John Lloyd Williams in National Library of Wales - 15 July, 1911
from John Lloyd Williams Diaries:
How prettily trippingly neatly these Aber people speak Welsh! - Toiled up the dusty road to the Lib's site - dull showery - Interminable wait - Moelwyn Choir sing piano intros to everything. - Cadwaladr with his white hair & white moustache looks fierce, conducts with energy and style as if this were the chief part of the show. The choir sing with great vigour and show but with little effect. Their singing of Machynlleth was ridiculous - too quick and without proper attention to the words. The ceremony was unimpressive in the extreme and the Royal party moved out while the choir were singing … more >>
cite as
John Lloyd Williams, J. Lloyd Williams Diaries. In National Library of Wales, number GB 0210 JLLW MB1/1-42. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432979685173 accessed: 10 December, 2024
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hide composersHob y deri | performed by Caradoc, Moelwyn Choir |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 15 July, 1911 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Notes
Laying of foundation stone, National Library of Wales.
Originally submitted by mallen on Sat, 30 May 2015 10:54:45 +0100
Approved on Wed, 09 Nov 2016 09:35:25 +0000