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This Day in Welsh History - September 23rd

23rd September

    Augustus - the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor was born on this day 63 BC. Roman...

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Timeless crooner Tom Jones announces Aussie tour for 2024

It's been seven long years since iconic Welsh singer, Tom Jones, crooned his way across Australia and now fans have...
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'Biggest' Welsh independence rally yet as 10,000-plus attend march

Plaid Cymru leader tells supporters the country's journey to indendence 'cannot be stopped'
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@ceri-shaw • 13 hours ago

Giant vegetables from Cwmbran keep breaking the Guinness World Records

A Cwmbran family which specialises in growing giant fruit, veg and plants is celebrating after winning a place in the...
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Film review: Older Gods

Molly Stubbs Howard Phillips Lovecraft will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most influential horror...
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@ceri-shaw • 13 hours ago

South Wales Is the Real Star of the Final Season of ‘Sex Education’

With some new locations featured within, the beloved Netflix series comes to a close.
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@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

This Day in Welsh History - September 21st

21st September

    On 21st September, 2002 stonemason Ray Collins commenced work on a commemorative garden in recognition of...

@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

Welsh and Swedish scientists disprove Leonardo Da Vinci’s 'Rule of Trees'

New research carried out by scientists from Wales and Sweden has disproved Leonardo Da Vinci’s long-standing ‘Rule of...
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@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

Anger as UK Parliament website lists Wales as 'region in England’

Emily Price A Plaid Cymru MP has voiced his anger after he discovered Wales is listed as a “region in England” on the...
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@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

Swansea writer wins prestigious short story competition

Swansea writer Matthew G. Rees has won the 2023 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for his story, Harvest. The...
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@ceri-shaw • 3 days ago

Tales from Wales' legendary 'locomotives graveyard'

Graham Loveluck-Edwards You often hear people (of a certain age) reminiscing about lost institutions they used to...
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@ceri-shaw • 4 days ago

This Day in Welsh History - September 20th

20th September

   On 20th September 1891, Buffalo Bill Coady and his Wild West Show performed at Cardiff, which was to be the...
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Consent granted for major offshore wind farm project

A major wind farm project off the Welsh coast has been granted a Development Consent Order by the UK Government’s...
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@ceri-shaw • 4 days ago

Gogglebocs Cymru favourite returns as broadcast dates for new series are released

An outspoken pensioner from Gwynedd is rejoining the cast of the popular Welsh language version of Gogglebox, which...
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@ceri-shaw • 4 days ago

A Guide to The Top Things to Do in Cardiff

Welcome to Cardiff, the vibrant capital city of Wales! Known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and...
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@ceri-shaw • 6 days ago

This Day in Welsh History - September 18th

18th September

The politically and historically significant Welsh Church Act 1914 became effective from 18th September 1914. It...
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@ceri-shaw • 6 days ago

Broad Haven Triangle remains one of Pembrokeshire's great unsolved mysteries

When it comes to tales of the paranormal, Pembrokeshire is up there with the best when it comes to extra-terrestrial...
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Watch: Welsh choir's beautiful performance at Ruth Madoc memorial

Stars of stage and TV gathered in London on the weekend to pay tribute to the life of Welsh actress, Ruth Madoc. The...
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S4C thriller Dal y Mellt returns for second series next year

A second series of the heist drama Dal y Mellt, the first Welsh language drama to be broadcast on Netflix, will...
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@ceri-shaw • one week ago

This Day in Welsh History - September 17th

17th September

On 17th September 1944, the wartime 'blackout' was lifted over much of Wales. Most Luftwaffe air raids were...

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Part Time Signals: 'Lazy' Out Now on Bubblewrap Collective

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
14 Sep 2023

Cardiff Alternative band 'Part Time Signals' are set to release their brand new debut album 'Another Day In Paradise' on the 13th of October via Bubblewrap collective. Following on from ‘Take Me For A Ride’ , and ‘The Man’ , the final taste of music from thebands upcoming album will be ‘Lazy’. Jacob explains: “Lazy is a familiar feeling, it’s a laidback groove you can listen to while you’re feeling lazy in the morning.” The Previous 'Part Time Signals' singles the band have enjoyed radio support from Adam Walton BBC Introducing in Wales , Huw...

THE MINERS STRIKE BACK – “AT ONCE HILARIOUS, AUTHENTIC, AND THOROUGHLY CHARMING”

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
11 Sep 2023

The Miners Strike Back is a new satirical novel by ex-miner Kevin Dicks and published by Y Lolfa. It is his debut novel and has been described as ‘ Twin Town meets the Miners’ Strike”. Kevin Dicks said: “The idea for the novel came to me whilst digging in my garden I came across a few rogue lumps of coal. What if an ex-coal miner discovered a seam of coal and opened a small clandestine colliery? I saw comedy in the story and a quirkiness to the story that may appeal to readers. As an authentic voice, perhaps I could capture a little of the miners’ humour before it...

