Cerdd dant is one of Wales’s most distinctive musical traditions. At its heart is a partnership between a singer and a stringed instrument, most closely…
A well-planned children’s craft corner can give younger visitors a welcoming role in a local eisteddfod. While performers take to the stage and families move…
A successful eisteddfod begins before the first competitor reaches the registration desk. When several hundred or several thousand people arrive within a short…
In many Welsh schools, an eisteddfod is one of the most anticipated events of the year. It may take place in a hall decorated with red, green and white, in a…
Traditional Welsh arts have a place for every generation. Folk singing, folk dancing, cerdd dant, storytelling, instrumental music, and the wider eisteddfod…
Folk singing workshops can give people a welcoming route into Welsh cultural life, whether they arrive as experienced performers, curious beginners, members of…
An eisteddfod may be remembered for a powerful solo, a lively dance, a beautifully judged competition or the sound of a full audience singing together. Yet…
A well-written set of competitor rules gives every performer, parent, teacher and adjudicator the same understanding of what will happen. It reduces avoidable…
Across Wales, an eisteddfod is more than a schedule of competitions. It is a meeting place for language, music, dance, poetry, friendship and local pride.…
An eisteddfod is shaped by much more than the dates on a calendar. It brings together performers, adjudicators, volunteers, families, schools, community groups…
