ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ɹˈɑːnəld blˈæk, "ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ ˈaɪstɪdfˌɑːd, æn kəmˈʌn ɡˈæɪdhˌiːlætʃ sˈɪmplᵻfˌaɪd ðə stɹˈʌktʃɚɹ ʌv ɪts ˈænjuːəl pˈoʊɪtɹi kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl kˈɑːntɛst fɚɹə bˈɑːɹdɪk kɹˈaʊn kɹˈʌn nˈɑː bˈæədˌætʃd, ðə wˈɪnɚ təbi ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd æz bˈɑːɹd əvən kˈɑːmjuːn bˈæɜːd ɐ tʃˈɑːmjuːˌɪn ɡˈæɪdhˌiːleɪtʃ fɚðə kˈʌmɪŋ jˈɪɹ.
According to Ronald Black, "In 1923, following the example of the Welsh Eisteddfod, An Comunn Gàidhealach simplified the structure of its annual poetry competitions into a single contest for a Bardic Crown (Crùn na Bàrdachd), the winner to be acknowledged as Bard of An Commun (Bàird a' Chomuinn Gàidhealaich) for the coming year.