Traveling to Norway from Ireland - or to Ireland from Norway?

Diplomatic relations between Ireland and Norway was established 17th February
1950 when the Norwegian Ambassador in London, H.E. C. Prebensen, was also
accredited as Ambassador to Ireland.

... Read <http://www.europeanirish.com/news_details.php?news_id=2001>  Full
Story

Johnny Logan and The Paperboys on Norway TV Show

Johnny Logan and The Paperboys on Norwegian TV 2 on the 22nd July
Johnny Logan of Eurovision fame, winning not just once for ireland, not just
twice but three times, will be performing at Allsang på Grensen 2009, from
Fredriksten festning, Halden, Norway. the performances are being shown, with the
show recording beginning at 18:45.

The weekly show, presented by...

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Story




Finland:
The Bride is Always Late- Cork's Ciara Crossan reports on her Wife - Carrying
championship exploits in Finland

2 Irish couples from Cork and Kerry, including weddingdates.ie founder Ciara
Crossan - 3rd in Relay - and Most Entertaining Couple - at the World
Wife-Carrying championships Finland

Cork's Ciara Crossan was one of 2 Irish 'brides' carried through 250m obstacles
and water pools, and jumps. Ciara who paired up with James Kennedy (Blackrock,
Cork), scooped “Most Entertaining Couple” in the main race despite coming
35th out of 35 with a time of 2:22.

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Story

Ireland's team at the Wife Carrying Championships Finland


Showjumping:
1st in Germany, 1st & 3rd in Spain, 1st & 2nd in Holland

Show-Jumping: 1st for Lynch in Aachen, Germany, 1st & 2nd for Kileen and Butler
in Hoofdorp, Holland; 1st & 3rd for Kurten in San Sebastian Spain,

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Get your Irish Breakfasts, Biscuits, Hampers and Gifts,
from Ireland to your door in Europe

Europe:
There’s no taste like home . . .

Remember feasting on Tayto’s, Miwadi and Mikado’s as a lad, or the taste of
Clonakilty white pudding with your morning fry. If you’re hankering after a
taste of a few home favorites then visit EmeraldIsleproduce.com website.
You’ll find everything from rashers, sausages, soups, biscuits, coffee and
tea, all at good competitive rates. Whether you’re an Irish Pub owner buying
wholesale direct or shopping for yourself amongst the ‘deli’ pages there’s
plenty in store on-line. What’s more, the website features superb gift
categories so you’ll never again be short of a present for someone back home,
or anywhere

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  <http://www.europeanirish.com/eu.php> Ireland & The EU:
What does the new European Parliament look like?

Based on the latest information, there are 7 Political Groups in the new
European Parliament (EP). The largest Group, the EPP (European People's Party),
has 265 MEPs, while the smallest Group, the EFD (Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Group) has 30 MEPs.

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Story

New President for the European Parliament, and New Presidency for the EU

Jerzy Buzek (EPP, Poland) and Eva-Britt Svensson (GUE/NGL, Sweden) are 2 of the
candidates for President for the European Parliament - while Presidency of the
EU will pass to Sweden from Czech Republic.

  <http://www.europeanirish.com/news_details.php?news_id=2007> ... Read Full
Story

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Next week's events:

Select Entertainment and your Country (and date) to find what Irish
Entertainment events are Coming up. Among others:

* Austria - CELTIC SUMMER NIGHT 2009 Festival Finkenstein, Graz, Bleiburg 9,10,
11Jul
* Belgium - 21st Dour Festival,
* Belgium - Sliotar, The Porter house, Kortrijk, Belgium
* Denmark - Trad Lads, Amfiscenen, Byparken, Esbjerg
* Czech Rep - Colours of Ostrava Festival, Ostrava
* Estonia - Viljandi Early Music Festival
* France - Sinéad O'Connor with Upcoming Acoustic shows with Steven Cooney and
Kieran Kiely, Vienne Festival
* France - Lúnasa, Landerneau, France, Festival Kann-Al-Loar
* France - Nadia Birkenstock F - Dinan, Rencontres Internationales de Harpe
Celtique Workshop
* Germany - James Galway, Potsdam
* Hungary - Kalaka Folk Festival, Miskolc
* Italy - Primal Scream, Turin, Traffic Festival
* Netherlands - Drijfhout, Grand Café "De Oude Stoep" Vlieland
* Poland - Danar, Wêsiory, Biesiada Gocka
* Serbia - Orthodox-Celts, 08:00 PM - Exit, Fusion Stage, Novi Sad
* Slovenia - Lent Festival, Maribor
* Spain - SLAINTE, Valencia - Luar na Lubre, Pamplona - Plaza del Castillo
* Spain - Primal Scream, Bilbao
* Spain - Los Stompers concert
* Sweden - Karrik's, Slussbruden, sailing the Lake Runn, Falun
* Switzerland - Elandir, Fribourg (FR), 20.00
* U2 & Snow Patrol/Kaiser Chiefs -in Paris, Nice, Berlin, Gothenberg,
Gelsenkirchen, Chorzow, Zagreb

Select Culture, and your Country (and date) to find what Irish Cultural events
are Coming up.Among others:



* Belgium - Irish Club of Belgium Walking Club
* France - Irish Dance Summer Workshop 2009 South of France, in the heart of
Provence
* Germany - Zelt-Musik-Festival, Freiburg; Zeltival, Karlsruhe; Burg Herzberg
Festival, Fulda
* Ukraine - Kyiv Summer Music Evenings, Kyiv Ukraine
* Spain - Festival de Ortigueira

Select Sport, and your Country (and date) to find what Irish Sport events are
Coming up:
Golf, Showjumping, Rowing, Athletics, Tennis, Squash, Swimming, Badminton, GAA.
Among others:

* Athletics: Meetings in  Slovakia, Serbia, France, Germany, Hungary, Belgium.
Romania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Latvia, Greece
* Athletics: World Youth Championships 2009 Bressanone, Italy
* 7th European Athletics U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania
* FISU Universiade – World University Games 2009 Belgrade, Serbia
* European GAA: Hurling Round 4 in Zurich Switzerland
* GAA: Liam McCarthy Cup Hurling Championship Phase 2 (Knock-out)
* GAA - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final Live coverage in the best
Irish Pubs in Europe
* GAA - Leinster GAA FootballSenior Championship Final Live coverage in the best
Irish Pubs in Europe
* Hockey - Irish team at U18 Boys EuroHockey Youth Nations Trophy Vienna,
Austria
* Hockey - Irish U18 Girls team in EuroHockey in Nievelles, Belgium
* Showjumping: - Austria,France, Czech republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain
* Basketball : Irish U16 Girls V Netherlands, Boys V Wales this weekend
* Irish Rowing at The Rowing World Cup III in Lucerne (SUI) Switzerland
* Soccer: Women's UEFA Champioonships in Belarus (Minsk)

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Last night a mistakenly sent a message to this group. I apologize to everyone.

In sending an email, I typed a wrong letter in the "To:" field, and
my email program auto-completed the address as
"celticcafe@yahoogroups.com" instead of the email address I had
intended. I was foolish not to be paying enough attention, and I
didn't notice my mistake. I take full responsibility for this. But
perhaps it should not be quite so easy to post messages to the group.

Grey Larsen

PRESS RELEASE:   FLOOK announce one-off gig in BELFAST

As you�re undoubtedly aware, the musical phenomenon that was FLOOK
officially decided to call it a day in late 2008.
After much arm twisting however, they�ve agreed to play a one off
concert, as part of the biggest event ever to hit the island of
Ireland � the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge (13-16 August 2009).

As the Gateway to the Tall Ships, Custom House Square in Belfast will
play host to a veritable feast of fantastic folk, trad, roots and
world music over the four day period, culminating in what is turning
out to be possibly the most exciting evening of traditional music this
year.

The �Titanic World Ceilidh� runs from 8pm-12midnight on Sunday 16th
August and features Brian Finnegan, Sarah Allen, Ed Boyd and John Joe
Kelly (aka FLOOK!) PLUS very special guests.

Eager not to miss the chance to film this unique event, BBC Blas Ceoil
will be hosting the evening and also presenting a variety of �special
guests�. Contractually we can�t give you the details of who all those
people are just yet � but if folk, roots and traditional music are
your cup of tea, we guarantee you won�t find a more exciting line up
this year!

Tickets are priced at a recession busting �12 each and are available
from http://www.gotobelfast.com/tall_ships_belfast_2009/entertainment.aspx

For further details, visit;

http://www.gatewaytothetallships.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/gatewaytothetallships
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10270213450#/pages/Belfast-
United-Kingdom/Gateway-to-the-Tall-Ships/91811072972?
v=wall&viewas=516065185

Also appearing at �The Energy Saving Trust Gateway to the Tall Ships�
are:

Four Men and a Dog, Lau, The Battlefield Band, Orchesta Cache � and
many, many more!



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Editors notes: This week we have stories from Antartica, America, London, and
Bae Ceredigion!??!!!!!!


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AmeriCymru
AmeriCymru Members, Please Help Us Clear the Final Hurdle!!!
As some of you will know, AmeriCymru is holding a major event in Portland,
Oregon this year.
The Left Coast Eisteddfod on August 21st and August 22nd, 2009 will be a major
celebration of all things Welsh and the rich American-Welsh heritage.
There will be performances by BBC Radio Wales Chris Needs, tenor Bruce Anderson,
Here Be Dragons from Cardiff and Oceans Apart. Also appearing will be authors
Niall Griffiths and Chris Keil, lovespoon carver extraordinaire David Western
and many more.
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Full story - click here - http://www.welshleagueofarizona.org/news.html


- Meriwether Lewis, American-Welsh frontiersman blew his brains out in a bar, or
did he?  -  ON October 10, 1809, Meriwether Lewis a dashing US army captain
whose family had emigrated from Pembrokeshire, rode up to a log cabin inn called
Grinder�s Stand in the Tennessee Mountains.
After taking a few drinks and saying �lovely evening ma�am� to a fellow
customer, the 35-year-old American-Welsh frontiersman apparently blew his brains
out with pistol.



- Ivor Novello: Last Great Romantic  - Born in Cardiff, Ivor Novello found fame
as a writer of patriotic songs during the First World War such as Keep The Home
Fires Burning.
His good looks helped him win acclaim as Britain's first movie idol, although he
failed to make a break in Hollywood.




- 1,500-strong dolphin super pod spotted off Pembrokeshire   - ONE of the
largest-ever groups of dolphins in British waters has been spotted off the Welsh
coast.  Nature lovers went on a boat trip hoping to spot a dolphin or two � and
were amazed to see 1,500 swimming in a �super pod�.



- Aqueduct crowned world 'wonder'
   �  A 200-year-old aqueduct near Wrexham has been crowned as one of the
heritage "wonders" of the world.
Pontcysyllte aqueduct was added to the list of World Heritage Sites by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).





- Scott of Antarctic hotel 'saved'  -  Scott held a fund-raising dinner there in
1910 before he sailed from Cardiff on the Terra Nova for the South Pole.
The hotel is now famous for that oak-panelled dining room which was named after
Robert Falcon Scott.




- Road naming marks docks disaster
    -  A docks disaster 100 years ago that killed 39 men but saw the heroism of a
teenage boy is being marked later.
A minute's silence at the port in Newport will be held to remember the moment
when a new entrance lock to its North Dock collapsed on 2 July, 1909.
Tom Lewis, a 16-year-old newspaper boy, risked his life to enter the wreckage
and to save a man trapped by timbers





- Dadorchuddio cofeb i Laura Ashley    - Cafodd Laura Ashley ei geni ym Merthyr
Tudful cyn cychwyn ar gwmni dillad a deunyddiau byd enwog a oedd yn cael eu creu
ym Mhowys.






Readers Comments - Geiriau gan yr darllenwyr!


Los Angeles Taffia
It's interesting to read of the 'taffia' in Los Angeles.
They may watch and support Welsh rugby in each others garages but do,
from what I can tell, nothing to enhance Wales or Welsh culture in Tinsel Town.
The Welsh Church has been a part of the Welsh scene in Los Angeles for 120 years
and is truly the very last vestige of Welsh culture in the whole of Southern
California.
We are now reduced to maybe 10 people coming on Sunday. Our average age is above
65 years.
Twenty years ago our Gymanfa Ganu, held twice year at that time, saw up to 300
attendees, now we are very fortunate to see 150 people once a year. Our Saint
David's Day celebration, where we often bring in artists from Wales, is
similarly diminishing in attendance. I read sometime ago, and here I paraphrase,
the Welsh celebrities in California tout their Welshness when it suits and
benefits them and on days of international rugby. Hmm! I wonder.
Dafydd Evans,
Los Angeles
teddytravelerbear@...


