Generous donation from Rotary Club of Denbigh to Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod to contribute to on going success of cultural festival As fundraising for this year’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod – the event’s 70th anniversary – gathers pace, one of the event’s long-standing supporters has pledged a further £1,000 donation.
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Manic Street Preachers to play Llanfest’s Biggest Ever Gig
Welsh legends to headline the final night of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on Sunday 9th July 2017 Fresh from the phenomenal success of the 20th anniversary tour of their fourth album ‘Everything Must Go’, Manic Street Preachers have announced an appearance at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 2017, the event’s 70th anniversary year.
Something for all ages
…I enjoyed the culture of many different countries who entertained all ages. I recommend this to people who never have been before…
Spine tingling experience
This was our first visit to this music festival but it most certainly won’t be the last. We bought tickets for the evening concert on 7th July 2016. We spent the afternoon at the festival and found it a great experience.
New Harmony Ale to toast iconic festival’s landmark 70th anniversary
A craft brewery has created a special ale so beer lovers can raise a hearty toast to Llangollen International Musical Festival’s landmark 70th anniversary next year. Ynyr Evans, who heads up the popular Llangollen Brewery based in Llantysilio just up the road from the famous Eisteddfod site, will be helping ale aficionados say cheers to… Read more »
Royal seal of approval as Prince continues as Patron of famous festival
The Prince of Wales has agreed to remain as Patron of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod for a further term. It continues a long relationship between The Prince of Wales and the iconic festival which he has visited three times – most recently last year, alongside The Duchess of Cornwall.
Bristol teacher makes annual trip to present trophy at famous festival
A 94-year-old retired teacher from Bristol took centre stage at a world famous music festival when she presented a trophy in memory of her brother to a champion choir. It was a homecoming for Enid Evans at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Denbighshire – the Welsh-speaker from Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch, near Denbigh, in the… Read more »
Pieces by Musical Directors past and present to be performed at 70th Eisteddfod
Music composed by both the first and current Musical Directors of the iconic cultural festival will be performed at the 70th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod next month. At the glittering Thursday evening concert opera legend Bryn Terfel will sing a Welsh piece penned by W.S Gwynne Williams, the Eisteddfod’s first Musical Director, after a rousing… Read more »
Former Snowflake revisits the scene of her 1947 triumph
A member of a Cardiff children’s choir that won at the first ever Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has been an enthusiastic visitor to the 70th festival. Grandmother Janette Snaith now lives in Colchester with her husband, Bryan, a retired clergyman, but back in 1947 the 14-year-old from Victoria Park, Cardiff, was a member of the… Read more »
Scrumdiddlyumptious event celebrates children’s author
Fantastic Mr Fox, Willy Wonka, Matilda and her nemesis Miss Trunchball all had a role to play as the Llangollen International Eisteddfod celebrated a Roald Dahl-themed Children’s Day. The scrumdiddlyumptious event was organised to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the Welsh-born literary genius and also saw the conclusion of a Denbighshire Schools Takeovers… Read more »
