The Bells of Rhymney Revisited
The Bells of Rhymney is perhaps the best known of all the songs to come from the Valleys. You've surely heard it. Written in 1957 by folk legend Pete Seeger, the bittersweet ballad was based on lyrics by local poet Idris Davies. It became a folk rock standard recorded by everyone from The Byrds to Cher. There's now a new version, with words by Patrick
Jones, the Valleys' foremost young poet. It was commissioned by BBC Radio Wales and set to music by Mike Peters of The Alarm.
Here's a sample:
Now is the time to show our unity Plead the proud bells of Treorchy Let us make space to breathe, breathe, breathe Say the golden bells of Pontypridd Let's all vow to learn and renew Bleed the blackened bells of Fochriw We won't fade into dumb obscurity Chime the glorious bells of Rhymney
Did you know? The world famous designer Laura Ashley was born in Station Terrace, Merthyr Tydfil.
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