National Eisteddfod of Wales 1958, Ebbw Vale

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National Eisteddfod of Wales 1958, Ebbw Vale
Image 1: Mr D Llewelyn Jones, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, crowned bard.
Image 2: Mr D Llewelyn Jones, crowned bard.
Images 3 - 4: Mr D Llewelyn Jones, crowned bard, on stage during the crowning ceremony.
Image 5: Mr D Llewelyn Jones, crowned bard, leaving the Pavilion with the Archdruid.
Image 6: Brynhyfryd County School Choir, Ruthin, coached by Mr Aled Lloyd Davies, and who took part in the Children's Penillion Singing Choir under 18 years old, at Ebbw Vale on Tuesday. Mr Davies was unable to attend as he was at his mother's funeral.
Image 7: A great victory for Ammanford Choir Society at Ebbw Vale at the beginning of the week was winning the 'Y Cymro' cup, along with �150 in the main choral competition. The conductor, Mr Hywel G Evans, was welcomed warmly when he came out of the pavilion with the cup in his arms. The choir, who was awarded 180 marks, was eight marks in front of Broughton and District Choral Society, who came second. Llanelli was awarded 171 marks, Sciwen 170 and Merthyr Tydfil 161. Ammanford Choral Society has won eight or nine awards in local Eisteddfodau is-genedlaethol, and they war awarded second prize at Ystradgynlais National Eisteddfod and also at Pwhllheli.
Image 8: Glanadda Elementary School Choir, Bangor, conducted by Mr S J Ward, came to Ebbw Vale on Sunday - giving themselves plenty of time before they took part in the choral two part competition (under 16 years old) on Tuesday.
Image 9: Trawsfynydd Mixed Choir, who had been singing in the second choral competition at Ebbw Vale.
Image 10: Newborough and District conductor, Mr John Hughes, being awarded on the way out of the Pavilion with the cup thath the choir won in the second choral competitionl.
Image 11: Newborough and District Choir, conducted by Mr John Hughes, who won the second choral competition at Ebbw Vale on Monday. They were awarded �90 and the Tredegar Workers Institution cup (to be held for a year). The parts that the choir sang were "Ddial o Cwyd" ("Dafydd a Saul", David Jenkins) and "Feinwen Pan Welaf I" (Wilbye).
Image 12: Elsie Thomas, Telynores Tawe, who is married to Mr William Davies, Kurri Kurri, Australia, was the first Welsh harpist to play the harp at Canberra, Australia's capital city.
Image 13: Bethan Bryn Williams (right) and Meinir Lloyd (left), from Ruthin, who came second on the duet under 18 years old at Ebbw Vale. Meinir also came third in the solo competition.
Image 14: Seindorf Arian Deudraeth who came second in the bras band competition, B Class, at Ebbw Vale, on Monday.
Image 15: Euros Bowen, one of the judges in the crown competition, discussing the competition in the Literature Tent.
Image 16: This is the best, said Euros Bowen. It was the Rev. D Emlyn Lewis, who came second in the crown competition. According to Euros Bowen, it was him that should have won.
Image 17: "Y Llew arall yn y gadair". T Llew Jones, the chaired bard, on the stage during the chairing of the bard ceremony.
Images 18 - 19: T Llew Jones, chaired bard, on stage during the chairing of the bard ceremony.

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