Treorchy Male Choir - Myfanwy

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  • čas přidán 22. 11. 2009
  • Treorchy Male Choir performing "Myfanwy" along Dumphries Street, Treorchy for a programme presented by Alun Williams. Visit www.treorchymalechoir.com

Komentáře • 239

  • @alexandraaalto775
    @alexandraaalto775 Před 5 lety +109

    I do not understand Welsh, but for me personally, there is something so Godly, so masculine and yet so tender, when I listen to any of the Welsh mens choirs, especially their renditions of hymns. May God Bless Wales and her Beloved people !

    • @Landybandy1
      @Landybandy1 Před 3 lety +16

      What a lovely thing to say & let’s hope god blesses you.

    • @alexandraaalto775
      @alexandraaalto775 Před 3 lety +8

      @@Landybandy1 Thank you kindly for your generous reply, but I wished to respond by telling that He continuously blesses me, above and beyond that which I am worthy of. I pray God to bless you and your loved ones also.

    • @ivandinsmore6217
      @ivandinsmore6217 Před rokem

      They are probably just as woke and godless as the rest of the UK now.

    • @honestchris7472
      @honestchris7472 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Yes it is lovely in song but horrible when spoken.

  • @powerspade
    @powerspade Před 13 lety +58

    How can any welshman not be moved by such a beautiful song. I`m welsh and I love my country

    • @JonathansMommy1
      @JonathansMommy1 Před rokem +6

      or welsh lady! Love the Treorchy Male Choir!

    • @tassiegirl1991
      @tassiegirl1991 Před rokem +4

      This one was moved and proud to be Welsh by birth

    • @glendagaskin151
      @glendagaskin151 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Thank you. All patriots should love their country. God bless you and Wales.

    • @blatherskite9601
      @blatherskite9601 Před 4 měsíci +1

      How can anybody fail to be moved?

  • @kennethdavies8798
    @kennethdavies8798 Před 3 lety +15

    One of the most beautiful love songs sung great and written by a little boy from Merthyr s Chapel Row...Joseph Parry who was always proud of his roots

  • @francesjones9265
    @francesjones9265 Před rokem +6

    I was married to a beautiful welshman from Tredegar in wales i lived in tredegar for just over 21 years i lost my husband in 2005 we were married 7 years but those years were the best i am Scottish i returned to Scotland in 2017 i seen this choir some years ago they were fantastic

  • @isabel3851
    @isabel3851 Před 2 lety +15

    My great grandad Morgan Phillips was a member of the treorchy male voice choir, he was born in 1901 ❤️❤️❤️ so amazing to hear it now

  • @ianparker8306
    @ianparker8306 Před 4 lety +68

    My Dad Terry left us on Christmas Eve 2014 after a long struggle with cancer. He used to sing in Cwmbran Male Voice Choir, and as a kid I would go along to their concerts to hear them. There is something unique about the Welsh male voice choir, the harmonies seem somehow beyond this life, other-worldly almost. That sound was woven into my soul as I grew up, and still decades later I feel something stir inside me when I hear it. Treorchy are wonderful proponents of the art. Thank you so much for this. Miss you Dad.

    • @thirdonetoo1212
      @thirdonetoo1212 Před 3 lety +6

      Hello Ian. I’m sorry for the loss of your Dad, but also glad you have such lovely memories of him. Some 30-odd years ago, I had the absolute blessing of attending the choir festival in Llangollen. Sitting in a huge tent, listening to the welsh male choir, I was sure I was being given a glimpse of Heaven. I’m sure your father’s song continues in your heart and in Heaven.

    • @jonny3767able
      @jonny3767able Před 3 lety +5

      What great words.

    • @georgebarker3356
      @georgebarker3356 Před 3 lety +4

      That is special.Very sorry for your loss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🙏😇

    • @chatkins100
      @chatkins100 Před 3 lety +4

      I lost my Dad last week Terry and my grief, love and respect for him has somehow brought me here. A beautiful place to be

    • @sharonstanley5054
      @sharonstanley5054 Před 2 lety +3

      I agree. It makes me weep. Heaven is singing!

