Eisteddfod - 10-15 July 2007

[grant]

It was a long time coming but the turkey dinner was excellent Peter

Thank you for all your hard work in making the Eisteddfod come alive!

Best wishes
Grant

[Karsten]

Hi Peter and Stephany,

I've to second Richard - a magnificent report, and after one hour reading I finished it.

On the other hand it's again and again a miracle for me, how Stephany can find all these resources.

All the best,

Karsten

[Richard]

Hello folks!

Here's an interesting article from the Shropshire Star. This year's Eisteddfod was a big success despite the bad weather.

Eisteddfod ticket sales highest

A world-famous festival held on the Shropshire border has achieved its biggest ticket sales in its 61-year history.

Provisional figures for the Llangollen International Musical Festival, which was held between July 10-15, show this year’s eisteddfod sold £580,000 worth of tickets, an increase of 11.5 per cent on last year and 44 per cent up on takings of £402,000 in 2005.

This year’s concert boasted three sell-out concerts featuring Joan Baez, Hayley Westenra and Jose Carreras.

Audiences packed out the pavilion for the shows and a large screen was put up outside the main stage for an extra 1,000 people to enjoy the Hayley Westenra performance.

Despite the poor weather the festival still managed to boost audience numbers for the pavilion shows by three per cent.

An independent survey undertaken by the Welsh Assembly Government calculates the eisteddfod makes a contribution of £6.3million into the economy of North East Wales every year.

And with some eisteddfod volunteers working 16-hour days this week to restore the festival site and car parks following the damage caused by adverse weather conditions, Gwyn L Williams, eisteddfod chief executive, injected a dose of sunshine today by announcing the record-breaking news.

He said: “To increase the tickets sales in a period that saw some of the largest rainfall since records began is no mean achievement and I’d like to thank the volunteers, visitors and the people of Llangollen and Denbighshire for the magnificent help they provide each year to maintain the success of our world-renowned festival.”

Richard

[meldy]

Thanks for the article Richard

Sounds like the festival is amazing! I must attend someday An 11.5% increase in ticket worth this year and a boost of 3% for pavillion shows (wonder why that happened i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif) all this achievement and yet the weather was pretty bad (well, it's perfect weather for me since I love the rain as long as its moderate that is Grant, you were very considerate when you had a short talk with Hayley considering she was going to join the Kiwis that were attending the festival.

Meldy

[Stephany]

Hi all,

There is a picture of Hayley at Llangollen on the BBC website.
Apparently it was taken during the soundcheck but I can't really tell for sure as the whole article is in Welsh

Best wishes,
Stephany

[grant]

stephany said:

Apparently it was taken during the soundcheck but I can't really tell for sure as the whole article is in Welsh
Best wishes,
Stephany

Hi Stephany

I would think that is correct as Hayley's hair is straight and she appears to be in "civvies" as she was when I photographed the sound check at Chichester.

What's this I hear about you not speaking Welsh!!

Best wishes
Grant

[Karsten]

Hi all,

Sorry for revitalising this thread - and only for the sake of completeness.

Here are a few photos of that event:

www.professionalcameras.co.uk/lluniaullwyfan/web-content/Oriel_Llangollen07/Dydd_Gwener/Hayley%20Westenra%20%26%20Cor%20NZ/index.htm

Cheers, Karsten

[gillette]

Hi,
What a gorgeous picture of Hayley and Joan! I wonder if Hayley has had an opportunity to meet her before. I remember the occasion below, but perhaps their paths never crossed back then.
BobS

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Jun 18, 2007 12:03:19 GMT Stephany said:

Very well-done Hayley

WALES: Hayley concert first sell-out for festival
18 June 2007
Daily Post (North Wales)
(c) The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo Ltd, 2007.

Singing star Hayley Westenra is the first to sell out for this year's Llangollen International Eisteddfod gala evening concerts.

Four thousand tickets have been snapped up to see the New Zealander take centre stage at the Royal International Pavilion on Friday, July 13.

Demand is so great Eisteddfod organisers will set up a giant screen outside so a further 1,000 fans can enjoy the concert on the field.

Hayley, 20, has sold out ahead of legendary tenor Jose Carreras performing on July 15 and American folk singer Joan Baez who opens the big concerts on July 10.

Eisteddfod chiefs said tickets for the other two stars were selling well and they are expecting to erect "house full" in three weeks time when the event starts.

Tickets for Hayley's big screen enclosure are priced at just £5 and also give free admission to the@Six Concert with Celtic music exponents, Yn Y Fan which starts at 6pm.

With the Children's Day theme on Tuesday July 10 the festival has also secured the masked Tibetan monks of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.

They will perform and conduct workshops in their rituals, dances and chants for the 5,000 primary school children set to attend.