Did you know that the first American novel," The Journal of Penrose, Seaman "
was  written by a Welshman?
Did you  proud Welsh people in America know that the  very first American novel
,  " The Journal of Penrose, Seaman " was  written by a Welshman? His name was
William Williams.
First published in 1815, this current publication is edited by excellent ,
patriotic Welsh author , Mr Terry Breverton,of  St Athan, near Cardiff.
T D Breverton   has also written   first class, informative books such as  "The
Book of Welsh Saints " ;    The Book of Welsh Pirates and Buccaneers  and books
on  Welsh pirates, Sir  Henry Morgan and Bartholomew "Black Bart "Roberts.
I think that author  , Terry  Breverton is worthy of greater support from  Welsh
folk across the world, so that he can carry on his invaluable work of
documenting our history and place in the world.His latest book is about Owain
Glyndwr.
Please tell your friends about his web-site  , www.glyndwrpublishing.co.uk  .
Terry Breverton deserves the support of Welsh people and friends of Wales
everywhere.
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Safwn yn y bwlch !
Lyn James Jenkins
Lyn Jenkins
clynyrynys@...


Welsh Events in Chicago Summer 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@...


Welsh events in Washington June 12 - July 5
If you want to experience the arts and culture of Wales in the USA,
come and join us in Washington! Wales is the featured nation at this year�s
Smithsonian
Folklife Festival on and around the National Mall (June 24 - July 5) which will
feature singers,
musicians, poets, craftspeople, sustainable housing, natural remedies, Welsh
food and a whole
host more. In addition, there will be ancillary Welsh events all over the city
including film
screenings, theatre readings, lectures, afternoon teas, concerts and poetry
slams.
Please follow this link
http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/Smithsonian/Smithsonian.aspx
for a daily schedule called Washington DC Daily Planner to help you plan your
Welsh days out in Washington.



Travel to Welsh Argentina this October with Mari Morgan
Journey to Welsh Patagonia
Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Trevelin, Esquel, Trelew, Puerto Madryn
October 22 � November 2, 2009 Mosaic Tours
For more info please contact:
mari2morgan@...
www.mosaictours.com


Menter Iaith Patagonia
Mae Mentrau Iaith Cymru yn chwilio am grwpiau i deithio Patagonia i hyrwyddo
diwylliant cyfoes Cymraeg ymysg yr ifanc. Taith gigs a cynnal gweithdai
offerynnol fyddai�r prif ddyletswyddau. Mi fyddai�n help hefyd petaech yn
medru rhoi o leiaf 3 wythnos o�r neilltu yn yr hydref i fynd i Dde America .
Ebostiwch hefin@...
i gofrestru eich diddordeb.



Flagstaff
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival in Flagstaff on July 18th and 19th.
We will have a booth there and would welcome a visit from you.
If anyone can help out for a few hours either day please let
John Good know: 623-939-0209.  For more details regarding the festival
visit the web site:
http://www.nachs.info
http://www.welshleagueofarizona.org/


Alabama Welsh
One of our projects for the summer months is for individuals or small groups of
AWA members to attend events & festivals in your community, town, city or county
& handout AWA leaflets. This is easily done as you will not have to set-up tents
or canopies with tables, chairs or ice-cooler in tow.Just simply walk through
the crowd at your chosen event & handout leaflets explaining who we are & that
if their names are not on our list perhaps some of their families or friends
names are & to please pass the leaflets on to them neighbors or co-workers.
Simplier yet, is to just walk around in the parking lot of an event & place the
leaflet under their vehicles wiperblade. You`ll be home in no time & AWA
information will be in afew more people`s hands. Its not hard to do.
Also, never miss an opportunity to plug AWA in little local periodicals &
newspapers, many have free sections just for this sort of thing.
Our next meeting is Saturday July 25th 5 PM at Paul`s Bar-b-que about 4 miles
north of Pell City, Al. at the intersection of US Hwy. 231 N. & Hyw. 144. So
please mark your calendars NOW. See all of you then.
CYMRU am BYTH !
Billy E. Price V.P.
cscitizen@...
Alabama Welsh Association



Welsh societies in California
I was referred to you by Eryl Aynsley after I contacted her asking if she knew
of a Welsh Society close to me in San Luis Obispo county. She did not but
suggested I contact you as someone who might know and if not, could possibly put
a little announcement in your newsletter.
I was born in Birkenhead in Cheshire and lived from the age of six until nine in
Dyserth in Wales before moving back to Birkenhead and later, Southampton.  I
came to New York in 1966 and moved to california in 1972. All my family is still
in the UK with a few of them living in North Wales and the rest in Hampshire and
Cornwall.
Are Welsh roots were Jones and Lewis and on my mother's side: her grandmother
did not even speak English, she told me.
I would appreciate hearing back from you.
Regards,
Joie MacAdam
joiemacadam@...


Films from Wales in Washington
I am organising the screenings of films from Wales in Washington to coincide
with the
Smithsonian Festival.  I have attached the invitation in the hope you may be
able to
email to your contacts in case anyone is in the area for the Festival and would
like to attend?
Alternatively if you would help us raise the event profile with maybe a link to
http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/Smithsonian/Smithsonian.aspx
It would be very much appreciated.
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Cofion cynnes
Sarah Howells
Cyfarwyddwr
Caerdydd
filmwales@...



Gregynog Festival
Please find attached details of Gregynog Festival's programme at the
Goethe-Institut in Washington DC, 1-2 July, which I hope will be of interest to
you and readers of News from Wales and the World.  We are the oldest classical
music festival in Wales and have been invited to showcase our work as part of
the ancillary cultural programme at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
I trust that our recitals will be of particular interest together with our
presentation about Alec Templeton two days before the centenary of his birth. 
All our artists are widely experienced in concert and broadcast work and the
performance by the outstanding Moore - Crawford-Phillips piano duo will actually
mark their Washington debut.
  The capacity for each of our events is 90 people so do please encourage members
of your mailing to contact us asap and we shall gladly set tickets aside.  We
shall be posting a downloadable PDF of our programme on the Festival website
early next week, www.gwylgregynogfestival.org, but please also feel free to
forward this attachment as you wish.
Llawer o ddiolch a chofion cynnes
Dr Rhian Davies
Cyfarwyddwraig Artistig / Artistic Director
Gwyl Gregynog Festival
mail@...
www.gwylgregynogfestival.org


Derby
Mae'r Cylych Dysgwyr Cymraeg Derby yn mynd i gynnal Ysgol Undydd Cymraeg Derby
am y bumed tro eleni ar ddydd Sadwrn 3-10-09, mae'r manylion ar safle we
http://derbywelshlearnerscircle.blogspot.com/
Jonathan Simcock
jonathan_simcock@...




Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper
On Wednesday 10th June fernhill's Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper were
guests on Radio 3's 'In Tune' along with poet and ballad singer Daniel Huws. The
programme is available to listen to for another day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kstsp and their section begins the second
hour of the two hour progamme. The main focus was the imminent release of '
Blodeugerdd: Song of the flowers, An anthology of Welsh music and song ' which
Ceri has just produced for the Smithsonian Folkways label in Washington. More
news on that to come..
' a wonderful project ' Verity Sharp BBC Radio 3
' extraordinary and so important, particularly in these days of mass
communication where our entertainment seems to be more and more
passive. I think people forget that this life goes on all the time and is an
underlying narrative and thread ' Sean Rafferty BBC Radio 3
www.yscolan.info
www.folkways.si.edu/
www.myspace.com/christinecoopermusic
Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper / LIVE
' Terrific ' Sean Rafferty BBC Radio 3
24 Jun - 5 july 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Washington DC
10 Sept 2009           Llanidloes Great oak bookshop
11 Sept 2009            Pwllheli Neuadd Dwyfor
12 sept 2009           Dolgellau Theatr fach
24 Sept 2009            Aberystwyth National Library
25 Sept 2009            Northwich Folk Club
26 Sept 2009            Holyhead Ucheldre
fernhill / LIVE
' Don't miss'  The observer
16th July  2009        Cwmparc Rhondda : Parc hall
18th Sept 2009        St Ives festival Cornwall
19th Sept 2009        Great torrington Plough arts centre Devon
09th Oct   2009        Bath Folk club
23rd Oct   2009        Mold Clwyd room Theatr Clwyd
25th Oct   2009        Musicport festival Bridlington
14th Nov  2009        Celtic Night festival Lommel Belgium
www.myspace.com/fernhillmusic


Undeb Cymru a'r Byd
Welsh and friends of Wales from overseas
This year's National Eisteddfod of Wales will be held from Saturday 1st August
to Saturday 8th August at Bala, North Wales. The Gymanfa Ganu will be held on
Sunday 2nd August in the main pavilion and will be televised by BBC/S4C.
The leader of the Welsh and friends of Wales from overseas will be Mrs
Chrisitine Boomsma from Melbourne, Australia. She will be introduced to the
congregation just prior to the Gymanfa on the Sunday night. The Welcome Ceremony
will be held again this year on Wednesday afternoon prior to the Gorsedd
Ceremony of awarding the Prose Medal. The International Reception will be held
at "Capital Cuisine"  Restaurant on the Eisteddfod Maes at 3pm. I would greatly
appreciate any information from those of you who intend coming to Bala and to
the Reception as we are limited to no more 100. Our Annual lecture on Thursday
morning will be given by Sir Emrys Jones-Parry who was the UK Representative at
the UN until his retirement last year.
Undeb Cymru a'r Byd will as usual have a stand on the Maes and those of you
coming from overseas are most welcome to call in and see our officials for a
chat and cup of tea/coffee.
We are at present updating our web page. Will inform you when this is completed.
Carwyn llawer o ddiolch am y cylchlythyr.
Am y tro,
Yn ddifuant,
Bryan
bryan.jones8@...



Oceans Apart
Hardest working Welsh band in North America!
Schedule for the rest of 2009
http://www.oceansapartmusic.com/schedule.htm


Colorado Welsh Society
The Colorado Welsh Society is pleased to present a program on the Colorado Welsh
Miners in Boulder and Weld Counties, Colorado.  This program will be held on
July 11, 2009, at the College Hill Library, 3705 W. 112th Avenue, Westminster,
Colorado.  The program is from 3:00 to 4:45 PM.  Paul and Carol Lightsey will
present this program on
The advent of coal mining in Colorado began concurrently with the gold rush of
1858-59 that essentially started the European migration into Colorado.  By 1870,
coal mining was flourishing and the primary economic product of Boulder and Weld
counties.  By 1900, nearly 2000 Welsh had moved to Colorado; some directly from
Wales, but many emigrating first to the coal fields of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania first.  This presentation will describe the early history of the
role of Welsh coal miners in Colorado and the �Lewis Home - Miner�s Museum� in
Lafayette, Colorado.
This program is free and open to the public.  After the program please join
members of the Colorado Welsh Society at the Exchange Tavern, 11940 Bradburn
Blvd. for dinner, drinks and socializing.  Bradburn is a short street running
south of 120th Avenue just west of Lowell Street.  For more information contact
Sam Kuntz, President, Colorado Welsh Society, 303.886.0632 or
sam.kuntz@....



The National Library of Wales visits Washington D.C.
As a part of this year's prestigious Smithsonian Folklife Festival in
Washington, genealogical experts from The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
will be present to advise the visitors on their Welsh ancestry.  A special
pavilion will be allocated for Welsh Roots where staff from the Library will be
able to assist and advise researchers of the genealogical resources available.
The Library has always been considered as the foremost resource for all Welsh
genealogical research, and its reputation is unsurpassed as a treasure trove of
Welsh culture, history and tradition.
For additional information concerning the Library and its resources visit our
website:
www.llgc.org
Cyril Evans
cyril.evans@...
Swyddog Hyrwyddo
Communications Officer



Welsh Battlefield Society
The programme for 2009 of the Welsh Battlefields Society is as follows:
16.08.2009 Meeting on Gowerton Common to commemorate the 12c battle of Gower-
details later.
There is also a proposed trip to Raglan Castle in Gwent to investigate the seige
of the castle in the 17c English Civil War.
Best wishes,
John H. Davies
sion_cwm_hir@...