Welsh youth to strengthen ties with Birmingham, Alabama on 60th anniversary of church bombing

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
11 Sep 2023

Four children died when the first and largest black church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed on 15 September 1963 – a tragic day that became a defining moment for the Civil Rights Movement in the USA. To mark the 60 th anniversary of the 16 th Street Baptist Church bombing, representatives of Wales’ largest youth organisation, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, will visit Birmingham, Alabama to show solidarity with its African American community. Next week, 13 Urdd Gobaith Cymru Ambassadors who were responsible for the Urdd’s 2023 Anti Racism Peace and Goodwill Message are to visit the...

GIITTV 20th anniversary event: Adwaith, Chroma, Carwyn Ellis, The Honest Poet, papaya noon, Half Happy & Kaptin (DJ)

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
6 Sep 2023

To mark twenty years since God Is In The TV Zine started, we are throwing a party at The Gate, in Cardiff on Saturday 30th September 2023, featuring incredible bands and artists. The bill includes the two-time Welsh Music Prize winners and GIITTV favourites Adwaith who will be headlining. Main support comes from bilingual noise pop trio Chroma fresh from supporting Foo Fighters and ahead of the release of their debut album Ask for Angela this October. They will be joined by master Welsh songsmith Carwyn Ellis of Rio 18, Colorama and The Pretenders live band, who will be...

Mali Hâf unveils tantalizing new 'Igam Ogam' single which is out now

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
22 Aug 2023

Igam-Ogam is one of Mali Hâf's favorite Welsh words, so he decided to write a song with this title. She identifies with the reality she describes and believes it is onamatopoeia. He has a lot of fun dancing energetically to the song when it's live. Mali hopes, through the chaotic but catchy electronic beat, to convey the frustration and uncertainty of the zigzag road as well as the relief that comes from beginning to surrender to its amazing pattern. In the more slow and vulnerable parts she talks to her young self and sympathizes with the little girl who expected to travel a...

Pseudo Cool release brand new 'Sharp's Catching Waves' single on Friday 11th August

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
8 Aug 2023

Indie Punk band 'Pseudo Cool' release their brand new 'Sharp's Catching Waves' single Independently on Friday 11th August. It's an empowering homage to 1970's Welsh surfer Linda Sharp. Linda Sharp was a champion surfer who was born in Aberafan. She won the European surfing championships twice, the British surfing championships ten times and the Welsh surfing championships 19 times. She is deemed one of the most successful British Surfers of all time. Inviting you back to the polluted skyline of 1970s Port Talbot, Pseudo Cool return with their latest single ‘Sharp’s...

HOLY COVES RELEASE ‘AWAY WE GO’ NEW MUSIC AND VIDEO

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
4 Aug 2023

AWAY WE GO' is the fourth single and video in a series of five music videos to be released by the band from their acclaimed album ‘Druids and Bards’ - created by award winning Ukrainian Filmmaker Taras Merenkov and filmed by Jason Griffith . Notably, Taras Merenkov won an award for the video he shot for the band for their video for ‘The Hurt Within’ and we can see history repeating itself with the video for ‘Away We Go’. Merenkov's hazy cinematic style of direction really emphasises and captures the very essence of the music and makes a formidable...

THE GREATEST SPORTING FAMILY IN HISTORY – THE BLUE AND BLACK BROTHERS

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
4 Aug 2023

BUY IT HERE - The Greatest Sporting Family in History: The Blue & Black Brothers Terry Breverton , who has been translated into languages as varied as Chinese, Japanese and Turkish, recalls the almost forgotten eight brothers who all played for Cardiff Rugby Club, when it was universally acknowledged as the ‘ greatest rugby club in the world’ . For forty years to 1974, in every season at least one of the brothers was a regular first team member, and the youngest four brothers sometimes all played together. The careers of four of the brothers were halted because of World War...

'Hyll' release debut album 'Sŵn o’r Stafell Arall' via Jigcal Records

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
1 Aug 2023

Hyll i ryddhau eu halbwm cyntaf 'Sŵn o’r Stafell Arall' ddydd Gwener 28 Gorffennaf ar Recordiau JigCal. Ers ffurfio yn 2016, mae Hyll wedi ennill calonnau nifer iawn o Gymry gyda'u caneuon unigryw a'u geiriau ffraeth am gymeriadau eu tref enedigol, Caerdydd. Eglura'r band: "Mae’n deg i ddweud bod amser yn themâu cryf i'r straeon sy’n cael eu hadrodd ar yr albwm, y limbo dryslyd rhwng eich arddegau a thyfu lan i fod yn oedolyn." Wedi iddynt arbrofi gyda synau gwahanol ar eu EP 'Mymryn' (2021), mae’r pedwarawd yn mynd yn ôl i'w gwreiddiau indi ar yr albwm,...

Silent Forum new 'TREAT YOURSELF' single released tomorrow via Libertino Records

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
11 Jul 2023

Silent Forum release their most unashamedly poppy single to date, Treat Yourself, coming out on 11 July via Libertino Records. Treat Yourself is a mixture of revealing, uncomfortable lyrics paired with animated, uplifting pop instrumentation. You can hear the band having a great time playing around in much poppier territory than they are used to - this is as bubblegum as they're ever going to get. Treat Yourself is the classic mixture of revealing, uncomfortable lyrics paired with animated, uplifting pop instrumentation. You can hear the band having a ball playing around in much...

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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' Premiere...

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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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