Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz@toot.wales

As it's #followfriday #ff AND #bandcampfriday AND #dyddmiwsigcymru here's a few folks to grab some links and sounds from #Welsh music, arts and entertainment.

▶️ @Acousticroutes radio show bringing you the best Folk, Roots and Acoustic music.

▶️ @pal is the Welsh language home for @pfx

▶️ @ypodcymru is a Welsh podcast service, great library of pods from across #Wales

Share your favourite @Mastodon accounts to follow for new and interesting #music!

#NP #nowplaying

🎧 🎵 #DyddMiwsigCymru hapus pawb!

Today is #Welsh #Music day, here's a few ways to join in:

▶️ https://amam.cymru/ is hosting a Welsh music festival starting at 2pm until 10 tonight

▶️ @ypodcymru has a special podcast for today at https://ypod.cymru/podlediadau/merched-yn-gwneud-miwsig?id=merched-yn-gwneud-miwsig

▶️ BBC Sounds has a 6 part podcast telling the story of Welsh language pop music from the 60's 'til now https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p095xw67

▶️ Spotify has a 2021 playlist for you to discoer new music from #Wales https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0BitKenjtFVXnL5bkZkZzn

#np #nowplaying

https://ypod.cymru/learnwelsh

A collection of podcasts suitable for #Welsh language learners. Improve your Welsh and practice your listening skills through listening to Welsh podcasts.

Ar gyfer #DyddMiwsigCymru eleni, rydyn ni’n dod â’r #Miwsig i ti yn lle! Rhwng 2pm-10pm ddydd Gwener 5 Chwefror, byddwn ni’n cynnal gŵyl ar amam.cymru fydd yn LLAWN miwsig #Cymraeg.

For this year’s #DyddMiwsigCymru, we are bringing the #Miwsig to you!

On Friday 5 Feb between 2pm-10pm (yes 8 hours!) we’re hosting a festival on https://amam.cymru FULL of #Welsh language music content.

5 February 2021 is #Welsh Language Music Day - celebrating all forms of Welsh Language music. Whether you’re into #indie, #rock, #punk, #funk, #folk, #electronica, #hiphop or anything else, there’s incredible music being made in the Welsh language for you to discover.

Here's some #Spoitify playlists to prep for #dyddmiwsigcymru

#miwsig #music #np

https://open.spotify.com/user/dyddmiwsigcymru/playlists

#Welsh language centre partners with Duolingo in million speaker goal.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/24/duolingo-app-partners-welsh-language-centre-help-reach-goal-1-million-speakers

Today's background playlist:Côr Meibion Treorci

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ysMlIZPoSU&list=PLrzLsHMGwauHfpXmc7DCc9ZMC_wCM0Go4

#welsh #choir #music #np

It's been a rough year in many ways, and somewhere down the list is a rough year for #Welsh #Rugby. So here's 10 of the best tries #Wales have scored in the Rugby World Cup. Glorious torpedo from Ieuan Evans to John Devereux, Shane Williams being Shane Williams, but pay particular attention to Gethin Jenkins' not one but two hilarious dummies. Cheeky.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6MkLE9Cd8

Spending Review: Row over post-EU #Welsh farming cash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-55073139

#Welsh Music Prize: Rapper Deyah wins award in 'unique' year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55000597

Donald Trump retweets criticism of #Welsh 'rolling lockdowns'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54448440

#nicetobenoticed

The SSiW Online #Eisteddfod 2020 is now live and ready for your participation! The aim is to have fun and take part! There is something for everyone, even if you just started learning #Welsh this week!

There are various categories - written, musical and visual - so have a look to see what takes your fancy.

All the information can be found on the forum at - https://forum.saysomethingin.com/t/online-eisteddfod-2020-categories-and-rules/29141

Brazilian takes #Welsh test to become British citizen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54355166

Fundraiser by José Rodolfo da Silva : My Welsh citizenship, fy ninasyddiaeth Gymreig
https://www.gofundme.com/f/my-welsh-citizenship-fy-ninasyddiaeth-gymreig

José is Brazilian, and is the first person ever to take the UK citizenship test in #Welsh, and he's looking for some help covering the application fee.

Storm Francis uncovers more 'sunken' forest in Cardigan Bay
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54089363

Fond memories of #Welsh restaurant Cantre'r Gwaelod in #Brooklyn, now closed, named for this forest

Celtic Christianity: History of #Welsh seat of learning revealed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53678799

My home town of Llanilltud Fawr

This is a fun blog: "Learn Welsh in 88 Years" - https://therockyroadtowelsh.weebly.com/ #ymarfer #cymraeg #welsh

Did you know Thomas Jefferson spoke #Welsh? Or that Lincoln's family home is in Bala? 5 of the first 6 US presidents were of Welsh descent:

https://hisdoryan.co.uk/american-presidents-of-welsh-descent

The #Welsh Alphabet #12

llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Here's a few videos to check your pronunciation and see how close you got. Remember, Welsh, like any other language, has regional differences in pronunciation. I'm from South Wales on the Glamorgan coast, so my accent is different than people in Mid Wales or North Wales etc. None of them are right or wrong. Just different.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxO0UdpoxM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCwEztj3g-w

The #Welsh Alphabet #11

llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

llan sounds like clan

fair sounds like fire with a v

pwll is pooll with the ll sound

gwyn is gwin

gyll is gill like fish gill but with the ll sound

goger is go geh

y chwyrn = uh ch ooey urn, like quuer with an n at the end - queern

drobwll is dro bwll like pwll above but b

llan - clan

ty silio - tih silly oh

go - go

go - go

goch like loch.

So now you can pronounce the longest place name in Wales!