Wednesday, September 25, 2013

But now then, what does this have to do with Wales and Welsh culture you suppose? We can argue that


One of my heroes, if there is such a thing, the poet and bookseller William Colwyd from Llanrwst man who established anti-Geirionydd Lake Eisteddfod, Glan competition held at Geirionydd, during the 19th century and the only man up I knew and dared challenge the statement "there maid in heaven Peace?" during Eisteddfod. Objection Cowlyd apparently, was his belief that the Eisteddfod to be held in the open air, but imagine disrupt the ceremony here at the National today? To borrow a phrase Hollywood-ish, "you'll never work in this town again" or "this country" maid in heaven even in the case of the "World Welsh".
With great interest I read the chapter 'The Lob-Scouse' maid in heaven in the most recent volume of Dr Robyn Lewis prejudices. My relationship to and Liverpool are going back to the post-punk maid in heaven period of the late 70's, certainly in terms dylwanwad cultural. Here's a nightclub 'Eric's' one of the main centers for live music, recording labels such as 'Zoo' established by the ymryddawn maid in heaven Bill Drummond and groups like Echo and the Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes and Wah Mighty.
But now then, what does this have to do with Wales and Welsh culture you suppose? We can argue that groups such as The Body, from Llanrwst (as Cowlyd), influenced by fashion maid in heaven and music, maid in heaven Liverpool in the above period. I attempt to analyze the influences of Welsh and Welsh pop culture often these days for articles and lectures maid in heaven and I am fairly certain that the eyes and ears of the bodies are geared more to the east or to the west, the Liverpool and Manchester more important for boys than Llanrwst Bangor or Aberystwyth.
During the 90s This theme was recording, composing and creating in the company of actress Margi Clarke and her ex-partner's, maid in heaven Jamie Reid (designer of the Sex Pistols) and we will visit them regularly at their home on Smithdown Road Watertree area of the City. During long conversations over cups of countless small cafes in the city's remarkable conversation would often turn to Celtic atmosphere and communities Liverpool, the historic links and Wales and as Margi would love to clochar "mee Nan servant and Davies from Snowdonia ...... ".
Apparently in the hustle and bustle of those conversations we have supported the idea of holding the National in Liverpool and would costar Jamie has planned for the festival and Margi would have demanded participate as Queen of the Floral Dance. But what were the three of us will really know about the composition of the National, nothing at all. Waffle and no more than a cup and by the time the issue was raised in earnest for the 2007 Eisteddfod our creative relationship and I estranged myself now well lose the desire to speculate and dream in the company Sgowsars.
But to turn back to the prejudices Robyn Lewis reminds us that the National has been held outside Wales on several occasions "Chester maid in heaven in 1866; London maid in heaven ym1887 and 1909; Birkenhead in 1879 and 1917 and Liverpool in 1884, 1900 and 1929" . And in this chapter 'The maid in heaven Blob-Scous'e Robyn is a reminder "feature maid in heaven the most famous and saddest of all evil eisteddfod beyond-beyond-the-border, of course, was Cader Black Hedd Wyn in 1917 - which came part of our Nation's history maid in heaven and chwedlonaieth ".
Lest anyone misunderstand at all, I do not for one second give Dr Robyn Lewis and William Cowlyd in the same "field Eisteddfodol" but what happens next has to be one of the most interesting history of the National Eisteddfod last of the decade. As Wigley, President of the Festival, Eisteddfod Eryri 2005 addressed the crowd and gives his support to the case of Liverpool is Robyn and Roderick Owen, who incidentally has placed their hunnain in the front row of the pavilion, rising maid in heaven to their feet "and walked calmly and leisurely up are capable of, and out through the back door of the pavilion".
It is similar to the "event" or "protest" here have a lot more support maid in heaven from the audience and media attention has not been President's speech. But to turn back to contemporary culture and popular culture of this age (2013), this is an "Dr Robyn Lewis 2005 National Eisteddfod" into YouTube and wrthgwrs did

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