TWO Llyn brothers have been appointed to lead the creative team responsible for the Anglesey National Eisteddfod opening concert next year.

Aled and Dafydd Hughes, from Botwnnog, who are best known as members of Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, will work with various artists and performers to create a new and unique event in the festival pavilion. This will also be the eisteddfod choir concert.

Next year, it will be a century since the Eisteddfod of the Black Chair and the death of the young poet, Hedd Wyn, of Trawsfynydd, who are both iconic parts of Welsh and Eisteddfod history.

The concert aims to commemorate the generation of young men who did not return home to Wales at the end of the Great War.

Aled and Dafydd said: “This will be an exciting experience for us, not only as musicians but also as Welshmen who have known the history of Hedd Wyn and the Black Chair since we were children.

“Having the opportunity to create a piece of work based on the First World War, and taking Hedd Wyn as its inspiration is an honour and a challenge, and an experience we will cherish and enjoy."

Poet Guto Dafydd will work with Aled and Dafydd creating the words, and he will be attending community workshops over the next few weeks before putting pen to paper.

See the full story in this week’s Arfon/Dwyfor edition of the Cambrian News