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Myfanwy

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Myfanwy

style or instrument: Welsh/dulcimer

musician/member name: Dusty T.

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An old Welsh love song with a hypnotically simple melody. Music by Joseph Parry (1841-1903) and lyrics by Richard Davies (1833-1877). It is often sung by Welsh male choirs, but I learned it from an album by Cerys Matthews. She sings it in C, so I tuned to CGC to learn the song and just stayed in that tuning for this quick recording.

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11/07/25 12:15:50PM @olddog75:

Wow, such a nice tune, Dusty. Thanks for posting it so all our ears could hear it, too.

11/07/25 11:30:01AM @dusty:

Thanks for your comments, Robin & Strumelia. I am playing a cherry/redwood dulcimer by Terry McCafferty tuned CGc.

You can learn a bit about the song, including lyrics in Welsh and English here . I learned the tune from the Cerys Matthews album Tir , which is a beautiful compilation of traditional Welsh songs.

11/07/25 10:09:53AM @strumelia:

Sometimes it's the 'simple' old tunes that have the most charm. Just lovely, Dusty!
Please tell us a bit about the dulcimer you played it on.

11/07/25 07:32:35AM @robin-thompson:

Such a pretty tune and you play it beautifully, Dusty.