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Virtual North American Festival of
Wales On-Demand September 2020

Click on links below to enjoy each segment, click on an image to read more...

Learn More about our Program
Many Thanks to our Supporters

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Festival Program (PDF)
Presenters, Seminars and Acknowledgments.
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Message from
WNAA President
David Matthews
[3 min]

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Greetings from NAFOW Philadelphia [18 min]
includes music by
Todd Thomas and Kathy Crusi,


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Mini-Lecture Series
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John Ieuan Jones
mini-concert
[20 min]

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Cinema from Wales Presents:
Ie Ie Productions short film~ Elen
with a message from John Ogwen.
[17 min]

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Eisteddfod 2020 [20 min]
and Poetry Winners
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Interlude by David Enlow [14 min]
Calon Lan and Ar Hyd y Nos

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Message from Wales [90 sec]
International Relations Minister,
Eluned Morgan


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 Kathy Crusi mini-concert
[18 min]
Bonus Song ~ Yr Elyrch [3 min]
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Messages from NAWF [18 min
President Philip Davies
Edward Morus Jones
Music by Dafydd Jones

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 Cȏr y Penrhyn [12 min]
Pererin Wyf
CD launch ~ Gwlad

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Hogia'r Bonc Mini Concert
[11 min]

Strydoedd Aberstalwm
Allt Waun Hir
Streets of Bethesda

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Bryn Seion Welsh Church Beavercreek, OR
Gymanfa Ganu On-Demand ~
[approx 4 min each]
Rachie  |  Gwahoddiad  |  Mawlgan
Tydi a Rhoddaist

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WNAA 90th Anniversary hymn:
'Tir Iarll'   [10 min]
music by Kim Lloyd,
words by Mererid Hopwood


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 A peek at what is planned for
North American Festival of Wales 2021 in Ottawa, Canada



North American Festival of Wales
Lecture Series 2020

Enjoy a diverse line-up of lectures 
Sponsored by the Welsh Government

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Mererid Hopwood [50 min]
The Anthea Bell Lecture:
What's Wales in Welsh

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 Elspeth Jones [18 min]
The Size of Wales: Connecting Communities for Climate Action

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 Carwyn Jones [15 min]
Wales, the Survival of an Identity

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Menna Elfyn [14 min]
Poetry Welsh Women Luminaries

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Jane Blank [25 min]
Ruthless Squires of Cardiganshire

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Robert Humphries [23 min]
Welsh Bards of Wisconsin


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Dafydd Wigley [42 min]
Gangster in the Family

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 Jerry Hunter [23 min]
Forging a National Welsh-American Identity: The First Decades of the Welsh-language Periodical Press in the United States.

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Angela John [16 min]
A Thoroughly Modern Medic: The Remarkable Life of Dr Frances Hoggan (1843-1927)

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Jeremy Wood [22 min]
Esquel, Welsh Patagonia
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 Dulais Rhys [19 min]
Joseph Parry: Welsh-American Composer...and more

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E. Wyn James [33 min]
Images of Slavery and Welsh Print Culture, 1790-1840


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Great Plains Heritage Project presents:
Robert Humphries [20 min]
Welsh on the Great Plains

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New York Welsh ~ Podcast
Wyt ti'n siarad Cymraeg?
Part I - History of the Language
Part II - Fate of the Language


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Cymru a'r Byd Presents: [34 min]
Alex Jones and Huw Stephens

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Enjoy excerpts from the National Eisteddfod Amgen 2020
Pedair - Cân y Clo  [3 min]     |     Sonata for 5 Instruments [20 min]
Pont y Glaw [8 mn]   |     Pedwar Ban Byd [7 min]
Please continue to enjoy the hours of programming thought out the month of September.
Share with family and friends. We look forward to seeing you in Ottawa next year!
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
For questions or concerns please contact Megan Williams,  Email: IHQ@theWNAA.org | phone 607-279-7402. 
Welsh North American Association International Headquarters
Dr. Megan Williams, Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 1054, Trumansburg, NY, 14886
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Phone: (607) 279-7402
Fax: (877) 448-6633
Email: IHQ@theWNAA.org
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  • About the Festival
    • NAFOW Accommodations
    • Press Kit
    • Can o Gymru
    • Marketplace Vendor at NAFOW
    • Advertise at NAFOW
    • Future Venues
  • Our Sponsors 2022
    • Contribute
    • Become a Sponsor
  • About the WNAA
    • Contact
    • WNAA Mission
    • WNAA Officers >
      • Past Presidents
      • Past Venues
    • Become a Member
    • HWYL ~ Newsletter
    • Join the Legacy Society
    • WNAA Book Store >
      • Publications and Recordings
      • WNAA Hymnal Reproduction Policy
      • E-Hymnal Project
  • Affiliated Welsh Org's
    • AWO Directory
    • Join as an AWO
    • Welsh Resources
    • Annual AWO Meeting
    • North America Wales Foundation
    • Ninnau Publications
    • Great Plains Heritage Museum
    • Cymry Gogledd America
  • NAFOW Blog & Archive