  • @denysephillips6346
    @denysephillips6346 Před rokem +4

    My dad used to sing this to me when I was small. Half the Treorchy male voice choir were my dad’s cousins

  • @robertdowning9143
    @robertdowning9143 Před 12 lety +64

    A beautiful love song from a time when Wales had a pride in itself sung by men who had pride in themselves.

    • @llwyde1104
      @llwyde1104 Před 4 lety +5

      Clowns like Neil Hamilton don't help... hunan-hyder ac annybyniaeth ...YesCymru

    • @llwyde1104
      @llwyde1104 Před 4 lety +3

      Gareth...why more support for brexit than annibyniaeth?

    • @llwyde1104
      @llwyde1104 Před 4 lety +2

      @Gareth Thomas sorry if i misunderstood you.
      It was a request for information really. Why did the valleys vote brexit and not annibyniaeth... any idea?

    • @llwyde1104
      @llwyde1104 Před 4 lety +3

      @Gareth Thomas l'm afraid work is in the way for a few days but i will look it up. Diolch.
      However, the very fact that Neil Hamilton is given ANY credence in my nation is shameful...wyneb i'r wal Cymru🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    • @brikfiend
      @brikfiend Před 2 lety +1

      Amen .

  • @fredgovani6480
    @fredgovani6480 Před 2 lety +15

    This is simply the most emotive and moving song ever. No language translations needed to feel the emotion and passion

    • @roddyjones5848
      @roddyjones5848 Před 2 lety +3

      Why is it anger O myfanwy that fills your eyes so dark And Clear
      Your gentle cheeks O sweet myfanwy why blush they not when I draw near
      where the smile that once most tender kindled my love so fond so true
      where is the sounds of your sweet words that drew my heart to follow you
      my myfanwy may you spend your lifetime beneath the midday sunshine's glow
      and on your cheeks O may the roses dance for a hundred years or so
      forget now all the words of promise you made to one who loved you well
      give me your hand my sweet myfanwy but one last time to say farewell

  • @robertdowning9143
    @robertdowning9143 Před 4 lety +9

    Draws tears every time I hear it sung well. Even friends who don't speak Welsh say they are moved by the melody and 'spirit' of the song. A beautiful love song.

  • @mariannewarner9252
    @mariannewarner9252 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Put a group of Welshmen together and you've got a choir.Welsh and proud

  • @blatherskite9601
    @blatherskite9601 Před 4 lety +5

    Probably the bet male voice choir in the world...

  • @Sunflowers159
    @Sunflowers159 Před 4 lety +4

    You can tell it's the Land of Song. All the people are standing and listening. That wouldn't happen in most places I know in England! Maybe a few, but not all of them.

  • @dan63uk
    @dan63uk Před 11 měsíci +1

    I've chosen it for my funeral.

  • @barbarajuliedrysdalefaleta6197

    My older child was Mwyffanwy the spelling used in our family- sadly she died 3rd July 1994- aged just 22. Always brings me to tears when I hear this song- absolutely love this version!

  • @sandradevi3079
    @sandradevi3079 Před 4 lety +8

    Welsh is quite a magical language!!

  • @igakra2570
    @igakra2570 Před 7 lety +53

    So beautiful! I love Welsh language and Wales in general. I'd love to go there one day. Greetings from Poland 😋

    • @Landybandy1
      @Landybandy1 Před 3 lety +3

      I have a polish friend now living here in Wales, if all polish people to go by are like her, then you are welcome. Absolutely amazing people. Hope you make it here some time.

    • @richarddaniel6896
      @richarddaniel6896 Před 8 měsíci

      Croeso.

  • @markharrisllb
    @markharrisllb Před rokem +2

    Here’s a thought, these men who sang like angels at one time had jobs like coal miners or farmers during the day. Many would have served in regiments like my grandfather's in WWI, the Welsh Guards. They were/are tough, proud men from a harsh landscape, yet when they sing…

  • @carolynjones5142
    @carolynjones5142 Před 6 lety +32

    Woman cleaning window ,my auntie Marilyn,best choir Treorchy, being a Rhondda girl

  • @garethdavies2342
    @garethdavies2342 Před rokem +3

    Listening from Dubai and feeling homesick and so proud to be Welsh

    • @Tuppence1
      @Tuppence1 Před rokem

      Dubai in August is awful. Lived there 2 years

  • @anthonywelsh4979
    @anthonywelsh4979 Před 3 měsíci

    Ddiolch ❤❤❤ so glad I’m welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿!

