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Dewi Heald
@dewiheald.bsky.social
I write, I play music, I trampoline. I also lie about trampolining. Latest works all on the website www.dewiheald.com and the Dai Bongos YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@thedaibongoschannel3988
I've decided to confuse people who follow my #music and #poetry #videos by also uploading the #hiking videos. #November was so #wet that I decided to do a #video about #flooding rather than my usual #walk. Enjoy. Or don't.That's just the way it is.Oh there's kind of #thememusic!
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November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I've been going through old #videos looking for #performances I might have forgotten-this is The Hot Singles of #Minehead from some time in summer (at #Talisman in #Swansea). I've added some geography in case the joke isn't obvious! #music #comedy #writing #openmic #wales #cymru
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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I am going to be #publishing a #book of #poetry next year and this is the kind of #poem that will be in it. Performed #live in #Swansea at the #Talisman #OpenMic night.
#writers #wales #cymru
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November 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I've uploaded a #live version of the #ISawHerStandingThere variations, by #Lennon, #McCartney and #Bongos (#Dai). Recorded in #Swansea and with some great audience participation. See it before Apple Corps get wind of it and sue me! #wales #cymru #livemusic #writing #openmic

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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I know you all like a #poem occassionally and here is #poetry from the #poems&pints night in #LlanilltudFawr this #October. It's also my first attempt to use #AI for #subtitles. It's done pretty well! #writers #wales #llantwitmajor #cymru #limes
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October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I've done another video - not a music one, not a books one, but this time one of the #hiking ones. Actually did this #hike over a month ago, but only just now uploaded. Come with me to #Llancarfan in the #Vale of #Glamorgan to see the #decorated #church #wales #cymru
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October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This was #KateMosse in #Swansea last night talking about #writing, #publishing and #women in #literature. Inspiring and interesting.. though no mention of her famous career as a model? 😉
#Wales #writers #cymru #authors
October 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Little trip this morning to #Trealaw to join the only remaining #Quaker Meeting in the #Rhondda. There used to be more #Quakers but there has been a decline since the establishment of Rhondda Camera Club [must check, but the dates are right 😉]
September 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I've decided to put my #hiking videos on #YouTube as well. Why not? Spread the love or, in this case, spread the short, sarcastic rant about people not looking after the #countryside.
#valeofglamorgan #wales
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September 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I made a short #promo #video for A #Travelling #Quaker Writes Volume 2 - now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, direct from me (dewiheald@gmail.com) and exclusively from #Bardic Vintage #Books. Suitable for #Quakers & non-Quakers alike- links in video for where to get yours youtu.be/c-zCZ6rgQ58
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September 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just a gentle reminder of this Sunday's #booklaunch in #Swansea for A #Travelling #Quaker Writes Volume 2. At the Quaker #MeetingHouse after Meeting for Worship. 10.45 for the #Meeting, 12.15 ish for the #launch. All welcome (including non-Quakers) :)
August 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This morning I have a #Quaker #sidequest in the suburbs of #Doncaster so I have come appropriately dressed (t-shirt from @josemonkey.com store)
August 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Some more live #bongo action for you, here ag #Talisman #openmic in #Swansea last night. I do kind of feel like it needs a #caption. Bonus marks if anyone can guess what I am describing:)
August 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you missed the #booklaunch this weekend in #Cardiff, there will be another one in #Swansea on Aug 31st. Come along for readings, #thoughts and questions from a #Quaker #writer and #traveller - at the #MeetingHouse after Meeting on the Sunday. All welcome!
July 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Apologies for a lack of updates, but I have been without internet at home for a week. Waiting for @talktalk and @openreach to sort it out :(
July 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Back to our very occassional series on #signs, this time cautioning visitors about #wobbly #cobbles, a more common #problem than you might imagine. Spotted in #Tenby #Pembrokeshire #Wales #Cymru
July 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm not really a #poet but being around #poets means that sometimes I am #inspired to #write. So here is a little #poem about #hayfever from the #TalismanOpenMic in #May
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#poetry #performance #wales #openmic
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June 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I am back to #walkingcheerfully over the world. I don't normally do the #gower #photos here but maybe I need to, just to add a little stunning coastline to your day :)
June 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just some advance warning of a #book #launch in #July in #Cardiff #Wales #Cymru. Come along and find out more about #travel #Quakers and meet the #author too.
June 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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🚆 Llynedd, derbyniodd Cymru lai na thraean o'r cyllid rheilffyrdd a roddwyd i Lundain. Mae blynyddoedd o dangyllido gan lywodraethau olynol wedi gadael ein systemau trafnidiaeth ar ei hôl hi.

Rhaid ariannu rheilffyrdd Cymru yn deg ac yn gynaliadwy.
June 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just thought my BlueSky followers might want a sneak preview of this advert for #ATravellingQuakerWritesVolumeTwo which will be launching soon. It's a great #book for anyone interested in #Quakers or #travel or both :)
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May 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's a bit of a niche publication maybe, but if you are interested in #Quakers and #travel then may I recommend #VolumeTwo of #ATravellingQuakerWrites, now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or direct from the author dewiheald@gmail.com.
International travel, philosophical thought, #Quakerism etc
May 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In the last couple of weeks, I have been #walking the north #Gower coast and this is just a reminder how stunning it is. Salt marshes, the #Loughor estuary, big skies and gorgeous views. Never forget how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful country. #Wales #Cymru
May 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It's niche maybe, but my latest #book about my #Quaker #travels is now available from my #website - www.dewiheald.com/non-fiction - available in #print and #ebook form and drop me a line if you want to avoid buying it from the usual self-publishing place #nonfiction
The Dewi Heald page - Non-Fiction
Dewi Heald - Non-Fiction
www.dewiheald.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM