The Welsh Bard

Twenty elegant arrangements of Welsh Airs for lever or pedal harp, based on collected tunes of Nicholas Bennett. Easy-to-minimal lever changes. Written in the keys of Bb, F, C, G in a progressive key order to facilitate lever and pedal changes. If the 8va options are ignored, this entire book can be played on a harp of only 26 strings (3.5 octaves), range of low C to high G.

Difyrwch Gwyr Dolgellau (The Delight of the Men of Dolgelley)
Ond Pan Aethum Gynta I Garu (My First Courtship)
Iarll Moira (The Earl of Moira)
Caru Yn Y Coed (Courting in the Wood)
Y Crwth Halen (The Salt Box)
Fy Ngwely Plu (My Feather Bed)
Mael Y Gôf Dû (The Blacksmith’s Prayer)
Bryniau’r Werddon (The Hills of Ireland)
Dacw Nghariad (Yonder Is My Sweetheart)
Hir Oes I Fair (Long Life to Mary)
Marged Fwyn Uch Ifan (Gentle Margaret the Daughter of Evan)
Y Wenynen (The Bee)
Fy Noli (My Dolly)
Y Twyn Eithin (The Gorse Bush)
Consêt Griffith Rowland Y Crythor (Griffith Rowland the Crowder’s Fancy)
Rhuban Fy Morfudd (My Morfudd’s Ribbon)
Nos Fawrth (Tuesday Night)
A Ei Di’r Deryn Du (Blackbird, Wilt Thou Go?)
Glandyfi (Glandovey)
Mwynen Merthyr (The Gentle Lass of Merthyr)

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