The Austin Celtic Meetup Group

Total beginners, intermediate, or fluent speakers of Welsh welcome--both Northern & Southern dialects. The purpose of this event is to just get together to practice speaking Welsh with a real human. My Welsh ability is at the upper intermediate level and I don't mind teaching newbies. Let's just have fun keeping "the Old Language" alive.

I have this event scheduled during the same time and place as the general Celtic culture class, but depending on the number and interests of attendees for this Welsh class, I would split the two accordingly. (I just want to see how many people want to learn Welsh specifically, versus just learning about the wider Celtic culture.)

Whenever the Welsh class is split off from the culture class, I would like to have a theme for each class or series of classes so that we can have a time to learn vocabulary relevant to a specific topic so it is easier to remember. The main focus of all classes, though, would be actually speaking the language.

Croeso / Fàilte / Welcome! Come to learn about who your ancestors were and what they have left behind for you to know. Depending on how things go, the class may go shorter, but everyone is free to leave when they need.

I will probably start off the class with some cool traditional music in Gaelic and Welsh to set the mood and showcase some awesome examples of our living culture. After this, I would like to hear about what you would like to know. We will start there as I want to largely track the class based on the attendants' interests. If discussion is not focused or lively, I will move on to a brief discussion of Celtic languages and then move on to the origins of Celtic peoples.

I intend to have this as a recurring class. If no one shows up, then I will still plan to be there doing my own Celtic stuff.

Possible topics of discussion: Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Celtic languages, festivals, philosophy, natural science, medicine, music, architecture, weaponry, astronomy, folklore, literature, social structure, law, religion, clothing/fashion, and traditional customs. Language and history will be the biggest lenses through which we will discuss all other topics because everything is rooted in the language. The Welsh say: "Fynnonell pob diwylliant yw iaith" / "The font of all culture is language." And the Irish Gaels say "Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" / "A country without language is a country without a soul."

See you there!

Total beginners, intermediate, or fluent speakers of Welsh welcome--both Northern & Southern dialects. The purpose of this event is to just get together to practice speaking Welsh with a real human. My Welsh ability is at the upper intermediate level and I don't mind teaching newbies. Let's just have fun keeping "the Old Language" alive.

I have this event scheduled during the same time and place as the general Celtic culture class, but depending on the number and interests of attendees for this Welsh class, I would split the two accordingly. (I just want to see how many people want to learn Welsh specifically, versus just learning about the wider Celtic culture.)

Whenever the Welsh class is split off from the culture class, I would like to have a theme for each class or series of classes so that we can have a time to learn vocabulary relevant to a specific topic so it is easier to remember. The main focus of all classes, though, would be actually speaking the language.

Croeso / Fàilte / Welcome! Come to learn about who your ancestors were and what they have left behind for you to know. Depending on how things go, the class may go shorter, but everyone is free to leave when they need.

I will probably start off the class with some cool traditional music in Gaelic and Welsh to set the mood and showcase some awesome examples of our living culture. After this, I would like to hear about what you would like to know. We will start there as I want to largely track the class based on the attendants' interests. If discussion is not focused or lively, I will move on to a brief discussion of Celtic languages and then move on to the origins of Celtic peoples.

I intend to have this as a recurring class. If no one shows up, then I will still plan to be there doing my own Celtic stuff.

Possible topics of discussion: Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Celtic languages, festivals, philosophy, natural science, medicine, music, architecture, weaponry, astronomy, folklore, literature, social structure, law, religion, clothing/fashion, and traditional customs. Language and history will be the biggest lenses through which we will discuss all other topics because everything is rooted in the language. The Welsh say: "Fynnonell pob diwylliant yw iaith" / "The font of all culture is language." And the Irish Gaels say "Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" / "A country without language is a country without a soul."

See you there!