A Night No Rebel Should Miss - Press Release - Dafydd Iwan with The Wolfe Tones

29,30 and 31st OCTOBER NEWS! Special Guest Appearance Dafydd Iwan to sing 'iconic song' with the Wolfe Tones Plaid Cymru president Dafydd Iwan will join the Wolfe Tones live on stage at Caernarfon's Galeri in a performance of the iconic song Fields of Athenry on Wednesday 29th October. The late Ray Gravell - a keen Wolfe Tones fan - implored Dafydd to translate the song into Welsh after presenting him with a Tones CD. Dafydd¹s rendition Esgair Llyn - a ballad about the relentless devastating depopulation of rural Wales - has become one of the most popular songs at his gigs across the country. The Wolfe Tones have just completed a stunning Irish tour ending with a massive gig in Belfast last night before a packed audience of 1800. See Video See Video 2 A handful tickets have just been released for Caernarfon - Contact Galeri Caernarfon direct. You can still order online today and remaining tickets for other venues will be sold at the meet and greets in Harry's Bar in Aberystwyth at 5.30 pm and the Park Inn at 5.30pm on Friday Tickets for the Cardiff concert (now less than 40 left) on Friday 31st October can be bought from Noel at the Cayo Arms, Cathedral Road (call first on 07968031965) and those attending are reminded that the entrance to the Millennium Suite at the Millennium Stadium is via GATE 7 (see map on website). The band when on the road can be contacted on 07837510717 Cost: £20 + £1 p&p. online £25 on the door (subject to availability) Support Band: Henry Marten's Ghost About the Wolfe Tones Known for their uncompromising portrayal of Ireland¹s troubled history, the Wolfe Tones repertoire features some of the great classical rebel songs and ballads in addition their own stirring compositions, celebrating the deeds of the heroic men and women who gave their lives for their country's freedom. Any evening with the Wolfe Tones will be a rousing, uplifting and electrifyingly emotional experience with music and song which goes straight to the heart. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO Phone Orders : 07837 510 717

Peidiwch da chi a cholli'r cyfle i weld un o fandiau mwyaf Iwerddon yma yng Nghymru. Nosweithiau na ddylid eu colli 29ain 30ain a 31ain o Hydref. Newyddion! Gwestai Arbennig Iawn! Dafydd Iwan i ganu y gân eiconig Athenrye gyda’r Wolfe Tones yng Nghaernarfon . Fe fydd Llywydd Plaid Cymru Dafydd Iwan , yn ymuno â’r Wolfe Tones yn fyw ar lwyfan y Galeri yng Nghaernarfon nos Fercher y 29ain o Hydref i gyd-ganu y gân eiconig Fields of Athenrye . Bu y diweddar Ray Gravell – dilynwr brwd o’r Wolfe Tones – yn ymbil ar Dafydd i addasu’r gân i’r Gymraeg, ar ôl cyflwyno CD ô’r grwp I’r canwr gwerin poblogaidd. Bellach mae fersiwn Dafydd ô’r gân Esgair Llyn – baled ynglyn â di-boblogi gwledig – yn un ô’r caneuon mwya poblogaidd gyda chynulleidfaeodd led-led Cymru. Neithiwr daeth taith Wyddelig hynod o lwyddiannus y Wolfe Tones i ben yn Theatr Water Front Belfast, gyda thros 1800 ar eu traed ar ddiwedd y noson . Video | Video 2 Mae’na lond dwrn yn unig o docynnau newydd eu rhyddhau gan y Galeri ar gyfer y nos Fercher a gellir eu prynu’n uniongyrchol o’r theatr fan hyn Gellir dal i archebu tocynnau ar gyfer nosweithiau eraill y Wolfe Tones yr wytyhnos ‘ma fan hyn fan hyn ac bydd unrhyw docynnau sy’n weddill yn cael eu gwerthu gan y band yn uniongyrchol i’r cyhoedd yn Harry’s Bar yn Aberystwyth am 5.30 nos Iau - neu yn y Park Inn yng Nghaerdydd am 5.30 nos Wener . Mae na lai na 40 o docynnau ar gyfer Caerdydd ar ôl, a rhwng nawr a dydd Gwener gellir eu prynu gan Noel yn nhafarn y Cayo Arms yn Heol y Gadeirlan Caerdydd ( ffoniwch cyn galw 07968031965). Gyda llaw cofiwch mai trwy Giat 7 y mae cael mynediad i Swît y Milleniwm yn Stadiwm y Milleniwm (gweler map) Tra ar y ffordd gellir cysylltu a’r band drwy ffonio 07837510717. Pris Tocynnau: £20 + £1 p&p ar y We £25 wrth y drws ar y noson (os bydd rhai ar ôl)

