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7 p.m. Thursday, 10th April 2003
Marine Hotel Criccieth
Rap-Yo!
Bilingual performance by children from two primary schools Cymerau in Pwllheli and Mount Stuart in Cardiff. The children spent time with poets Twm Morys and Leon Charles creating poems about their part of Wales.
7 p.m. Friday, 11th April 2003
Marine Hotel, Criccieth
Official Opening of the Festival +
Three Poets from Three Countries
official opening by politician and statesman Dafydd Wigley, followed by readings by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Elin ap Hywel and Jean 'Binta' Breeze. Trilingual performance (English translations as well as the original work)
9.30 p.m. Friday, 11th April 2003
Marine Hotel, Criccieth
Steve Eaves a Rhai Pobl
Welsh Rock and Folk Concert
10.15 a.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
Lloyd George Museum, Llanystumdwy
Letters and Literature
Lecture by Dr W.R.P. George on letters from Eluned Morgan to William George
and the letters of Rilke (in Welsh with simultaneous translation).
11.30 a.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
Lloyd George Museum, Llanystumdwy
Writing and Ethical Responsibility
The Annual Academi Gwyn Jones Lecture by academic and novelist Sean Burke (in English).
2 p.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
Marine Hotel, Criccieth
The Adventures of Jim and John
Travel writers Jim Perrin and John Harrison are interviewed by Western Mail journalist, Carolyn Hitt. Discussing travel, writing and how the one thing can inspire the other.
2 p.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
The Chapel of Art • Capel Celfyddyd, Criccieth
Sna'm Llonydd ym Mharadwys
Catrin Beard interviews brother and sister authors Margiad Roberts and William Owen Roberts, on their very different styles. (in Welsh)
4 p.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
Marine Hotel, Criccieth
Hanner Canrif o Goroni
Half a Century of Crowning: Readings by Eisteddfod Crown Winners (in Welsh)
4 p.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
The Chapel of Art • Capel Celfyddyd, Criccieth
Different Voices
Paul Henry introduces four poets with four very different voices:
P.C. Evans, Viki Holmes, Fiona Owen and Zoë Skoulding (in English)
5.30 p.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
Marine Hotel, Criccieth
Taliesin Magazine Launch
7 p.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
Marine Hotel, Criccieth
The Big Night
Readings and discussions by two of the finest 20th century British prose writers:
Beryl Bainbridge and Bernice Rubens
9.30 p.m. Saturday, 12th April 2003
Marine Hotel, Criccieth
Stomp
Welsh language Slam. Performance poetry with 16 poets taking part.
Stompmeister will be Eirug Wyn
9 a.m. Sunday, 13th April 2003
Pentrefelin
Festival Church Service
Early morning festival service. Bilingual, non-denominational and different
Train departs 10.20 a.m. prompt! Sunday, 13th April 2003
Ffestiniog Railway Station, Porthmadog
Literature Loco
A trip on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway. A steam locomotive will pull our carriages from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog (a journey of about an hour), in the company of Ifor Thomas and Twm Morys. Other writers, including Jan Morris, will join the train at various stations on the way.
Sunday lunch at the Queens Hotel, Blaenau Ffestiniog, followed by a performance by Jan Morris and Twm Morys. Return journey includes an opportunity to book an open mike slot
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