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@ceri-shaw • an hour ago

This Day in Welsh History - June 5th

5th June

The Second Severn Crossing was opened this day 1996, by Prince Charles In July 1986, the Secretaries of State...

@ceri-shaw • 4 hours ago

Watch: The terrifying video of a climber on Wales' deadliest ridge

Warning if you’re scared of heights you may want to look away now. Crib Goch is not called ‘Wales’ deadliest ridge’...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 4 hours ago

Welsh cyclist to ride 3,000 miles on bamboo bike to highlight climate crisis

A record-breaking cyclist from Cardiff will embark on a 3,000-mile challenge on a handmade bamboo bike around the...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 4 hours ago

Prestigious classical music competition returns to Wales next weekend

One of the most prestigious competitions in classical music returns to Wales for its 40th anniversary next weekend....
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 4 hours ago

One of Wales' most famous prehistoric sites to host open day later this month

Cadw is hosting a special open day at one of the most famous prehistoric landmarks in Wales later this month. Bryn...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 4 hours ago

Alabama students in 'Welsh Window' memorial tour wow Aberystwyth crowds - Herald.Wales

STUDENTS from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) performed at Aberystwyth Bandstand at 2pm on Sunday 4...
Herald.Wales

@ceri-shaw • 18 hours ago

This Day in Welsh History - June 4th

4th June

RHYD Y GROES On this day, 1039 Gruffydd ap Llywelyn defeated a Mercian army at Rhyd y Groes near Welshpool....

@ceri-shaw • 19 hours ago

Watch: The American child prodigy who loves Wales and the Welsh language

Lena is a TikTok sensation. This extraordinarily talented little girl is brilliant at naming flags and learning...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 19 hours ago

King gives notice to quit his Welsh bolthole to the Duchy of Cornwall

The King is giving up his “bolthole” in Wales on the edge of y Bannau Brycheiniog. Llwynywermod, near Llandovery in...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 19 hours ago

Looking for rare Welsh books in Los Angeles

Llewelyn Hopwood Los Angeles is an unusual place to search for Welsh books and manuscripts. And yet, in the L.A....
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 19 hours ago

Young Welsh speakers urged to share informal words they use with each other to boost learning programme

Young Welsh speakers are being urged to share the informal words they use with each other to help the development of...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 19 hours ago

The man who caught Wales' first serial killer after hunting him for 29 years

'I covered a lot of cold cases during my career and the mantra was always not only about finding the killer, but also...
WalesOnline

@gaabi • yesterday

Betty Pierce in BBC News!

Religion: Welsh 99-year-old hopes to keep US church alive

Bryn Seion church was built in Oregon in 1884 and Betty Pierce has been going since 1969.
BBC News

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago • comments: 0

Updated a Blog:
Cardiff's CVC - is Coming To America!
THE BAND Life in Church Village is laid back and simple. Situated at the top of a hill in the Welsh Valleys around 10 miles north of Cardiff: there are a...

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago • comments: 0

Posted a new blog:
Cardiff's CVC - is Coming To America!
THE BAND Life in Church Village is laid back and simple. Situated at the top of a hill in the Welsh Valleys around 10 miles north of Cardiff: there are a...

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

This Day in Welsh History - June 2nd

2nd June

On 2 June 1982, Pope John Paul II become the first reigning Pope to visit Wales. The pontiff's message in Welsh of...

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

Plans submitted to convert historic Anglesey workhouse into holiday lets

Dale Spridgeon, local democracy reporter A stay in a Victorian workhouse on Anglesey was no happy break for its...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

Winners of Welsh-language Tir na n-Og Awards announced

Dwi Eisiau bod yn Ddeinosor by Luned Aaron and Huw Aaron, and Manawydan Jones: Y Pair Dadeni by Alun Davies have won...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

'I’m a Celebrity' castle granted alcohol and entertainment licence

Richard Evans, local democracy reporter A country house famed for hosting one of TV’s biggest reality shows has won...
Nation.Cymru

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

We asked an AI chatbot a series of questions about Wales and the Welsh

David Owens If you’ve been cryogenically frozen and only just woken up, then you would probably be unaware of how...
Nation.Cymru

LATEST BLOGS

Cardiff's CVC - is Coming To America!

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
3 Jun 2023

THE BAND Life in Church Village is laid back and simple. Situated at the top of a hill in the Welsh Valleys around 10 miles north of Cardiff: there are a couple of rugby pitches, a few pubs all within walking distance of one another and that’s about it. Like many villages of this kind, it appears on the outside as quiet and serene, but there’s a bubbling underbelly, of kids itching for a chance to explore the wider world. CVC (or Church Village Collective in full) represents this. But as the name suggests, they’re not divorcing themselves from the identity of the ‘small...

Cardiau Chwedlau - New Welsh Mythology Card Game - An Interview With Eifion Rogers

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
22 May 2023

Cardiau Chwedlau Photos: 5 AmeriCymru: Hi Eifion and many thanks for agreeing to this interview. What inspired you to launch your new company Cyfrinachau Cymru? Eifion: Thank you very much for opportunity to speak to you, i was aware of the great work you do for Welsh and American links so I was eager to discuss this project with you. The inspiration came for the game due to my opinion that not enough is done to market the lesser know locations and amazing tales of folklore and mythology our great country has to offer. I live high up in the Bannau Brecheiniog...

