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Welsh and Welsh American authors at Wordstock, Portland 2010.....from left to right Peter Griffiths , Lorin Morgan Richards , Niall Griffiths , Chris Keil
outside the Portland Convention Centre and site of Wordstock 2010
Niall Griffiths and Deb Jones Taff'ing up Wordstock, tidy!
Lorin Morgan-Richards shows off his " 13 Disturbing Postcards to Send to Your Grandparents "
We have received the following adjudication from our judge, Peter Thabit Jones:-
"The winner and the runner up in the AmeriCymru Left Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition (English language) are:
Iberia by Bruce Lader FIRST PRIZE
He Paints by Jolen Whitworth SECOND PRIZE
I would also like to say that the poems by Elnaz Rezaei Ghalechi and Darrell Lindsey should be noted as poems that were in my thoughts during the final adjudication stages. All the poems submitted by Bruce Lader and Jolen Whitworth are controlled, crafted, and successful poems. In the end, the two awarded the prizes kept calling me back.
It has been a real pleasure and a good experience judging all the entries for this years competition."
Many thanks Peter and Congratulations/Llongyfarchion to our winners, Bruce Lader and Jolen Whitworth. Read the winning entries here:-
Iberia by Bruce Lader
I can't remember who asked for this last night during the chat at the Night of the Living Bards, but some backgound. I wrote this for the noson lawen at my first Cwrs Cymraeg in Ottawa, Canada, in 2004. It is about a sightseeing trip we took through the city. It helps if you are familiar with the rhyme pattern in Dr. Seuss' book, Grren Eggs and Ham (especially near the end of this piece).
You can go here to hear a not-so-great reading of it: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1035857
or a hilarious take by Jesse Jackson on aturday Night Live here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxPciXcJvc
Mona
"Bus-About"
Some sat high and some sat low
and away on the bus we did go!
Some with hats gone with the wind,
others with red, sunburnt skin.
We were a hot and thirsty lot,
but passing pubs, we did not stop!
We saw the buildings on the Hill
and the statues tall and still.
While ice cream melted before we before we could lick it,
we saw a cop giving a ticket.
We spent half an hour in the Museum,
but all the exhibits! We couldn't see 'em!
But the highlight of the day
was when we stopped along the way.
At a cost of twenty grand,
we were led to understand,
was built a room for dear Queen Liz,
a private place where she could whiz.
In the garden, just in case
the need arises, she has a place.
A royal throne, if truth be told,
a wondrous wonder to behold.
We stood in line to have a peek
where Her Majesty takes her leaks.
But then the bubble at last was burst
and we heard the very worst:
She would not use it in the park;
She could not use it in the dark;
She would not use it near a tree;
She could not use, for you see--
The Queen of England does not pee!
The film is an exciting and original horror / thriller that touches upon many topical issues including social media crime, identity theft, cyber bullying, voyeurism, peer pressure, and child abduction.
Played out in an intense, almost real-time situation, the film explores the dark consequences of posting too much personal information online and how in the world of the internet, nothing is quite what it seems.
So climb aboard, buckle up and get ready for a hell of a ride......"
The producers are looking for WebCam clips for inclusion in the movie. Website here:- http://www.panicbuttonmovi e.com/#/home/4539057941
"Welsh language seeing red over voiceover plans" Tory plans to 'destroy' S4C?
By Ceri Shaw, 2010-10-04
Perhaps 'Eastenders' would be a suitable candidate for 'dubbing'. What isthe Welsh for 'cor blimey 'guv, you're a toff and no mistake" ?
WMF is 10 - Free seminars and live music
Thursday 7th and Friday 8th of October Galeri Caernarfon
Welsh Music Foundation is 10 years old this year and as part of continued
celebrations, will be hosting two days of free music industry seminars, live
music and more in Galeri , Caernarfon on Thursday
7th and Friday
8th October
2010 .
We hope you'll join us for informative sessions and networking during the daytime, then, each evening, promoters and labels from Wales bring an exciting line-up of free live music, including performances from Sian James, Alun Tan Lan, Gwilym Morus, Yucatan and Colorama .
Take a look at our dedicated site www.wmfis10.com .
FREE SEMINARS / All sessions are FREE to attend
Live Music Worksh op
Thursday 7 th October 2010 /
4pm 5pm /
C3 Room, Galeri,
Caernarfon
For concert promoters, gig promoters, venue managers and festival organisers (budding or otherwise), an hour dispensing information and offering ideas on everything you need to know about holding live events and gigs.
To request a space, please email hello@welshmusicfoundation.com
with the subject ' Live MusicWorkshop.'
A discussion on WMFs research into live music in Wales
Thursday 7 th October 2010 /
5.15pm 6.15pm / C3 Room, Galeri,
Caernarfon
WMF are researching and compiling information on the live scene in Wales with the overall objective to develop a long-term strategy to ensure the future of a successfully and economically viable live music sector. If youre involved in live music in Wales, please join us to find out more and offer your views and insights.
To request a space, please email hello@welshmusicfoundation.com with the
subject 'Live Music
Research.'
Opportunities at Home and Abroad
Friday 8 th October 2010 / 12pm 12.30pm / Stiwdio 2,
Galeri, Caernarfon
Interested in taking your music overseas? Want to find out more about music trade missions? Nows your chance An informationsession where you can find out more about how WMF is working to promote Welsh music abroad and how you can benefit. To request aspace, please email hello@welshmusicfoundation.com with the
subject 'Home
and Abroad.'
