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Pwt ar y Bys

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Pwt ar y Bys

Pwt ar y Bys



style or instrument: Folkcraft Series H walnut/Engelmann spruce


musician/member name: Beth Thomas


streams: 46



Description:

A Welsh folk dance tune called Pwt ar y Bys (a bit on the finger). It's also known in England as 'Buttered Peas' for some reason.
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Beth T
09/26/24 08:31:49AM @beth-t:

DavisJames:

Hi Beth.I know this melody from Newfoundland although the 2nd. part is a little different(makes a great button box tune)...Do you have a new crop of tunes in store?

Hi James. I've just uploaded two of my latest efforts - I'm trying to get my fingers to play faster tunes!
DavisJames
09/24/24 12:54:13PM @davisjames:

Hi Beth.I know this melody from Newfoundland although the 2nd. part is a little different(makes a great button box tune)...Do you have a new crop of tunes in store?
Beth T
04/13/24 01:33:45AM @beth-t:

NateBuildsToys:

Very nicely played.
Sounding it out phonetically as Buttered Peas is too funny. I wish I could think of some other song titles like that.

Thanks Nate :-)
Homer Ross
04/12/24 08:28:25PM @homer-ross:

Great playing.
NateBuildsToys
04/12/24 05:48:00PM @nate:

Very nicely played.
Sounding it out phonetically as Buttered Peas is too funny. I wish I could think of some other song titles like that.
Beth T
04/12/24 01:54:07PM @beth-t:

Whichever way it travelled, Dusty, the connection must have been between the North of England and Wales, because only a northerner would hear Pwt ar y Bys (ˈpʊtarəˈbiːs) as Buttered Peas (ˈbʊtə(r)dˈpiːz) and vice versa. There is much intermingling of traditions!
Dusty Turtle
04/12/24 01:01:46PM @dusty:

Nice playing, Beth. I did indeed learn this tune as "Buttered Peas."  But I wouldn't be surprised if it was originally a Welsh tune that was just appropriated by the English country dance tradition.
Robin Thompson
04/12/24 11:09:40AM @robin-thompson:

What a fun tune!