Ivan Moult 'Songs From Severn Grove' The Stunning new album released 26.05.23

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
22 May 2023

Indie folk singer-songwriter, Ivan Moult, is set to release his third album 'Songs From Severn Grove ' on May 26th on Welsh record label, Bubblewrap Records. The Cardiff-based artist has received support from BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio Wales and Folk Radio UK, with over 100k plays on Soundcloud. His 2018 album Longest Shadow earned him festival slots at Cornbury Festival, Festival of Voice and Swn, as well as support slots with This Is The Kit, Becca Mancari, and Willy Mason. This new album showcases Ivan's versatility as he wrote, played, recorded and mixed all the songs at...

New 'Cat Pose' single out 23rd May via Libertino

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
22 May 2023

Cardiff band SIlent Forum announce brand new 'Cat Pose' single which will be released via Libertino Records on Tuesday 23.05 Silent Forum describes Cat Pose as “their first yoga based song - about self care and mental health. Or Brexit and vegetable samosas”. Lyrics based on the band’s experience of YouTube yoga tutorials accompany a buoyant, propulsive mix of reflective guitar and dance rhythms, finding the biting point between melancholy and jubilation.”

“Top 100” Most Loved Welsh Words Compiled in New Book

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
22 May 2023

A new book published this week offers a glimpse into some special words and phrases that are unique to Wales. From well-known words such as cwtsh , hiraeth , crachach and Jac Codi Baw to lesser used words and phrases such as paneidio , ansparadigeaethus and pendramwnwgl Wales in 100 Words is an off-beat collection of words that are in some way unique, evocative and special. Some are ancient and derive from Early Welsh, and others like dim gobaith caneri draw on Wales’s rich cultural and social heritage and many like popty-ping and co bach are new-born inventive...

'CI GOFOD' Brand new single 'Ysbrydoliaeth' Out 19.05.23

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
16 May 2023

Following on from previous single 'Rhedeg Yn Y Nos', Bridgend singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ci Gofod (Jack Thomas Davies) announces his brand new single 'Ysbrydoliaeth' which will be released on Friday 19th of May, with a brand new EP expected on the 30th of June. Ci Gofod made his solo debut with the sweet and soulful single 'Castle Square' in 2020. Taking influences from the likes of Super Furry Animals and Sly And The Family Stone, Ci Gofod’s brand new single ‘Ysbrydoliaeth’; which translates to ‘Inspiration’ is a blissful yet funky groove that melts dreamy guitar...

SMALL MIRACLES New 'Mercury' single out 19th May via Dirty Carrot

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
16 May 2023

Cardiff New Wave band 'Small Miracles' have announced their surging new 'Mercury' single will be released on the 19th May Via Dirty Carrot Records. Small Miracles a re a dynamic quintet from Cardiff, Wales. Inspired by the early New Wave movement, they infuse elements of Punk, Blues and Grunge into their genre-bending sound. Their music has a distinctly queer, underground feel, finely balancing heavy grooves and breakdowns with catchy hooks and choruses. The band describe 'Mercury'..... This track is a critique of toxic masculinity and a condemnation of domestic violence....

NEW BOOK TO CHANGE MINDS ON WELSH INDEPENDENCE

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
11 May 2023

A new book published by Y Lolfa aims to transform the way people think about Welsh independence. Authors Jim Wingate and Jen Llywelyn share personal experiences and practical exercises in this compact book that aims to decolonise minds. The book, 20 Radical Steps to Welsh Independence: By first decolonising our minds , is a self-help guide, giving the reader various examples and actions to transform the way the reader thinks about Wales. Jim has worked in 21 independent countries and uses that experience to show how things need to change in Wales. Jim and Jen say: “There’s...

'My Name Is Ian' new single 'Thank You' Out via Bubblewrap 12th of May

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
8 May 2023

‘Thank You’ is the latest release from the Cardiff-based band, My Name is Ian . The track is set to be released on May 12th and is a tribute to the people who have supported them over the years, drug smuggling, Stephen Mulhern and falling in love. ‘Thank You’, is the first track from the band’s upcoming 8th studio album: ‘ GO BANANAS GO BANANAS GO BANANAS GO BANANAS GO BANANAS’ . The record will be full of the trademark blend of catchy pop melodies, witty lyrics, and infectious energy. Songs about hating your life, loving your life, Norwegian families, coconut crabs, 90s...

TELGATE New Music Video unveiled for new 'Gammon' single

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
8 May 2023

Cardiff Queers 'TELGATE' release brand new official music video for blistering new single 'Gammon' . A glam rock-guitar driven thunderbolt that's a good old fashioned fuck off in the face of all things right-wing. An exhilarant musical statement towards the current state of the British nation. With crashing drums and atmospheric 70's fuzz-wah guitar; 'Gammon' hypnotises with a triumphant return to form for a band that are destined for a huge future. ' Gammon' is exactly what the rest of us are thinking, and a sincere anthem for change. With a duty to start riots in 6’’...

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