6th Owain Glyndwr Festival
17th, 18th & 19th September 2010
The Ancient Briton, Penycae SA9 1YY

Here’s the line-up for this year!

Friday 17th September 6.00 – 8.45 pm Open Mic Session led by Lazarus & the Lambs with Jimmy Juggle’s Fire Display - real ale & hot food available until late.

Saturday 19th September 10.30am Festival site accessible. Opening by Prince Owain @ 11.00am on horseback in full regalia.
Music with the Ospreys Supporters’ Choir, Irish & Bluegrass sounds from Whitefern Mountain String Band, The Grief Brothers, Neil Clarke & Lazarus & the Lambs.
Owen Staton captivates with memorable storytelling skills & is MC for the weekend. Circus Skills with Jimmy Juggle for all ages. Play Supply provide medieval play activities.

Medieval re-enactment performed by Horses Through History, knights of The Freemen of Gwent & the Sons of the Dragon Archers with opportunities to visit authentic camps & experience the medieval way of life. This year’s special - the Battle of Pilleth! Fun with Archery & Storm the Castle. Medieval Barber/Surgeon will offer urine-tasting, amputations, trepanning procedures using willing volunteers. *Stalls invite you to wander & browse.

Children’s Parade at 5.00pm EACH DAY where as many people as possible, dressed in medieval garb, give Prince Owain a rousing send-off as he leaves the site.

It doesn’t finish there! Saturday Night Cat’s Claw provide Celidh dancing from 7.00pm onwards, followed by music from Whitefern Mountain String Band & Andy Jones. A*Hog roast & alternatives, hot drinks & real ale available until late.

Sunday 20th September 10.30am features The Philanderers, Lazarus & the Lambs, Irina & Lyn & traditional Welsh Triphlyg Harpists, re-enactment, all the previous displays & stalls as well as impromptu workshops & storytelling.

All these wonderful experiences will only cost you £5.00 per adult at every session Friday, Saturday, Saturday Night and Sunday. All children under 14 yrs £1.00 ONLY!
Please note NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON SITE!

We gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of Call of the Wild, Wynford Thomas & Sons and the Glantawe Lions’ Club. The medieval field is part-funded by the Cadw Civic Initiatives (Heritage) Grant Scheme. The Festival is organised by volunteers of The Sleeping Giant Foundation who work tirelessly throughout the year to enable this event to take place. For further information about other community events Tel. 01639 731062 / E-mail: sgf.heritage@virgin.net.

5th Owain Glyndwr Festival
18th, 19th & 20th September 2009
The Ancient Briton, Pen y Cae, Upper Swansea Valley

Fine weather again attracted record crowds and the giant Cribarth looked down upon a colourful spectacle of a busy medieval scene, in the beautiful rural setting of the Ancient Briton in the Upper Swansea valley.

Lazarus and the Lambs had people dancing, clapping and singing to the newly composed Owain Glyndwr song and many talented singers and musicians joined them on the Friday evening stage, making merry, ready to welcome Owain Glyndwr. Real ale and good food from Govinda’s, S.Hughes and A. Howells replenished all.

Saturday saw the Prince and his escort greeted on site by Merlin (Jimmy Juggle) and exchange his personal standard for a gleaming sword crafted by Blacksmith (Jason Gardiner). Craft stalls mingled with Voluntary Organisations; Jimmy Juggle demonstrated circus skills; Nick Waller’s Play Supply team initiated medieval play activities, weaving a tableau for the Prince. MC, Owen Staton, captivated audiences with local myths and legends; the Gyrlais choir and Fiddlebox delighted all with their musical repertoire. Visitors wandered through authentic encampments of the Knights of the Freemen of Gwent and the Meibion y Ddraig Archers, and watched re-enactment displays from Horses through History.

Saturday evening brought a hog roast and traditional Celidh dancing with the Bear Band; gipsy jazz from Esinti and Appalacian folk from the Foundlings.

The medieval scene was recreated on Sunday with smoking campfires, colourful standards, the sound of battle and metal-working, mingling with Triphlyg’s harps, and the swinging Philanderers. Then the final Children’s Parade closing ‘the best little Owain Glyndwr Festival in Wales’.

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