Siarad Gymraeg?

Dan Y Cownter 3 yn fyw!!
Dan Y Counter 3 Launches!!



O heddiw ymlaen bydd modd i unrhyw un sydd eisiau
darganfod mwy am y sin cerddorol Gymraeg wneud
hynny yn rhad a ddim trwy glicio ar wefan newydd sbon...

Mae Dan Y Cownter 3 yn lawrlwythiad rhad ac am
ddim sy'n cynnwys deg o draciau gan ddeg o
artistiaid Cymraeg ifanc gwahanol iawn - mae yna
rywbeth at ddant pawb ar www.danycownter.com.

Nawr yn ei thrydedd flwyddyn, mae Dan y Cownter
yn bartneriaeth rhwng Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg a
Sefydliad Cerddoriaeth Gymreig. Pwrpas yr albwm
aml gyfrannog ar-lein hon yw adlewyrchu bwrlwm a
chyfoeth cerddoriaeth gyfoes Gymraeg a denu mwy
o bobl i ymddiddori yn y maes - trwy'r we.

Dewiswyd y 10 trac gan y DJ Huw Stephens o Radio
Cymru a Radio 1 a grwpiau o bobl ifanc mewn
gwahanol ardaloedd ar draws Cymru.

Dywedodd Huw Stephens : "Unwaith eto mae Dan y
Cownter yn gasgliad cyffrous sy'n adlewyrchu rhai
o gerddorion talentog a phrysur y sin. Fi'n sicr
bydd llawer yn cael boddhad allan o'r caneuon yma,
a gobeithio byddant yn creu argraff ar lawer o ffans newydd."

Mae Dan y Cownter 3 yn cynnwys traciau gan
Derwyddon Dr Gonzo, Cate Le Bon, MC Mabon,
Messner, Mr Huw, Eitha Tal Ffranco, Fflur Dafydd,
Mattoidz, Wrightoid a'r Diwygiad, ac felly'n
cynnwys amrywiaeth eang o gerddoriaeth - acwstig,
jazz, indie, roc a hip-hop. Mae'r wefan hefyd yn
cynnwys llawer iawn o wybodaeth am y sin gerddoriaeth Gymraeg.

www.danycownter.com



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From today anyone wanting to find out more about
the Welsh language music scene can do so free of
charge with the click of a mouse....

Dan y Cownter 3 is a free download that includes
ten tracks from ten very different Welsh acts -
there's something for all tastes at
www.danycownter.com.

Now in its third year, the Day Y Cownter Project
is a partnership between the Welsh Language Board
and Welsh Music Foundation. The download site
aims to introduce more young people to the very
vibrant Welsh language music scene in a way that
they are used to finding out about music -
through the internet.

The tracks featured were chosen by the Radio 1
and Radio Cymru DJ Huw Stephens and youth groups
from all around Wales.

Huw Stephens said: "Once again, Dan y Cownter is
an exciting collection that reflects some of the
most talented and busy musicians from the scene
in Wales. I'm sure that lots of people will
enjoy these songs, and I hope that they will
create an impression on many new fans."

Dan y Cownter 3 includes tracks from Derwyddon
Dr Gonzo, Cate Le Bon, MC Mabon, Messner, Mr
Huw, Eitha Tal Ffranco, Fflur Dafydd, Mattoidz,
Wrightoid and Y Diwygiad, and offers a wide
variety of music - from acoustic, jazz, indie,
rock and hip-hop. The website also includes a
huge amount of information on all aspects of the
Welsh language music scene.

www.danycownter.com

Braille dictionary massive help for Cymraeg

A 22 volume Welsh/English Braille dictionary is
now here to help Welsh users of Braille.

A Royal National Institute of Blind People production,
compiled by volunteers and specialist staff,
the dictionary is creating enormous interest.

70% of the funding comes from The Welsh Language Board.
RNIB Cymru says its partnership with the Board
enables more Welsh texts in accessible formats,
including large print, audio and Braille.

Ruth Marks, director of RNIB Cymru, says
the charity is giving away 20 copies,
initially on a loan basis.

"This is a fantastic opportunity to make the
Welsh language accessible to learners across Wales," she says.



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Klebran is the first-ever online
spelling and grammar-checker for Welsh.


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KLEBRAN website

http://www.Perthyn.com
is an exiting new social network like Myspace,
facebook, Bebo and others, but in the Welsh language.
It's a place for Welsh speakers around the world
to meet, create profiles, share photos, share
videos, chat, etc. It is the only Welsh social
network in the world. We have been going about
6 months now and have over 1000 members.
Most of our members are based in Wales, but we
are trying to drive it to Welsh societies around
the world. If you could let your members know
about the website in one of your meetings, it
would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Luke Williams
Ynperthyn@aol.com

Welsh language pop Archive.

Help save Welsh language vinyl records before they deteriorate.
Send in your old vinyl to the new Archive!

The archive is being created at Bangor University
to preserve Welsh pop history and development.
Co-ordinator Craig Owen Jones says it needs to be established quickly
as old vinyl and tapes don't keep very well.

Organisers are appealing for old recordings,
posters, discs or memorabilia.

The Welsh Pop Archive aims to provide an online catalogue
of magazines, fanzines, memorabilia, singles and LPs,
cassettes, CD's, videos and tv programmes.

"I feel that this music is important socially,
historically, politically and musically,"
says project director Dr Pwyll ap Sion.

