Welsh Events in Colorado, Articles, and Mythic Themes
Written and compiled by Edie Stone, Boulder, Colorado.
For information about the Colorado Welsh Society, 
visit www.ColoradoWelshSociety.org
The pages here offer
background information and cultural or mythic
themes related to the events offered by the CWS.
Article: Saint
Who? Dwynwen, The Welsh Patron Saint of Lovers
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Event: St. David's Day, March 7, 2:30 pm,
Kirk of Bonnie Brae, Denver
Eldra, a Welsh Film of Love, Prejudice, and
the Gypsy Harp Tradition
The Colorado Welsh Society invites you to a showing of the
award-winning film Eldra, a story from the childhood of one of the last
great Gypsy/Romani harpists in Wales. The film features music composed
and played on the triple harp by Robin Huw Bowen, who learned
traditional harp tunes from Eldra and has carried on this ancient
tradition.
The showing is at 2 pm on February 20, at the Bemis Public Library,
6014 South Datura Street, Littleton, 80120. This event is free and open
to the public.
For more information, contact sam.kuntz@comcast.net
or 303.886.0632.
For background and reviews of Eldra, click
here.
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Celebrate
Saint David’s Day on March 7 with the Colorado Welsh
St. David’s Day is the national festival day of Wales, and is
celebrated world-wide, from Cardiff to Patgonia.
Here in Colorado, you can join the Colorado Welsh Society in
celebrating Welsh music and culture on Sunday, March 7, at 2:30 pm, at
the Kirk of Bonnie Brae Church, 1201 South Steele St., Denver, 80210.
The program will feature sacred and patriotic music and poetry in
English and Welsh. The Colorado Welsh Chorale will perform, and the
audience is invited to join in singing favorite Welsh hymns. Vocal
soloists and the Polished Brass Quartet will also perform.
A potluck dinner follows, with a folk dance performance. The event is
free and open to the public, donations appreciated.
For information, visit www.ColoradoWelshSociety.org,
email sam.kuntz@comcast.net
or 303.886.0632.
For background on St. David, leeks,
and daffodils, click
here.
Welshman John Pipe, proudly wearing a leek
on St. David's Day.
Photo ©2010.Edie Stone
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Article: Saint
Who? Dwynwen, The Welsh Patron Saint of Lovers