Cân o Gymru

The Music, the Memories, the Magic of Wales on one great CD. An ideal souvenir album. Wales is a nation of many talents, and the Welsh language – one of the oldest living languages in Europe – has been the vehicle of poetry and song for over 16 centuries. Welsh male choirs and harmony singing are known all over the world, but Wales also has a wealth of solo singers and a long tradition of folk songs. This collection has been carefully selected from twenty of the best albums ever recorded in Wales to give as full a picture as possible of Welsh singing in its glorious variety. Wherever you are, sit back and listen to the music of Wales!

1. Eli Jenkins’ prayer (from Dylan Thomas "Under Milk Wood") (RHOS MALE VOICE CHOIR)
2. Bridge over troubled water (ALED JONES)
3. Blaenwern (NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD “CYMANFA”, LLANGEFNI 1983)
4. Dafydd y Garreg Wen (EIRIAN JAMES)
5. Gwÿr Harlech (CAERNARFON MALE VOICE CHOIR)
6. Calon lân (STUART BURROWS)
7. Cyfri’r geifr (“Oes gafr eto”) (MASSED NORTH WALES CHOIRS)
8. Welsh airs/Harp duo (ELINOR BENNETT & MEINIR HEULYN)
9. There’s a valley called the Rhondda (DYFNANT MALE VOICE CHOIR)
10. Cerddwn ymlaen (DAFYDD IWAN & AR LOG)
11. Myfanwy (PENDYRUS MALE VOICE CHOIR)
12. Plaisir d’amour (MARY HOPKIN)
13. Amazing grace (LLANELLI MALE VOICE CHOIR)
14. Cerdd wefus (PLETHYN)
15. Ar hyd y nos (TRELAWNYD MALE VOICE CHOIR)
16. The old Carmarthen oak (FRANK HENNESSY)
17. We’ll keep a welcome (GWALIA SINGERS)
18. Gweddi dros Gymru (“Finlandia”) (JOHN EIFION/CÔR PENYBERTH)
19. Sosban fach (CAERNARFON MALE VOICE CHOIR)
20. Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (MASSED NORTH WALES CHOIRS)