  • @nicolasdelaforge7420
    @nicolasdelaforge7420 Před 4 lety +5

    I'd given a million to have been there with them -

  • @Zmiffygal
    @Zmiffygal Před 9 lety +28

    My Dad loved this and I can hear why! RIP DADxx

  • @kanakaken
    @kanakaken Před 10 lety +64

    This is so beautiful it hurts.

    • @johnpark2483
      @johnpark2483 Před 7 lety +5

      Would break any heart

    • @dailacey89
      @dailacey89 Před 5 lety +2

      I agree

    • @jonny3767able
      @jonny3767able Před 3 lety +1

      Haunting and beautiful, it gets me every time i hear it. nothing can compare to that singing. I m rhondda born and very proud of my heritage. 🙏🏼

  • @Brat4PrimeMinister
    @Brat4PrimeMinister Před 12 lety +3

    if you dont listen to a live choir when your there
    you will regret it for the rest of,your days
    and this is from an ENGLISH man....
    but one who knows when he can reconise the best choirs
    ON THE PLANET

  • @ladypenelope45
    @ladypenelope45 Před 14 lety +14

    Da iawn! Diolch yn fawr. This certainly brought a tear to my eye and makes me very proud indeed to be Welsh.

  • @penrhynian1
    @penrhynian1 Před 9 lety +52

    This is my favourite rendition of this beautiful song. Welsh is a beautiful language.

    • @biggusunitus
      @biggusunitus Před 5 lety +2

      Agreed.

    • @AV-fo5de
      @AV-fo5de Před rokem

      @@biggusunitus My late Dad's favourite hymn was Guide me oh, thy great Jehovah to the tune Cwm Rhonddha. He was a very good Bass. Once, when singing with our Philharmonic Choir, we had the privilege to sing with and to meet, Clifford Hughes. He taught me how to sing Cyfri'r Geifr (Counting the Goats). What a wonderful tenor!

  • @twynauboy5377
    @twynauboy5377 Před rokem +1

    lovely singing composed by joseph Parry a couple of valleys away in Merthyr Tydfil one of the best love songs in the world

  • @paulroberts5339
    @paulroberts5339 Před 2 lety +1

    My great grandparents came from Welshpool. I’m not exactly Welsh. But. When I listen to a Welsh make voice choir I cry my eyes out.

  • @uhhuh6753
    @uhhuh6753 Před měsícem

    Superb and very uplifting ⚡️⚡️⚡️❤️💜💚👍🏼👍🏼

  • @alanrghill
    @alanrghill Před rokem +1

    They performed in Llanidloes a few years ago, incredible choir. Afterwards joined us in the Rugby club and showed they are wonderful personalities as well. My mom who was in her late 80s laughed so much, she offered to drive their coach home for them. Now 96 she still laughs at the memory.

  • @ReneeinVirginia
    @ReneeinVirginia Před 23 dny

    Love when everyone is walking out of the doors at once

  • @stevedoubleu99B
    @stevedoubleu99B Před 4 lety +2

    I stumbled across this whilst looking for something else. So glad I did!!!!!!!'

  • @danm6255
    @danm6255 Před rokem +1

    Had it for my grandfather funeral made me tear up

  • @TheFirm1314
    @TheFirm1314 Před rokem +2

    If this doesn't make you cry .nothing will.
    Proud to be Welsh
    Kevin
    Valley boy

  • @Wooldcj272
    @Wooldcj272 Před 11 lety +30

    I'm in a Male Voice Choir & am also fluent Welsh, this is one of best songs out there. Brilliant.

  • @Siany71
    @Siany71 Před 13 lety +23

    This is so beautiful it makes me cry. Cymru x I'm coming home :)

  • @allisonshaw9341
    @allisonshaw9341 Před rokem +1

    Nobody does harmony better than the Cymry.

