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" Yma o Hyd" (English: "Still Here") is a Welsh-language folk song by Dafydd Iwan. The song was released during Iwan and Ar Log 's " Taith Macsen " ("Macsen's Journey") tour in 1983. Since then it has continued to gain popularity at cultural and sporting events.
Dafydd Iwan Jones was born in Brynamman, Carmarthenshire.One of four boys, his siblings include the actor Huw Ceredig and the politician Alun Ffred Jones. [2] His paternal grandfather, Fred Jones, was a member of the Bardic family Teulu'r Cilie, and a founding member of Plaid Cymru. [3]
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[6] [7] In later years, contemporary Welsh poets wrote lyrics for the group. [7] Their performances took a light entertainment format, with comedy routines interspersed by songs. [6] Actor John Ogwen has credited the group's following to their use of "the wit and culture of the slate quarry workers. The humour has a certain edge but it’s also ...
Lyrics for the 1800 song Plant Dic Sion Dafydd ("The Children of Dic Siôn Dafydd") Dic Siôn Dafydd ([dɪk ʃoːn ˈdavɨ̞ð], "Dick [son of] John [son of] David") is a pejorative term for Welsh people who disdain the culture of Wales and become Anglophiles instead.
The Welsh version shown above is a somewhat literal re-translation from the English version back into Welsh. Earlier versions of the hymn book published jointly by the Calvinist and Wesleyan Methodists had a version with five verses (i.e. omitting verse two of the six given in the History section below) that was otherwise much closer to ...
Max Boyce was born in Glynneath.His family was originally from Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Harries. A month preceding Boyce's birth, his father, Leonard Boyce, died of severe burns injuries following an explosion in the Onllwyn No.4 coal pit where he worked. [1]
The four-member band was formed in 2014. [1] The main singer, Elidyr Glyn, won the Alun Sbardun Huws trophy in the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2016 for composing the song Curiad Y Dydd . [ 2 ] Glyn is also known for winning Cân i Gymru ("Song for Wales") in 2019, with the song Fel Hyn 'Da Ni Fod .