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Word: eisteddfodau (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1929-1929
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Usage:

...throats make better music than wet harps. Prince Maelgwn Gwynedd of Wales found this out in the 6th century after his vocalists and harpists had swum a river. Thereat he proclaimed the supremacy of vocal music. Ever since that time Welshmen have congregated for Eisteddfodau (music festivals which are also contests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Eisteddfod | 8/19/1929 | See Source »

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