EISTEDDFOD COMPETITIONS AT THE 2009 FESTIVAL OF WALES
The Eisteddfod Committee of the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association (WNGGA)
is thrilled to announce the sponsors for the competitions at the 2009 Festival
of Wales Eisteddfod.  WNGGA is honoured to recognize all these wonderful people:
Hymn Singing Competition: The WNGGA Past Presidents� Award
Solo Voice Competition: Pacific Northwest Welsh Societies Award
Solo Voice Semi-Professional: The David G. Morris Memorial Award
Vocal Ensemble: The Edwin Thomas Batton Memorial Prize
Recitation: The Eisteddfod Committee Award
Youth Dance: The Ninnau/Y Drych Award
Adult Dance: The Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago Award
We deeply appreciate their devotion, individually and collectively, to the
cultural heritage of Wales and their generosity in financing the awards.
The Eisteddfod is planned for Friday, September 4th 2009 and Saturday morning
September 5th, if necessary, during the Festival at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel,
in the heart of Pittsburgh, PA. Competitors (that means you, dear reader!) may
download the information pack and entry form from the Festival website:
www.nafow.org. It provides full information on age, entry and performance
requirements, as well as entry fees and prizes for each competition.
Alternatively obtain the information from WNGGA International Headquarters, P.O.
Box 410, Granville, OH 43023.  Telephone:  740-587-3936.   E-mail: 
WNGGAHQ@....  Entry forms and accompanying fees must be submitted to WNGGA
International HQ by June 26th 2009.
Questions about the Eisteddfod and the competitions may be directed to:
Alan Upshall, Chair     Tel: 425-488-7288       E-mail: aupshall@...
Kathy Horstman          Tel: 724-774-5658     E-mail:
contact2009eisteddfod@...



Sydney Welsh Choir
The Sydney Welsh Choir followed its four concerts in March with a busy April
including a concert tour to the South Coast of NSW and Canberra over Easter. 
The choir performed at Narooma Golf Club, at Wolumla Hall for the Sapphire Coast
Music Society and in St Andrew's Church, Canberra with the Sing Australia Choir.
We also sang the Australian and Welsh national anthems on the marble staircase
inside Parliament House, and performed In Flanders Fields and the Australian
anthem at the Australian War Memorial.  On April 25 we will sing again at the
Anzac Day service following the march at Sydney's Anzac Memorial.
The coming months have fewer concerts but engagements will increase sharply
later in the year.
July 2009
Saturday 4 July at 8.00pm: Perform with the Tom Jones Experience at
Canterbury-Hurlstone Pk Club.
Photos of the Easter tour and other choir activities can be seen on the choir
website, www.swc.org.au - please check it out!
Kind regards,
CLIVE WOOSNAM
clivewoosnam@...




Cymdeithas Madog: Winter Updates
Cwrs Goleuni'r Gogledd - The Northern Lights Course
July 19 - 26, 2009
Enlighten yourself by learning Welsh under the Northern Lights! Plans are
shaping up for the 33rd annual Cwrs Cymraeg Welsh language week, to be held at
the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, in Camrose, Alberta.  The lead
tutor will be longtime Cwrs teacher Hefina Phillips, a native Welsh speaker who
now resides in Ontario, Canada.
Stay tuned for more updates by visiting the Cwrs 2009 page at:
http://www.madog.org/cyrsiau/eleni/index.shtml
If you would like to hold a place on Cwrs Cymraeg 2009, please mail a check or
money order for $100, in US funds, to our course Registrar:
Shirley McKee
Registrar, Cwrs Cymraeg 2009
3033 Willowbrook Way
Beavercreek  OH  45431-7702
registrar@...


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!!!!


Welcome to Siaradcymraeg.com, a website which exists to help people to learn the
Welsh language.
http://www.siaradcymraeg.com/

CYNGOR POBL GOGLEDD CYMRU
The People�s Council For North Wales������..Deffro�r Ddraig / Awaken the Dragon
www.righttobewelsh.com


NINNAU means "us" or "we also" and is pronounced "nin-eye." Answering the need
for a stronger link between the many Welsh communities of North America.
http://www.ninnau.com

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

Chytni Ffa Dringo
Runner Bean Chutney
Ingredients:
900ml vinegar
450g brown sugar
70g flour
70g mustard powder
1 tbsp celery salt
1 tbsp turmeric
675g runner beans
Method:
Combine 775ml of the vinegar with the brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to a
boil before taking off the heat. Meanwhile, mix the flour, mustard powder and
turmeric in a bowl. Add the remainder of the vinegar to his and mix to a smooth
paste.
Trim the runner bean pods and cut at a diagonal into 1cm pieces. Place these in
a saucepan with some lightly-salted water and boil for about 20 minutes, or
until just tender. Drain the beans then add to the pan with the vinegar along
with the celery salt and the mustard paste. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook
for 10 minutes then set aside to cool before bottling in jars that have been
sterilized and baked in an oven pre-heated to 120�C for 10 minutes. Seal with
vinegar-proof lids then store in a cool, dark, cupboard for at least three weeks
to mature before using.



If you wish to discuss or debate everything about Wales and Welshness please
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 -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WelshLanguageofAz


Gwersi Cymraeg all over the world!!!!!!!!!!


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@...


Boston Welsh Lessons - Dysgwch Gymraeg yn Boston
Aled Llion Jones, currently teaching Welsh at Harvard University, is offering
free evening classes in Cambridge. Classes for beginners meet on Wednesday
evenings.
Further details:
www.freewebs.com/cymrodorion.
Contact ajones@...
Diolch yn fawr!
Aled


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'�tudes celtiques,
Universit� d'Ottawa,
70, rue Laurier,(131)
Ottawa,
K1N 6N5
Ontario
Canada
www.modernlanguages.uottawa.ca/celtic.html
T�l. (613)562-5800(3767)
T�l�c/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
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Congrats to Niamh.

We're also pleased to announce The Indulgers,
Colorado based Irish musicians have received two nominations
in Celtic Album and Celtic Song for "Out In The West" and "When We Were Young".

The Indulgers won best Celtic CD "In Like Flynn" in 2000 and best Celtic song
"In Like Flynn" in 2000
and were also nominated in 2005 in the Celtic CD scetion with "High Road To
Heaven". Five nominations over 10 years.
www.shamrocker.com

Hi all,

Here is a message from the MySpace blog of Niamh N� Charra...

slan,
Ceoltoir2009

We are thrilled to announce that Niamh's "Deoraiocht an tSaighdiura" track from
her debut album, has been nominated in the 2009 JUST PLAIN FOLKS MUSIC AWARDS.
The nominees which were announced today were chosen from over 560,000 songs,
submitted from various sources including CD Baby, and the gruelling selection
process took a total of 14 months.

Niamh is nominated along with 19 others in the "Celtic Instrumental Song
Category" which the organizers define as both traditional and contemporary
original Celtic Music. The awards are organised by Just Plain Folks Music
Organization, the world's largest grassroots music organization, and are the
largest of any kind in the world. Due to the sheer volume of music considered,
the awards are only issued every 2 years, and will take place this year in
America's music capital, Nashville, in August.

For more information, please check out her website at
http://www.niamhnicarra.com

John,

Very funny.
Enjoyed that alot.
:-D

Jeannie...

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--- In CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com, Celtic Ways <john@...> wrote:
>
> Both Riverdance and Michael Jackson fans may enjoy this.
>
> Taken from a Killinaskully Halloween Special a couple of years ago
>
> Killinaskully was an excellent Irish comedy series that ran in Ireland
> for 6 years with many of the characters performed by Pat Shortt.
> He plays at least 4 of the characters in this hilarious clip,
> which to me is a bit of a tribute to much more than MJ  RIP ...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6L6fee5Sg4
>
> John of Celtic Ways
>

Both Riverdance and Michael Jackson fans may enjoy this.

Taken from a Killinaskully Halloween Special a couple of years ago

Killinaskully was an excellent Irish comedy series that ran in Ireland
for 6 years with many of the characters performed by Pat Shortt.
He plays at least 4 of the characters in this hilarious clip,
which to me is a bit of a tribute to much more than MJ  RIP ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6L6fee5Sg4

John of Celtic Ways

Editors notes: This week we have stories from London, Soviet Union, USA and
Wrexham!??!!!!!!




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�THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS�.
RHYS PHILLIPS, COL, USMC (Ret.) wrote:
"The documentary (The Land of Your Fathers) is outstanding. The photography and
musical background are truly inspiring!�
�THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS�  is DVD of a journey around Wales filmed on a High
Definition camera.
SHOW THE GRANDCHILDREN THE LAND OF DEWI SANT!
"Inspirational! The production is inspirational!" � GARETH JENKINS, WELSH RUGBY
TEAM COACH (Ret.)
"You have captured the beauty of the wildness of Wales .�.
I can recommend it to all who love Wales��"  VERONICA ELLIS,  New South Wales.
The DVD is available in both PAL and NTSC formats.
http://www.HendyProductions.co.uk/




AmeriCymru
An Interview with Ceri Rhys Matthews the producer of the Smithsonian
Folkways CD, "Blodeugerdd: Song of the Flowers", being released at
this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival and which has been described as "a
really beautiful concept piece featuring some people who have either never been
recorded before, or who were trying out new
combinations for the recording
http://americymru.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ceri-rhys-matthews-song-of-the







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- Welsh learner denied entry to UK  -  A woman has been sent back from the UK to
Patagonia after immigration officials refused to believe she was travelling to
Wales to learn Welsh.





- Former Welsh rights campaigner denied visa - A FORMER Welsh rights campaigner
has been denied a visa to take part in the biggest-ever US exhibition of our
culture over offences committed decades ago.  Music publisher Arfon Gwilym was
invited to take part in Smithsonian Institute�s exhibition as a folk, penillion
(harp accompaniment) and plygain (carol) singer






- Spy leaked secrets 'like sieve'   - A history project has uncovered evidence
that a Soviet agent leaked atomic weapons research from a top secret munitions
factory in Flintshire.





- Founder of bardic druids honoured   �  Some will argue as to whether Iolo
Morganwg was a fantasist, or a genius and champion for Wales.
But one thing is certain, in 1792, the stonemason from the Vale of Glamorgan
presided over the first gathering of the Welsh bardic order, the Gorsedd.








- Call to make Wrexham 'more Welsh'  -  An internet discussion group is urging
businesses and residents to "Make Wrexham more Welsh."
Freelance writer Jane Redfern Jones, who set up the forum on Facebook, said a
more obvious Welsh identity could help attract tourists.






- Fame is all in the name for Owain
    -  Chepstow-born actor Owain Yeoman is the latest Welsh face to find success
stateside - even if his name confuses.
Alongside Ioan Gruffudd and Matthew Rhys, he's a member of the Welsh contingent
taking Hollywood by storm.









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Readers Comments - Geiriau gan yr darllenwyr!



Christchurch,New Zealand
Treorchy Male Choir
My wife and I went to their concert at our Town Hall Auditorium last Sunday. A
wonderful afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. First visit to New
Zealand for the choir but hope that it will not be the last!Apart from the
choirs excellence we were impressed both by the lovely voice of Iona Jones and
the organ playing of David thomas.
Diolch yn fawr Treorchy.
Best regards
Glenis & Peter Harris
glen.pete@...




Welsh societies in California
I was referred to you by Eryl Aynsley after I contacted her asking if she knew
of a Welsh Society close to me in San Luis Obispo county. She did not but
suggested I contact you as someone who might know and if not, could possibly put
a little announcement in your newsletter.
I was born in Birkenhead in Cheshire and lived from the age of six until nine in
Dyserth in Wales before moving back to Birkenhead and later, Southampton.  I
came to New York in 1966 and moved to california in 1972. All my family is still
in the UK with a few of them living in North Wales and the rest in Hampshire and
Cornwall.
Are Welsh roots were Jones and Lewis and on my mother's side: her grandmother
did not even speak English, she told me.
I would appreciate hearing back from you.
Regards,
Joie MacAdam
joiemacadam@...




Welsh Comedy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBXf08Nm3Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL2CaiydtLY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdD-zjhWuZg&feature=related




Films from Wales in Washington
I am organising the screenings of films from Wales in Washington to coincide
with the
Smithsonian Festival.  I have attached the invitation in the hope you may be
able to
email to your contacts in case anyone is in the area for the Festival and would
like to attend?
Alternatively if you would help us raise the event profile with maybe a link to
http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/Smithsonian/Smithsonian.aspx
It would be very much appreciated.
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Cofion cynnes
Sarah Howells
Cyfarwyddwr
Caerdydd
filmwales@...







Gregynog Festival
Please find attached details of Gregynog Festival's programme at the
Goethe-Institut in Washington DC, 1-2 July, which I hope will be of interest to
you and readers of News from Wales and the World.  We are the oldest classical
music festival in Wales and have been invited to showcase our work as part of
the ancillary cultural programme at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
I trust that our recitals will be of particular interest together with our
presentation about Alec Templeton two days before the centenary of his birth. 
All our artists are widely experienced in concert and broadcast work and the
performance by the outstanding Moore - Crawford-Phillips piano duo will actually
mark their Washington debut.
  The capacity for each of our events is 90 people so do please encourage members
of your mailing to contact us asap and we shall gladly set tickets aside.  We
shall be posting a downloadable PDF of our programme on the Festival website
early next week, www.gwylgregynogfestival.org, but please also feel free to
forward this attachment as you wish.
Llawer o ddiolch a chofion cynnes
Dr Rhian Davies
Cyfarwyddwraig Artistig / Artistic Director
Gwyl Gregynog Festival
mail@...
www.gwylgregynogfestival.org




Derby
Mae'r Cylych Dysgwyr Cymraeg Derby yn mynd i gynnal Ysgol Undydd Cymraeg Derby
am y bumed tro eleni ar ddydd Sadwrn 3-10-09, mae'r manylion ar safle we
http://derbywelshlearnerscircle.blogspot.com/
Jonathan Simcock
jonathan_simcock@...





Welsh Long bows
Does anybody know their origin?
1415: Cornish archers fight under a banner depicting 2 Cornish wrestlers at the
Battle of Agincourt. This was calibrated by Michael Drayton (1563-1631) in his
narrative poem 'The Battaile of Agincourt' ...�
(per CornishWorld.net)
�...The longbow was first recorded as being used by the Welsh in 633 C.E., when
Offrid, the son of Edwin, king of Northumbria, was killed by an arrow shot from
a Welsh longbow during a battle between the Welsh and the Mercians -- more than
five centuries before any record of its military use in England...�
  (per TheMiddleAges.net)
�...�Henry (V of England) dealt a crippling blow to that nation (France) at the
battle of Agincourt ... England with her fierce Welsh bowman, seemed an
unstoppable force...�
(per The Highlander Magazine, May-Jun 09)
Thanks,
Pat Anderson
Tuscon
Arizona
pataa@...









Alabama Welsh Association
is next Satuday June 27th 5 P.M. at Paul`s Bar-b-que. 4 miles north of Pell City
at the intersection of U.S. 231 & Hwy. 144.
This will be a casual, open meeting where everyone is invited to share their
ideas on ways to help AWA grow. I know the weather is hot & folks would rather
be out enjoying summer activities however, no group can exsist without member
participation.
Tony Gattis is doing well with his new artifical foot & physical therapy.
Perhaps, it won`t be long before Janice can assume her duties as president of
A.W.A. again. Keep them in your thoughts & prayers.
So come on out & bring a friend or several for that matter. Hope to see you
there ! Cymru am Byth !
Billy E. Price V.P.
cscitizen@...




Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper
On Wednesday 10th June fernhill's Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper were
guests on Radio 3's 'In Tune' along with poet and ballad singer Daniel Huws. The
programme is available to listen to for another day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kstsp and their section begins the second
hour of the two hour progamme. The main focus was the imminent release of '
Blodeugerdd: Song of the flowers, An anthology of Welsh music and song ' which
Ceri has just produced for the Smithsonian Folkways label in Washington. More
news on that to come..
' a wonderful project ' Verity Sharp BBC Radio 3
' extraordinary and so important, particularly in these days of mass
communication where our entertainment seems to be more and more
passive. I think people forget that this life goes on all the time and is an
underlying narrative and thread ' Sean Rafferty BBC Radio 3
www.yscolan.info
www.folkways.si.edu/
www.myspace.com/christinecoopermusic
Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper / LIVE
' Terrific ' Sean Rafferty BBC Radio 3
24 Jun - 5 july 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Washington DC
10 Sept 2009           Llanidloes Great oak bookshop
11 Sept 2009            Pwllheli Neuadd Dwyfor
12 sept 2009           Dolgellau Theatr fach
24 Sept 2009            Aberystwyth National Library
25 Sept 2009            Northwich Folk Club
26 Sept 2009            Holyhead Ucheldre
fernhill / LIVE
' Don't miss'  The observer
16th July  2009        Cwmparc Rhondda : Parc hall
18th Sept 2009        St Ives festival Cornwall
19th Sept 2009        Great torrington Plough arts centre Devon
09th Oct   2009        Bath Folk club
23rd Oct   2009        Mold Clwyd room Theatr Clwyd
25th Oct   2009        Musicport festival Bridlington
14th Nov  2009        Celtic Night festival Lommel Belgium
www.myspace.com/fernhillmusic




Undeb Cymru a'r Byd
Welsh and friends of Wales from overseas
This year's National Eisteddfod of Wales will be held from Saturday 1st August
to Saturday 8th August at Bala, North Wales. The Gymanfa Ganu will be held on
Sunday 2nd August in the main pavilion and will be televised by BBC/S4C.
The leader of the Welsh and friends of Wales from overseas will be Mrs
Chrisitine Boomsma from Melbourne, Australia. She will be introduced to the
congregation just prior to the Gymanfa on the Sunday night. The Welcome Ceremony
will be held again this year on Wednesday afternoon prior to the Gorsedd
Ceremony of awarding the Prose Medal. The International Reception will be held
at "Capital Cuisine"  Restaurant on the Eisteddfod Maes at 3pm. I would greatly
appreciate any information from those of you who intend coming to Bala and to
the Reception as we are limited to no more 100. Our Annual lecture on Thursday
morning will be given by Sir Emrys Jones-Parry who was the UK Representative at
the UN until his retirement last year.
Undeb Cymru a'r Byd will as usual have a stand on the Maes and those of you
coming from overseas are most welcome to call in and see our officials for a
chat and cup of tea/coffee.
We are at present updating our web page. Will inform you when this is completed.
Carwyn llawer o ddiolch am y cylchlythyr.
Am y tro,
Yn ddifuant,
Bryan
bryan.jones8@...







Welsh expats in Australia
I'm starting to put together plans for our coverage of the Ashes in Cardiff next
month and I am keen to hear from Welsh expats from around the world about what
they will be doing to watch it.
I'd also love to hear from anyone who may have emigrated from Wales to
Australia, or who may be from Australia with family in Wales.
Basically I am looking for anyone from around the world who has a good story to
tell that may be good for our newspaper and website.
Would you be able to put a message out to your members in your weekly email and
ask for them to get in touch with me?
Many thanks for your help,
Tim Lewis
Reporter
Media Wales
Western Mail, Wales on Sunday, South Wales Echo and www.walesonline.co.uk
Cardiff CF10 1XR
Tel. 029 2024 3623
tim.lewis@...







Welsh tv live/S4C yn fyw
http://www.s4c.co.uk/e_listings.shtml
http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/4597/S4C-Live-TV.html





Sydney
Welsh Church and the Welsh Society of Sydney
present
Y Gymanfa Ganu 2009
This is an important Gymanfa for the Welsh Community in that it is at this
Gymanfa
that the sign for the Church, �Yr Eglwys Gymreig,� (The Welsh Church) will be
dedicated. It behoves us all to attend this event in the history of the Welsh
Church in
Sydney.
The Gymanfa (the Singing Festival) will take place on the last Sunday of this
month,
June 28th at 2.30 pm in the Welsh Church of Sydney, the lovely sandstone
building that
is St Peters Presbyterian Church at the top of Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
Bob
rjon8052@...






The Welsh Choir of Southern California cordially invites you to�..
'Get Acquainted Open House'
Sunday, June 28
Holy Nativity Episcopal Church
6700 West 83rd Street, Westchester 90045
(83rd Street is just north of the Sepulveda & Manchester intersection just up
the road from LAX).
The afternoon will begin at 3:00 pm but you may drop in at anytime to sit &
listen or join us in singing. No need to know Welsh or to read music to join
in...and you will not only sing beautiful music, but you will learn to pronounce
at least 5 great Welsh words including the name of the famous Welsh town:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogogerychwymdrobwllantysiliogogogoch
From 4:00 - 5:00 pm we will get acquainted at a wine & cheese reception,
introduce you to our new Director, Tony Davis, and answer any questions you may
have about becoming a chorister with the Welsh Choir or a ffrind y Cor (friend
of the Choir). There is, of course, no obligation to do any of these...just come
and enjoy a really fun and uplifting afternoon!
Open House information will be on our website next week:
www.welshchoir.com
and please feel free to reply to this invitation at  WelshChoir@...
or call Caroline at 562/209-8184
We would love to see you on June 28th!...and  if you have a minute, please RSVP
so we'll be sure to have plenty of wine & cheese!!






Welsh events in Washington June 12 - July 5
If you want to experience the arts and culture of Wales in the USA,
come and join us in Washington! Wales is the featured nation at this year�s
Smithsonian
Folklife Festival on and around the National Mall (June 24 - July 5) which will
feature singers,
musicians, poets, craftspeople, sustainable housing, natural remedies, Welsh
food and a whole
host more. In addition, there will be ancillary Welsh events all over the city
including film
screenings, theatre readings, lectures, afternoon teas, concerts and poetry
slams.
Please follow this link
http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/Smithsonian/Smithsonian.aspx
for a daily schedule called Washington DC Daily Planner to help you plan your
Welsh days out in Washington.





ASOCIACION SAN DAVID de TRELEW
La Asociaci�n San David  de Trelew informa que   en la  centenaria Capilla
galesa  "Nazareth" de  DROFA DULOG (ubicada  en  la margen  sud  del R�o Chubut,
entre Trelew  y  Gaiman) ha  organizado  una reuni�n de  CANTO CONGREGACIONAL
(Cymanfa Ganu).
La misma se llevar� a cabo el d�a s�bado 20 de junio a la hora 16.
Invitando cordialmente a la poblaci�n en general a participar.
La actual Capilla, que es la segunda edificada en la zona, fue construida en el
a�o1891 por el Sr. Evan Jones �Triangl�. En la misma funcion� durante muchos
a�os la Escuela Nacional  n� 13.  Est�  construida con ladrillos, techo a  dos
aguas  de  chapa, con  piso, cielorraso, ventanas, puertas, bancos y p�lpito de
madera. Tambi�n posee un �Vestry� � sal�n auxiliar. Como caracter�stica singular
se observa que el p�lpito se encuentra al frente del sal�n pero ubicado entre
ambas puertas de entrada.
Ha sido refaccionada hace pocos a�os por el gobierno de la Provincia ,
manteni�ndose la construcci�n en excelente estado y cuenta tambi�n con muy buena
calefacci�n.
La ruta provincial 7 que pasa frente a la Capilla ha sido pavimentada
recientemente.
Asociacion San David
trelewsandavid@...









Harp Concert in Derbyshire / Cyngerdd Delyn yn Swydd Derby?
Gwelir http://www.thelittlewelshshop.co.uk/2008_Events.html
Sunday 21st June 2009
2pm @ Town End Farm, Kirk Langley, Derbyshire
Annual Summer Concert by Harpz The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble
with Helen Naylor's Harp Students






Oceans Apart
Hardest working Welsh band in North America!
Schedule for the rest of 2009
http://www.oceansapartmusic.com/schedule.htm





Colorado Welsh Society
The Colorado Welsh Society is pleased to present a program on the Colorado Welsh
Miners in Boulder and Weld Counties, Colorado.  This program will be held on
July 11, 2009, at the College Hill Library, 3705 W. 112th Avenue, Westminster,
Colorado.  The program is from 3:00 to 4:45 PM.  Paul and Carol Lightsey will
present this program on
The advent of coal mining in Colorado began concurrently with the gold rush of
1858-59 that essentially started the European migration into Colorado.  By 1870,
coal mining was flourishing and the primary economic product of Boulder and Weld
counties.  By 1900, nearly 2000 Welsh had moved to Colorado; some directly from
Wales, but many emigrating first to the coal fields of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania first.  This presentation will describe the early history of the
role of Welsh coal miners in Colorado and the �Lewis Home - Miner�s Museum� in
Lafayette, Colorado.
This program is free and open to the public.  After the program please join
members of the Colorado Welsh Society at the Exchange Tavern, 11940 Bradburn
Blvd. for dinner, drinks and socializing.  Bradburn is a short street running
south of 120th Avenue just west of Lowell Street.  For more information contact
Sam Kuntz, President, Colorado Welsh Society, 303.886.0632 or
sam.kuntz@....






