Anyone know this one?

[Steve Jones]

Does anyone know what this tune is called and anything else about it? A dance band I played in about 30 years ago used to do it. Haven't heard it since but it popped into my head the other day. Fun to play on the box.

Code:

X:1
T:Welsh march?
K:D
M:C
L:1/8
Z:SJ
FDDD DFAd | cAAA Aceg | fddc Bggf | e/f/e/d/ c/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/ F/G/F/E/ |
FDDD DFAd | cAAA A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/a/ | fddc Bgec |[1 d2 d>c d2 A>G :||
[2 d2 d>c defg ||:affd fdfa | geec eceg | fddc Bggf | e/f/e/d/ c/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/ F/G/F/E/ |
FDDD DFAd | cAAA A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/a/ | fddc Bgec |[1 d2 d>c defg :||[2 d2 d>c d2 A>G ||

Thanks...

[Steve_freereeder]

Hi Steve,

This is "Ymdaith Gwyr Dyfnaint" - which translates as 'The March of the Men of Devon'. A great tune indeed! As far as I know it is traditional Welsh and a written version can be found in 'Blodau'r Grug' - 100 Popular Welsh Folk Dance Tunes, published by the Welsh Folk Dance Society. In that book it is paired with 'Machynlleth' (see below), another really stonking Welsh processional tune to make up the dance set 'Ffaniglen'.

Cheers,
Steve

Code:

Machynlleth - Welsh traditional march/processional
X:1
T:Machynlleth
M:2/4
L:1/16
C:Traditional
R:Processional
K:G
P:A
|:dedc BcBA|G2G2 G2AB|c2A2 A2A2|c2A2 A2Bc|
dedc BcBA|G2G2 G2AB|c2A2 G2F2|G4 G4:|
P:B
|:FAcA FAcA|GBdB GBdB|FAcA FAcA |FAcA GBdg|
e2e2 e2g2|d2d2 d2g2|d2c2 B2A2|G4 G4:|
P:C
|:d3e d2c2|B4 B2c2|d3g f2e2|e2d2 d4|
d3e d2c2|B4 B2d2|c2A2 G2F2|G4 G4:|
P:D
|:A2AB c2A2|Bcde d4|A2AB c2A2|Bcde d4|
e2e2 e2g2|d2d2 d2g2|d2c2 B2A2|G4 G4:|

[Steve Jones]

Fantastic, diolch yn fawr, Steve. Nice to have something to go with it and pull out at sessions around 1 March - along with Men of Harlech of course, which I think is the best box tune ever.  :)

[Malcolm Austen]

If it is March of the Men of Devon then Mary Humphreys & Anahata have made a wonderful recording of it, played with Dennington Bell, on their CD Fenlandia. As it happens I was listening to it last night in the car and thinking what a cracking tune it is.

malcolm

[Tony Gibbons]

it's a great dance tune which I have used for a long time as the lead tune in a set for the Caerphilly March. Second tune being "Yndeath Caerffili" we go on to play "Cosher Bailey", "Monk's March", and "Dr Finley's Casebook"

[risto]

along with Men of Harlech of course, which I think is the best box tune ever.  :)

Could you post the abc?

[Lester]

along with Men of Harlech of course, which I think is the best box tune ever.  :)

Could you post the abc?

Self Service Method
Go to JC's Tune Finder
Type Men of Harlech into the Search Box - press find

Code:

X: 1
T:Men of Harlech
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
 G3/2 F/2 E3/2 F/2| G A B G| c B A G| F E F D| G3/2 F/2 E3/2 F/2| G A B/2 e3/2|\
 d B A3/2 G/2| G4| A3/2 G/2 F3/2 G/2| A A- A2| d3/2 c/2 B3/2 c/2| d d- d3/2 d/2|\
 d3/2 c/2 B3/2 c/2| d3/2 c/2 B3/2 c/2|d/2-e/2d/2-c/2B/2-A/2B/2-c/2|\
 d d- d2| e e d d| c c B B|A/2-B/2c/2-B/2 A G| F E F D| G3/2 F/2 E3/2 F/2|\
 G A B e| d/2 B3/2 A3/2 G/2| G4|

[risto]

Self Service Method
Go to JC's Tune Finder
Type Men of Harlech into the Search Box - press find

Thanks but I know this and many other sources, I am specially interested in what Steve's version is like.

[Steve Jones]

Nothing to be curious about risto - what I play differs little from what is shown above. It's a tune I've known since my early childhood. I wasn't being entirely serious when I said "best box tune ever" but I do get a peculiar kick out of playing it occasionally as light relief from my usual practice fare - especially since I got a box with a C bass on it. Stirs my Welsh blood - all 2 pints of it!