  • @Bigjohn9181
    @Bigjohn9181 Před 4 lety +1

    I worked in the rhondda has a taxi driver and you couldn't wish for nicer people,never no problem off anyone quality people 💖💙🙏

  • @alanthomas5131
    @alanthomas5131 Před 4 lety +3

    Fabulous choir fabulous song

  • @bluesfan582
    @bluesfan582 Před 7 lety +5

    My family come from Treorchy (Or Treorci). I have listened to all the performances of this beautiful song, but for me this is the best one by a mile, and I have tried not to be biased. Superb, from start to finish.

  • @spark_6710
    @spark_6710 Před 4 lety +3

    This one is the best one I've watched so far ! I've watched several myfanwy videos .This made me tear up ! I have a haunting memory of this song . My childhood friend/soulmate Jon Lee told me about this song when we were very very young .I had forgotten about this til recent.It was Jon's dad's favourite song & somehow he thought I'd leave him like this song. It's more complicated & different , but basically that's what happened to us . He never stopped loving me despite what happened .I broke his heart twice as I was not ready for what he wanted & I wanted to be w/an older boy or man .I was his 1st crush/ love ! We cut our contacts. He started asking my ex. best friend for advises & she tricked him& led him on w/ her plots against me .Who also told him that he didn't have the chance w/ me !.Years later we met again I fell in love w/ him , but my friend didn't tell him that as inconvenient for her schemes.Then I got married & divorced. A decade later we met again. He was engaged , but he couldn't forget about me .He sent me flowers ( 2000 )for my birthday , it was a month early as he wanted to give me particular flowers Linaria .w/ a specific message . " Please notice my feelings & my love ! " he learned flower's messages from his mom.He was always in a hurry ! And that caused the tragic just like I predicted it when we were teens he wrote a song ' Seven days in the sun' for me ( Feeder . it's not Grant's song ! )& told me about this song as I asked why he felt that I wouldn't be around ! He took his own life out of his guilty as the schemes got out of hands & caused me huge damages & he couldn't be w/ o me ! I got mad at him & yelled at him on the phone as I thought it was a crank call ! He could barely speak !( I was mad at him also as I realized of his involvement , but I forgave him ). The news reported about the reasons of his death was far far away from the truth ! Jon was not a man who would had slapped any woman ! NEVER ! He was the sweetest & kindest man I've ever known in my life ! Please remember JON LEE in a positive way as he so deserves it !.

  • @TheHB69
    @TheHB69 Před 13 lety +2

    I live in Cardiff now not so far from the valleys my home.Every now and then I spend an hour or so listening to music I grew up with.Treorchy Male Voice are the best!

  • @mikeq7134
    @mikeq7134 Před 4 lety +1

    All-male singing has nearly disappeared from the US. That is a shame, because it has a great beauty all its own, as this video so clearly shows.

  • @alanthomas5131
    @alanthomas5131 Před 4 lety +6

    Welsh male voice choirs indescribably quality and emotional

  • @bachandefi
    @bachandefi Před 9 lety +16

    Power, strength and depth, yet soft as a little kitten

  • @patbaxter6588
    @patbaxter6588 Před 7 lety +47

    Regards from Scotland - Beautiful song, beautifully sung, and lovely video. "Myfanwy" always brings a tear when I hear it. I was in Aberfan in 1966 when the world was plunged into sorrow.

    • @Sonneteer1
      @Sonneteer1 Před 6 lety +4

      Pat Baxter
      Oh my goodness Pat. Both my parents lived in Trealow at that time and I have spoken with people who lost their children. Thank you so much for remembering that dreadful day.

    • @alanmcdonald4423
      @alanmcdonald4423 Před 5 lety +5

      So sad. For anyone who does not know what happened in Aberfan, please do a Goggle search. Even after all this time it is heart rending.

    • @tonyska
      @tonyska Před 5 lety +9

      A disaster that should never be forgotten. It is beyond words, those poor souls.

    • @AV-fo5de
      @AV-fo5de Před rokem +1

      @@tonyska Another Scot here. I love Wales and I visited Aberfan years ago. It still was so heartbreaking and always will be.Love to Wales from Scotland, and to the Welsh people, from a Scot.