The National Library of Wales visits Washington D.C.
As a part of this year's prestigious Smithsonian Folklife Festival in
Washington, genealogical experts from The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
will be present to advise the visitors on their Welsh ancestry.  A special
pavilion will be allocated for Welsh Roots where staff from the Library will be
able to assist and advise researchers of the genealogical resources available.
The Library has always been considered as the foremost resource for all Welsh
genealogical research, and its reputation is unsurpassed as a treasure trove of
Welsh culture, history and tradition.
For additional information concerning the Library and its resources visit our
website:
www.llgc.org
Cyril Evans
cyril.evans@...
Swyddog Hyrwyddo
Communications Officer







Idaho
The Malad Valley Welsh Society will sponsor its 5th annual Welsh Festival this
year on
  June 26-27 in Malad City, Idaho. Our Society began in 2005 and had 159 members
last year.
Our website is www.welshfestival.com.   We are trying to get the word out about
our Festival
and Society, so we will appreciate your assistance.  If you need additional
information, contact me.  THANK YOU.
  Sincerely,
Gloria Jean Thomas
thomjea2@...
President, Malad Valley Welsh Society
www.welshfestival.com







Harrisburg and Lancaster County in PA, West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee,
Kentucky
I'm travelling from South Wales to the US in July and August to carry out some
research on how local people become involved in their community's regeneration
initiatives. I would like to arrange a few meetings with non profit
organisations who work in community development and neighbourhood renewal. I've
already made contact with organisations in Harrisburg and  Lancaster County in
PA and an organisation in rural Kentucky. I am particularly interested in
meeting with organisations from West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee. I will be
travelling along with my wife and will be in the States between 26 July and 15
August.
Here's hoping this meets with some success
Regards
Ferenc Bliszko
ferencbliszko@...
Swansea, South Wales





Welsh Battlefield Society
The programme for 2009 of the Welsh Battlefields Society is as follows:
16.08.2009 Meeting on Gowerton Common to commemorate the 12c battle of Gower-
details later.
There is also a proposed trip to Raglan Castle in Gwent to investigate the seige
of the castle in the 17c English Civil War.
Best wishes,
John H. Davies
sion_cwm_hir@...





EISTEDDFOD COMPETITIONS AT THE 2009 FESTIVAL OF WALES
The Eisteddfod Committee of the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association (WNGGA)
is thrilled to announce the sponsors for the competitions at the 2009 Festival
of Wales Eisteddfod.  WNGGA is honoured to recognize all these wonderful people:

Hymn Singing Competition: The WNGGA Past Presidents� Award
Solo Voice Competition: Pacific Northwest Welsh Societies Award
Solo Voice Semi-Professional: The David G. Morris Memorial Award
Vocal Ensemble: The Edwin Thomas Batton Memorial Prize
Recitation: The Eisteddfod Committee Award
Youth Dance: The Ninnau/Y Drych Award

Adult Dance: The Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago Award
We deeply appreciate their devotion, individually and collectively, to the
cultural heritage of Wales and their generosity in financing the awards.
The Eisteddfod is planned for Friday, September 4th 2009 and Saturday morning
September 5th, if necessary, during the Festival at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel,
in the heart of Pittsburgh, PA. Competitors (that means you, dear reader!) may
download the information pack and entry form from the Festival website:
www.nafow.org. It provides full information on age, entry and performance
requirements, as well as entry fees and prizes for each competition.
Alternatively obtain the information from WNGGA International Headquarters, P.O.
Box 410, Granville, OH 43023.  Telephone:  740-587-3936.   E-mail: 
WNGGAHQ@....  Entry forms and accompanying fees must be submitted to WNGGA
International HQ by June 26th 2009.
Questions about the Eisteddfod and the competitions may be directed to:
Alan Upshall, Chair     Tel: 425-488-7288       E-mail: aupshall@...
Kathy Horstman          Tel: 724-774-5658     E-mail:
contact2009eisteddfod@...







The Chicago Tafia Welsh Society
Welsh Events in Chicago - Summer 2009
For more information on these and other events please email us at :
WelshChicago@...
www.MySpace.com/ChicagoTafia
www.geocities.com/TheChicagoTafia







Sydney Welsh Choir
The Sydney Welsh Choir followed its four concerts in March with a busy April
including a concert tour to the South Coast of NSW and Canberra over Easter. 
The choir performed at Narooma Golf Club, at Wolumla Hall for the Sapphire Coast
Music Society and in St Andrew's Church, Canberra with the Sing Australia Choir.
We also sang the Australian and Welsh national anthems on the marble staircase
inside Parliament House, and performed In Flanders Fields and the Australian
anthem at the Australian War Memorial.  On April 25 we will sing again at the
Anzac Day service following the march at Sydney's Anzac Memorial.
The coming months have fewer concerts but engagements will increase sharply
later in the year.
June 2009
Sunday 21 June at 2.00pm: charity concert at Henry Lawson retirement village,
Wyoming.
July 2009
Saturday 4 July at 8.00pm: Perform with the Tom Jones Experience at
Canterbury-Hurlstone Pk Club.
Photos of the Easter tour and other choir activities can be seen on the choir
website, www.swc.org.au - please check it out!
Kind regards,
CLIVE WOOSNAM
clivewoosnam@...








Cymdeithas Madog: Winter Updates
Cwrs Goleuni'r Gogledd - The Northern Lights Course
July 19 - 26, 2009
Enlighten yourself by learning Welsh under the Northern Lights! Plans are
shaping up for the 33rd annual Cwrs Cymraeg Welsh language week, to be held at
the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, in Camrose, Alberta.  The lead
tutor will be longtime Cwrs teacher Hefina Phillips, a native Welsh speaker who
now resides in Ontario, Canada.
Stay tuned for more updates by visiting the Cwrs 2009 page at:
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Roast fresh ham with onion stuffing
Ingredients1 (4 pound) boneless pork leg (fresh ham)
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon dried sage leaves, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups soft bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 cups water
6 medium onions, chopped Salt
How To Make Roast fresh ham with onion stuffing
Roast fresh ham with onion stuffing Recipe Directions:
Spread pork flat; sprinkle lightly with salt. Heat water to boiling; add onions.
Cook 5 minutes; drain.

Mix onions and remaining ingredients. Spread half of onion mixture on pork; roll
up. Fasten with metal skewers. Place pork, fat side down, on rack in shallow
roasting pan. Spoon any remaining stuffing over top of pork. Insert meat
thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of pork and does not rest in
stuffing. Roast uncovered at 325 degrees F until thermometer registers 170
degrees F, 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
Enjoy Roast fresh ham with onion stuffing!






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The Welsh language class sponsored by The St. David's Society of Pittsburgh will
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Boston Welsh Lessons - Dysgwch Gymraeg yn Boston
Aled Llion Jones, currently teaching Welsh at Harvard University, is offering
free evening classes in Cambridge. Classes for beginners meet on Wednesday
evenings.
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Derby Welsh Learners Circle website and the blog Cymry'r Canolbarth in your next
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Ontario Canada
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CALLING ALL WELSH SPEAKERS AND PEOPLE LEARNING TO SPEAK WELSH
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easily accessible from the Queensway in both directions. Everyone is
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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
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Universit� d'Ottawa,
70, rue Laurier,(131)
Ottawa,
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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
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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,
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Toronto
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Edward Channon, a resident of Portland Oregon, has been playing the
bagpipes for 35 years. He has recently completed his first book:- The
Ballad of A Bagpiper. The book details the humorous stories of things
Edward has observed over the years at weddings, funerals, events and a
myriad of other gatherings around the world. Edward will be appearing
at the Left Coast Eisteddfod where he will be giving a presentation
and demonstration of his piping skills and signing copies of his new
book.

http://americymru.ning.com/profiles/blogs/an-interview-edward-channon

David Western will be appearing, speaking on the lovespoon carving tradition and
showing his work, including the Left Coast Eisteddfod lovespoon - which David
will award at the event - at the Left Coast Eisteddfod in Portland, Oregon on
Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22, 2009. Get your tickets now.

http://americymru.ning.com/profiles/blogs/david-westerns-lovespoon-2

Lord of the Dance
29th October - Emens Auditorium, Muncie, IN, USA, 7.30pm
16th March 2010 - Cowan Center, Tyler, TX, USA, 7.30pm
18th April 2010 - Hammerson Hall, Mississauga, ON, Canada 2pm & 8pm

Magic of the Dance
9th February 2010 - Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany, 8pm
10th February 2010 - Rosengarten Mozartsaal, Mannheim, Germany, 8pm
11th February 2010 - Kulturpalast, Bitterfeld, Germany, 8pm
14th February 2010 - Theater am Aegi, Hannover, Germany, 8pm

Ragus - The Show
7th October - Stadsschouwburg, Middelburg, Netherlands, 8pm
10th October - CC Het Gasthuis Aarschot, Aarschot, Belgium, 8pm
12th October - Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8pm
15th October - Theater de Nobelaer, Etten Leur, Netherlands, 8.15pm

Riverdance
6th-7th February 2010 - Schwarzwaldhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, 3pm
6th-7th February 2010 - Schwarzwaldhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, 8pm
12th-14th February 2010 - AWD-Hall, Hannover, Germany, 8pm
13th-14th February 2010 - AWD-Hall, Hannover, Germany, 3pm
15th-17th February 2010 - Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany, 8pm
19th-21st February 2010 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, 8pm
20th-21st February 2010 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, 3pm
18th-20th May 2010 - Peace Concert Hall Greenville, SC, USA, 7.30pm
21st-22nd May 2010 - Peace Concert Hall Greenville, SC, USA, 8pm
22nd-23rd May 2010 - Peace Concert Hall Greenville, SC, USA, 2pm
23rd May 2010 - Peace Concert Hall Greenville, SC, USA, 7.30pm

Spirit of the Dance
23rd September - The Anvil, Basingstoke, U.K., 7.45pm
1st October - Venue Cymru, Llandudno, U.K., 8pm

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

Alex

For those interested in genuine Irish folk music, I'd like to recommend again,
the web site of Comhaltas Ceolt�ir� �ireann (Music Association of Ireland).
There are gems there.

Start at

http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_289_6_bridge_ceili_band_jigs/


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The band is great; they perform in upstate NY a lot as well. I am involved in
a few Celtic festivals in the upstate NY (and CT) area and we have requests for
Scythian to return. Catch em in NY, catch em upstate (Albany, GAIF, etc)
....Just catch em! ---


In CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com, "julia.tonelli" <julia.tonelli@...> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
> I saw a great Celtic band last month at Sullivan Hall in Greenwich
> Village, NYC.   They're coming back to the same venue this Saturday,
> June 20th.  If you're in the area, check it out.  Its such a fun show.
>
> The name of the band is Scythian.  They are rooted in celtic traditional
> music, but they mix it up with Celtic rock, and strains of Gypsy and
> klezmer.  They're young, (cute!), and put on a high energy dance party!
>
> Check them out here: Scythian
> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2F\
> www.scythianmusic.com%2F&ei=jAw4Sv2ABo-HlAfnnJzsDQ&usg=AFQjCNFKT1jkpz33o\
> Da8yX2LQnzIzrEL7g&sig2=FxnWWAxmqYQGkwaI80NNNw>
>
> Here's some venue info:
> Sullivan Hall <http://sullivanhallnyc.com>
> 214 Sullivan Hall
> New York, NY 10012
>
> Hope to see some of ya there!
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Nice to see Nights In White Satin and Mull Of Kintyre
enter into the catalogue of Celtic Heritage.

Robin Williamson, not so long back appointed Chief of the
Order or Bards Ovates and Druids, like the current
Archbishop of Canterbury today,  has recently been singing
Celticky versions of Ace Of Spades (Motorhead)
and a beautiful Wild Horses (Rolling Stones)

while our local pubs sessions now regularly include timeless
classics like Brown Eyed Girl and Fulsom Prison Blues.

