Opening Night Concert
~ featuring Dylan Morris & members of the Urdd Gobaith Cymru Singers
Thursday August 31, 2023, 7:30pm - 10:00pm. Held at the St Paul's United Methodist Church, 1144 M St, Lincoln, NE 68508
Ticket Required, not covered by a NAFOW day Pass:
Adult ~ $25 / Youth (18 and under or student ID) $15 Youth Weekend Pass.
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Dylan Morris a familiar name and voice across Wales for his ‘Côr-ona' performances, will be joined by some of the finest young talent from Wales to perform in a contemporary concert. The Urdd celebrated its centenary in 2022 - one hundred years of offering the youth of Wales exciting activities and opportunities in the Welsh Language.
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Dylan Morris was born and raised in Pwllheli on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales where he now lives. Having studied Information Technology, Dylan has worked as an IT Manager, in marketing and as an Admin Manager. Dylan has always had a love for music with his parents and grandparents sharing music with him throughout his childhood, drawing inspiration from many including Elvis and a variety of Welsh artists from Dafydd Iwan to Bryn Fon.
Apart from the odd karaoke performance on a night out, it was performing at a regular monthly open mic night in 2019 that really highlighted his love for performing in a more formal setting. The Pandemic quickly ended the opportunity to perform in person and the Côr-ona facebook page gave Dylan a new platform to continue singing and share his music with 1000s of people online. He quickly became a singing sensation. This support led to opportunities to pursue his dream of performing, recording, and to work alongside musicians he had admired for so long, including Arfon Wyn who has been extremely supportive of Dylan’s new musical career.
In October 2020 Dylan released his first EP, 'Haul Ar Fryn', with the recording company Sain. In October 2021 Dylan followed this by releasing his first album, 'Da Ni Ar Yr Un Lôn', featuring 9 Welsh songs and 2 English songs. The album was a trigger for Dylan to write lyrics for the first time and also features duets with both his daughter, Cari, and his sister, Sian. He now performs regularly in pubs and clubs around the North Wales area and has appeared three times on the S4C show Noson Lawen.
Dylan will perform at the Opening Concert at the 2023 festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is looking forward to traveling to the States and to learning more about Welsh North American history.
URDD Line-up Joins the 2023 North American Festival of Wales
Apart from the odd karaoke performance on a night out, it was performing at a regular monthly open mic night in 2019 that really highlighted his love for performing in a more formal setting. The Pandemic quickly ended the opportunity to perform in person and the Côr-ona facebook page gave Dylan a new platform to continue singing and share his music with 1000s of people online. He quickly became a singing sensation. This support led to opportunities to pursue his dream of performing, recording, and to work alongside musicians he had admired for so long, including Arfon Wyn who has been extremely supportive of Dylan’s new musical career.
In October 2020 Dylan released his first EP, 'Haul Ar Fryn', with the recording company Sain. In October 2021 Dylan followed this by releasing his first album, 'Da Ni Ar Yr Un Lôn', featuring 9 Welsh songs and 2 English songs. The album was a trigger for Dylan to write lyrics for the first time and also features duets with both his daughter, Cari, and his sister, Sian. He now performs regularly in pubs and clubs around the North Wales area and has appeared three times on the S4C show Noson Lawen.
Dylan will perform at the Opening Concert at the 2023 festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is looking forward to traveling to the States and to learning more about Welsh North American history.
URDD Line-up Joins the 2023 North American Festival of Wales