  • @daffyd541
    @daffyd541 Před rokem +1

    Its so great,so full of soul,heart and the sound ist great spirit.I,m german,but I try do write my very best😊❤❤❤

  • @michaelwalsh3579
    @michaelwalsh3579 Před 7 lety +1

    Politicians, journalists, you are not fit to lick the boots of these men.

  • @nikwatt
    @nikwatt Před rokem

    My Father 'introduced' me to M.V.C. My Dad's dead now but I think even more fondly of Him, when I hear any Welsh male voice choir. Thanks, Dad. For everything.

  • @PaulaMiddleton-un8wr
    @PaulaMiddleton-un8wr Před 8 měsíci

    Beautiful!
    What a super video.
    Croeso

  • @patricktobin9764
    @patricktobin9764 Před 8 lety +10

    This is one of the world's greatest love songs

    • @rhianwenj7597
      @rhianwenj7597 Před 3 lety +1

      Ryan Davies said that and bless him he's been gone over 40 years. Try and listen to his version, different to this but equally as good. Both are in my top five versions.

  • @lesleywilbourne7823
    @lesleywilbourne7823 Před 4 lety +2

    My all time favourite Welsh song abd there's something about Treorchy Male choir that hits me in the solar plexus. Those bass notes at the end are spine tingling 😲😲

  • @robshaw3655
    @robshaw3655 Před rokem

    Always had a soft spot for Wales and of course its singing, as i remember as a 7 yr old my dad crying on his 45th birthday as he watched the news coverage of the Aberfan disaster...,After he died i had to pay a visit to the memorial in Aberfan cemetery.

  • @joburden5957
    @joburden5957 Před 8 lety +9

    My heart is in here and has been from my birth.

  • @DavidLee-yu7yz
    @DavidLee-yu7yz Před 3 lety +1

    Brings tears to the eys

  • @penrhynian
    @penrhynian Před 13 lety +4

    This is simply wonderful. I really like the ending when the householders appear at their doors. Since moving to Wales I have learned to love male voice choirs and I really think this is the best one, even though I live in North Wales. It is a pity more young men do not join the choirs.

  • @stephenjones3897
    @stephenjones3897 Před 4 lety +2

    One of the most beautiful love songs ever 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @laurenceoconnor9299
    @laurenceoconnor9299 Před 4 lety +2

    Beautiful. 😁

  • @tassiegirl1991
    @tassiegirl1991 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful

  • @leemorgan8478
    @leemorgan8478 Před 11 lety +6

    Excellent brings tears to my eyes .

  • @brikfiend
    @brikfiend Před 2 lety +1

    Oh for those more simple , elegant days . . .

  • @GaryPeters-nv8pj
    @GaryPeters-nv8pj Před rokem +1

    Top notch blokes! These modern boy groups have much to learn.

  • @jackanderson6676
    @jackanderson6676 Před rokem

    Great production

  • @proboskus
    @proboskus Před 14 lety +8

    Best version of this song on youtube. Absolutely beautiful.....fatty was a good boy :)

  • @denysephillips6346
    @denysephillips6346 Před rokem

    I miss going to Wales to see my family and these songs make me feel homesick

  • @chrismaggs
    @chrismaggs Před 7 lety +1

    This was filmed in the next street down my parents. I used to play in that archway!!

  • @diannethomas7519
    @diannethomas7519 Před 4 lety +2

    so beautiful

  • @heresjoje
    @heresjoje Před 13 lety +1

    *wipes away tear* so proud to be welsh ty for posting xxxx

  • @agatharademakers3929
    @agatharademakers3929 Před 7 měsíci

    I love this song.. onze we were in Llandudno and we met only such nice polite People. We hope we return

  • @nicolasdelaforge7420
    @nicolasdelaforge7420 Před 4 lety

    if this is not played in heaven, heaven won't do for me.

  • @elenavanbc
    @elenavanbc Před 8 lety +11

    this is priceless! thanks for sharing

  • @lagerandwine
    @lagerandwine Před 12 lety +1

    Treorchy Flash Mob. Utterly brilliant. Diolch.