On one side I'm expressing a hint of satire
but in my heart I love these interpretations
of pop and rock songs in the style these Celticky
singers and musicians are used to.

..... and its seems millions of others do too.

More!!

John of Celtic Ways

At 15:24 17/06/2009, you wrote:
>Celtic Thunder Two includes an eclectic mix of songs
>ranging from the Moody Blues classic Nights In White Satin, Paul
>McCartney's Mull Of Kintyre to the classic Danny Boy. The ensemble
>numbers on Celtic Thunder Two reflect the power of the vocalists, who
>range in age from 14 to 40, and feature songs that celebrate a common
>Celtic heritage.

The Celtic trio Banshee in the Kitchen will be playing in Fremont June 27th @
Mission Coffee Roasting Co. see web fremontcoffee.com hosted by  wayne/sue of
BraskhouseConcerts.com Come to Fremont Ca. 94539 and have some fun.

---
yes they are great. I never saw them live, I'm sure their even better live.

Susanne



  In CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com, Cornelia Amiri <celticromancequeen@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I saw Celtic Thunder in Houston in the fall of 2008. The show was fantastic.
> I love them.
>
> thanks,
>
> Cornelia Amiri
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Celtic Thunder Act Two, the companion to Celtic Thunder (which sold over
150,00  CDs and DVDs combined) musically completes the collection of
songs that have  been included in one of the most successful PBS
programs ever. Celtic Thunder  Two includes an eclectic mix of songs
ranging from the Moody Blues classic  Nights In White Satin, Paul
McCartney's Mull Of Kintyre to the classic Danny  Boy. The ensemble
numbers on Celtic Thunder Two reflect the power of the  vocalists, who
range in age from 14 to 40, and feature songs that celebrate a  common
Celtic heritage.


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Act Two
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06/21/2009 06:00 PM - Cafe Monet (Father�s Day Dinner Music on the
Celtic Harp) also Sundays in July and August

309 Millburn Ave
MILLBURN, New Jersey 07041
Cost:No Cover / BYOB
Description:Description:Dinner Music Starting at 6:00 pm on the
Celtic Harp. Reservations Recommended! Please confirm start time when
calling in case there are any changes. 309 Millburn Ave Millburn, NJ
07041 (973) 376-8555



07/18/2009 04:00 PM - Midsummer festival- HarpAntics Student Harp
Ensemble plays prelude to  Midsummer Night�s Dream  (Anda plays
mustard seed)                                KID event!  / Family
friendly EVENT!!!

Verona Park
Verona, New Jersey 07041
US
Cost:FREE
Description:All day festival of Midsummer and Shakespeare!!



07/25/2009 08:00 PM - Orchard House Cafe
Slight Imperfection (Celtic HArp and Guitar)

1064 1st Ave.
New York, New York 10022
US
Cost:$10
Description:2 sets in this Charming Cafe 8pm and 9pm




Private House Concerts CAN BE arranged! Contact us!
In YOUR Living room
Anywhere, New Jersey
sometimes PA and NY

Odarka
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http://www.myspace.com/odarkasharp
http://cdbaby.com/cd/slightimperfection (New CD! also on itunes)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Odarka/86215708497

http://weddingsbyartists.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/artist-profile-
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> Thanks for the info. Any chances to play in the Dallas area in the future?
There are so many Irish pubs around here in need of some extra energy and great
music! :)

Sadly. No gigs in Dallas at that time. Not sure when the next show is in Dallas.
Need find a new venue since the Tipperary Inn closed.

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Gunn <marc@...>
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:09:10
> To: <scottishcouncil@yahoogroups.com>; <celticcafe@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [CelticCafe] Marc Gunn Tour Dates
>
>
> Marc Gunn is Celtic American Musician and Podcaster. Good food, good
> drink and good company. Folk ballads, Irish drinking songs, fantasy,
> Sci Fi, and cats on the autoharp. Embrace independent Celtic music!
>
> UPCOMING TOURDATES
>
> 6.21 (AUSTIN, TX) The Saxon Pub
> 6.24 (SPRINGFIELD, MO) The Coffee Ethic
> 6.26 (CEDAR RAPIDS, IA) Cummings House Concert
> 6.27 (ELMHURST, IL) Benefit Concert for Feral Fixers at Fitz's Pub
> 6.28 (BROOKFIELD, IL) Irish Times Pub
> 7.1 (WINCHESTER, KY) Panzarella House Concert
> 7.8 (NEW ORLEANS, LA) Neutral Ground Coffeehouse
>
> --
> MARC GUNN, Award-Winning Celtic American Musician and Podcaster
> Thank You for Listening to My Music --> http://www.marcgunn.com
> and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast --> http://celticmusicpodcast.com
>
> NEWS FLASH: New Celtic Invasion of Dingle, Ireland is scheduled
> http://www.celticinvasion.com/
>
> TOURING NOW All Over the World in a Town Near You
> Roll Around in Fun, Celtic Music Joy! Subscribe to Marc's Musings
> http://www.reverbnation.com/marcgunn
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I really enjoyed Scythian last year when they played at Milwaukee Irish Fest.
Great fun.
:-D
Blessings.
Jeannie.
______________________



--- In CelticCafe@yahoogroups.com, "julia.tonelli" <julia.tonelli@...> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
> I saw a great Celtic band last month at Sullivan Hall in Greenwich
> Village, NYC.   They're coming back to the same venue this Saturday,
> June 20th.  If you're in the area, check it out.  Its such a fun show.
>
> The name of the band is Scythian.  They are rooted in celtic traditional
> music, but they mix it up with Celtic rock, and strains of Gypsy and
> klezmer.  They're young, (cute!), and put on a high energy dance party!
>
> Check them out here: Scythian
> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2F\
> www.scythianmusic.com%2F&ei=jAw4Sv2ABo-HlAfnnJzsDQ&usg=AFQjCNFKT1jkpz33o\
> Da8yX2LQnzIzrEL7g&sig2=FxnWWAxmqYQGkwaI80NNNw>
>
> Here's some venue info:
> Sullivan Hall <http://sullivanhallnyc.com>
> 214 Sullivan Hall
> New York, NY 10012
>
> Hope to see some of ya there!
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hey guys,
I saw a great Celtic band last month at Sullivan Hall in Greenwich
Village, NYC.   They're coming back to the same venue this Saturday,
June 20th.  If you're in the area, check it out.  Its such a fun show.

The name of the band is Scythian.  They are rooted in celtic traditional
music, but they mix it up with Celtic rock, and strains of Gypsy and
klezmer.  They're young, (cute!), and put on a high energy dance party!

Check them out here: Scythian
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2F\
www.scythianmusic.com%2F&ei=jAw4Sv2ABo-HlAfnnJzsDQ&usg=AFQjCNFKT1jkpz33o\
Da8yX2LQnzIzrEL7g&sig2=FxnWWAxmqYQGkwaI80NNNw>

Here's some venue info:
Sullivan Hall <http://sullivanhallnyc.com>
214 Sullivan Hall
New York, NY 10012

Hope to see some of ya there!



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear Marc Gunn:

Thanks for the info. Any chances to play in the Dallas area in the future? There
are so many Irish pubs around here in need of some extra energy and great music!
:)

Success!

Bengal.


-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Gunn <marc@...>

Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:09:10
To: <scottishcouncil@yahoogroups.com>; <celticcafe@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [CelticCafe] Marc Gunn Tour Dates


Marc Gunn is Celtic American Musician and Podcaster. Good food, good
drink and good company. Folk ballads, Irish drinking songs, fantasy,
Sci Fi, and cats on the autoharp. Embrace independent Celtic music!

UPCOMING TOURDATES

6.21 (AUSTIN, TX) The Saxon Pub
6.24 (SPRINGFIELD, MO) The Coffee Ethic
6.26 (CEDAR RAPIDS, IA) Cummings House Concert
6.27 (ELMHURST, IL) Benefit Concert for Feral Fixers at Fitz's Pub
6.28 (BROOKFIELD, IL) Irish Times Pub
7.1 (WINCHESTER, KY) Panzarella House Concert
7.8 (NEW ORLEANS, LA) Neutral Ground Coffeehouse

--
MARC GUNN, Award-Winning Celtic American Musician and Podcaster
Thank You for Listening to My Music --> http://www.marcgunn.com
and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast --> http://celticmusicpodcast.com

NEWS FLASH: New Celtic Invasion of Dingle, Ireland is scheduled
http://www.celticinvasion.com/

TOURING NOW All Over the World in a Town Near You
Roll Around in Fun, Celtic Music Joy! Subscribe to Marc's Musings
http://www.reverbnation.com/marcgunn



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Marc Gunn is Celtic American Musician and Podcaster. Good food, good
drink and good company. Folk ballads, Irish drinking songs, fantasy,
Sci Fi, and cats on the autoharp. Embrace independent Celtic music!

UPCOMING TOURDATES

6.21 (AUSTIN, TX) The Saxon Pub
6.24 (SPRINGFIELD, MO) The Coffee Ethic
6.26 (CEDAR RAPIDS, IA) Cummings House Concert
6.27 (ELMHURST, IL) Benefit Concert for Feral Fixers at Fitz's Pub
6.28 (BROOKFIELD, IL) Irish Times Pub
7.1 (WINCHESTER, KY) Panzarella House Concert
7.8 (NEW ORLEANS, LA) Neutral Ground Coffeehouse

--
MARC GUNN, Award-Winning Celtic American Musician and Podcaster
Thank You for Listening to My Music --> http://www.marcgunn.com
and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast --> http://celticmusicpodcast.com

NEWS FLASH: New Celtic Invasion of Dingle, Ireland is scheduled
http://www.celticinvasion.com/

TOURING NOW All Over the World in a Town Near You
Roll Around in Fun, Celtic Music Joy! Subscribe to Marc's Musings
http://www.reverbnation.com/marcgunn

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Check out these Welsh related websites. We appreciate their support towards our
efforts!!!!


AmeriCymru
An Interview with Kath Rhodes editor of Welsh Country: "the pan Wales
magazine that is essential reading for those that are passionate about
the countryside of Wales, Welsh Food, Welsh Property and the history
of Wales."
http://americymru.ning.com/profiles/blogs/an-interview-with-kath-rhodes


“THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS”.
RHYS PHILLIPS, COL, USMC (Ret.) wrote:
"The documentary (The Land of Your Fathers) is outstanding. The photography and
musical background are truly inspiring!”
“THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS”  is DVD of a journey around Wales filmed on a
High Definition camera.
SHOW THE GRANDCHILDREN THE LAND OF DEWI SANT!
"Inspirational! The production is inspirational!" – GARETH JENKINS, WELSH
RUGBY TEAM COACH (Ret.)
"You have captured the beauty of the wildness of Wales .….
I can recommend it to all who love Wales……"  VERONICA ELLIS,  New South
Wales.
The DVD is available in both PAL and NTSC formats.
http://www.HendyProductions.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


- Film celebrates historic flight  -  A film celebrating the Welsh links of the
first transatlantic aviator Arthur Brown has successfully recreated the epic
flight exactly 90 years ago.


- Story behind Cardiff department store Howells revealed -   HAVING traded at
the same St Mary Street site for more than 140 years, Howells department store
has become one of Cardiff’s most iconic sights.



- Kylie's north Wales family links   - Revelations in the 1911 census show pop
princess Kylie Minogue's ancestors came not only from south Wales, but from the
north of the country as well.



- £8.4m Snowdon summit cafe opens   –  A new £8.4m visitor centre on the
summit of Snowdon has been officially opened by First Minister Rhodri Morgan.
The opening of Hafod Eryri marked the end of nearly three years of demolition
and building work 3,560ft (1,085m) above sea level.




- Tutu receives university honour  - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been awarded an
honorary doctorate by Bangor University.
Tutu, the leading anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace prize winner, was
being honoured alongside the first minister.


- DEEP in the hedgerows and riverbanks of Wales, an unlikely fightback is slowly
gathering pace.
    -  After years of oppression at the hands of introduced predators, Wales’
native species stand on the verge of an much-needed renaissance.
First, a scheme to cut mink numbers in Mid Wales allowed scores of water voles
to be reintroduced to a lake where they would previously have been snack-food.
Then, a food company in North Wales struck a blow for the struggling red
squirrel by trapping dozens of its grey brethren – and used them to concoct a
number of tasty batches of pate.




