Song Of The Earth

Subject: Song Of The Earth
From: GUEST,Albert
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 05:07 AM

Members of the Pontneddfechan Folk Club performed SONG OF THE EARTH to a packed and appreciative audience at the Glynneath Arts Centre last night.
The title of the performance was borrowed from Alexander Cordell and the performance itself explored in songs and writings the turbulent and dynamic history of the mining communities in the Welsh valleys.
Congratulations to the eleven performers who put the show together and Eric Morgan its director.
Albert

Subject: RE: Song Of The Earth
From: open mike
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 12:51 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Song Of The Earth
From:
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 04:06 PM

So is this a lyric or tune request?

Subject: RE: Song Of The Earth
From:
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 05:22 PM

Found the lyrics to a song called Song of the Earth. Ab Three - Song of Earth

Come hear my song
of beauty in this land
the earth and water's blend
and nature's beasts are friends
 
Sweet is the air
where everything is shared
the wind spread out its warm
of brotherhood and love
 
Happy glow of faces we know
fills the fantasy of life
eyes so bright, that light up with love
can only spring to life
from deep within
the very soul
 
Reach out your hands
and pray with all your heart
surrender all your strength
to find our peace on earth
 
tears full of joy within

Subject: RE: Song Of The Earth
From: GUEST,albert
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 05:53 PM

The Song Of The Earth I refered to at the start of this thread is the title of a wonderful book by Alexander Cordell.It is about the industrialisation of South Wales during the 1830s and is a really good read for anyone wanting a flavour of South Wales at that time.
In particular it is about a family of barge people who want to get their barge from one valley to the neighbouring Neath valley.
The show last night took the same title and was a collection of songs and prose about the rich history of valley life..
It included Joe Hayton singing Bells of Rhymney and A Working Man I Am on 12 string guitar ,Liam Kealy [banjo ] singing When We Walked To Merthyr Tydfil which is a lovely song by the great Idris Davies,Heather Pudner singing The Gates Of Cardiff Jail and Huw Pudner singing Skewen Main 1925.The Nemeth Family also performed Farenni Flood while Glynneath's own banjo maestro Alan Chesterfield sang Deportees.
All in all it was a super concert with the packed audience joining in at the end with the old welsh favourite Calon Lan.
Albert