Cregennan Lake in the shadow of Cader Idris in Gwynedd, Cymru.
‘Y Wyddor’ (c1900) literally spells the end to an era during which Welsh culture and language were considered inferior - and the latter nearly eradicated. The bleak days of the ‘Welsh Not’ began in the 1840s and lasted well into the 20th century. Today at least twenty per cent of Welsh households are fluent in Cymraeg. via Casglu’r Tlysau
Braint yw cael dy eni yn Gymro, nid a llwy arian yn dy geg, ond a chan yn dy galon a cerdd yn dy waed. >>
With Welsh Music Under Fire, Gruff Rhys Schools Us

In Wales, a dispute over airplay royalties from the BBC extends beyond the cash, spanning issues from politics to the marginalization of a minority language. MTV IGGY spoke to Welsh artist Gruff Rhys (from Super Furry Animals) about the ongoing dispute — and on Welsh culture in general.

welshmusic-cerddoriaethcymraeg: Diwrnod Owain Glyndwr | Owain Glyndwr Day Yn ddisgynnydd i dywysogion Powys, Owain Glyndŵr, (1354 - tua 1416) oedd y Cymro olaf i gael ei alw yn Dywysog Cymru. Fe fu’n arwain gwrthryfel hir a ffyrnig, a oedd yn y diwedd yn aflwyddianus, yn erbyn y Saeson.  Ar 16 Medi, 1400, gweithredodd Owain, a chafodd ei gyhoeddi’n Dywysog Cymru gan ei gefnogwyr. Roedd hyn yn ddatganiad chwyldroadol ynddo’i hun. Roedd yn ddyn hynod o alluog - bu’n astudio’r gyfraith yn Llundain ac roedd yn medru pedair iaith yn rhugl. Roedd yn credu mewn sefydlu prifysgolion yng Ngogledd a De Cymru. Er fod y gwrthryfel yn un aflwyddiannus yn y pendraw, fe lwyddodd i uno’r Cymry yn erbyn eu gormeswyr. Ni chafodd Glyndwr ei weld ar ol 1412. Ni gafodd erioed ei ddal nac ychwaith ei ddenu gan bardynau brenhinol. Ni gafodd erioed chwaith, ei fradychu. Mae ei flynyddoedd olaf yn ddirgelwch llwyr.  Yn ddiweddar mae Diwrnod Owain Glyndŵr wedi dod yn ddydd gŵyl answyddogol a ddethlir yng Nghymru ar 16 Medi, y dyddiad y cyhoeddwyd Glyndŵr yn Dywysog Cymru yn 1400. Cytunwyd i hedfan baner Glyndŵr ar furiau Castell Caerdydd ar 16 Medi 2006, mewn ymateb i bwysau gan y cyhoedd. Owain Glyndŵr (c. 1349 or 1359 – c. 1416) was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales. He instigated a fierce and long-running but ultimately unsuccessful revolt against the English rule of Wales. September 16 marks the anniversary of Glyndwr being named the Prince of Wales in 1400, which instigated the Welsh Revolt against the rule of Henry IV of England. Owain was a highly educated man who studied law at the Inns of Court in London, was fluent in four languages and advocated the creation of a university in both North and South Wales.  Although the revolt was successful in terms of uniting the Welsh against their oppressors, the uprising eventually ran out of pace due to key home ground lost whilst chasing the English army towards London — Glyndŵr was last seen in 1412 and was never captured nor tempted by royal pardons and never betrayed. His final years are a mystery. In the late 19th century the Cymru Fydd movement recreated him as the father of Welsh nationalism, revising the historical image of him and joining him in popular memory as a national hero on par with King Arthur.
Cau dy lygaid, dal fi’n dynn a gwenu cyn ni dyfu fyny
Tri Mis a Diwrnod, Vanta

hellothererhys:

posting this due to passionate love for the Welsh language and how utterly ridiculous this is that it can happen in modern day Wales.

postio hyn oherwydd cariad angerddol dros yr iaith Gymraeg a pha mor gwbl chwerthinllyd hyn yw y gall ddigwydd mewn Cymru gyfoes.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/08/13/welsh-language-activist-jailed-over-refusal-to-pay-english-only-fine-91466-31614597/

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‘Dw i ‘di cysgu dan y sêr yn y Sahara, ac aros ar ‘nhraed drwy’r nos ym Mhrâg. ‘Dw i ‘di dawnsio ar fynydd efo ffrindiau newydd, a deffro ar awyren wag. ‘Does unman yn debyg i adra,’ meddan nhw wrthaf i. ‘Does unman yn debyg i adra, na,’ ond mae adra’n debyg iawn i chdi.
Gwyneth Glyn (via cerithrhys)

Gwyneth Glyn | Can y Siarc (The Shark’s Song)

This is an excellent and humourous song from Gwyneth Glyn and comes from her second album ‘Tonau’ (Waves). Called Can y Siarc (the Shark’s Song), this song tells the tale of two of Gwyneth Glyn’s great, great uncles — Gruffydd and Owen Griffiths. Both were fishermen in ‘Porth y Gest’ near Porthmadog at the beginning of the last century. One day they caught a shark in their herring nets and then showcased it in Porthmadog to make money to buy beer!


Alun Tan Lan | Gwaed ar yr Eira Gwyn

Alun Tan Lan performs the Tecwyn Ifan classic, ‘Gwaed ar yr Eira Gwyn’ (Blood on the White Snow). It is about the Native Americans and the events of the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 and the horrific loss of life experienced there. “Marw breuddwyd oesol fan hyn / Dyna yw’r gwaed / ar yr eira gwyn” - (‘An eternal dream died here / That’s the blood / On the white snow’). A chilling yet brilliant song.

Paranoia | Endaf Emlyn


Ymlaen Mae Canaan - Steve Eaves