AmeriCymru and A Raven Above Press are pleased and proud to announce that Oberon's Three Penny Tavern will be providing alcoholic refreshment at the third West Coast Eisteddfod in September. The West Coast Eisteddfod will take place at the Barnsdall Park Art Center in L.A. between Friday September 23rd and Sunday September 25th. A wide selection of beers and wines will be on offer at the 'Henry Morgan Welsh Pirate Bar' and organizers hope to organize a full program of pub style entertainment including:-

1. An AmeriCymru drinking team 5 a side 'Boat Race' challenge.

2. A 'Welsh ( Male ) National Costume Competition'. It is hoped that this event will feature an appearance by guru, raconteur, actor, poet and international fashion model David Garland Jones . Participation by members of the general public and Eisteddfod attendees is welcome.

AND 3. Tom Jones karaoke with 'live' panty throwing. Panties will be provided by the Esiteddfod organizers and will be made available to bar patrons at no charge!

Follow our announcements for further details of these and other sophisticated cultural activities at the Welsh Pirate Bar on AmeriCymru or on the AmeriCymru Blog.West Coast Eisteddfod Schedule:- Friday Saturday Sunday

Oberons Three-Penny Tavern is the accumulated effort of one of Jordan Mackays longest-running dreams to run a Shakespearean tavern in Ashland, Oregon! So if you enjoy the thought of armored bouncers, juggling musicians, great plays, fantastic beers and beautiful serving wenches, come belly up to the bar and enjoy a night at Oberons!

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Every dollar you donate ( minimum 5 ) entitles you to one chance in the draw for these fabulous prizes:-

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On 2 November 2008 Iwan Williams from Llandysul, Wales, will take part in the New York Marathon for the benefit of T Hafan, the Children's Hospice in South Wales, and the Welsh football supporters Gol! Appeal (offline donations to Gol! only). T Hafan helps children who suffer from serious medical conditions, and provides respite and support for their families. These children are not expected to live past their teenage years. Please visit the Ty Hafan website for further information.If you would like to sponsor Iwan, please visit www.justgiving.com/iwanwilliams - if possible, please give generously; it costs 2.5 million to run T Hafan every year, so every penny counts!! Thank you!Ar 2 Tachwedd 2008 fe fydd Iwan Williams o Landysul, Cymru, yn rhedeg Marathon Efrog Newydd er budd T Hafan, Hosbis i blant yn Ne Cymru, a Apel Gol! , elusen cefnogwyr pel droed Cymru (rhodd 'offline' i Gol! yn unig). Mae T Hafan yn helpu plant sy'n dioddef o salwch difrifol, ac yn rhoi seibiant a chymorth i'w teuluoedd. Nid oes disgwyl i'r plant yma fyw tu hwnt i'w harddegau. Ewch i wefan Ty Hafan am fwy o wybodaeth.Os hoffech noddi Iwan, yna ewch i www.justgiving.com/iwanwilliams os gwelwch yn dda - rhoddwch yn hael os fedrwch; mae T Hafan yn costio 2.5 miliwn i'w redeg yn flynyddol, felly mae pob ceiniog yn helpu!! Diolch yn fawr!

American Farmers- Welsh Hill Farming Experience

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The tour itinerary is exactly the same as the Welsh Hill Farming Experience; the tour is specifically arranged for our farming links & organisations based in North America. Arrangements can also be made for our guests to participate in the ameriCymru trail in conjunction with the Hill Farming Experience.

Latest news from the Paper Aeroplanes

We're all rather pleased over at PA Towers to be able to announce the release of our new album on the marvellous Navigator Records, home to (amongst others) Heidi Talbot, Boo Hewerdine and folk giants Bellowhead, who are currently tearing up the Radio 2 airwaves. Little Letters, our third album, will be officially released on 13th May: across the UK's indie record stores and worldwide on iTunes, Amazon and all the other usual places. Sadly for us Woolworths has disappeared from the UK high street and there may not be any HMVs left by then. But Im sure you clever people have your own favoured way of finding and buying new music Keep using those precious, knowledgeable independents if at all possible!

If youd like to help us to hit the giddy heights of the charts, you can pre-order it NOW! Limited edition signed copies are available from Propermusic.com but there arent many left so get in quick! If you miss out on a signed one, bring your pre-ordered copy to a gig and we'll be happy to sign it there.
We have TONS of UK and German tour dates in the diary. Newcastle is the latest show to be added on 14th May at The Cluny. Bush Hall in London is selling FAST! We have some exciting support acts to announce in our next letter. Keep following us on Facebook and twitter to help spread the PA love and hear about any competitions and previews first!
Also, Sarah will be doing a few solo shows supporting Tina Dico at Union Chapel, Al Lewis in Scotland in March and a charity event in Exeter for a worthwhile Brain Tumour charityon 31st March. For all the details head to our new look WEBSITE .
Lastly, we're very excited to be recording a live Daytrotter session on Wednesday (tomorrow) at 3pm GMT. If you've not heard of U.S. giant Daytrotter then it's an amazing place to discover new music as well as catching exclusives from some huge bands like Bon Iver and Lumineers. We'll be playing at least one new track from the album for the live streaming at 3pm.

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