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Watch: Choirs' amazing rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'

When two of Wales’ most famous choirs joined forces it was always going to be a special evening. Rhondda Fawr and...
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A track-by-track guide to new Manic Street Preachers album 'Critical Thinking'

Nicky Wire This is a record of opposites colliding – of dialectics trying to find a path of resolution. While the...
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This Day in Welsh History - January 14th

14th January

Happy Old New Year (Hen Galon)!! Yr Hen Galon is a custom that dates back to the adoption of the Gregorian...
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Magical Wizard of Oz drone show is coming to Wales

The creative minds behind drone light show spectacles, Evolution and A Christmas Carol have announced a magical new...
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Watch: Hilarious Welsh immigration test goes viral

They’re one of Ireland’s most famous comedy troupes with millions of followers on social media. Foil, Arms and Hog...
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Traitors contestant backs Welsh independence

A contestant who appeared on the latest series of hit TV show The Traitors has backed Welsh independence. Elen Wyn,...
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This Day in Welsh History - Jan 11th

11th January

William Williams Pantycelyn (Y pêr ganiedydd - The sweet songster), died on 11th January 1717. Williams who was...
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Watch: Rising stars Melin Melyn share raucous new single

Welsh music trailblazers Melin Melyn have shared their new single ‘The Pigeon & The Golden Egg’. The raucous ’70s...
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Scandal of failure to restore Wales' last opencast mine site

Martin Shipton The “epic mismanagement” of the Ffos-y-Fran mine saga must not happen again to any community in Wales,...
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4 Best Books About Wales for All-Night Reading

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
10 Jan 2025

These four best books about Wales are all distinctly different, yet each one is a rich and immersive journey in its own way. After choosing from The Mabinogion, Pigeon, A History of Wales, and Owen, prop up the pillows and make yourself comfy because you might be up past your bedtime. Each of the four best books about Wales listed below will give you a deeper look at this fascinating country and make you feel closer to it. Why is Wales so important? Cymru (Wales) is important for retaining its unique Welsh culture and traditions. Some customs are more modern, while others trace back to...

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An Interview With Dan Rhys, Author of 'Knight in the Scarlet Cloak'

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
8 Jan 2025

Dan is a self-taught Welsh speaker whose first novel— The Lone Escapist —reached the semifinals of the 2018 Chanticleer Book Review ‘Clue Awards’ and was voted ‘Best Escapist Novels’ by the Book Lovin’ Geek Mamas of NYC. Dan has appeared often on S4C, the Welsh-language television channel, as well as on BBC Wales television and radio. He teaches English at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA but speaks only Welsh to his six-year-old son Evan, happily leaving the English to his wife Nikki. ... AmeriCymru: Care to introduce your novel 'Knight in the Scarlet Cloak'...

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, Last of the Ancient Kings of Wales

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
3 Jan 2025

After the Romans withdrew from Wales, the Welsh tribes became more autonomous. Now free from outside government, chieftains ruled over small parts of Cymru. Territories became kingdoms. Gruffudd ap Llewelyn was the only ruler of all the ancient kings of Wales who united the country as a whole. The story of the ancient kings of Wales begins with the Roman departure from Britain in 383 AD. Celtic tribal chieftains, freed from the yoke of Roman rule, fought amongst themselves to keep or establish control over their lands and defend their territory from invaders. These territories...

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The Fascinating History Behind 3 Popular Welsh Gifts

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
27 Dec 2024

Welsh love spoons, slate gifts, and Welsh Lady dolls are heartwarming keepsakes that can last a lifetime. Knowing the history behind these three popular Welsh gifts will make them even more special to you, whether you’re the giver or the receiver. Three popular Welsh gifts given throughout the years in Wales are Welsh love spoons, Welsh slate gifts, and gifts featuring the Welsh Lady—a woman wearing the traditional Welsh costume of a woolen dress with an apron, neckerchief, stockings, red cloak, and tall black hat. Before the early 1800s, Wales didn’t have a national dress for women....

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Powerful Ancient Welsh Symbols and Their Meanings

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
9 Aug 2024

Ancient Welsh symbols trace back to the Celtic tribes of Wales, even before Welsh was spoken. They are closely tied to nature, spirits and deities, warriors and fighting, and the Otherworld. Some symbols, like the red dragon, have become well-known parts of Welsh culture in modern times. Where do ancient Welsh symbols originate? Why are some of the traditional Welsh symbols we see today relatively new in comparison? Ancient symbols of Cyrmu come from the Celts who lived in Britain during the Iron Age. By 600 BC, they had established quite a presence on the island. They were pagans who...

MWY O STRAEON FFRAETH I DDYSGWYR GAN SIÔN TOMOS OWEN

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
1 Aug 2024

Mae’r arlunydd, cyflwynydd, bardd ac awdur Siôn Tomos Owen yn cyhoeddi ail gyfrol o straeon am fyw yn y Rhondda’r wythnos hon. Mae Y Fawr a’r Fach 2: Mwy o Straeon o’r Rhondda yn rhan o’r gyfres Amdani, ac mae llyfr Siôn yn addas ar gyfer dysgwyr lefel Sylfaen. Mae Siôn yn wyneb cyfarwydd i wylwyr S4C, diolch i Pobol y Rhondda , cyfres oedd yn mynd ar daith trwy Gwm Rhondda, ac roedd ei gyfrol gyntaf o straeon ffraeth am ei blentyndod a’i arddegau yn boblogaidd iawn. Meddai Siôn Tomos Owen: “Pan sgwennes i’r gyfrol gyntaf nôl yn 2018 ges i lawer o hwyl ond ges i...

