Wrexham venues to celebrate Welsh music as part of Dydd Miwsig Cymru

Communities across Wales will come together this week to celebrate Dydd Miwsig Cymru (Welsh language music day).

As part of Dydd Miwsig Cymru on 9 February, the Welsh Government is supporting a series of gigs in community-led cooperative pubs across Wales.

Locally Saith Seren will play host to Dafydd Iwan whilst The Parish will see performances from Endaf, Baby Brave, Eadyth, Ffenest on 9 February.

Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, said: “Community pubs are social businesses embedded in our communities. They create jobs as well as opportunities for people to come together to socialise and to use the Welsh language.

“Through the Perthyn Small Grants scheme, the Welsh Government is supporting community groups to establish new community-led cooperative pubs, and I’m proud to support these pubs by sponsoring gigs on Dydd Miwsig Cymru.

“Dydd Miwsig Cymru is a fantastic celebration of the power and importance of both language and music.

“The Welsh language belongs to us all, and events such as these are a great way for people to get involved in Welsh language activity, to hear the language in an informal setting and to promote its use across our communities.”

One community pub hosting a gig, with the popular artist Morgan Elwy, is Glan Llyn in Clawddnewydd near Ruthin.

Eryl Williams from the Clawddnewydd, Clocaenog, and Derwen Community Enterprise, responsible for organising the gig, said: “It’s important to hold Welsh language events for people in this area, and especially for young people.

“It’s a good way for them to get the opportunity to enjoy Welsh music, and to use the language outside school.

“I hope that Dydd Miwsig Cymru will give them a taste of Welsh language music so that they will continue to support it in the future.”

Locally events will also take place on Saturday 10 February at Magic Dragon.

There are other events locally by Wrexham Council that are paying to promote themselves, so look out for those adverts elsewhere!