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28 Feb 02 - 07:39 PM (#660300) Subject: Bells of Rhymny From: GUEST,judyjpnr 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? |
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28 Feb 02 - 07:42 PM (#660306) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: michaelr Pete Seeger, I think. |
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28 Feb 02 - 07:51 PM (#660312) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: Cap't Bob Words by Idris Davies ~ music by Pete Seeger Cap't Bob |
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28 Feb 02 - 07:55 PM (#660316) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: Suffet Idris Davies, a Welsh poet, wrote the words. Pete Seeger set them to music. --- Steve |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:34 PM (#660342) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: michaelr judyjpnr - what's St David's night? Michael |
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01 Mar 02 - 08:33 AM (#660556) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: Snuffy 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 |
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01 Mar 02 - 08:41 AM (#660558) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: GUEST,CliveB Does America have a patron saint? Clive Benton |
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01 Mar 02 - 08:53 AM (#660561) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: Skipper Jack "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.
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01 Mar 02 - 09:09 AM (#660570) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: Finn McCool 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 |
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01 Mar 02 - 02:11 PM (#660754) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: Gareth To save the trouble of looking it up, here it is: Gareth |
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01 Mar 02 - 02:53 PM (#660768) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: GUEST,judyjpnr 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. |
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01 Mar 02 - 03:17 PM (#660791) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: wildlone This is the song I am asked to sing the most when I am in Wales. dave |
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21 Dec 03 - 07:14 PM (#1077489) Subject: RE: Bells of Rhymny From: Gareth 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 |