Tag: Dylan Thomas
Bob Dylan in Swansea, in 17 tracks
1 It’s my first time in the Swansea Arena auditorium. The building opened more than three years ago, but its usual diet of lesser comedians and tribute bands has never held much appeal. But tonight’s different: the first of three appearances here by Bob Dylan. 2 Dylan’s known for his never-ending world tours, and this […]
Cefn Bryn and the painters
Looking out of the window of my lockdown attic, I’ve a south-west view of south Gower. If I stretch my neck I can see the eastern end of the ridge of Cefn Bryn, the long sandstone backbone of the peninsula. All through the bright days of April the sun has set, often spectacularly, on one […]
Wales Coast Path, day 26: Laugharne to Pendine
The castle walls glow in the morning sun. Below, the shoreline car park is almost full, with a small market selling bric-à-brac and small plants. But within minutes the four of us are on our own, on the path round Sir John’s Hill. This is an old trail, but the local marketing experts have rebadged […]
‘Caitlin’
Wrth i ‘flwyddyn Dylan’ ddirwyn i ben – ar ôl misoedd o ddathliadau dwys sy wedi ymylu ar fod yn ‘Dylanolatri’ – mae’n briodol iawn bod peth sylw yn cael ei roi i’w wraig Caitlin. Nos Fawrth yn Volcano yn Abertawe fe welais berfformiad byw, rhyw awr o hyd, o’r enw ‘Caitlin’, sy’n dramateiddio’r berthynas […]