Welsh Born Experimental Drone-Folk Duo 'Peiriant' New 'Can Idris' single Out Friday

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
1 Aug 2024

BIOGRAPHY Peiriant are a duo of violin and electric guitar, who play with melody and tonality to create atmosphere and soundscape. Electronic equipment, samples and found objects also add to their semi-improvised pieces, which are spun from grounded ideas. Rose and Dan Linn-Pearl draw from their foundation in folk and classical in addition to post-rock, minimalism and sound art to weave experimental music that is anchored in the Welsh landscape. They play with layers of drone and dissonance, contrasting with songs and pure tones to give a rich and sonorous auditory...

'The Boy From The Coach' By J.A.S. Rees: A Review

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
28 Jul 2024

The Boy From The Coach is a delight to read. If you have ever wondered how life is lived in the innumerable small pubs and Inns which dot the Welsh countryside this book is for you. The author,, J.A.S. ( Tony) Rees, was a frequent visitor to the pub in the late 40's and 50's when he stayed during the school summer holidays. The pub was owned and run by a relative of his mother, May Morgan, who greeted him every summer, "with a Craven A cigarette lodged at the center of her mouth" . The book provides an insight into many of the colorful aspects of rural village life in Wales at...

Skäl release their raucous debut single 'All of The People' on Friday the 30th of August on Snowdonia Records

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
27 Jul 2024

Skäl release their raucous debut single 'All of The People' on Friday the 30th of August on Snowdonia Records. ‘All Of The People’ is an urgent, infectious and exciting debut track from Skäl , that bursts out of the speakers on a wave of tremulous guitar hooks, grooving bass lines and quickfire drums, while Ev Kirwan's vocals hook you in with a swaggering confidence as the song spirals into a frenetic guitar anthem and a rollicking crescendo with fantastic carousel of guitar solos. It reminds one of the resplendent early sound of The Stone Roses, they call it a...

The True Fighting Spirit of the Ordovices Tribe

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
21 Jul 2024

During the Iron Age and Roman Era, the Ordovices tribe lived in what is now south Clwyd and south Gwynedd in North Wales. In addition to parts of Clwyd and Gwynedd, the Ordovices tribes’ territory extended into parts of Hereford, Worcester, and western Shropshire in what is now England. They were great warriors and nearly wiped out an entire Roman regiment. However, even these brave fighters wouldn’t escape Rome’s organized military force by the end. The Iron Age for Wales spans from 800 BC to 48 AD. During this time, Celtic tribal societies occupied the island of Britain. No king or...

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THE ‘DEFINITIVE’ BOOK ON TRYWERYN CHALLENGES ‘LEGENDS’ AND DEEPLY HELD OPINIONS ON THE DROWNING OF THE WELSH VALLEY

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
6 Jul 2023

BUY IT HERE 'Tryweryn: A New Dawn?' Whatever the complexities surrounding the flooding of Cwm Tryweryn, the construction of Llyn Celyn is widely regarded as a decisive event in Welsh history. The story resonates with Welsh people like no other, and at last, after twenty years of research, author Wyn Thomas has written a detailed study of the story published by Y Lolfa, and questions many widely held views. Two aspects of the Tryweryn story have attracted particular attention and comment in Wales: what is deemed to be Liverpool’s dubious justification for flooding Cwm...

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Attic Theatre Film Festival - An Interview With Glenn Ibbitson

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
24 Jun 2023

Attic Theatre International Film Festival 2023 Photos: 12 AmeriCymru: Hi Glenn and many thanks for agreeing to this interview. Care to introduce the Attic Film Festival for our readers? Glenn: The inaugural Attic Theatre International Film Festival is organised by the Attic Theatre, a group of artists, actors, writers, film-makers and technicians based in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, who are captivated by the medium of film. Our designated event team for ATIFF are; Carole King: an artist, bookbinder and printmaker -and the reluctant leading lady in...

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'Welsh Pioneers of the Skies, Elsa Spencer' by David Dell

AmeriCymru - @americymru
20 Nov 2015

MORE PHOTOS OF ELSA SPENCER HERE Many thanks to guest blogger David Dell for the article below about his aunt Elsa Spencer, "The Worlds' Premiere Parachutist" and for the superb pictures which are from plate photographs and have never been published before. You can buy David's latest book here:- Jack Swan: The Time Travel Disasters dgdfg Cardiff, August 1919. Elsa Spencer getting ready to ascend from Sophia Gardens. Ernest Thompson Willows had the title "The Father of British Airships" and Elsa Spencer, enjoyed the title "The Worlds'...

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Remember, Remember The 4th of November! - Welsh American Chartist John Rees in California

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
3 Nov 2008

On my return trip from the West Coast Eisteddfod in L.A. in 2011 I was able to break my journey in Hornbrook, CA and take some pictures of John Rees's grave and final resting place. Given that we know he was a stonemason in his youth, did he perhaps make it himself? Certainly it is one of the finest and best preserved monuments in the cemetary. John Rees ( aka Jack the Fifer ) is topical because today ( Nov 4th ) is the anniversary of the ill-fated Chartist march on Newport in which he played a leading role.. The debate as to whether violence can be a legitimate...

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