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| Cwyn Mam-yng-ngyyfraith | This tune was collected in Anglesey and published in "Alawon Gwerin Mon" in 1914. It tells of a mother-in-law challenging someone to an "ymryson canu", or singing competition |
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| Y Gleisiad Yn Y Gwanwyn | A song telling of the young salmon returning home to spawn. It expresses the eternal cycle of nature. |
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| Alawon fy Ngwlad | A traditional tune with verses by Idris Fychan, a shoe maker, who was generally considered to be the best harpist of his day. The song expresses his love for the cultural heritage of Wales. |
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| Can Merthyr | First heard about the year 1848 being performed by an old ballad singer on the market square at Merthyr Tydfil. It's a song of complaint by a hen-pecked husband and is "macaronic" in style. |
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| Ysbryd y Werin | A song calling for respect and care of the natural environment. |
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| Maer'r Ddaear yn Glasu | An original tune set to verses of a poem written at the beginning of the 1800's. It describes the coming of summer, the blossoming of the land, and the people's oneness with their environment. |
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| Ton y Melinydd | A traditional tune with words by Talhaiarn (John Jones, 1810-1869). A miller's love-song, where he attempts to woo the woman he loves by boasting of his posessions. |
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| Hiraeth | An original song in slow tempo expressing homesickness and the love for Wales. |
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| Can Crwtyn y Gwartheg | The words and melody of this song are based on those given by Iolo Morgannwg written about 1800. It's a farmer's worksong. |
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| Ar Ryw Noswaith | An original melody put to anonymous verses collected by Edward Jones and published in his "The Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards" (1784). The verses describe a person's desperate attempt to escape from the fear of death. |
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| Glan Mor Heli | This song is thought to have been collected in South-West Wales just before the first World War. It is a woman's affirmation of her love for a sailor who has gone away to Ireland. |
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Musicians:
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| Nick Dowsett | 12 string guitar, voice |
| Rhian Evan Jones | violin, cello, keyboards |
| Antwn Owen Hicks | voice, bodhran, drum, whistle, |
| Linda Owen Jones | voice |
| Simon O'Shea | 6 string guitar |
| James Rourke | flute, whistle |
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