What are some good Welsh tunes?

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 11:51 am

Hi gang,

Anyone know any good Welsh tunes?

Thanks,

Doc

LeeMarsh · Post by **LeeMarsh** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 1:49 pm

You could try
<a href=http://www.contemplator.com/wales/>Contemplator's: Folk Music of Wales Site</a> as a start.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 2:55 pm

How 'bout "The Ash Grove"? Been one of my favorites forever.

Redwolf

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 3:59 pm

On 2002-10-09 16:55, Redwolf wrote:
How 'bout "The Ash Grove"? Been one of my favorites forever.

Redwolf

Great choice, Redwolf! How about Led Zeppelin's "Bron-Yr-Aur"?

Whitmores75087 · Post by **Whitmores75087** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 4:26 pm

The welsh are very fond of hymns. They are the only native ethnic group in the UK that has little or no sense of humor. Jolly jigs are just not their "thing".

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 4:52 pm

No sense of humor?
then how do you account for...
Delilah
What's New Pussycat?
Green, Green Grass Of Home
She's A Lady

susnfx · Post by **susnfx** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 6:52 pm

Now THAT made me laugh. Thank you, Tony.

Susan

(I just got thinking - about three years ago my daughter was taking some sort of computer/internet class in high school and had to create a web page. For some reason I still can't fathom she created an entire Tom Jones web page, complete with flaming hips. It was great!)

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kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 7:20 pm

Hi Doc,I second,or third?,'The ash grove'-Harry Bradley's latest album,'As i carelessly did stray'has a great version of this tune(and also a fantastic,albeit non welsh,'The prettymaid milking her cow').You could of course stick with the Tom Jones' material,and become the worlds' first whistler to have women throw their panties at!- altogether now; "you don't have to be beautiful..."!!

Dewhistle · Post by **Dewhistle** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 9:57 pm

On 2002-10-09 18:26, Whitmores75087 wrote:
The welsh are very fond of hymns. They are the only native ethnic group in the UK that has little or no sense of humor. Jolly jigs are just not their "thing".

Terry Jones. Not only funny in comedy shows and films but the funniest host of world history documentaries I've seen.

But he's still not as funny as TOM Jones...

Oh, and on topic, All Through the Night is Welsh...

edited just to say that
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kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Thu Oct 10, 2002 12:58 am

On 2002-10-09 13:51, Doc Jones wrote:
Anyone know any good Welsh tunes?

Links to some Welsh stuff. Please let me know if you find any others.

http://www.worldtrad.org/Country/ctry_wales.htm

Kevin Krell

nickt · Post by **nickt** » Thu Oct 10, 2002 2:40 am

On 2002-10-09 18:26, Whitmores75087 wrote:
They are the only native ethnic group in the UK that has little or no sense of humor. Jolly jigs are just not their "thing".

As a regular visitor to Wales, I can say you couldn't be more wrong. They laugh a lot, but what they're talking about I wouldn't know coz Cymraeg is about as incomprehensible as a language can get.

Regarding tunes, try "Ffoles Llantrisant" (The Foolish Girl from Llantrisant) - it's a lively jig (as are many Welsh tunes).

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Thu Oct 10, 2002 6:55 am

To play Ash Grove on a D whistle, you need to be able to play an F natural.

A very simple Welsh tune is All Through the Night. And it's pretty.

SteveK · Post by **SteveK** » Thu Oct 10, 2002 7:08 am

There are a handful of Welsh tunes in Robin Williamson's book English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes. I can't vouch for them. Some of his versions of Irish tunes are a bit odd. There has been a great Welsh band that has appeared a couple of times at the festival in Goderich, Ontario. Their music is quite different from most of the othe music from Celtic lands that I've heard. I guess it's most similar to Breton music than Scottish or Irish though. One member plays an interesting hornpipe (instrument, not dance tune). Lots of vocals I can't understand. Here's their web site. http://www.carreglafar.co.uk/

Steve

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Thu Oct 10, 2002 8:29 am

Well, one half-holing ain't so bad. Sometimes the tune is worth it (and I think The Ash Grove is). OTOH, one can also finger around the F nat...playing a bit of ornamentation or just staying on the G for all three notes, if one's half-holing is shakey.

Speaking of hymns, yes indeed...some of my favorite hymn tunes are Welsh. Hyfrydol ("Alleluia, Sing to Jesus" or "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling") is very easy on the whistle, and sounds quite pretty. Cwm Rhondda is also pretty easy, but does't translate to the whistle sound quite as well.

Redwolf

aderyn_du · Post by **aderyn_du** » Thu Oct 10, 2002 9:29 am

This site has some tunes:
http://ingeb.org/catwal.html

And if you are interested in some historical stuff:
http://www.red4.co.uk/Folklore/trevelya ... inging.htm
http://www.cyberstudia.com/celtic-cultu ... hange.html
http://www.josef-bayer.de/landofsong/

Hwyl,
Andrea