Various Artists
Celtic Folk from Wales (CD)

EUCD2222

A delightful and varied cross-section of Welsh music, with Carreg Lafar, Aberjaber, Meredydd Evans, Côr Seirion, Plethyn, Ar Log and more. The music ranges from famous Welsh male choirs, to folk songs, to ancient pieces played on traditional instruments and contemporary pieces with modern arrangements.

Track listing:

1. CARREG LAFAR: Ysbryd y Werin (Spirit of the People) / Mae'r ddaear yn glasu (The Earth is Getting Greener) - 5:08
2. ABERJABER: 4 pieces from the ap Huw Manuscripts (instr.) - 3:32
Gosteg Dafydd Athro (The Silence of Dafydd the Teacher)
Caniad Marwnad Ifan ab y Gof (Elegy Song of Ifan, Son of the Blacksmith)
Profiad y Botwm (The Button's Experience)
ch. Cainc Gryffudd ab Adda ab Dafydd (The Melody of Gryffudd Son of Adda Son of Dafydd)
3. MEREDYDD EVANS: Bachgen Bach o Dincer (The Little Tinker Boy) - 0:54
4. PARTI GAD: Deffrown, deffrown! (Let us Awake!) - 1:52
5. CALENNIG: Ffarwel i Aberystwyth (Farewell to Aberystwyth) (instr.) - 2:37
6. CRASDANT: Huw's Dance / Cwrw Da (Good Beer) / Pibddawns Owen Huw (Owen Huw's Hornpipe) (instr.) - 3:45
7. CÔR SEIRIOL: Ar Lan y Môr (On the Sea Shore) - 3:24
8. PLETHYN: Seidir Ddoe (Yesterday's Cider) - 5:30
9. AR LOG: Cwrw Melyn (Yellow Beer) / Y Dyn Meddw (The Drunken Man) (instr.) - 4:10
10. MEIBION LLYWARCH: Tramwywn ar gyflym adenydd (Let us Go on Fast Wings) - 2:14
11. MYNEDIAD AM DDIM: Wrth fynd efo Deio i Dywyn (Going with Deio to Tywyn) - 2:11
12. SIÂN JAMES: Mwynen Merch (The Maiden's Melody) - 3:53
13. SAITH RHYFEDDOD: Hyd y Frwynen (Length of the Reed)/ Rhuad Teirw'r Dyffryn (The Roar of the Valley Bulls)(instr.) - 3:27
14. CÔR MEIBION TWM O'R NANT: Gwn Dafydd Ifan (Dafydd Ifan's Gun) - 1:35
15. ELINOR BENNETT AND MEINIR HEULYN: Cader Idris - 1:29
16. SIÂN JAMES: Si Hei Lwli (Lullaby) - 2:22
17. GWERINOS: Cefn Du (The Black Hillside) / Ymdeithgan Gwyr Dyfi (The March of the Men of Dyfi) / Y Derwydd (The Druid) (instr.) - 4:45
18. PLETHYN: Ffarwel i Blwy Llangywer (Farewell to the Parish of Llangywer) - 2:13

Published: 2009

Genre: Irish & Scottish & Brittany
Label: Arc Music