Faenol Festival
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The Faenol Festival is a music festival
organised by Welsh
singer Bryn Terfel
and held annually on the Faenol Estate
(Welsh: Y Faenol), near Y Felinheli
in Gwynedd
, north Wales
.
The festival was launched in 2000 and traditionally takes place on August Bank Holiday weekend. It includes both classical and Welsh
popular music. In 2006 the four day festival was attended by over 35,000 people, a record figure for the event.
Cancelled in 2009, the festival was offered £250,000 of match funding over three years by the Welsh Assembly Government
from 2010, but was cancelled in early August 2010 because of poor ticket sales. Scheduled headline act Westlife
performed at Venue Cymru
on 28 August 2010 instead.
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
organised by Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
singer Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel Jones CBE is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro and Leporello, but has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles, especially those by Wagner....
and held annually on the Faenol Estate
Vaynol
Vaynol or Y Faenol , is a country estate dating from the Tudor period, near Y Felinheli in Gwynedd, North Wales . There are of park, farmland, and gardens on the estate, with over thirty listed buildings, surrounded by a wall which is long...
(Welsh: Y Faenol), near Y Felinheli
Y Felinheli
Y Felinheli is a village lying beside the Menai Strait between Bangor and Caernarfon in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The population is about 2,200.-Etymology:...
in Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
The festival was launched in 2000 and traditionally takes place on August Bank Holiday weekend. It includes both classical and Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
popular music. In 2006 the four day festival was attended by over 35,000 people, a record figure for the event.
Cancelled in 2009, the festival was offered £250,000 of match funding over three years by the Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
from 2010, but was cancelled in early August 2010 because of poor ticket sales. Scheduled headline act Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
performed at Venue Cymru
Venue Cymru
Venue Cymru is a large arts venue in Llandudno, Conwy county borough, north Wales, incorporating a 1,500 seat theatre, restaurant, conference centre and arena. The venue was previously known as the North Wales Theatre and the North Wales Conference Centre....
on 28 August 2010 instead.