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An Interview With Welsh Artist - Jacqueline Janine Jones

By Ceri Shaw, 2011-03-07

An interview with Welsh artist Jacqueline janine Jones. Check out here Jacqueline's website here

AmeriCymru: Hi Jacqueline...and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by AmeriCymru.Why are you an artist and why painting? When did you begin painting?

Jacqueline: I'm an artist because i believe that artists are not satisfied with the world as they see it. They are like children, bored with sameness. And they are moved deeply by things they see and feel and think about. I paint because i am compelled to. Its like breathing air.

Do you work in any other media?

Jacqueline: Yes i have done some photography and electronic music,sculpture.

Care to tell us a little about your paintings? How would you describe your style?

Jacqueline: My style is raw i would say, and expressive.

How do you conceptualize your subjects? Do they represent or are they inspired by actual physical scenes or pure imagination or a combination of both?

Jacqueline: A definite combination of both. I couldn't really say which one comes first!

What is your process, ie: do you start a work with an end in mind? do you work from sketches or create as you paint? Do you have a usual practice or process?

Jacqueline: Both. Sometimes I have a clear idea of composition, what colours i will be using. Sometimes i will do a sketch. At times its more freestyle spur of the moment. An idea or a theme might be the motivation for me to paint.

Your pieces on welshart.net are an interesting mix of bright, strong colors and neutrals - do you consciously plan color in composition or does it develop as you create? What effect do you intend it to have on your viewer?

Jacqueline: I intend the viewer to be moved by what i do. No art lives in a vacuum. It must relate somehow.

Are there other artists or creatives in your family? What role did art play in your life?

Jacqueline: My mother wrote songs and some poetry, her mother did watercolours.

Can you describe the visual art environment in Wales? Is there a strong visual art community in Wales?

Jacqueline: I would like to think so, to be positive. Different things are happening now.

What advice would you have for the aspiring visual artist in Wales?

Jacqueline: Believe in what you are doing. Especially if you are following your own path. Sometimes it can be tough.

What's next for Jacqueline Janine Jones?

Jacqueline: More exhibitions on the way. Just had a major solo show at Ffin Y Parc gallery.

Any final message for the members and readers of AmeriCymru?

Jacqueline: Check out Welsh art!

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Llangollen Festival Announces that Russell Watson will be one of the Headline Performers at this years Festival

By Ceri Shaw, 2011-01-28

RUSSELL WATSON LA VOCE!

Tuesday 5 July, 7.45pm

The indomitable Salford-born Tenor, multi-award winner and one of the worlds favourite voices, performs at Llangollen for the very first time.Watsons hits include E Sara Cosi, Parla piu piano, and Be my Love.

Special Guest: Faryl Smith
With The National Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Robert Emery

Russell Watson said: "I am absolutely thrilled to be following in the footsteps of so many international stars at what is known as the most famous Eisteddfod in the world. This festival really 'keeps a welcome in the hillside' and I cannot wait to step foot on the pavilion stage and perform. Llangollen here I come!"

Mervyn Cousins Llangollen Festivals Chief Executive said: It is great to have one of the worlds most popular as well as most powerful voices at Llangollen 2011. We look forward to welcoming Russell Watson here he of course joins a long line of fabulous singers who have graced the Llangollen stage. We expect this concert to be one of the highlights of the week, as Russell comes to us following his recent sell-out concerts in the UK and elsewhere. And of course it will be good to welcome back Faryl Smith, who as many people know began her success in Llangollen as a vocal solo winner at the tender age of 11.

Llangollen 2011 : 5 - 10 July 2011

Tickets 45, 35, 25

www.llangollen2011.co.uk

01978 862001

tickets@international-eisteddfod.co.uk

(More info on ticket purchasing below)

Llangollen Festival 5-10 July 2011

Six days of the best music and folk dance, from all the world in one place!

Every summer since 1947 Llangollen has staged one of the worlds most inspirational cultural festivals. Each year around 4,000 performers converge on this beautiful small Welsh town and its International Pavilion; to sing and dance in a unique combination of competition, performance, and international peace and friendship.

In 2011 competitors from across the globe will again take to the stage alongside some of the biggest names in music. Starting with a gala concert on the Monday evening, the festival will continue throughout the week, including performances by Russell Watson and concluding with a Sunday evening concert (Artists to be announced). Accompanying musicians include the National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Mid-Wales Opera Company. 5,000 primary school children will join us on the Tuesday, and then Llangollens unique competitions, take place in the Pavilion from Wednesday onwards, bringing to North Wales thousands of performers as the worlds best musical party gets into full swing

Full booking info:

Reserve your ticket NOW!

