For St. David's Day

[beloitpiper]

You're no gonna believe it but the stream appears to FINALLY be working...we may be able to listen to Greg's show!

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AA

Hot dog!

Haha, let me know how badly I butcher the Welsh language.

[auld argonian]

Hot dog!

Haha, let me know how badly I butcher the Welsh language.

When you've got Trefor as a coach?

How can you go wrong?

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AA

[McClef]

When you've got Trefor as a coach?

How can you go wrong?

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AA

I'm sorry that I missed the feed

Coaching is best when you can hear the words, typing out phonetics is at best a guide. But I am sure that Greg acquitted himself well!

[auld argonian]

I'm sorry that I missed the feed

Coaching is best when you can hear the words, typing out phonetics is at best a guide. But I am sure that Greg acquitted himself well!

He actually did, Trefor. I'm no authority but he did pull it off.

Interestingly enough, Greg is at Beloit College in Southern Wisconsin that's where a lot of Welsh emigres settled so I expect that he may have had a couple of listeners who may have been pleasantly surprised to hear his program. Southern Wisconsin is interesting as it also has pockets of Cornish and Swiss ethnics as well.

But one thing that's tough to get familiar with is that guttural "ch" sound. My own lame attempts at speaking Dutch taught me that. You really do have to have someone there in person to keep you on track with that one.

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[beloitpiper]

Interestingly enough, Greg is at Beloit College in Southern Wisconsin that's where a lot of Welsh emigres settled so I expect that he may have had a couple of listeners who may have been pleasantly surprised to hear his program. Southern Wisconsin is interesting as it also has pockets of Cornish and Swiss ethnics as well.

To be fair, that's all in South-West Wisconsin. New Glarus, America's "Little Switzerland" is almost 100% Swiss, and Mineral Point is largely Welsh and Cornish. Although, there is a town about halfway between Madison and Milwaukee called "Wales". I bet you can't guess why...

No, most of the caucasians in Beloit (or the rest of Wisconsin, for that matter) are German/Irish...mostly German though.

[McClef]

He actually did, Trefor. I'm no authority but he did pull it off.


But one thing that's tough to get familiar with is that guttural "ch" sound. My own lame attempts at speaking Dutch taught me that. You really do have to have someone there in person to keep you on track with that one.

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AA

Well I expected no less of Greg after my expert (lol) phonetic typing but am pleased to hear it confirmed.

I did try to hint on the "ch" and it's good to hear people actually making it as it's impossible to render by typing phonetically.

Although, there is a town about halfway between Madison and Milwaukee called "Wales". I bet you can't guess why...

Hmm now there's a teaser!

There are a clutch of Welsh names in South Eastern Pennsylvania too - I have a cousin who lives in North Wales Pa, then there is Bryn Mawr also amongst others.

[Galician]

There are a clutch of Welsh names in South Eastern Pennsylvania too - I have a cousin who lives in North Wales Pa, then there is Bryn Mawr also amongst others.

That region of the state was a major coal mining area (and later, one of the first oil fields! ). Not hard to guess that it was only natural for Welshmen to be lured there for work.