Bells of Rhymny

Subject: Bells of Rhymny
From: GUEST,judyjpnr
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 07:39 PM

I've recently learnt this song, from the Ian Campbell tape, (which my dad just happened to have) for a St Davids night. I'd like to be able to attribute it properly so who wrote it?

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: michaelr
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 07:42 PM

Pete Seeger, I think.

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: Cap't Bob
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 07:51 PM

Words by Idris Davies ~ music by Pete Seeger

Cap't Bob

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: Suffet
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 07:55 PM

Idris Davies, a Welsh poet, wrote the words. Pete Seeger set them to music.

--- Steve

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: michaelr
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:34 PM

judyjpnr - what's St David's night?

Michael

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: Snuffy
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 08:33 AM

Mar 1, St David, Wales
Mar 17, St Patrick, Ireland
Apr 23, St George, England
Nov 30, St Andrew, Scotland

"There'll be dancing in the streets of [insert your town] tonight" WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: GUEST,CliveB
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 08:41 AM

Does America have a patron saint?

Clive Benton

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: Skipper Jack
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 08:53 AM

"Rhymney" - spelt with an "E"

A fine tune from Pete Seeger does Idris Davies' poem credit.

Idris Davies lived in Tonypandy in the Rhondda Valley the heart of the coalfields of South Wales. That's all history now.

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: Finn McCool
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 09:09 AM

Guitar tabs for this tune and discussion of technical aspects of playing it on a 12-string guitar are in Pete Seeger's autobiography Where Have All The Flowers Gone.

If you want to hear a killer performance of the song, check out Pete's album I Can See a New Day. I am surprised that his 12-string wasn't in splinters by the end of the performance.

--Finn

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: Gareth
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 02:11 PM

To save the trouble of looking it up, here it is:

BELLS OF RHYMNEY

Gareth

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: GUEST,judyjpnr
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 02:53 PM

Thanks everyone. Off right now to sing it, (unaccompanied as can't play any guitar)

I don't think there will be many Welsh people there, rather like the dearth of Scots at our Burns Night. Just an excuse to get together and have fun. And a challenge to learn new songs on a theme. My other offering is the Greenland fisheries.

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: wildlone
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 03:17 PM

This is the song I am asked to sing the most when I am in Wales.
dave

Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny
From: Gareth
Date: 21 Dec 03 - 07:14 PM

Hmmm ! My previous link don't work now, so here is the current URL Click 'Ere

For information Idris Davies was a native of Rhymney - His poem "The Bells of Rhymney" was written in the 1920's.

As I have said before, there was an old Toast in the South Wales Miners Federation "To the day the last man left the last pit on the last shift"

Don't pray to hard, you may get what you prayed for !!!

Coincidently I was up in Rhymney area last week, wearing my Labour Party hat to scrutinises a selection meeting for our Council Candidates next year. Two were selected, both ex colliers. One is now a clerk with the local health authority, the other sells "Double Glazing". Both excellent candidates, tho thier computer literacy could be better !

Hmmmm ! I feel a touch of the Max Boyce arriving Click 'Ere

Gareth