A few ways to Thank the Lord Your Welsh this St. David’s Day

Dave Parry, The Chicago Tafia Welsh Society

1) Contact your local radio stations by late February and ask them to play Welsh music and relay “Happy St. David’s Day” messages to the Welsh in your area on March 1st.

There is plenty of music by Welsh artists that are readily available on most radio stations play lists. If it is a rock/pop station ask for the The Stereophonics, Jem or Tom Jones, if it is a classical station, you might try asking for Bryn Terfel, Charlotte Church, Paul Potts or Katherine Jenkins.

2) Email a ‘Happy Saint David’s Day/ Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus’ message to your friends and family. There are a few on icWales e-cards.

3) Wear a daffodil, a leak, or something red on March 1st.

4) Attend a St. David’s day event sponsored by your local Welsh society; there are hundreds across North America and the world to choose from.

5) If there are no Welsh groups nearby, hold a St. David’s day dinner at your home or request your local pub to stock Welsh beer (e.g. Tomos Watkins of Felinfoel), Welsh whiskey (e.g. Penderyn), Welsh-American wine or cider (e.g. Cambria wines from California, Gales cider from Madison, Indiana) or ask them to have a special on Red Dragon Cocktails (ingredients below)

1 measure Gin
1 measure Vodka
1 measure Triple Sec or Cointreau
2 measures Cranberry juice
1 measure Orange juice
2 dashes Grenadine
Squeeze of fresh lime

Shake all the ingredients with ice. Pour into a medium glass. Decorate with slice of lime and a red cherry on a cocktail stick. To finish squeeze some fresh lime juice over the drink.

6) Tune in to the ’24 Hours of Welsh Music’ on the The Sonora, California based Celtic radio station IRFT on March 1st. To listen live online, please visit www.radioirft.com and hit LISTEN HERE.

7) Hang a Welsh flag outside your house or put a Welsh flag bumper sticker on your car.

8) If you are on MySpace or Facebook, change your profile picture to the Welsh flag for the day, or add Welsh music to your page.

9) Buy a subscription to North American’s Welsh newspaper Ninnau (www.ninnau.com)

Hwyl

Dave Parry

The Chicago Tafia Welsh Society

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