A Welsh Collection Society - the Cambrensis Report
Friday 8 th October 2010 / 1.30 3pm / Stiwdio 2,
Galeri, Caernarfon
Presentation and discussion on the Cambrensis Report, the latest step towards setting up a Welsh collection society. A representative from PRS, the UK collection society will be providing quite possibly alternative viewpoints.
To request a space, please email hello@welshmusicfoundation.com with the
subject 'Cambrensis
Report.'
The revolution will not be televised, friend the media in Wales and the world. Friday 8 th October2010 /
3.15 4.45pm / Stiwdio 2, Galeri, Caernarfon
The latest on the media in Wales and the world, with experts from radio, tv, online and printed media pontificating the ever changing world we live in. What elements of media are now important for your music in Wales and beyond?
To request a space, please email hello@welshmusicfoundation.com with the
subject 'Media
in Wales.'
LIVE MUSIC
SCG yn 10 Seminarau a gigs am ddim
Iau 7fed a Gwener 8fed o Hydref 2010 Galeri,
Caernarfon
Mae Sefydliad
Cerddoriaeth Gymreig yn 10 oed eleni ac yn cynnal deuddydd yn Galeri , Caernarfon
ar Hydref y 7fed ar 8fed
i barhau ein dathliadau, gyda seminarau ir diwydiant, cerddoriaeth fyw yno a mewn lleoliadau ar y maes, a digon o gyfle i rwydweithio. Felly dewchdraw am sesiynau llawn gwybodaeth yn ystod y dydd, ac yna yn y nos mwynhewch
berfformiadau byw gan bobl fel Sian James, Alun Tan Lan, Gwilym Morus, Yucatan a Colorama Edrychwn ymlaen ich gweled! Manylion llawn ar ein gwefan arbennig www.scgyn10.com - Cofrestrwch drwy ebost
hello@welshmusicfoundation.com
SEMINARAU AM DDIM / Mynediad i bob sesiwn AM DDIM
Gweithdy Miwsig Byw
Iau Hydref 7
2010 / 4-5yp / Ystafell C3, Galeri, Caernarfon
I hyrwyddwyr gwyliau, gigs a chyngherddau neu reolwyr lleoliadaur dyfodol neu bresennol, awr yn darparu gwybodaeth a chynnig syniadau am gynnal gigs, gwyliau a digwyddiadau byw. I gofrestrugyrrwch ebost at hello@welshmusicfoundation.com gyda'r
teitl 'Gweithdy Miwsig
Byw'.
Ymchwil SCG i gerddoriaeth fyw yng Nghymru
Iau Hydref 7 2010 / 5-6yp / Ystafell C3, Galeri, Caernarfon
Mae SCG yn ymchwilio a hel gwybodaeth am y sin fyw yng Nghymru gydar nd o ddatblgyu strategaeth hir-dymor i sicrhau dyfodol llewyrchus ir sector fyw. Os ydych yn ymwneud a cherddoriaeth fyw yng Nghymru yna ymunwch a ni i ddarganfod mwy a chynnig eich canfyddiadau ach barn. I gofrestrugyrrwch ebost at hello@welshmusicfoundation.com gydar teitl ` Ymchwil
Miwsig Byw`.
Cyfleon yng Nghymru a thramor Gwener Hydref 8 2010 / 12-12.30yp / Stiwdio 2, Galeri, Caernarfon
Hoffech fynd ach cerddoriaeth dramor? Eisiau darganfod mwy am deithiau, gwyliau rhyngwladol ac arddangosfeydd? Sesiwnwybodaeth lle gallwch ddarganfod mwy am y gwaith mae SCG yn ei wneud i ddarparu cyfleon i arddangos eich hun dramor. I gofrestrugyrrwch ebost at
hello@welshmusicfoundation.com gydar teitl ` Cyfleon yng Nghymru a thramor`.
Corff Casglu Cymreig - Adroddiad Cambrensis
Gwener Hydref 8 2010 / 1.30 3yp / Stiwdio 2, Galeri, Caernarfon
Cyflwyniad a thrafodaeth ar Adroddiad Cambrensis, y cam diweddaraf tuag at sefydlu corff casglu Cymreig. Bydd cynrychiolydd o PRS, y corff casglu Prydeinig, yno i gynnig safbwyntiau fydd o bosib yn wahanol. I gofrestrugyrrwch ebost at hello@welshmusicfoundation.com
gydar teitl ` Adroddiad Cambrensis`.
Fydd y chwyldro ddim ar y teledu, gyfaill y cyfryngau yng Nghymru ar
byd.
Gwener Hydref 8 2010 /
3.15
-4.45yp /
Stiwdio 2,
Galeri, Caernarfon
Y diweddaraf ym myd y cyfryngau, gydag arbennigwyr o radio, teledu, y we, ar cylchgronnau yn pwyso a mesur y byd cyfnewidiol ohoni. Pa gyfryngau syn bwysig ich cerddoriaeth bellach yng Nghymru a phellach? I gofrestrugyrrwch ebost at hello@welshmusicfoundation.com gydar teitl
`Y Cyfryngau yng Nghymru` .
CERDDORIAETH FYW
Loads of pics of the Portland Lovespoon in this recent post from Dave Western's blog. Just click on the Donate button in the right hand column for your chance to win the spoon. Only one dollar per ticket!! Draw to take place and winner to be announced at the AmeriCymru booth at the Wordstock Festival in Portland on October 10th.
