This upcoming St. David’s Day marks the second annual Welsh festival in Los Angeles, where participants from Wales, Welsh descendants and Welsh ex-pats will all converge on the Cinefamily Silent Movie Theater in Hollywood, California on March 1st for the 2014 Los Angeles St. David’s Day Festival-Grand Concert.
The festival promises to be a smashing hit with headliner Meinir Gwilym (Llangristiolus, Anglesey) making her North American debut. Gwilym is an acclaimed artist with titles including ‘Composer of the Year’ and ‘Best Female Artist’ (BBC Radio Cymru Rock and Pop Awards). Additionally, Gwilym has been sponsored by Yamaha and in 2005 had an hour documentary about her life on the S4C.
Also included in the Concert, there will also be a British composer set by accomplished harpsichordist Christopher D. Lewis from Rhiwbina, while the angelic harmonies of the Welsh Choir of Southern California will rejoice in Welsh tradition, and beginning will be the beautiful harp music of Aedan MacDonnell. Included in the festivities will be a Welsh language workshop by Jason Shepherd of Swansea, Welsh food, gifts, book release encompassing artists from Wales and the US, and kids crafts.
“I’m very excited to see the reaction of attendees when Meinir Gwilym takes the stage.” Festival Curator Lorin Morgan-Richards states, “There is no greater musician right now that has yet to perform in the states.” Meinir will be performing songs from her new album.
“The Cinefamily Silent Movie Theater is a historic venue that has seen many famous faces grace its stage, and being in Hollywood, we’ve also had generous support from Welsh stars like Michael Sheen, Ioan Gruffudd, Henry Thomas, and Richard Burton’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s families.”
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