Hi all,

Last year we decided on a name for the little group my sister, brother-in-law & I formed to perform at weddings etc. After a bit of discussion we decided to call ourselves Cariad which is a fine Welsh term of endearment meaning "love" or "sweetheart". My sister & I identify with our Grandmother's birthplace being Wales, so we decided to build on that. The other option we considered was Rhiannon or Cariad Rhiannon but decided that Cariad was short and sweet.

On my recent trip down to Tasmania I noticed that a band called Cariad was listed to perform at both the Cygnet FolkFest and the Georgetown FolkFest. At Georgetown I spoke to Peter in that group, who is Welsh, to try to find another name or a phrase containing the word Cariad for our group. (As an aside: Peter said that it was a coincidence that the other name they had considered for their group was also Rhiannon because he has written a song about Rhiannon of the Birds. Their group formed about a year ago as well. So spooky timing as well as naming.)

Anyway, Peter couldn't think of anything useful so I am throwing it open to the creative and lateral thinking talents of Mudcat, especially the Welsh people and Welsh-ophiles.

Help!!

Helen