Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2012

trac

Clera

Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant

Cymdeithas Ddawns Werin Cymru

The Crowman

Trefor Owen, Clocsiwr

trac is very pleased to announce that we have built Tŷ Gwerin for the first time at the Urdd Eisteddfod this year. Tŷ Gwerin is the home for musicians, makers and societies who support our traditional arts.

Every day we’ll play host to special events: performances, sessions, and training events. Throughout the week there will be a Clog Hunt, a clog Amnesty, a chance to make a Mini Mari Lwyd and have a go on our traditional instruments.

On Tuesday we will launch the Clogell. We’re aiming to find every spare pair of unused clogs in Wales and run an online “library” so that we can all have access to clogs if we want them.

Wednesday sees the Mari Lwyd pay us a visit. She’s helping to start our project O Wela ni’n Dyfod! This project is backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council of Wales. We’ll be working with existing and new Mari groups to raise awareness and participation in one of our oldest unique customs. Because a horse’s skull is hard to come by, we’ve asked David Pitt to design a flat-pack Mari out of cardboard so that communities, schools and groups can make their own Mari Lwyd. We’ve asked Dr Rhiannon Ifans, author of Sêrs a Rybana, to produce a handbook detailing the songs and customs that go with Mari, her history in Wales and her place in our traditions.

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