National Eisteddfod welcomes live brass

Welsh bands and top pundits are showing off their skills at the Welsh National Eisteddfod this weekend — all on terrestrial television

Saturday, 01 August 2015

The only national brass band competition to be broadcast on terrestrial television is currently taking place at the Welsh National Eisteddfod in Meifod in Powys — with the main pavilion hosting the Fourth, Third and Second Section contests today (Saturday 1st August).

The Championship Section contest takes place on Sunday starting at 12.30pm.

You may also catch the lads dressed in their fanfare finery as they take part in all the main attractions and awards throughout the week4BR

Action

You can follow the action — as well as the comments of well known principal cornet pundits Dewi Griffiths of Tredegar and Paul Hughes of Fairey by tuning in to the S4C channel (104).

Or you can also go to: http://www.s4c.cymru/clic/e_live.shtml

You may also catch the lads dressed in their fanfare finery (above — with former Welsh rugby star Robin McBryde) as they take part in all the main attractions and awards throughout the week.

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