- Lleidr ac arwr yn cael ei gofio   - Mae'r gofeb yng nghanol Tregaron, y dref
lle ganwyd Twm Siôn Cati yn 1530.






Readers Comments - Geiriau gan yr darllenwyr!


Welsh expats in Australia
I'm starting to put together plans for our coverage of the Ashes in Cardiff next
month and I am keen to hear from Welsh expats from around the world about what
they will be doing to watch it.
I'd also love to hear from anyone who may have emigrated from Wales to
Australia, or who may be from Australia with family in Wales.
Basically I am looking for anyone from around the world who has a good story to
tell that may be good for our newspaper and website.
Would you be able to put a message out to your members in your weekly email and
ask for them to get in touch with me?
Many thanks for your help,
Tim Lewis
Reporter
Media Wales
Western Mail, Wales on Sunday, South Wales Echo and www.walesonline.co.uk
Cardiff CF10 1XR
Tel. 029 2024 3623
tim.lewis@...


Japanese Welsh
Thank you very much for sending me Wales Worldwide.
It is fantastic to know for me how people Welsh is actively expanding their
influences of Welsh Spirit and heart all over the world.  It is not only the
case of Welsh people, even Japanese who used to live in Wales for spending their
time during their job in Wales and sometime with their family.  So many children
graduated local school and used to learn Japanese language in their Saturday
School in WWhitchurch in South Wales.
These Japanese has very pro-Wales and loves Wales as their 2nd home country.
We Japan has the Clwb Hiraeth which is composed of people who used to work in
Wales and has really  Welsh heart.     Sir Howard is honoury member, Mr
Nakamura, EX vice president Sony, Mr Murayama, President Kansai Airport and Mr
Kaminaga, President Sumitomo Precision are the member of club.
It is just for your information, we have certain Welsh network (St. David's
Society, Welsh Language study and
The Clwb Hiraeth).
Kind regards
Tiger Nakajima
Takeharu.Nakajima@...


Quakers
My Welsh ancestor, Davis Smith, was born into a Welsh Quaker congregation which
immigrated to the Altoona, PA area in 1812.  I understand that the records of
that immigration are in the Sharples Library at Swarthmore College.  I lived in
Swarthmore in the 1960s, but had not yet become interested in Welsh history so I
never looked up that information at the library.  Family lore says that he
worked on the railroad that carried canal boats across the mountains.  That was
the Allegheny Portage railroad, which opened in 1834 and is now a National
Historical Site Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (U.S. National
Park Service)   I no longer live in Swarthmore and have no easy access to the
Sharples Library.  Has anybody looked into that resource, and can tell me more
about that migration?
Just incidentally, Quakers, many of whom were Welsh, were a major factor in the
settlement of the Philadelphia area.  This is evidenced by the fact that so many
of the Philadelphia suburbs have Welsh names (Bryn Mawr, Bala Cynwyd, Llanerch,
etc).  Pennsylvania was chartered in 1681, and the first proposed name was New
Wales.  This is really surprising, because Penn was English and had estates in
Ireland,
Eventually Penn attracted other persecuted minorities including Huguenots,
Mennonites, Amish, Catholics, Lutherans, and Jews from England, France, Holland,
Germany, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, and Wales.  Essentially all the 17th century
settlers of America were religious refugees.  That was especially true of the
Welsh, because Wales was a hotbed of Quakerism, which was persecuted by the
British Crown.
Allan Blair
drblair@...

Welsh tv live/S4C yn fyw
http://www.s4c.co.uk/e_listings.shtml
http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/4597/S4C-Live-TV.html

Tredegar - South Wales!
www.Tredegar.co.uk is constructing a pictorial history of Tredegar and
surrounding areas, available for free viewing online.
We are on the hunt for any photos, old or new of Tredegar Town or the Valleys
area.
If you feel you can help please make contact.
Any and all photos gratefully accepted. Credit & Copyright provided.
To see our Gallery with over 2,000 photos, please see:-
http://www.tredegar.co.uk/gallery/gallery.asp
  Thanks,
The Webteam@...


Boston
Celtic Week at WHRB 95.3 fm, streaming on the web at whrb.org
I have a week long program of Celtic music where the only
requirement is that the lyrics are in a Celtic language. Spread the
word! If bands want to donate material, please have them email me
their mp3s.
I already have quite a large selection of Welsh artists singing in
Welsh.
The program will be on WHRB Cambridge, 95.3 fm (Boston, MA), and
streaming over the web at WHRB.org.
In addition, over the summer I'll have a Celtic music program on WMBR
Cambridge, 88.9 fm (wmbr.org) every Saturday at 6 pm. That will also
be available on their website.
Musical suggestions of artists to check out are always welcome. I'm
especially looking for jazz and classical music with lyrics in a
Celtic language, though all genres are welcome.
Thanks for your help !!! Diolch yn fawr !!!
kitkelt
kitkelt@...
http://whrb.org/orgies.php



Arkansa
Name: Carrie
Email: harcar02@...
Fy enw i yw Carrie a dwi dysgu cymraeg yn Arkansa!!!!
If there's anybody in the area who can help me with the Welsh language, please
let me know.


TALKING ABOUT WALES.
by John F. Wake
  'WHERE IN WALES'
"Giving stress a kick"
  Do you like pubs?  I suppose most of us do even though some may only sip a
lemonade.
With all the stresses and concerns of modern day life thank Goodness Wales still
possesses
little havens of tranquility.  There are still pubs in Wales where no cars whizz
by, no
traffic noise and one can escape for an hour in another world. Most public
houses in the U.K,
especially in villages, have a church adjacent or very nearbye.  I visited one
such pub in
Wales where all the ingredients of 'escapism' were present.  Rural views, an
ancient church adjacent, no traffic racing back and fore, a rustic interior, a
good pint, lovely food and friendly people.  Enjoy the pub and church in this
short two minute video and see why an hour there can slow you down and put life
into perspective.(And the beer aint that bad either!!) Just for an hour the
world didn't seem to be such an hectic place...............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgCnn2CTmJg


Sydney
Welsh Church and the Welsh Society of Sydney
present
Y Gymanfa Ganu 2009
This is an important Gymanfa for the Welsh Community in that it is at this
Gymanfa
that the sign for the Church, “Yr Eglwys Gymreig,” (The Welsh Church) will
be
dedicated. It behoves us all to attend this event in the history of the Welsh
Church in
Sydney.
The Gymanfa (the Singing Festival) will take place on the last Sunday of this
month,
June 28th at 2.30 pm in the Welsh Church of Sydney, the lovely sandstone
building that
is St Peters Presbyterian Church at the top of Blues Point Road, North Sydney.
Bob
rjon8052@...



The Welsh Choir of Southern California cordially invites you to…..
'Get Acquainted Open House'
Sunday, June 28
Holy Nativity Episcopal Church
6700 West 83rd Street, Westchester 90045
(83rd Street is just north of the Sepulveda & Manchester intersection just up
the road from LAX).
The afternoon will begin at 3:00 pm but you may drop in at anytime to sit &
listen or join us in singing. No need to know Welsh or to read music to join
in...and you will not only sing beautiful music, but you will learn to pronounce
at least 5 great Welsh words including the name of the famous Welsh town:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogogerychwymdrobwllantysiliogogogoch
From 4:00 - 5:00 pm we will get acquainted at a wine & cheese reception,
introduce you to our new Director, Tony Davis, and answer any questions you may
have about becoming a chorister with the Welsh Choir or a ffrind y Cor (friend
of the Choir). There is, of course, no obligation to do any of these...just come
and enjoy a really fun and uplifting afternoon!
Open House information will be on our website next week:
www.welshchoir.com
and please feel free to reply to this invitation at  WelshChoir@...
or call Caroline at 562/209-8184
We would love to see you on June 28th!...and  if you have a minute, please RSVP
so we'll be sure to have plenty of wine & cheese!!



Welsh events in Washington June 12 - July 5
If you want to experience the arts and culture of Wales in the USA,
come and join us in Washington! Wales is the featured nation at this year’s
Smithsonian
Folklife Festival on and around the National Mall (June 24 - July 5) which will
feature singers,
musicians, poets, craftspeople, sustainable housing, natural remedies, Welsh
food and a whole
host more. In addition, there will be ancillary Welsh events all over the city
including film
screenings, theatre readings, lectures, afternoon teas, concerts and poetry
slams.
Please follow this link
http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/Smithsonian/Smithsonian.aspx
for a daily schedule called Washington DC Daily Planner to help you plan your
Welsh days out in Washington.


ASOCIACION SAN DAVID de TRELEW
La Asociación San David  de Trelew informa que   en la  centenaria Capilla
galesa  "Nazareth" de  DROFA DULOG (ubicada  en  la margen  sud  del Río
Chubut, entre Trelew  y  Gaiman) ha  organizado  una reunión de  CANTO
CONGREGACIONAL (Cymanfa Ganu).
La misma se llevará a cabo el día sábado 20 de junio a la hora 16.
Invitando cordialmente a la población en general a participar.
La actual Capilla, que es la segunda edificada en la zona, fue construida en el
año1891 por el Sr. Evan Jones “Triangl”. En la misma funcionó durante
muchos años la Escuela Nacional  nº 13.  Está  construida con ladrillos,
techo a  dos aguas  de  chapa, con  piso, cielorraso, ventanas, puertas, bancos
y púlpito de madera. También posee un “Vestry” ó salón auxiliar. Como
característica singular se observa que el púlpito se encuentra al frente del
salón pero ubicado entre ambas puertas de entrada.
Ha sido refaccionada hace pocos años por el gobierno de la Provincia ,
manteniéndose la construcción en excelente estado y cuenta también con muy
buena calefacción.
La ruta provincial 7 que pasa frente a la Capilla ha sido pavimentada
recientemente.
Asociacion San David
trelewsandavid@...




Harp Concert in Derbyshire / Cyngerdd Delyn yn Swydd Derby‏
Gwelir http://www.thelittlewelshshop.co.uk/2008_Events.html
Sunday 21st June 2009
2pm @ Town End Farm, Kirk Langley, Derbyshire
Annual Summer Concert by Harpz The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble
with Helen Naylor's Harp Students



Name: Richard Floyd
Email: rmfloyd1@...
Comments:Anyone out there have any contacts in Wales who might be willing to
help me in researching my lineage, Floyd is my surname and I need some help.
Have traced my family back to Edward Floyd born 1613 in Henrico VIrginia.
Can't find his parents or how they got here to the USA


Oceans Apart
Hardest working Welsh band in North America!
Schedule for the rest of 2009
http://www.oceansapartmusic.com/schedule.htm


Wales-New Zealand
Late last year the Wales-New Zealand Family History Society (WANZ FHS) became
incorporated & took over the activities of the Welsh Special Interest Group
(WIG) of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Any questions relating to
Welsh immigrants into New Zealand are welcomed. For further details:email
wanzfamilyhistory@... or visit our website www.rootsweb.com/-nzwlsfhs/
Len Cooke
For WANZ FHS Committee
lenco@...


http://www.saysomethinginwelsh.com/home/
'Where do you come from?
if you haven't told us where you are yet, do please come along andsay hello!
We've welcomed SSIWers all over America, in Spain, France, theUkraine, Flanders,
Afghanistan, Canada, England, Australia, and are lookingforward to adding
more...:-)
http://www.saysomethinginwelsh.com/lessons/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=68



Colorado Welsh Society
The Colorado Welsh Society is pleased to present a program on the Colorado Welsh
Miners in Boulder and Weld Counties, Colorado.  This program will be held on
July 11, 2009, at the College Hill Library, 3705 W. 112th Avenue, Westminster,
Colorado.  The program is from 3:00 to 4:45 PM.  Paul and Carol Lightsey will
present this program on
The advent of coal mining in Colorado began concurrently with the gold rush of
1858-59 that essentially started the European migration into Colorado.  By 1870,
coal mining was flourishing and the primary economic product of Boulder and Weld
counties.  By 1900, nearly 2000 Welsh had moved to Colorado; some directly from
Wales, but many emigrating first to the coal fields of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania first.  This presentation will describe the early history of the
role of Welsh coal miners in Colorado and the “Lewis Home - Miner’s
Museum” in Lafayette, Colorado.
This program is free and open to the public.  After the program please join
members of the Colorado Welsh Society at the Exchange Tavern, 11940 Bradburn
Blvd. for dinner, drinks and socializing.  Bradburn is a short street running
south of 120th Avenue just west of Lowell Street.  For more information contact
Sam Kuntz, President, Colorado Welsh Society, 303.886.0632 or
sam.kuntz@....




