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EDITOR'S LETTER
The determination to plough on was only made possible because of the wonderful support, loyalty, faith and not least patience vested in us by you the readers and our contributors.
However, 2013 heralds a new era for us, and the future looks far brighter and more certain than it has done for a long time. We are entering a collaborative partnership with the University of Wales: Trinity St. David, effective from March. Cambria will move on campus, the University are providing a home with the back-up of its infra-structure; the magazine will remain wholly independent as always but supported.
We look forward to being part of, and contributing to, the vision articulated by the inspirational Vice Chancellor, Medwin Hughes, which has created such a feeling of dynamism and renewal over recent years. His belief in Waless institutions in driving change resonates well beyond the world of academia. His passion is welcome in a world so often dulled by corporate blandness. Wales desperately needs such men.
Cambria is proud to become part of the family. As you will see from the article by the Vice Chancellor in the magazine we have many shared beliefs, the ethos of Cambria and our coverage of heritage and arts and current affairs fits immaculately well with the plans of the University. Together we hope to build on these, to our mutual benefit but above all to that of Wales. As Goethe observed, new beginnings have great energy and power.
We are looking forward to a new era for Cambria , a time of growth and development as we continue in our evolution. We will continue to shamelessly promote our national interests, our achievements and our aspirations and will strive to entertain, inform and be thought provoking.
Last autumn saw our fifteenth anniversary, and this is our 73rd issue, many of you I know have every one! Who knows what the future holds, but hand in hand with it I know we will continue to have the strength of your support.
Cambria ! Ymlaen!
Frances Jones-Davies, Editor
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Celebrate St. Davids Day!
The St Davids Day annual parade in Cardiff will muster from 11.30am for a 12.30pm start, at the Civic Hall and follow the usual route to The Hayes. This year amongst the many will be a posse of Patagonians.
Parades will also be taking place in Colwyn Bay and Wrexham where The Cambria Band will again be a great attraction. Details for these can be found in your local papers or websites.
Support your local parade, a great day out and a visible way of registering the desire to have it made a National Holiday!
Not to be Missed!
A Welsh Journey an exhibition of work by John Uzzell Edwards is showing at St Davids Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff from March 1st to April 24th, 2013
"A new band we love. Bloody lush!" - Lauren Laverne, BBC 6music
MP3 x 3 FOR FREE
This month: more gigs; summer festivals; and not one, not two but THREE free MP3s.
Fresh from triumphant gigs in Camden and Cardiff, and mixing a new album due out in spring, Welsh-Anglo-American psych-punk-alt-rockers Howl Griff mark St Davids Day by giving away their monthly MPfree in both Welsh and English versions. Read on for more information and dont forget, our Welsh-language debut album is still available to hear and buy at http://soundcloud.com/howlgriff and http://howlgriff.bandcamp.com/album/howl-griff .
GIGS & FESTIVALS
Five new shows to announce. Firstly, on Sat 24 March Howl Griff play the O2 Academy 2 in Islington. Next month they'll be back to headline at Camden's legendary Dublin Castle (Thu 19 April).
And just as they did last summer, the band will be bringing their good-time harmonic alt-rock to the festival circuit. The first to be confirmed are the Nibley Festival (Gloucestershire, Sat 7 Jul), Lee Stock (Suffolk, Sun 3 Jun) and the Pie & Pint Festival (Gloucestershire, Sat 2 Jun).
SINGLE & ALBUM
The band are currently mixing their new album, out later this year, but the taster single 'Sharkfins In The Sky' combines thoughtful lyrics with irresistibly uplifting melodic invention. The story of a shooting at an ice-rink disco is soundtracked by a breathlessly catchy new wave / disco crossover, and it's fast becoming one of the band's most popular songs.
"Cleverer than a fox and twice as tuney" - Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales
More info: http://howlgriff.com/music/sharkfins.html
A DOZEN FREE SONGS
Every month Howl Griff give away an MPfree , downloadable from http://www.howlgriff.com/freemp3s.html but this month there are three new ones for you. To mark St David's Day we're giving away our classic tune DNA in both Welsh and English versions and because we didn't send a mailout last month, you can also get the shimmering summery special Can't You See Me while you're at it.
