http://www.thecawdor.com/ 
72 Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo SA19 6EN
The Cawdor is a great little Hotel set in the heart of Llandeilo.
Fresh seasonal food is served daily from our Cawdor kitchen, come and enjoy in our Cegin Café Bar or Dining Room. Lovingly restored, Ty Horeb / the Horeb Chapel, provides a superb setting for meetings, parties and wedding celebrations.
Events:
Friday April 28th at 7:30pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
David Stuart Davies: “The Game’s Afoot” – an encounter with Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
£5,90 The Game’s Afoot with David Stuart Davies
What were Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle really like? The Game’s Afoot is an enthralling dramatized encounter between them. David Stuart Davies is a top expert on Holmes, with eleven books and two plays on the character.
Mae David Stuart Davies yn arbenigwr ar Conan Doyle a Sherlock Holmes, ac yn awdur nifer o lyfrau am y ddau gymeriad enwog.
Saturday April 29th at 11am at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Jen Jones: Talk about her book “Welsh Quilts” with an exhibition of some of her fine quilt collection
£5,90 Welsh Quilts by Jen Jones
The leading authority on the subject, talks about her book Welsh Quilts and exhibits some fine examples from her extensive collection.
Sgwrs I gydfynd ȃ’r arddangosfa gwilitiau gan yr awdurdod pennaf ar y pwnc , Jen Jones.
Saturday, 29th April at 12pm, Horeb Chapel , The Cawdor
Melinau Gwlân/ Woollen Mills of Wales
Admission Free / Mynediad am Ddim
Elinor Wyn Reynolds will chair this session in Welsh/English.
Presentation of a new book on the Woollen Mills of Wales with author Branwen Davies and photographer Iestyn Hughes.
Saturday April 29th at 1pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Poetry Event: Marc Mordey, Mel Perry and Fiddlebox
£5,90 Poetry Event
With Marc Mordey, from Newport Pembs, and Mel Perry, from Llansteffan, poets inspired by landscape. Musical interludes will be provided by Fiddlebox.
Beirdd wedi eu hysbrydoli gan tirwedd Cymru, gyda cherddoriaeth gan y ddeuawd Fiddlebox.
Saturday April 29th at 2pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Winner of the John Tripp award for poetry, Dafydd Wyn reads from his poetry, composed both in Welsh and English
£2,71 Poetry by Dafydd Wyn
Winner of the John Tripp award for poetry , Dafydd reads his poetry in Welsh and English, in which inanimate objects such as a gold watch or a bird box become symbolic of endearing relationships.
Sesiwn farddoniaeth gan enillydd gwobr John Tripp, Dafydd Wyn o Lanaman.
BILINGUAL
Saturday April 29th at 3pm at Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Dr.D.Huw Owen: Capeli Cymru: illustrated talk followed by a discussion session on Welsh chapels, in Welsh
£5,90 Capeli Cymru
Sgwrs am hanes capeli Cymru gan yr Dr Huw Owen.
Illustrated talk, by Dr D Huw Owen about the chapels of Wales.
WELSH – there will be simultaneous translation facilities available for Welsh learners and non- Welsh speakers
Saturday April 29th at 4pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Inn
Siôn Tomos Owen reads from “Cawl”, his collection on Rhondda characters (bi-lingual event)
£2,71 Siôn Tomos Owen
Meet charismatic Siôn, presenter of S4C’s Pobl y Rhondda, and enjoy a reading from Cawl, his anthology of poems, short stories, cartoons and comics on Rhondda characters.
Cyfle I gyfarfod ȃ’r bardd, cartwnydd a chyflwynydd y gyfres poblogaidd, Pobl y Rhondda
BILINGUAL
Saturday April 29th at 4pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Inn
Cambria Publishing local authors Delphine Richards and Kay Williams will be meeting fans and signing books in the Horeb Chapel
Admission is free!
Cambria Publishing local authors Delphine Richards and Kay Williams will be meeting fans and signing books in the Horeb Chapel
Saturday April 29th at 8pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Moonlight reading with Jo Mazelis
£5,90 Moonlight reading with Jo Mazelis
The atmospheric Horeb Chapel is the perfect location for a moonlight reading by poet, short story writer and award winning novelist Jo Mazelis. Elsa Davies, Ceri Owen Jones and Jason Lawday will be adding to the experience by playing rare traditional music from Wales on fiddle, harp and flute.
