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2009 Festival
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Linda Griffiths and her daughter, Lisa Healy, sing a traditional Welsh folk song accompanied by Ceri Rhys Matthews on bagpipes.
Language teacher Iona Hughes of Cardiff talks about the recent resurgence of the Welsh language, as well as her festival experience.
Ceri Rhys Matthews performs with Ceri Ashton and members of Sild, Martin Leamon and Sille Ilves.
Restoration stonemason, Selwyn Jones, describes the nature of his craft and shares his experiences at the Festival.
They produce culturally driven stop motion animations using artifacts and unfamiliar techniques.
Curators of the Las Américas: Un Mundo Musical program, Olivia Cadaval and Daniel Sheehy, discuss how the program was developed.
Harpists Martin Portillo and Marcelo Rojas join guitarist Alfredo Gryciuk and bassist Ariel Burgos in a "dueling harp" rendition of the classic polca "Pájaro campana."
In Paraguay, Oscar Maldonado of El Rey discusses the business of harp construction, while Marcelo Rojas and Nicolás Caballero play for the enjoyment of customers and workers.
Jarocho musician Tereso Vega from Xalapa, Mexico improvises lyrics to "Cupido" accompanied by Chicano musician Quetzal Flores on jarana.
Representing two very different harp styles, Marcelo Rojas of Paraguay and of Mexico fuse their talents to perform this unique duet.
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