FTX-052 - O'R GWGW O'R GWGW

SONGS FROM PEMBROKESHIRE

25 songs in Welsh & 4 in English by 2 outstanding traditional Welsh singers recorded by Seamus Ennis in Pembrokeshire, 1952-3, O'R GWCW & BWMBA are sung in 2 versions, there is a double-tracked version of O'R GWGW harmonised to the play-back of Ben's version, 4 others are sung by both Ben & Andrew together. The 4 English songs are: MY BOY, BILLY; SWEET WILLIAM; PADDY ON THE RAILWAY & THE WILD MAN OF BORNEO.

Ben "Bach" Phillips (unaccomp) rec Lochtwrffin, Mathry, rec 17/10/52:-

1. O'R GWGW (The Cuckoo) - 1'45"

2. BWMBA - 2'31"

3. HEN LADI FOWR BENFELEN (A Buxon Old Blonde) - 1'09"

4. DYWETSE'R HEN DDYN WRTH EI FERCH (The Old Man said to his Daughter) - 1'40"

5. BUGEILES Y WYHDDFA (The Snowdon Shepherdess) - 3'13"

6. Y DEUDDEG DYDD O'R GWYLIAU (The 12 Days of the Holidays) Cumulative Carol - 3'17"

7. FE FO JOEL A JEREMIAH (Hymn to the tune of "Mochyn Du") - 0'54"

8. CAN Y BARDD WRTH FARW (Song of the Dying Bard) - 3'18"

9. HEN FFON FY NAIN (Grandmother's Old Stick) - 1'36"

10. PENTRE MATHRY LAN (When Johnny Come Marching Home) - 1'51"

11. CAN YR YCHEN (Driving the Oxen - 1v talk after) - 0'23"

12. AR LAN Y MOR (By the Seaside) - 1'18"

13. Y FERCH O BLWYF PENDERYN (The Girl from Penderyn) - 0'32"

14. YR HOGEN GOCH (The Red-haired Girl) - 0'34"

15. FY MORWYN FFEIN I (My Pretty Maid) - 1'21"

16. YR EBOLES (A Filly) sung by Ben & Andrew - 0'53"

17. O MILFORD DAETH HEN BRIA PWR (From Milford Came a Poor Fellow) sung by Ben & Andrew. See also #27 - 0'59"

18. Talk (in English) by Ben: about he and Andrew taking some pigs to Bristol, the furthest he ever travelled - 0'44"

Andrew Thomas rec at Pen Cnwc, Fishguard, 1/9/53 - #28-9 have Ben on chorus.

19. BONEDDWR MAWR O'R BALA (The Squire from Bala) See version with chorus sung by John Thomas: - 1'23"

20. AR RYW NOS FERCHER (On Some Wednesday Evening) 2v only - 0'23"

21. Y SAITH RHYFEDDOD (The Seven Wonders) 2v only - 0'27"

22. Y LODES LWYD (The Pale Girl) - 1'47"

23. GINI MELYN BACH (The Little Yellow Guinea) - 2'14"

24. Y BLOTYN DU (The Black Spot) - 4'04"

25. FY MORWYN FFEIN I (My Pretty Maid) Kennedy FSBI #60 - 1'15"

26. PAN OEDDW I GYNT YN FACHGEN (When I was a Young Man - Bwmba) See #1 - 2'43"

27. O MILFORD DAETH HEN BRIA PWR (From Milford Came a Poor Fellow) See #17 - 1'09"

28. ROBIN YN FLIN (Robin is Angry) with Ben on chorus - 2'09"

29. CRWR MELYN BACH (The Little Yellow Bear) with Ben on chorus - 1'08"

30. MY BOY BILLY 2 versions - 2'21"

Ben Phillips:-

31. FATHER, FATHER, BUILD ME A BOAT (Sweet William) - 2'32"

32. PADDY WORKS ON THE RAILWAY (In 1861) - 2'09"

33. THE WILD MAN OF BORNEO (First 3 & last verse only) - 1'52"

34. O'R GWCW Ben with others joining in during the playback of an earlier tape-recording of him singing solo. See #1 - 2'00"

35. Talk by Ben about unhappiness in retirement at St Davids, now
enjoying his own home1'24"
36 & 37. Enjoying his visit to Bristol 0'53" & 0'54"

38. Pleasures of home & his kitten 1'24"

Recorded by Seamus Ennis 1952-3, edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax Cassettes 1975.