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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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  • member of Llangennech Community Council. Yr Eisteddfod 1176–1976, Gomer Press (1976) Gŵyl Gwalia: Yr Eisteddfod yn Oes Aur Victoria 1858–1868, Gomer Press...
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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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    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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    name commonly given to 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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  • 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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    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 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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  • 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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    Bard (category Eisteddfod)
    Celtic upholder of the bardic tradition. The annual National Eisteddfod of Wales (Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) (which was first held in 1880) is held...
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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 of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Betsan Moses was born in Pontyberem, in the Gwendraeth Valley. She...
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  • The Jersey Eisteddfod is a cultural festival and competition in Jersey. It was founded in 1908 by former Dean of Jersey Samuel Falle, who saw its competitive...
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  • The Sydney Eisteddfod is an independent, community-based, not-for-profit organisation in Sydney, Australia. Sydney Eisteddfod presents an annual competitive...
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  • Thumbnail for 1176 Cardigan eisteddfod
    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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    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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for 2018 Cardiff National Eisteddfod
    Cardiff National Eisteddfod was held in Cardiff Bay, Wales, from 3 to 11 August 2018. It was the seventh time the National Eisteddfod of Wales had been...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • one form or another. The Urdd National Eisteddfod (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Urdd Gobaith Cymru or Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd) is an annual Welsh-language...
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  • Llangollen Eisteddfod. He later won principal prizes at the Denbigh Eisteddfod (1860) Conwy Eisteddfod (1861), Caernarfon Eisteddfod (1862), Rhyl Eisteddfod (1863)...
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    the university and winner of the Chair in the previous year's National Eisteddfod; Edwards called it a moving tribute to his father, who had died in January...
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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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