Noson lawen

Image shows a 'Noson Lawen' concert at Lleweni Uchaf, Bodfari, held before the last tenants left, showing Bodfari women's choir singing. (photographer: Geoff Charles)

Noson lawen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈnɔsɔn ˈlauɛn]; literally 'merry or joyful night') is a Welsh term for a party with music, similar to a cèilidh.

See also

  • Cèilidh
  • Feis
  • Fest noz
  • Nos lowen
  • Troyl
  • Twmpath

Further reading

  • R. W. Jones, Bywyd Cymdeithasol Cymru yn y Ddeunawfed Ganrif (London, 1931), p. 86.
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