Fields Of Athenry ( YouTube )

Dropkick Murphys - Fields of Athenry ( YouTube )

The Wolfe Tones - Come Out Ye Black And Tans ( YouTube )

Yma O Hyd - Dafydd Iwan ( YouTube )

Marathon Efrog Newydd 2008 - New York Marathon 2008

On 2 November 2008 Iwan Williams from Llandysul, Wales, will take part in the New York Marathon for the benefit of Tŷ Hafan, the Children's Hospice in South Wales, and the Welsh football supporters Gol! Appeal (offline donations to Gol! only). Tŷ Hafan helps children who suffer from serious medical conditions, and provides respite and support for their families. These children are not expected to live past their teenage years. Please visit the Ty Hafan website for further information.

If you would like to sponsor Iwan, please visit www.justgiving.com/iwanwilliams - if possible, please give generously; it costs £2.5 million to run Tŷ Hafan every year, so every penny counts!! Thank you!

Ar 2 Tachwedd 2008 fe fydd Iwan Williams o Landysul, Cymru, yn rhedeg Marathon Efrog Newydd er budd Tŷ Hafan, Hosbis i blant yn Ne Cymru, a Apel Gol!, elusen cefnogwyr pel droed Cymru (rhodd 'offline' i Gol! yn unig). Mae Tŷ Hafan yn helpu plant sy'n dioddef o salwch difrifol, ac yn rhoi seibiant a chymorth i'w teuluoedd. Nid oes disgwyl i'r plant yma fyw tu hwnt i'w harddegau. Ewch i wefan Ty Hafan am fwy o wybodaeth.

Os hoffech noddi Iwan, yna ewch i www.justgiving.com/iwanwilliams os gwelwch yn dda - rhoddwch yn hael os fedrwch; mae Tŷ Hafan yn costio £2.5 miliwn i'w redeg yn flynyddol, felly mae pob ceiniog yn helpu!! Diolch yn fawr!

Celebrating the Life and Work of One of the World’s Greatest Photographers

For the first time, a collection of photographs taken by one of Wales’ greatest Victorian photographers, John Thomas, is about to be published.. He is described as “one of the world’s greatest photographers” by the head of the Collections Department at the National Library of Wales and the author of a new book, A Welsh Way of Life, Iwan Meical.

John Thomas, a Welshman from Cellan, Ceredigion, took photographs from all areas of Wales during the latter half of the nineteenth century, after starting his career by inviting several prominent preachers to sit for him. The venture was successful and by 1867 Thomas was confident enough to start his own photographic business, “The Cambrian Gallery”. He continued with the work for almost forty years, travelling the length and breadth of Wales, taking photographs of landscapes as well as portraits.

According to the author, “In the work of John Thomas we have a personal, emotional and lively account. Not only is he an important Welsh photographer, but is one of the world’s greatest photographers.”

A Welsh Way of Life is a bilingual account of the life and work of John Thomas. A collection of 130 photographs have been brought together for this unique volume.

Iwan Meical says: “His work is inextricably associated with Wales of that period, when great revolutionary changes were occurring…and during an age when photographic portraits, showing people at their most respectable, were much sought after, John Thomas was the exception because he chose to photograph ordinary labourers and even tramps and drunks.”

Through his photographs of fairs and ports, as well as chapels and landscapes, we have a new insight into Wales and the Welsh people of the Victorian age.

The author of the text that accompanies the photographs is Iwan Meical Jones, who is the Head of the Collections Department at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. He has published a number of articles on Welsh photographers, but this is his first book. The launch will be held in the Drum at the National Library of Wales at 6:00pm Friday 3rd October.

The book will be available from Y Lolfa for: £14.95 + p&p

Should you wish to attend the launch contact the National Library 632548. Some Photographic Samples



















OTHER RESOURCES

John Thomas Collection at The National Library of Wales
John Thomas, Photographer at Rhiw.com.