Y bardd Jo Mazelis yn darllen ei cherddi liw nos. Mae Jo yn nofelydd, bardd, ffotograffydd a thraeddodydd ac yn byw yn Abertawe.
Sunday April 30th at 11am at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Fflur Dafydd yn siarad am y gyfres, Parch a’i ffilm arobryn, Y Llyfrgell/ The Library Suicides
£5,90 Fflur Dafydd
Yr awdures Fflur Dafydd yn siarad gyda Heledd Cynwal am ei chyfres poblogaidd, Parch a’i ffilm Y Llyfrgell.
Fflur Dafydd in conversation with Heledd Cynwal about her TV programmes and film The Library Suicides
WELSH – there will be simultaneous translation facilities available for Welsh learners and non- Welsh speakers
Sunday April 30th at 12 noon at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Pete Akinwumni rugby mad poet and musician
£2,71 Pete Akinwumni
Pete is a rugby-mad poet and musician, whose poem, A Nation Holds Its Breath Again, kicked off last year’s Welsh rugby season.
Cerddi am rygbi a Chymru.
Sunday April 30th at 1pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
HOLY WELLS OF WALES: illustrated talk by Phil Cope about his book “Holy Wells: Wales”in the beautiful Horeb Chapel.
£5,90 Holy Wells of Wales
Illustrated talk by Phil Cope, looking at ancient water cults, Christianity, 18th century spas and the 21st century fascination with the sacred springs and holy wells of Wales.
Sgwrs ddifyr gan Phil Cope, arbenigwr ar ffynhonnau sanctaidd, chredoau cyn-hanes ac ofergoeledd dyfriol.
Sunday April 30th at 2pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Sgwrs rhwng DT Davies a chyd-awdur ei gyfrolau hunangofiannol am yr Ail Rhyfel Byd, Ioan Wyn Evans
£5,90 DT Davies.
Sgwrs rhwng DT Davies a’r newyddiadurwr, Ioan Wyn Evans am ei ddwy gyfrol hunangofiannol. Fel milwr bu’n rhan o frwydr waedlyd ynys Creta, treuliodd dair mlynedd yn garcharor rhyfel, cyn dianc ac ymladd gyda partisaniaid Tito.
World War Two veteran DT Davies discusses his autobiographies with journalist and co-author, Ioan Wyn Evans. A vivid portrayal of his time in the Army, the battle for Crete, multiple escape from POW camps and fighting with the Yugoslavian partisans.
WELSH – there will be simultaneous translation facilities available for Welsh learners and non- Welsh speakers
Sunday April 30th at 3pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Judith Barrow and Phil Carradice discuss the powerful influence of World War 2 on literary inspiration
£5,90 The Influence of World War II on Literary Inspiration.
Authors Phil Carradice and Judith Barrow discuss their works set during the war that still has a powerful grip on our imaginations. Phil has written fiction and non-fiction books on the subject matter and Judith’s Pattern of Shadows, the first part of a trilogy, is set in the war in a Lancashire town with a POW camp.
Pam bod yr Ail Ryfel Byd yn dal ei afael mor dyn ar ein dychymyg? Mae’r ddau awdur wedi ysgrifennu yn helaeth ar y mater.
Sunday April 30th at 4pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Reading by Niall Griffiths from his latest work #sneak preview – definitey for #adults
£5, 90 Niall Griffiths
Known, in his own words, for “blood and puke and thunder, and, of course, world-affirming torrents of poetic phrase and praise”. His last novel, A Great Big Shining Star, offers a bleak take on our appetite for celebrity and the new face of fame. He’ll be reading from his latest book, Broken Ghost.
Sesiwn gyda’r nofelydd heriol o Aberystwyth, Niall Griffiths. Bydd e’n darllen o’i nofel ddiweddaraf, Broken Ghost.
ADULT CONTENT
Sunday April 30th at 5pm at the Horeb Chapel, Cawdor Hotel
Welsh language event: Alyn Wyn Bevan and Alun Gibbard on authoring sport biographies and sports books
£5,90 Ysgrifennu am y Campau trafodaeth rhwng Alun Wyn Bevan ac Alun Gibbard
Mae’r ddau awdur a darlledwr profiadol yn trafod ysgrifennu am y campau a chydweithio gyda arwyr chwaraeon Cymru ar amryw o hunangofiannau.
Two of Wales’ most prolific sports writers, Alun Gibbard & Alun Wyn Bevan on authoring sport biographies and sports books.
WELSH – there will be simultaneous translation facilities available for Welsh learners and non- Welsh speakers
