Meredydd Evans - 'Welsh Folk Songs' [Interview Video]

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15 жыл бұрын

Watch an interview video with Meredydd Evans. In 1954, Evans recorded his landmark album 'Welsh Folk Songs.' Since then, Evans has created a long and distinguished career as a professor of philosophy, writer, performer, television producer, and above all, advocate for the Welsh language and culture.
'Welsh Folk Songs' is available on CD and digital.
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During the eighteenth century, the Methodist revival and puritanical reforms nearly obliterated Welsh folk song. Some secular songs were lost altogether, but enough survived to reflect the old traditions, and folksong periodically flourished during subsequent eras. Welsh balladeer Meredydd Evans sings his favorites.
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@theolddominicans 9 жыл бұрын

Sadly Meredydd passed away a few weeks ago, How fortunate we have many recordings of his wonderful folk songs.

@jonshecket3010 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful language and what great songs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

@user-vk1qu5qb7k 6 ай бұрын

So privileged to meet these amazing legends, in Aberystwyth. The world awaits the amazing treasure of the Welsh language and music ❤❤❤

@jannyrcobs 14 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes! The great Meredydd Evans! Born and raised here in Canada, it's always been a bit of a struggle to maintain any remnant of Welsh ancestral connexion--the focus being simply too strongly aimed at England, Ireland and France. That applies to folk music as well as anything else, somewhat surprisingly. Whatever the case, kudos to Folkways for being brave enough to release such important material. Pen aur y chalon wir.

@StewartEvans52 3 жыл бұрын

part of my evans family,so sad i didnt know him,wish i had iv heard so many stories of him

@Brenig102 9 жыл бұрын

Er cof Meredydd Evans a bu farw Chwefror 22ain o Chwefror 2015. Rest in Peace Meredydd Evans who died 22nd of February 2015.

@xwsftassell 14 жыл бұрын

What helps in the transmission of this gear is Meredydd Evans' Fabulously Beautiful singing voice.

@injamaven 14 жыл бұрын

first record I ever heard of Welsh music, after seeing the movies " Corn is Green" and "How Green was my Valley". What a rich heritage.

@ChukchiCatori 14 жыл бұрын

He reminds me soooo much of my grandparents.....brings a smile to me =)

@user-vk1qu5qb7k 5 ай бұрын

Am awyr! I'm so lucky to have met Merêd and his wife, Phyllis Kinney at a great concert in Aber, tua 2012. Diolch yn fawr 👍

@mcemsi9565 5 жыл бұрын

I'm always very moved when I hear his voicie. What a singer, and what a man. It's nice and very interesting to have this videoi. anyway, I think that even if the the anti slavery song he talks about, Ill still will be always most moved by Cariad Cyntaf, even if the words are of course very old fashioned. The way he sings it is properly moving.

@simonmes7323 8 жыл бұрын

Very good!

@ftumschk 10 жыл бұрын

@gmonkman"it is completely bizarre that the irish have an extremely rich folk tradition but the welsh one is non-existent" Correction: the Irish folk tradition is massively marketed, and therefore more widely known. The Welsh folk tradition is actually huge - easily equal to that of Ireland, if not bigger.

@stoney7145 9 жыл бұрын

ftumschk Welsh music seems to based on choral singing.I saw a programme once on irish television where a welsh folk singer was interviewed she put forward the theory that folk music went into decline in wales ,because of the methodists who became dominant in wales being against non religious music favouring instead choirs.Irish folk music kind of comes and goes and now its probably making a comeback.

@ftumschk 9 жыл бұрын

Interesting. That might be why Welsh choral singing became very well-known, whilst the (extensive) Welsh folk-song tradition receded practically into obscurity outside Wales.

@johnkelly3549 8 жыл бұрын

Definitely not bigger. Equal maybe, but there's a reason why it's so whole-heartedly marketed.

@johnkelly3549 7 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the album, I found it so relaxing. I know it defeats the purpose of Mr. Evan's album, but would any Welsh speakers happen to have a English translation to the song Santiana? Myself and a few friends would like to learn it to sing in pubs.

@shinrarango 6 жыл бұрын

thats beautiful that people are still singing in the pub. my grandparents used to sing at the pub but i havent heard singing in the pub since i was a child

@B0bChorba 11 жыл бұрын

Top man

@hunterluxton5976 Жыл бұрын

He was 88 here. He died 7 years later aged 95.

@dianeowen 13 жыл бұрын

@Lillianux: You can do it! There is a really excellent free online course called Say Something In Welsh (you can find it by Googling). It genuinely works, both for learning Welsh from scratch (like me) or for reactivating "buried" Welsh like yours. Plus there's an active and friendly web forum attached.