ɐ nˈuː bˈɑːɹdɪk tʃˈɛɹ ɪz spˈɛʃəli dɪzˈaɪnd ænd mˌeɪd fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ ˈaɪstɪdfˌɑːd ænd ɪz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd tə ðə wˈɪnɪŋ ˈɛntɹənt ɪnðə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɚðə "ˈɔːdəl", pˈoʊɪtɹi ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn ɐ stɹˈɪkt mˈiːɾɚ fˈɔːɹm nˈoʊn æz sˈɪŋheɪnəd.
A new bardic chair is specially designed and made for each eisteddfod and is awarded to the winning entrant in the competition for the "awdl", poetry written in a strict metre form known as cynghanedd.