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    culture, an eisteddfod is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music.: xvi  The term eisteddfod, which is...
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    The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales...
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    The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales...
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  • The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, also known as the Australian Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, was an Australian dance and drama challenge for government-funded...
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  • These are the results of the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in Australia, since 1984. ^[note a] : Molly Meldrum was a 1985 judge and reportedly said "Sarah...
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    1,220 people undertook Welsh courses in Patagonia in 2015. The formal Eisteddfod poetry competitions have been revived, although they are now bilingual...
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    important events in the Welsh eisteddfod tradition. The most famous chairing ceremony takes place at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, and is always on the...
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    Gorsedd Cymru (category Eisteddfod)
    Y Wladfa in Patagonia. The Gorsedd is most prominent at the National Eisteddfod of Wales where it is responsible for the main ceremonies held. The word...
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  • The Welsh Eisteddfods of Ballarat was a series of traditional eisteddfodau founded by Welsh miners at Ballarat in the gold rush days and revived in the...
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    high baritone singing while at school, including one at the National Eisteddfod. He has said, "As a Welshman, I grew up in a culture of singing and performing...
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  • Betsan Moses (born 1971) is the chief executive officer of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Born in Pontyberem, she originally studied theatre and language...
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    (Welsh for 'field') is the site of a Welsh eisteddfod, such as the National Eisteddfod or the Urdd Eisteddfod. All the main events and event venues are...
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    The Urdd National Eisteddfod (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Urdd Gobaith Cymru or Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd) is an annual Welsh-language youth...
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  • The Boroondara Eisteddfod is a music competition held annually in the City of Boroondara, Melbourne, Australia. The first Eisteddfod was held in 1992...
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    year's Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. "Crown and Chair presented to Llŷn and Eifionydd Eisteddfod Committee". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 13 July 2023...
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    Urdd National Eisteddfod, the National Eisteddfod of Wales and the Llangollen International Eisteddfod. Both the Urdd and National Eisteddfod occur in a...
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  • Sydney Eisteddfod is an independent, community-based, not-for-profit organisation in Sydney, Australia. It aims to promote the performing arts through...
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  • on Dyfed County Council for 14 years. Yr Eisteddfod 1176–1976, Gomer Press (1976) Gŵyl Gwalia: Yr Eisteddfod yn Oes Aur Victoria 1858–1868, Gomer Press...
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  • International Musical Eisteddfod 'UK's Most Multilingual Choir' to Mark International Festival's 70th Anniversary". international-eisteddfod.co.uk. 7 July 2017...
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    In 1946, she was inducted into the Gorsedd of Bards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Elizabeth went on her first overseas tour in 1947, accompanying...
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    newspaper, the Llangollen Advertiser. Llangollen hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1908. The Gorsedd ceremony was held on the Hermitage Field, next to...
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  • be" (cognate with O.E. beon; see be). Urdd Eisteddfod (in Welsh "Eisteddfod Yr Urdd"), the youth Eisteddfod englyn gorsedd hiraeth homesickness tinged...
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    The 1176 Cardigan eisteddfod, as it is commonly described, was a cultural tournament involving bards and musicians, held in the grounds of Cardigan Castle...
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  • same song in an hour. The Urdd National Eisteddfod (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Urdd Gobaith Cymru or Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd) is an annual Welsh-language...
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  • the grand scale of the World's Fair, the Welsh mounted an International Eisteddfod, a competitive literary and music festival, on the Fair grounds. Choral...
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  • participation in a traditional Welsh eisteddfod. Invitations went out for 1947 and the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod was born. Mr Gomer Powell called...
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    Hedd Wyn (category Welsh Eisteddfod winners)
    I. He was posthumously awarded the bard's chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod. Evans, who had been awarded several chairs for his poetry, was inspired...
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    as a fellow. On 8 August 2008, he was honoured at the Welsh National Eisteddfod by being accepted as a member to the druidic order of the Gorsedd of the...
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    harpists. The annual National Eisteddfod is the country's main performance festival. The Llangollen International Eisteddfod provides an opportunity for...
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    Archdruid (category Welsh Eisteddfod archdruids)
    Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, the award of the Prose Medal [cy]...
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