Pethe

Pethe spent the weekend in a graveyard, not the way everyone would choose to spend Saturday, admittedly. But as a bard once wrote, ‘not everyone goes mad in the same way’ (It sounds better in Welsh.ed).
Pethe was in search of the grave of Y Bardd Cocos (The Cockles Bard) a purveyor of doggerel verse par …more

In ‘plush’ red seats, seemingly designed to attract dust, Pethe’s younger years were spent at Brynaman Pulic Hall watching, amongst other films, Gregory’s Girl, Ghostbusters and Gandhi! Brian Harries  is the projectionist and has been for the last 44 years. One of the best things of working on Pethe was the chance to speak to …more

Jugs, this time on Pethe’s blog. Not any old jugs but Ewenny Pottery jugs with a history stretching back 400 years. The pottery, which is found (unsurprisingly) in Ewenny, near Bridgend, is the oldest in Wales. Not only that, but the pottery has been in the same hands, so to speak, from the beginning. Caitlin …more

Is it any wonder that Kyffin Williams was an artist with a name like Kyffin? And the same can be said for North Wales artist  Meirion Ginsberg – has there ever been a Ginsberg that wasn’t a poet or an artist?! And what of Bacon, Hockney, Pollock or Dekooning. All big names and all striking …more

In this, the first instalment of Pethe’s Blog, we find out that some people are so cultured that they almost breathe poetry! We get to guess who gave which book as a present and muse on what that says about them. Which book would you choose and what would it reveal about you?!
Find out which …more