The Sounds of Wales

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We'll Keep a Welcome
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recording of:
We’ll Keep a Welcome
lyricist:
James Harper (songwriter) (in 1940) and Lyn Joshua (songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Mai Jones (in 1940)
Morriston Orpheus Choir2:29
2Myfanwy (Arabella)
recorded in:
Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1973-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1974)
live recording of:
Myfanwy (Joseph Parry) (in 1973-10)
lyricist:
Richard Davies (Mynyddog)
composer:
Joseph Parry
The Monmouthshire Massed Male Choir1:36
3Calon Lan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1974)
recording of:
Calon Lân
lyricist:
Daniel James (Welsh poet and hymn-writer)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Calon Lân"), 1872–1914)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Jenkinsongs and Shine Songs
Treorchy Male Choir & Cory Band3:02
4Speed Your Journey
recorded in:
The Royal Albert Hall, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-10-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1970)
live recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (on 1970-10-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
The Second Festival of One Thousand Welsh Male Voices3:14
5Men of Harlech (Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1973)
recording of:
Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Chandos Music Ltd.
Morriston Orpheus Choir and The Band of the Welsh Guards2:56
6The Soldier's Chorus
recorded in:
Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1974)
live recording of:
Soldiers' Chorus (from Faust) (arr. Henry F. Chorley) (in 1973-10)
arranger:
Henry F. Chorley (English lyricist)
arrangement of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
The Monmouthshire Massed Male Choir2:17
7The Land of Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1970)
Morriston Orpheus Choir3:17
8All Through the Night (Ar Hyd Y Nos)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Ar hyd y nos (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Ar hyd y nos (All Through the Night, traditional Welsh air (no lyrics))
Treorchy Male Choir2:24
9Men of Wales
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1969)
recording of:
Men of Wales
composer:
Archie A. Ellis
Band Of The 1st Bat. Of The Welsh Regiment2:12
10Steal Away
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Steal Away
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Morriston Orpheus Choir3:54
11Battle Hymn of the Republic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Ringwald)
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
arranger:
Roy Ringwald (songwriter)
arrangement of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
Treorchy Male Choir3:57
12Tydi a Roddaist (Thou Gavest)
recorded in:
Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1973-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1974)
live recording of:
Tydi a Roddaist (in 1973-10)
lyricist:
T. Rowland Hughes
composer:
Arwel Hughes (Welsh conductor and composer)
version of:
Tydi a Roddaist (Hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
Tydi, a Roddaist Liw i'r Wawr (Cerdd wreiddiol / original poem)
The Monmouthshire Massed Male Choir3:44
13Tros Y Garreg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1972)
Morriston Orpheus Choir3:19
14Counting the Goats (Cyfir Geifr)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Cyfri’r Geifr (Welsh folk song)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Treorchy Male Choir2:46
15The Old Rugged Cross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (in 1912)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
Morriston Orpheus Choir4:50
16How Great Thou Art
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1982)
recording of:
How Great Thou Art (Hine’s version)
additional lyricist:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
lyricist:
Carl Gustav Boberg
composer:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
translator:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949, in 1949)
publisher:
Thankyou Music Ltd.
translated version of:
O store Gud
Morriston Orpheus Choir3:50
17Llanfair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1969)
recording of:
Llanfair (arr. Mansel Thomas)
arranger:
Mansel Thomas
arrangement of:
Llanfair (Hymn tune)
Pontarddulais Male Choir3:09
18Abide With Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1982)
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
Morriston Orpheus Choir4:16
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remastered in:Abbey Road Studios (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
manufactured in:UK
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:E.M.I. Records Limited (not for release label use - for copyrights only)
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