That makes it 12 songs we've given away collect them all at http://www.howlgriff.com/freemp3s.html .
CALENDAR
Sat 24 Mar O2 Academy 2, Islington
Thu 19 Apr Dublin Castle, Camden
Sat 2 Jun Pie & Pint Festival, Cheltenham, Glos
Sat 3 Jun LeeStock Festival, Sudbury, Suffolk
Sat 7 Jul Nibley Festival, Nibley, Glos
More details: http://www.howlgriff.com/gigs.html
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MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/HowlGriff
Merchandise: http://howlgriffshop.spreadshirt.net
Welcome once again to the white-knuckle ride that is......'Top Blogger' on AmeriCymru. This month we threw in a dash of subjectivity to supplement our Leaderboard stats and these are the rankings we came up with:-
First Place: Lorin Morgan-Richards ( Gold Sheep of Excellence )
Second Place: Noelle Hughes ( Silver Sheep of Excellence )
Third Place: SwanseaJack ( Bronze Sheep of Excellence )
For those who are interested in the tortuous deliberations and metaphysical meanderings of our adjudication process, an explanation follows. In terms of the algorithm the scores in the current top twenty are as follows:-
SwanseaJack 25
Lorin Morgan-Richards 13
Noelle Hughes 11
However 11 of Swansea's points are for a blog posted last month and so we arrive at the following position after subtracting these points:-
SwanseaJack 14
Lorin Morgan-Richards 13
Noelle Hughes 11
Ten points were awarded to Noelle Hughes for being our most prolific ranking blogger this month and twenty points were awarded to Lorin for bringing the most traffic to the site and for the quality of his contributions. The 'quality' category is the most difficult to adjudicate since it involves a highly subjective judgement but we thought that in this case they were deserved in recognition of Lorin' efforts to publicize an extremely talented Welsh artist:- Interview with Welsh artist Anthony Richards, realism extraordinaire!
Congratulations/Llongyfarchion to all our winners. Sheep of Excellence are on their way!
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Click here to visit the Celticos/AmeriCymru Trail page
Interview With Gwynedd Tourism Officer, Alun Fon Williams - Celticos/AmeriCymru Trail Tour
Celticos/AmeriCymru Trail Tour - An Interview With Rhys Williams , Dunoon Hotel Llandudno
An Interview With Jean Blundell, Friends Of Fort Belan Association - North Wales
An Interview With Alwyn Griffiths of Celticos Tours - North Wales
An Interview With Gareth Roberts of Celticos Tours - North Wales
Celticos/AmeriCymru Trail Tour - An Interview With Peter Lavin , Castle Hotel Conway
From the Wikipedia:-
Paper Aeroplanes are an alternative pop band from West Wales formed around 2009, although both members have played together since 2005. Their fanbase has been built up around early years gigging in Cardiff and UK wide after extensive touring. READ MORE
More great tracks from Paper Aeroplanes:-
- Aberystwyth
- In The Bleak Midwinter
- Stones Inside Your Head - Shankleman Remix
- A Comfortable Sleep
- My First Love
Links:-
Paper Aeroplanes - Lost, Live in Berlin
Message From Mike Brooks of 'Here Be Dragons' - New Free MP3 Download - Join The Supporters Club!!
By Ceri Shaw, 2012-04-18
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Youprobably know this song, it's on Celtic Bonding and we've been gigging with it for ten years or more.
http://www.kattpie.com/DSCdownloadApr12
Don't foget the next confirmed gig is in Wales.It'a on Saturday 2nd June in Ystradgynlais at The Welfare. It wasn't on their Website when I checked this morning but you can ring their box office 01639 843163. If you are coming to the gig feel free to e-mail me any song requests. I'll let you know about further gigs when I get confirmation.
