Singing in Welsh
Amongst the press of responsibilities and anxieties of the last couple of months, I had rather lost the fact that I had agreed to sing with a choir from my Welsh class at the Learners’ Eisteddfod in Flint last Friday. An Eisteddfod, for those who don’t know, is an ancient Welsh tradition where people come together for song, poetry, literature and music. It is a competition but it is also a social event, a cultural high and a community occasion. The National Eisteddfod for Wales is a huge deal. It moves between North and South Wales and this year it will be held in Wrexham. Just in case anyone is reading who might be intending to come, we are about half an hour’s easy drive from Wrexham, and the holiday cottage is still free for the Eisteddfod dates. Do have a look at the link alongside and come and stay. The Learners’ Eisteddfod, by contrast, is not such a big deal. I’m not sure how our Welsh tutor got us all to agree to sing. His wife a...