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 Cr Cymry Gogledd America is a community choir with a continental presence that seeks to reflect the North-American Welsh experience through music and song. Drawing on a rich cultural heritage, the choir strives to create a new musical genre reflecting what it means to be both Welsh and North American. CD - Lifting the Sky - live recording of the fifth anniversary concert in March 2003 - $16 plus $3 s/h (each) Video - A New Tradition in Wales - documentary video of the choir's Wales tour in July 2002, available in either DVD or VHS - $30 plus $3 s/h (each) CD - Regional Concert, September 2001 - live recording of regional concert in St. Peter, Minnesota - $10 plus $3 s/h (each) CD - Live in Concert - the inaugural performance for the choir, recorded at the National Gymanfa Ganu in Sept. 1999 - $14 plus $3 s/h (each) All can be ordered from the choir's website: http://www.nawr.com/corcymry/orderform.pdf |
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From Derek Smith Hi all, If you Welsh Celtic music lovers need ideas for Xmas, visit www.mabon.org for our CDs, tunebooks and t-shirts. Nadolig Llawen pawb! Derek  |
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In order to ensure maximum participation and the highest possible standard of entries in next years Left Coast Eisteddfod online competitions we are appealing to all members and supporters of Americymru to consider displaying the button ( below ) on their website or blog. The url to link to is also included below. It only takes a minute to add this image and you will earn our eternal and undying gratitude If you don't have a website please consider passing this appeal on to someone who does. Bear in mind though, that their site must have some Welsh or Celtic related content in order for us to link back. We are also appealing to members and supporters to display he link together with some relevant information on Facebook, MySpace pages and on Yahoo Groups where appropriate. Thanks/Diolch in anticipation. ( If the above design is the wrong size or clashes with your sites color scheme please let us know and we'll gladly supply a custom button for your site. )
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Wales – do-able in a lifetime, according to historian and author, John Davies
By Ceri Shaw, 2009-12-02
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Bijou but beautiful - Wales may be small but that just makes it all the easier to get to know and love. All within easy reach; accessible and inspiring, enchanting and evocative. And if you need more encouragement to get out and about, the inimitable John Davies, one of Wales most admired historians, invites you to wander with him to his definitive list of Wales 100 most memorable, historic places in his latest book Cymru: Y 100 lle iw gweld cyn marw (Wales: the 100 places to see before you die) . Known for his talent for bringing history to life, for recounting tales of old, of stories past and present, Davies links up with renowned photographer Marian Delyth to encapture Wales in word and picture. Let your senses travel the four corners of the country, starting on Mynydd Parys on Anglesey and wandering across and down, and round and over, to Pennant Melangell and Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct, Strata Florida and Whitland and Abergavenny, to name but a few, before finishing your journey at Chepstow and the Second Severn Crossing. The list contains firm favorites, Harlech, Beaumaris, Portmeirion, Conwy, The Mumbles and Tenby. But it also gives deserved attention to Waless industrial heritage, with stop-offs at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Dowlais, Neath, Rhondda Heritage Park, Blaenafon, Brynmawr and Tredegar. There are more remote locations, a visit to Old Beaupr Castle near Cowbridge, Llanddewi Nant Hodni in Gwent and Barclodiad y Gawres and Bryn Celli Ddu on Anglesey. But there are surprises too, no boat trip to magical Enlli or a beach walk to remote Ynys Llanddwyn and Snowdon mentioned only in passing. John Davies explains, The places discussed are all evidence of the fruit of the labours of human beings. Places like Llanddwyn and Enlli could well be included in a volume concerned with the hundred places in Wales famed for their natural beauty; indeed such a volume would be a suitable companion to this one. Do-able over the course of a lifetime by people who love exploring and who appreciate a sense of place, but for Marian Delyth it was a journey of epic proportions. For she, along with her trusty camera, was tasked with representing Davies wanderings in photo. It took her months to complete the project but the results are stunning. Her colour photographs capture the spirit of Wales early morning light in the Tanat Valley and then the sun setting over the sea at Aberystwyth; snow on the slopes of Yr Eifl in March and heather on Foel Drygarn in September. Delyth comments, This comission was quite a marathon. Photographing a hundred places takes a fair amount of commitment, patience and perseverance. That said, by the end of the journey, my co-author John Davies had led me, in his own inimitable way, to a few gems places that Id known very little about, let alone had visited. Places that Im certain Ill go back to as I didnt have enough time to linger this time around. I learnt a lot too, especially about our post-industrial regions, where I often had to look hard for that perfect shot to showcase the remains of our heritage. A limited edition hard back, numbered and signed by the authors, John Davies and Marian Delyth, retailing at 29.95, is now available to pre-order from publishers Y Lolfa. A paper back version, in coffee table style (220mm x 220mm), priced at 19.95 ISBN 9781847711687, is also being published. Lefi Gruffudd, general manager, for publishing house Y Lolfa added, Cymru: Y 100 lle iw gweld cyn mawr (Wales: the 100 places to see before you die) is a must have for the Christmas stocking list, perfect for anyone and everyone who loves Wales and getting out and about. A signed hard back copy is extra special. So, why not take up John Davies challenge and do Wales in your lifetime!
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