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If ever there was a nation with song
in its heart, it is the Welsh. These five traditional Celtic folksongs are
among the best known and best loved of all folk music.
Ar Hyd Y Nos
(All Through The Night), first published in 1784 in Edward
Jones's anthology of folk songs, Musical
and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards, became one of the most popular
hymns in the English-speaking world. A popular Christmas song, All Through
the Night also appears in numerous films and stage productions, beginning
with John Gay's opera of 1728 and up to the present day. https://youtu.be/6rV3KLjcuzU
Calon Lân (a
pure heart), a traditional Celtic tune with lyrics later written by Daniel
James (Gwyrosydd) in the 1890s, has become the anthem of the Welsh Rugby
league. https://youtu.be/pFdlV3YHWyY
Llwyn Onn
(The Ash Grove) was first published in 1892 in The Bardic Museum by
harpist Edward Jones. In its English version, with words written by poet Thomas
Oliphant, it is traditionally sung in America on Thanksgiving and Christmas. https://youtu.be/fWfsqix3d0I
Dafydd y Gareg Wen (David of the
White Rock). This song was written by David Owen, a harpist who died about 1720
at the tender age of 29. Tradition says that Owen was lying on his deathbed,
and called for his harp. Too weak to hold the harp, he was helped by his wife,
who held the harp upright while he played this haunting tune.
Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech (Men of Harlech) describes the seven-year siege of Harlech Castle between
1461 and 1468. Commanded by Constable Dafydd ap Ieuan, the Welsh garrison
withstood the longest known siege in the history of the British Isles https://youtu.be/XX8oRTM9zJ0
I hope you enjoy playing this as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you enjoy this, you are welcome to try some of my other arrangements. You can see them at
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/yoel-epstein-sheet-music/3001988?ac=1I have also arranged three songs from the Holocaust, which I arranged and distribute for free on IMSLP. You can find them at
http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa">imslp.org/wiki/Category:RavpapaIf you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me at
mailto:yoelepst@gmail.com
and I will try to accommodate
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