Welsh Choirs at Harlech Castle 1929 -- Movietone News
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This extraordinary 1929 Movietone Newsfilm could be one of the first known sound on film recordings of the Welsh language and captures a breathtaking moment in cultural history. This was the lead story in Movietone News released to American audiences on June 15, 1929. It features a 1,800-strong Welsh choir at Harlech Castle, possibly to celebrate the very first Urdd National Eisteddfod, Wales’ iconic youth festival, which was held in Corwen in 1929. Film Details (Original Titles): MAIN TITLE: "Welsh Choirs Give Mass Concert" SUBTITLE 1: "Singers gather 1,800 strong at Harlech Castle, Wales, for a music festival" SUBTITLE 2: "First sound film of Welsh language - Bishop of Bangor addresses singers" (Catalog: MVTN 2-803)
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This extraordinary 1929 Movietone Newsfilm could be one of the first known sound on film recordings of the Welsh language and captures a breathtaking moment in cultural history.
This was the lead story in Movietone News released to American audiences on June 15, 1929. It features a 1,800-strong Welsh choir at Harlech Castle, possibly to celebrate the very first Urdd National Eisteddfod, Wales’ iconic youth festival, which was held in Corwen in 1929.
Film Details (Original Titles):
MAIN TITLE: "Welsh Choirs Give Mass Concert"
SUBTITLE 1: "Singers gather 1,800 strong at Harlech Castle, Wales, for a music festival"
SUBTITLE 2: "First sound film of Welsh language - Bishop of Bangor addresses singers"
(Catalog: MVTN 2-803)
This was the lead story in Movietone News released to American audiences on June 15, 1929. It features a 1,800-strong Welsh choir at Harlech Castle, possibly to celebrate the very first Urdd National Eisteddfod, Wales’ iconic youth festival, which was held in Corwen in 1929.
Film Details (Original Titles):
MAIN TITLE: "Welsh Choirs Give Mass Concert"
SUBTITLE 1: "Singers gather 1,800 strong at Harlech Castle, Wales, for a music festival"
SUBTITLE 2: "First sound film of Welsh language - Bishop of Bangor addresses singers"
(Catalog: MVTN 2-803)
Transcription
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