Online booking at www.llangollen2011.co.uk

(including Choose your own seat option)

Box Office 01978 862001 9.30am to 4.30pm weekdays.

Email tickets@international-eisteddfod.co.uk

By post: Llangollen Eisteddfod Box Office, Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, LL20 8SW.

Season Tickets: amazing offers!

Become a Season Ticket Holder or a Friend of the Festival to have access to priority seating arrangements;

Platinum ticket is only: 200 Sit in the same seat all week (Day and night!)

Gold - 135 Wednesday to Saturday Evening (5 discount on Russell Watson concert)

Silver Season - All daytime sessions, Wednesday to Saturday, same top-price seat guarantee, 70.

FESTIVAL GROUND ADMISSION

(Pavilion Reserved seat ticket includes Ground Admission)

Adult 10

Concessions 8

Child Under 16 5 (2 Saturday)

EVENING GROUND ADMISSION

Only 1 Ground for a Pound after 4.30pm, Tuesday - Friday

FAMILY GROUND ADMISSION

Wednesday -Friday 23 ; Saturday 20 (International Family Day)

(2 Adults & up to 3 children)

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The Swansea boy done good – Kevin Johns’ biog is an entertaining treat

By Ceri Shaw, 2008-10-16

Kevin Johns is a performer, actor, pantomime dame, radio broadcaster, football fanatic and the guy with the mike at all of Swansea City’s home games. And that’s not all, as we discover in this extremely enjoyable autobiography of the all-round entertainer, co-written by Peter Read. Growing up in the Plasmarl area of Swansea in the 1960s, Johns longed to be an entertainer from an early age. After a religious experience at secondary school, his life became a battle between football and religion, the secular and the spiritual. The book tells of how he has managed to combine several diverse aims into a satisfying whole.

It is in the variety of roles he has played – both on and off the stage – which makes his life such an interesting story. He has (amongst many other things) been heavily involved in charity work, played football with Emlyn Hughes, interviewed Tony Blair and played a wind-up on Alastair Campbell, put on children’s entertainment at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster, helped with a late-night soup run on the toughest streets of Glasgow, preached sermons, sung with Bonnie Tyler, and entertained the crowd at half-time during matches at Wembley Stadium.

Johns is very generous with amusing anecdotes and experiences which have affected him deeply. He is not afraid to reveal his insecurities or emotions, making this a very personal look at what makes him tick. The result, even for those who may be unaware of Johns before reading the book, is the feeling that one knows him personally by the end – or would like to get to know him better.

Kevin Johns was born in Swansea in 1961. He went to Dynevor Secondary School and two Bible colleges. He presents the radio shows Sunday Hotline and Heart and Soul for Swansea Sound. He has made many theatre and television appearances, becoming one of Wales’ best-known entertainers. Johns will again be performing in pantomime this year, with Su Pollard and Chris Jarvis at Swansea’s Grand Theatre. Cinderella will run from 17 December 2008 to 18 January 2009. He will attend book signings during the run.

Oh Yes It Is…Kevin Johns! by Kevin Johns and Peter Read, will be published by Y Lolfa on 23 October. The book will be launched on the same date at the Grand Theatre, Swansea at 7.15 pm.

REVIEWS OF GERALD MORGAN TITLES

''A well-organised, articulate and stimulating work... beautifully illustrated'' – Richard Moore-Colyer on Ceredigion: A Wealth of History.

''A splendid study, balanced, sensitive and nicely setting local events and trends within the wider Welsh and British context.'' David W. Howell on Nanteos – A Welsh House and Its Families.

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Survey on Welsh Identity - Pennsylvania State University

By Ceri Shaw, 2008-10-14

"Pennsylvania State University is doing a survey on Welsh identity in America and is looking to Welsh societies in the US for help.It's a relatively easy 28 question survey and takes less than 5 minutes to complete. www.personal.psu.edu/clc24/consent_form_welsh.html If you could pass on information about this survey it would be very greatly appreciated."( Mnay thanks to David Parry for drawing my attention to this )

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By Ceri Shaw, 2013-08-15

Please stop bastaradising out beloved Welsh Dragon. No self respecting Welsh person would USE Y Ddraig in this manner. The Welsh Dragon is

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