North American Festival of Wales 2011

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September 1 - 4, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio Join the NAFOW email list to receive immediate updates e-list@nafow.org
Register On-line for NAFO W or Print forms to mail or fax A wide variety of activities and events await you. Join us for a long weekend of "hiraeth" to catch up with old friends and to meet new ones. The opening concert features a Welsh American Folk group Moch Pryderi, with a sound firmly rooted in the traditional Brythonic-Celtic music of Wales playing instruments that include the rare Welsh triple harp, Welsh pibgorns and Welsh pipes. Seminars are sure to spark your interest. Learn more about, where to find your Welsh roots; the Welsh SE Ohio; the significance of historic Welsh legal history in the world today and Welsh iron artisans in early America. Take in a Welsh film, start learning the Welsh language and enjoy an afternoon of dancing to traditional Welsh instruments at a "twmpath". Afterward rest your feet while having a cuppa and a Welsh cake in the Tea Room. Guided tours take in Cleveland sights, Amish country and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park by train.		Reserve Your Accommodations now! Take advantage of our special room rates. Cutoff dates for Tours have been extended!	St Davids Day Events around US & Canada Watch video from past NAFOW NAFOW Discussion Group Join the Associated Welsh Organization Yahoo Discussion Group
	CALLING ALL KIDS! Special programs and activities for children and young people are highlighted, the Youth Showcase and Children's Room offer opportunities for them to become involved in this annual celebration of all things Welsh.
	The North American Festival of Wales Eisteddfod tradition continues with competitions in Hymn Singing; Solo Voice, both Youth and Adult Recitation and the Solo Voice Semi-Professional Competition for the David G. Morris Trophy and $3,500 US, specifically for travel to compete in the 2012 National Eisteddfod of Wales. The Gala Awards Banquet will feature Mezzo-soprano Megan Morris and the NWAF Medallion recipients Alan and Gretta Upshall. Highlighting the weekend will be a performance by the Welsh Male Voice Choir, Hogia’r Ddwylan, with Ilid Anne Jones, director, who are traveling form the the fringes of Snowdonia to entertain us with song. As expected informal singing and an "Open Mic" night are planned for "after hours" each evening to round out the day. Sunday activities begin with a bi-lingual, in English and Welsh, Sunday service will be held in Sunday morning, it is a tradtion to remember family and friends lost over the year on this day. The tradition of this weekend started in 1929 with the first North American gathering at Niagara Falls for the traditional hymn sing that would come to be known as the "National". We mark this year with the 80th Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu. Yma o Hyd! We 're still here!
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