Llangrannog
Bydd gwyl gerddorol undydd yn Llangrannog ym mis Mehefin: Gwyl 'Nôl a
Mla'n. Ar ddydd Sadwrn, 20 Mehefin bydd bandiau ac artistiaid Cymraeg
megis Meic Stevens, Fflur Dafydd, Cerrig Melys a'r Gentle Good yn
perfformio yn nwy dafarn Llangrannog, sef Y Ship a'r Pentre Arms.
Hefyd, bydd stondiau lu ym maes parcio'r Ship. Diwrnod i'r holl deulu
felly. Mynediad yn rhad ac am ddim.
Gwefan: http://www.gwylnolamlan.webs.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=76750468060&ref=nf


The National Library of Wales visits Washington D.C.
As a part of this year's prestigious Smithsonian Folklife Festival in
Washington, genealogical experts from The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
will be present to advise the visitors on their Welsh ancestry.  A special
pavilion will be allocated for Welsh Roots where staff from the Library will be
able to assist and advise researchers of the genealogical resources available.
The Library has always been considered as the foremost resource for all Welsh
genealogical research, and its reputation is unsurpassed as a treasure trove of
Welsh culture, history and tradition.
For additional information concerning the Library and its resources visit our
website:
www.llgc.org
Cyril Evans
cyril.evans@...
Swyddog Hyrwyddo
Communications Officer


Dylan Thomas in Sydney
Lovers of Dylan Thomas in Sydney will enjoy a special day on Sunday 14 June
when they board a modern charabanc for the daytrip to Swansea (NSW) and back,
reliving the famous story of The Outing.  We won't try to re-create the story in
its entirety - no-one will get drunk or break glasses and we will reach our
destination at the seaside.  We regret that primus stoves will not be allowed on
our charabanc, but we will have wonderful DVDs of Dylan to show along the way
and perfect locations for dining, sipping a convivial drink and basking in
Dylan's descriptions of seashores and seabirds.  There will be readings in caves
and on rock platforms and beaches reminiscent of Worm's Head and Rhossili.  You
won't need a bow tie, but please don't leave your false teeth at home like Mr
Weazley!
  For details, visit
www.dylanthomas.org.au or
email clivewoosnam@....


Idaho
The Malad Valley Welsh Society will sponsor its 5th annual Welsh Festival this
year on
  June 26-27 in Malad City, Idaho. Our Society began in 2005 and had 159 members
last year.
Our website is www.welshfestival.com.   We are trying to get the word out about
our Festival
and Society, so we will appreciate your assistance.  If you need additional
information, contact me.  THANK YOU.
  Sincerely,
Gloria Jean Thomas
thomjea2@...
President, Malad Valley Welsh Society
www.welshfestival.com



Harrisburg and Lancaster County in PA, West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee,
Kentucky
I'm travelling from South Wales to the US in July and August to carry out some
research on how local people become involved in their community's regeneration
initiatives. I would like to arrange a few meetings with non profit
organisations who work in community development and neighbourhood renewal. I've
already made contact with organisations in Harrisburg and  Lancaster County in
PA and an organisation in rural Kentucky. I am particularly interested in
meeting with organisations from West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee. I will be
travelling along with my wife and will be in the States between 26 July and 15
August.
Here's hoping this meets with some success
Regards
Ferenc Bliszko
ferencbliszko@...
Swansea, South Wales


Welsh Battlefield Society
The programme for 2009 of the Welsh Battlefields Society is as follows:
16.08.2009 Meeting on Gowerton Common to commemorate the 12c battle of Gower-
details later.
There is also a proposed trip to Raglan Castle in Gwent to investigate the seige
of the castle in the 17c English Civil War.
Best wishes,
John H. Davies
sion_cwm_hir@...


EISTEDDFOD COMPETITIONS AT THE 2009 FESTIVAL OF WALES
The Eisteddfod Committee of the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association (WNGGA)
is thrilled to announce the sponsors for the competitions at the 2009 Festival
of Wales Eisteddfod.  WNGGA is honoured to recognize all these wonderful people:
Hymn Singing Competition: The WNGGA Past Presidents’ Award
Solo Voice Competition: Pacific Northwest Welsh Societies Award
Solo Voice Semi-Professional: The David G. Morris Memorial Award
Vocal Ensemble: The Edwin Thomas Batton Memorial Prize
Recitation: The Eisteddfod Committee Award
Youth Dance: The Ninnau/Y Drych Award
Adult Dance: The Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago Award
We deeply appreciate their devotion, individually and collectively, to the
cultural heritage of Wales and their generosity in financing the awards.
The Eisteddfod is planned for Friday, September 4th 2009 and Saturday morning
September 5th, if necessary, during the Festival at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel,
in the heart of Pittsburgh, PA. Competitors (that means you, dear reader!) may
download the information pack and entry form from the Festival website:
www.nafow.org. It provides full information on age, entry and performance
requirements, as well as entry fees and prizes for each competition.
Alternatively obtain the information from WNGGA International Headquarters, P.O.
Box 410, Granville, OH 43023.  Telephone:  740-587-3936.   E-mail: 
WNGGAHQ@....  Entry forms and accompanying fees must be submitted to WNGGA
International HQ by June 26th 2009.
Questions about the Eisteddfod and the competitions may be directed to:
Alan Upshall, Chair     Tel: 425-488-7288       E-mail: aupshall@...
Kathy Horstman          Tel: 724-774-5658     E-mail:
contact2009eisteddfod@...



The Chicago Tafia Welsh Society
Welsh Events in Chicago - Summer 2009
For more information on these and other events please email us at :
WelshChicago@...
www.MySpace.com/ChicagoTafia
www.geocities.com/TheChicagoTafia



Sydney Welsh Choir
The Sydney Welsh Choir followed its four concerts in March with a busy April
including a concert tour to the South Coast of NSW and Canberra over Easter. 
The choir performed at Narooma Golf Club, at Wolumla Hall for the Sapphire Coast
Music Society and in St Andrew's Church, Canberra with the Sing Australia Choir.
We also sang the Australian and Welsh national anthems on the marble staircase
inside Parliament House, and performed In Flanders Fields and the Australian
anthem at the Australian War Memorial.  On April 25 we will sing again at the
Anzac Day service following the march at Sydney's Anzac Memorial.
The coming months have fewer concerts but engagements will increase sharply
later in the year.
June 2009
Sunday 21 June at 2.00pm: charity concert at Henry Lawson retirement village,
Wyoming.
July 2009
Saturday 4 July at 8.00pm: Perform with the Tom Jones Experience at
Canterbury-Hurlstone Pk Club.
Photos of the Easter tour and other choir activities can be seen on the choir
website, www.swc.org.au - please check it out!
Kind regards,
CLIVE WOOSNAM
clivewoosnam@...




Cymdeithas Madog: Winter Updates
Cwrs Goleuni'r Gogledd - The Northern Lights Course
July 19 - 26, 2009
Enlighten yourself by learning Welsh under the Northern Lights! Plans are
shaping up for the 33rd annual Cwrs Cymraeg Welsh language week, to be held at
the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, in Camrose, Alberta.  The lead
tutor will be longtime Cwrs teacher Hefina Phillips, a native Welsh speaker who
now resides in Ontario, Canada.
Stay tuned for more updates by visiting the Cwrs 2009 page at:
http://www.madog.org/cyrsiau/eleni/index.shtml
If you would like to hold a place on Cwrs Cymraeg 2009, please mail a check or
money order for $100, in US funds, to our course Registrar:
Shirley McKee
Registrar, Cwrs Cymraeg 2009
3033 Willowbrook Way
Beavercreek  OH  45431-7702
registrar@...


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!!!!


Cambria Magazine
http://www.cambriamagazine.com/

Andes Celtig
Cwmni Teithio yn y Wladfa, Patagonia
http://www.andesceltig.com/

Welsh Designer
http://www.kathygittins.com/

NINNAU means "us" or "we also" and is pronounced "nin-eye." Answering the need
for a stronger link between the many Welsh communities of North America.
http://www.ninnau.com

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


Lemon Curd
Ingredients :
4 x Lemons
5 x Eggs
1 lb Sugar
4 oz Butter
Method :
CEULED LEMWN) Scrub the lemons to clean them. Cut the lemons in half and squeeze
out the juice and strain. Grate the rind. Pour the juice into a double saucepan.
Beat the eggs and add to the juice with the sugar and butter. Stir with a wooden
spoon to dissolve the sugar. Continue heating and stirring until the curd
thickens.
Put in sterilised jars and cover.



If you wish to discuss or debate everything about Wales and Welshness please
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 -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WelshLanguageofAz


Gwersi Cymraeg all over the world!!!!!!!!!!


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@...


Boston Welsh Lessons - Dysgwch Gymraeg yn Boston
Aled Llion Jones, currently teaching Welsh at Harvard University, is offering
free evening classes in Cambridge. Classes for beginners meet on Wednesday
evenings.
Further details:
www.freewebs.com/cymrodorion.
Contact ajones@...
Diolch yn fawr!
Aled


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.

Please forward this newsletter to whoever you think might be interested or pass
on their e-mail address to us. If you receive duplications please let us know!!
We do apologies we have over 19,000 e-mail addresses on the mailing list and
growing quickly!!!

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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@...
www.welshleagueofarizona.org






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Lord of the Dance
13th October - Cornwall Civic Complex, Cornwall, ON, Canada, 7.30pm
14th October - K-Rock Centre, Kingston, ON, Canada, 7.30pm
18th October - WFCU Centre, Windsor, ON, Canada, 7.30pm
30th October - Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL, USA, 8pm
7th November - Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA, USA, 2pm & 8pm
20th April 2010 - Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, IL, USA, 7.30pm

Riverdance
19th December - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2.30pm
19th December - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8pm
25th-27th January 2010 - B�rdelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany, 8pm
29th-31st January 2010 - Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany, 8pm
30th-31st January 2010 - Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany, 2pm
2nd-4th February 2010 - Stadthalle, Bielefeld, Germany, 8pm
8th-10th February 2010 - Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany, 8pm

Spirit of the Dance
22nd September - Beck Theatre, Hayes, U.K., 7.30pm
3rd-4th October - The Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, U.K., 7.30pm
4th October - The Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, U.K., 2.30pm

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

Alex

2009 NORTH ALABAMA SCOTTISH FESTIVAL
presented by
The Tennessee Valley
Scottish Society
THE SCOTS ARE COMING
TO SCOTTSBORO!!!
JUNE 19-21, 2009
www.tennesseevalleyscottishsociety.org
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This comes from the Alabama Celtic Association E-Letter _____________

Jasper Coal [http://www.myspace.com/jaspercoal] will be playing at
Matthew's Bar and Grill this coming Saturday night beginning at 8:00 PM
Come down and enjoy this very energetic group.  Lot's of songs, lots of
tunes, and dancing as well.  Great FUN!
Matthew's Bar and Grill is at 2208 Morris Avenue in Downtown Birmingham.
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this is from an official CW email _______________

Celtic Woman will be filming their brand-new live show for PBS Television
and DVD at Powerscourt House and Gardens, County Wicklow, Ireland on
Wednesday July 29th and Thursday July 30th 2009.
If you would like to attend the concerts please email your requests to
tickets@....  We can not guarantee admittance due to the high
demand expected, however we will endeavour to accommodate as many requests
as possible.

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An unforgettable journey to Scotland:  hike 5 beautiful parts of
Scotland by day, and enjoy private musical events each evening,
featuring top musicians.   This trip is for a small group of 6-10, from
Sept 25 to Oct 2; sign up by late July (next month!).

Hear a gold medal Gaelic singer sing songs and tell stories by the
shores of remote Loch Ossian.  Walk the beautiful area near 18th century
fiddler Niel Gow's home with a private performance of his music on
fiddle by a renowned expert in the music.  Visit a bagpipe makers
workshop.  Hike in the Cairngorms National Park, and have dinner at a
farmhouse near Inverness with a house concert by one of Scotland's best
musicians.

For more info, email journeys@... or visit their site
<http://www.distantjourneys.com/travel-scotland/niel_gow.html> .  Hope
to see you in Scotland!



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