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The chorus of Max Boyce's song "Hymns and Arias", frequently sung by fans of the Wales rugby union team, mentions "Ar Hyd y Nos": "And we were singing hymns and arias; 'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'". [13] Alan Stivell sings the song in Breton, Welsh and English on his 23rd album Emerald.
Max Boyce was born in Glynneath.His family was originally from Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Harries. A month preceding Boyce's birth, his father, Leonard Boyce, died of severe burns injuries following an explosion in the Onllwyn No.4 coal pit where he worked. [1]
In the 1970s the Welsh folk singer and comedian Max Boyce popularised the chant to excite the crowd at his concerts. [1] Boyce is also a big rugby union fan, and through him it then began to be adopted by Welsh rugby union crowds at international matches. Soon it spread to rugby crowds at club and international level.
We All Had Doctors' Papers is a live album by Welsh comedian and singer Max Boyce, first issued in 1975 and recorded at Pontarddulais Rugby Club. It was his fourth album release and followed his breakthrough recording Live at Treorchy. The album contains a mixture of comedic and traditional songs, along with Boyce's interactions with the crowd.
Live at Treorchy is a live album by Welsh comedian and singer Max Boyce, first issued in 1974.It was his third album and his first for a major label, EMI Records.The album contains a mixture of comedic songs and poems along with Boyce's interactions with the crowd at Treorchy Rugby Club.
A rendition appears on the only comedy album to top the UK Albums Chart to date, Max Boyce's We All Had Doctors' Papers (1975). [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The song also appears on Ar Log 's eponymous 1978 debut album, Bryn Terfel 's album We'll Keep a Welcome (2000) and Katherine Jenkins ' debut album Première (2004).
"The Water Is Wide" may be considered a family of lyrics with a particular hymn-like tune. [1]"O Waly Waly" (Wail, Wail) may be sometimes a particular lyric, sometimes a family tree of lyrics, sometimes "Jamie Douglas", sometimes one melody or another with the correct meter, and sometimes versions of the modern compilation "The Water Is Wide" (usually with the addition of the verse starting "O ...
As early as 1971, Max Boyce's own hit song, Hymns and Arias referenced "Delilah" ' s popularity alongside more traditional Welsh hymns: "We sang Cwm Rhondda and Delilah; damn, they sounded both the same". [37] The song's popularity saw it become part of official matchday performances at Wales matches, especially those at the old National Stadium.