Welsh Culture, History and Language

Welsh Culture, History and Language

The culture, history and language of Wales, the Welsh people and the Welsh struggle for national identity and self-government.

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[Pictured above: Charlotte 'Lottie Lute' Williams (R) with husband Chauncey Lute (Center) and daughter Grace Lute Poorman (L), members of the Welsh Congregational Church of Youngstown, Ohio.] As I prepare my summer field research plans, I’m reflecting upon the trajectory of my personal experience: For example, I dedicated my doctoral dissertation entitled, AN EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL CINEMA OF WALES AND WHETHER THIS CINEMA CONSTRUCTS OR REPRESENTS A NATIONAL IDENTITY to my maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Charlotte ‘Lottie Lute’ Williams, whose fiercely nationalistic love of Wales and Welsh culture, music, religions and language was planted in my heart as a child in Ohio, when she ... Read Full Story
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Professor Tony Curtis at the University of Glamorgan English & Creative Writing courses has announced the guests lecturers for the coming term: Here are the guest writers for this year: all are at 6.30 in Glamorgan Business Centre, located on the main University of Glamorgan campus in Treforest, Pontypridd on Fridays and are FREE - Dec 7th, 2007 George Szirtes - poet and translator [Pictured above: George Szirtes - Hungarian poet and translator] George Szirtes was born in Budapest in 1948 and came to England as a refugee in 1956. He was brought up in London and studied Fine Art in London and Leeds. ... Read Full Story
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Professor Tony Curtis at the University of Glamorgan English & Creative Writing courses has announced the guests lecturers for the coming term: Here are the guest writers for this year: all are at 6.30 in Glamorgan Business Centre, located on the main University of Glamorgan campus in Treforest, Pontypridd on Fridays and are FREE - Dec 7th, 2007 George Szirtes - poet and translator [Pictured above: George Szirtes - Hungarian poet and translator] George Szirtes was born in Budapest in 1948 and came to England as a refugee in 1956. He was brought up in London and studied Fine Art in London and Leeds. ... Read Full Story
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[Pictured above:John Barrowman. Photo taken during filming of Torchwood episode "Meat". This picture/multimedia file is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Image:John Barrowman 2.jpg.] Can we talk about an unstoppable soaring gay icon with a fairy tale same sex marriage UK Civil Partnership, a West End Musical Theatre career, a top worldwide Sci-fi following and a new biography hitting the bookstores this week? John Barrowman at London Pride - THE KISS And this incredible man chooses to make his lovely gay home in the dazzling new Welsh capital city of Cardiff, a city we see each week in the hit series Torchwood produced by ... Read Full Story
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[Pictured above: Edging West, Oil on canvas 2001 by Brendan Stuart Burns] To learn how you can buy copies of the paintings of Brendan Stuart Burns please visit: http://www.brendanstuartburns.co.uk/home.htm ‘Brendan Stuart Burns is one of Wales’ most renowned and prolific painters. Winner of the National Eisteddfod Gold Medal in Fine Art on two separate occasions, and Welsh Artist of the Year in 2000 and 2003, Burns concentrates his subject matter on the Pembrokeshire coastline, and its seductive tidal landscape.’ 'His small paintings are epic entities in themselves.' 'Burns' enterprise and commitment to a landscape stimulus is not without echoes in Ian McKeever, Michael Porter ... Read Full Story
And the line-ups in Cardiff: Wales: James Hook (Ospreys); Leigh Halfpenny, Jamie Roberts (both Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Shane Williams (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Gareth Cooper; Gethin Jenkins (both Blues), Matthew Rees ...  
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Thanks to Hoggywart for capturing this video of the RHS Spring Flower Show at Bute Park, Cardiff back in 2007. The show enjoyed glorious spring sunshine and there were lots of excellent floral displays to inspire gardeners; it is a good excuse for a spring break to Wales.  
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While London-based X Factor acts - JLS, Too black Rachel Adedeji andCheryl Cole tribute act Kandy Rain - play GAY Heaven, Welsh girl Lucie Jones performs outside St David's shopping centre in Cardiff, Wales...  
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Telegraph.co.ukSHANE WILLIAMS: WELSH RUGBY STAR WILL PLAY AGAINST ARGENTINA IN CARDIFFUK ExpressSHANE Williams says he is ready to light up world rugby again by breathing life into Wales' toothless attack against Argentina in Cardiff. ...Cooper admits scrum-half pressureBBC NewsArgentina versus Cardiff University todayNews WalesWales does not fear Argentina's scrum, claims Warren Gatlandguardian.co.ukTelegraph.co.uk -Daily Star -SkySportsall...  
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CARDIFF.- A new, free display, bringing together mid 20th century still life paintings, including Pablo Picasso’s striking "Still Life with Poron" (1948) - the first oil painting by the artist to enter a Welsh public collection - will be on view at National Museum Cardiff from Tuesday, 10 November 2009. The Centenary Fund has been a joint initiative between Amgueddfa Cymru and the Derek Williams Trust to mark the Museum’s centenary by...  
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CARDIFF, WALES - From Wednesday 4th November 2009, a special loan of Rembrandt van Rijn’s (1606-1669) Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet from Penrhyn Castle will be on show at National Museum Cardiff alongside original etchings and Netherlandish portraits from Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’s own collection. Museum visitors will be given the opportunity to enjoy the Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet (1607-1685) for free until 21 March...  
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The Chief Executive of Cardiff Council, Byron Davies, today has announced his decision to retire from the Council after 17 years in the post. Mr Davies, 62, has been in public service for 40 years, 30 of which have been spent serving the capital city of Wales. The decision comes as Cardiff is about to enter a new decade of economic, social and environmental regeneration and Mr Davies believes the time is now right to retire to allow a new...  
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He’s the legendary US singer-songwriter whose hits have been immortalised by everyone from Frank Sinatra and The Supremes to Glen Campbell and REM. Ahead of a rare gig in Cardiff this Sunday, Jimmy Webb tells Nathan Bevan about the perils of being called ‘a musical genius’, why you should never let your kids get into rock and roll and how coming back to Wales means so much to him  
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The Scotland squad have settled in their sprawling Welsh-base ahead of this weekend's friendly international - one that manager George Burley has billed as the match when phase two of his masterplan begins. Last month's trip to Japan was much ...  
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Stars of bbc's Merlin switch on Cardiff's Christmas lightsWalesOnlineThe cast of the show weaved their own magic to switch on the Christmas lights outside City Hall. There wasn'ta button in sight as stars from the BBC series ...and more »  
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