The World of Wales in Song

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Hyfrydol
choir vocals:
Pendyrus Male Choir
recording of:
Mewn Anialwch 'Rwyf yn Trigo (Hyfrydol) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer)
composer:
Rowland Pritchard
is based on:
Hyfrydol (hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
Mewn Anialwch 'Rwyf yn Trigo (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)
Rowland Pritchard3:35
A2Y Deryn Pur
choir vocals:
Treorchy Male Choir
recording of:
Y Deryn Pur ("Y deryn pur â’r adain las, bydd i mi’n was dibryder")
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:38
A3Llef
choir vocals:
Pendyrus Male Choir
recording of:
O Iesu Mawr, rho d'Anian Bur (Llef) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune)
lyricist:
David Charles (Welsh hymn-writer, 1762–1834)
composer:
Griffith Hugh Jones (Gutyn Arfon, Welsh composer)
version of:
Llef (Hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
O Iesu Mawr, rho d'Anian Bur (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)
Griffith Hugh Jones2:50
A4Dafydd y Garreg Wen
harp:
Enid Simon (harpist)
baritone vocals:
Thomas L. Thomas (Welsh American baritone)
recording of:
Dafydd y Garreg Wen
lyricist:
John Ceiriog Hughes (Welsh poet, 1832–1887)
composer:
David Owen (Welsh harpist, 1712–1741)
[traditional]2:59
A5Sospan Fach
choir vocals:
Treorchy Male Choir
recording of:
Sosban Fach
lyricist:
Talog Williams
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:22
A6All Thro' the Night
choir vocals:
Treorchy Male Choir
recording of:
All Through the Night (Boulton lyrics)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton (in 1884)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25778)
version of:
Ar hyd y nos (All Through the Night, traditional Welsh air (no lyrics))
[traditional]2:39
A7God Bless the Prince of Wales
choir vocals:
Morriston Orpheus Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1958)
recording of:
God Bless the Prince of Wales
lyricist:
George Linley
composer:
Henry Brinley Richards
Henry Brinley Richards3:29
B1Cwm Rhondda
choir vocals:
Pendyrus Male Choir
recording of:
Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Cwm Rhondda) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune)
lyricist:
Ann Griffiths (Welsh hymn writer)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
is based on:
Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)
John Hughes2:40
B2Myfanwy
choir vocals:
Treorchy Male Choir
recording of:
Myfanwy (Joseph Parry)
lyricist:
Richard Davies (Mynyddog)
composer:
Joseph Parry
Joseph Parry2:54
B3Tydi A Roddaist
choir vocals:
Morriston Orpheus Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1958)
recording of:
Tydi a Roddaist
lyricist:
T. Rowland Hughes
composer:
Arwel Hughes (Welsh conductor and composer)
version of:
Tydi a Roddaist (Hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
Tydi, a Roddaist Liw i'r Wawr (Cerdd wreiddiol / original poem)
Arwel Hughes4:07
B4Hob y Deri Dando
choir vocals:
Treorchy Male Choir
recording of:
Hob y Deri Dando (traditional Welsh song (“Unwaith eto mi ddywedaf”))
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[unknown]1:33
B5My Little Welsh Home
tenor vocals:
David Lloyd (Welsh tenor)
recording of:
My Little Welsh Home
lyricist and composer:
William Stanley Gwynn Williams
part of:
Two Songs of the Welsh Mountains
William Stanley Gwynn Williams2:59
B6Cysga Di
choir vocals:
Pendyrus Male Choir
recording of:
Cysga Di
composer:
Ieuan Rees-Davies
translator:
William Evans (Wil Ifan, Welsh poet)
version of:
Close Thine Eyes
[unknown]2:15
B7We'll Keep a Welcome
choir vocals:
Morriston Orpheus Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1958)
recording of:
We’ll Keep a Welcome
lyricist:
James Harper (songwriter) (in 1940) and Lyn Joshua (songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Mai Jones (in 1940)
Mai Jones2:01
B8Hen Wlad fy Nhadau
choir vocals:
Morriston Orpheus Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1958)
recording of:
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
anthem of:
Wales, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Evan James (Welsh poet) (in 1856-01)
composer:
James James (in 1856-01)
James James1:57

Credits

Release

manufactured in:England, United Kingdom
printed in:England, United Kingdom
engineer:Kevin Daly (producer, engineer)
producer:Raymond Ware
copyrighted (©) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1969)
printed by:Senol Printing Limited
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1672907 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0046N78HA [info]