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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.
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]
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.
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.
In the 1970s the Welsh folk singer and commedian Max Boyce popularised the chant in order to excite the crowd at his concerts. It then began to be adopted by Welsh Rugby crowds at international matches. Soon it spread to rugby crowds at club level and eventually to many other sporting occasions at all levels.
He praised Max's solo in the beginning and also praised "the keyboard hook that nearly steals the show from the group." [ 10 ] To conclude, he wrote that "Glad You Came" is a cheerful, uptempo tune that is easy to dance with, and it is little more than that.
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).
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.