  • @user-rd9rq5eq7g
    @user-rd9rq5eq7g Před 10 měsíci

    We used to sing the hymn "amazing love how can it be" at youth choir to this tune - wonderful!

  • @lauraswann5543
    @lauraswann5543 Před rokem

    Beautiful.

  • @toc1955
    @toc1955 Před 4 lety +2

    Impressive and moving!

  • @susanwojtowicz4176
    @susanwojtowicz4176 Před 10 lety +4

    So, I was watching Jeopardy yesterday and one of the contestants' names was Myfanwy and she performs in several Welsh choirs in Canada. I was curious about the choirs so I searched youtube and picked this one just because the song was the same name as the contestant. Beautiful.

  • @julieedwards8825
    @julieedwards8825 Před 8 lety +15

    The original flash mob :)

  • @nikkerwin460
    @nikkerwin460 Před 8 lety +4

    I loved this. Great singing, and great video. Quite moving. Thanks guys.

  • @harryfaber
    @harryfaber Před 12 lety +1

    I am English, why do I get shivers up the back of my neck listening to this?
    Just great.

  • @henrikmogren2201
    @henrikmogren2201 Před 3 lety +1

    Just a normal day in Wales. The lyrics: -"I'm off to the mines, Myfanwy!".

  • @BugRacer1955
    @BugRacer1955 Před 5 lety +1

    One of my fathers favourites...

  • @nancycarlton6197
    @nancycarlton6197 Před 11 měsíci

    So fantastic!!

  • @johnedward1241
    @johnedward1241 Před 3 lety +1

    How to sing. Great!

  • @carolinecollett4349
    @carolinecollett4349 Před 9 lety +5

    Wonderful - best version yet.

  • @happydays3678
    @happydays3678 Před 11 měsíci

    As a proud English woman, I love and adore my Welsh cousins. ❤ This was such a lovely video, thank you. 🙏😘

  • @MINKMANKMOOMOO
    @MINKMANKMOOMOO Před 12 lety

    Played At Mams funeral...Rest in peace my Mam.xxxx

  • @powerspade
    @powerspade Před 14 lety +2

    sheer beauty

  • @traceykennedy6024
    @traceykennedy6024 Před rokem

    I love this.

  • @lewisjones9500
    @lewisjones9500 Před 7 lety +1

    haha I live near treochy and omg so cool good singer s

  • @griffcats
    @griffcats Před 10 lety +3

    Brilliant, a joy to see and hear, diolch!

  • @jeanettespary2615
    @jeanettespary2615 Před rokem

    My beautiful mother came from the Rhonda….this makes me cry every time I hear it…..

  • @suebradford5758
    @suebradford5758 Před 8 měsíci

    😁🎶❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤🎶😁...Thank you 👍...Thank You Lord ✝️ for the Tingles 🙏❤✝️

  • @godehardbrysch7905
    @godehardbrysch7905 Před 9 lety +6

    Dear 03germas. Thank you for your response which I appreciate though I used the word
    British and not English. Maybe we are still under the influence of the Scottish referendum.One episode of Midsomer Murder has motivated me to climb on top of Snowdonia. I love film and book How Green Was My Valley, the film ends with that wonderful MyFawny melody. But the film was entirely made in California. Thank you very much and many greetings from Germany.

  • @lynettemahoney1710
    @lynettemahoney1710 Před 6 měsíci

    Singing is in our blood.I took my daughters boyfriend home to WALES.While we were in a club having a few beers,the men there started singing.He turned around to me and said is there entertainment here tonight.I saidno this is just a pub in WALES

  • @--Mar
    @--Mar Před rokem

    Love this

  • @marilynalexander5446
    @marilynalexander5446 Před 6 lety +2

    makes me so homesick, you can take the girl out of Wales but you can't take Wales out of the girl welsh and proud

  • @raymondbedborough8522
    @raymondbedborough8522 Před 2 lety

    Marvellous

  • @aylward84
    @aylward84 Před 11 lety +1

    What a song, and what better place to perform it! Great.....

  • @lorrainecorbett6756
    @lorrainecorbett6756 Před rokem

    I'm proud to be Welsh I love my godly country😊