After 25th Anniversary in 2007,
2008 sees S4C expand children's programmes

S4C will show more than six hours a day
for nursery-age children on its digital channel and website.
From June, Welsh programmes for pre-school children
will be shown every weekday morning
from 0700 GMT until 1330 GMT.
Currently the channel screens around one hour a day.

S4C, which last year celebrated its 25th anniversary,
is due to become a stand-alone Welsh-language channel
with no programmes being rebroadcast from Channel 4.

Michael Foot - at 94,
says his BIGGEST REGRET was not learning Welsh -

Here's a video you could enjoy !
if you press the link below....

Y Gweithdy Cymraeg

It was taken from a wonderful new venture run by Suw,
who proposes a Cymraeg resource with all video, film, blogs in Welsh at one link point:



Below is the proposed link:

Videos in Welsh !

And here is the original email Suw sent out.

Very good article about how the internet can
support minority/dying languages.

I've been saying for years - literally about 7 or 8 years - that the
internet must be seen as a crucial tool in the fight to keep Welsh
alive and vibrant. But back in 2000, people like Bwrdd looked at me as
if I was nuts. The old guard couldn't see the point of the internet,
and I'd wager that they still can't. I know I'm cutting edge - I adopt
services before they are even open to the public, because I work in
this area and I know the people involved. But even so, it should be
blindingly clear to anyone with half a wit that the internet is an
important part of the Welsh language's future.

So I propose a project that everyone here can take part in,
regardless of your ability in Welsh,
and regardless of what you do
or where you live.

Why don't we catalogue all the content that's available in Welsh?
Everything. From video on YouTube to bands' MySpace pages to blogs to
groups in Flickr or on Yahoo/Google?

We have the wiki -
http://www.eu.socialtext.net/cmc/index.cgi?clwb_malu_cachu - which is
really, really easy to use.

I've made a Videos page -
http://www.eu.socialtext.net/cmc/index.cgi?videos_in_welsh - so we can
gather all the videos on the different video hosting services in one
spot. I think it's useful to add a short description of what the video
is about and who put it up, so people can see what's about without
having to click on every link.

There are some 850 of us here - if we all find one link and put it up,
that turns into a really big resource! And, because the wiki is
editable by anyone, we can keep it fresh, something that's really hard
with a webpage.

So let's get cracking!

Hwyl

Suw
suw.charman@gmail.com

And here's a link to that article Suw mentions first:

Internet is good for minority languages:- article.

THE CYMDEITHAS MADOG FILM LIBRARY
The "North America Welsh Video Library"
is based in Virginia -

It's a great collection of Welsh Movies, Childrens' Programmes,
Documentaries and Concerts in English/Welsh and with Subtitles,
from Richard Burton's first ever movie to
a documentary about the Welsh in the American Civil War.

For a full list of the Library collection please contact:
Bob Roser
1203 Harbour Drive
Stafford, VA 22554

roscym@adelphia.net

LATEST "TECHNO" NEWS

In April an internet television channel was launched called Siaradog.
It is broadcast once a week, shows interviews and music
and is hosted by Welsh rapper Aneirin Karadog.
The show is 16 minutes long,
but looks likely to herald a
new wave of similar programmes in the future.

Siaradog, Welsh language TV.

Language Control Centre

June saw the launch of a new computer application
that will allow users to chooser either Welsh or English
as an interface language for Windows XP and
Office 2003 at home or in the workplace.

The new application is free to download from the Bwrdd Yr Iaith
Gymraeg/Welsh
Language Board website

Bwrdd Yr Iaith Gymraeg is asking for users
to provide feedback by writing to

post@welsh-language-board.org.uk

Welsh Language Board website.

Dime Goch

A new and novel internet idea that encourages
both Welsh and non-Welsh speakers who want to
encourage companies to offer their services in
the Welsh language, has been launched, called Dime Goch.

The website asks supporters to subscribe
from one pound a month to an email list of people
who are willing to apply pressure on giant companies
by stating they will definitely switch suppliers
if services are provided in Welsh.

The Welsh language internet community consumer revolution has begun!

See the link below for further details.

Dime Goch Website.

Predictive texting in Welsh

This is a free downloadable programme
to allow Welsh speakers to use 'predictive texting'
in Welsh on their mobile phones.
The company called 'Tecstico' was a design
idea thought up by a Welsh university student
and initially launched at the Welsh National Eisteddfod in 2006.

Tecstio.

Internet Chat rooms, Forums and Young people

The Internet was claimed last week,
by one of the worlds leading linguists
to be a saviour of the Welsh language.
Professor David Crystal of Bangor University
said that the Welsh language (along with Breton)
is now considered to be 'cool' to use by young people,
because of its presence on the internet.

Professor Crystal said:
"It doesn't matter how much activism you engage in
on behalf of a language if you don't attract the teenagers,
the parents of the next generation of children.

"And what turns teenagers on more than
the internet these days?
If you can get a language out there,
the youngsters are much more likely
to think it's cool."

Professor Crystal's comments follow
in the wake of the Bwrdd Yr Iaith
Gymraeg/Welsh Language Board strategy
document for IT and the Welsh language.
The Strategy aims to provide a framework
for Welsh language Information Technology
(IT) work in the future and hopes to lead
the way in innovative IT development.


The documents relating to the strategy
can be found by clicking on the following link:

Documents on Welsh Language Development.

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