Johnny Cash

listen to Johnny humming the new key before he sings every verse. bizarre.

Donnie Darko - Mad World

Swansea's sons hit wiki's front page!

From wiki's front page today:-



that when Haydn Tanner and Willie Davies orchestrated Swansea rugby club's defeat of the touring All Blacks they were both still schoolboys?

Great times indeed

Dudley Moore Beethoven Sonata Parody

funny

Donnie Darko ( Tears for fears - Head over heels )

The bizarre thing Is I didn't realise how good this was at the time. there was so much good stuffaround, this just seemed one more. now, on it's own it seems great.

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To coincide with asking radio stations to think about playing Reckoner we are breaking up the tune into pieces for you to remix. After the insane response we got from the Nude remix stems and the site that was dedicated to your remixes...

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The Kinks - Lola

now this one I first heard on an episode of "Crown Court", when I was at home mitching one afternoon. The story was about the murder of a transexual - called Lola

The Four Lads - Istanbul

Prefer the original?
(love the spooky star trek sounding backing wail in the middle)

The Mesopotamians - They Might Be Giants

more from the Giants. I've heard of two of the m's but will have to wiki the others :-$

istanbul

or actually..........
The modern Turkish name İstanbul (IPA: [isˈtanbul] or colloquial [ɨsˈtanbul]) has been used to describe this city, in a range of different variants, from as far back as the 10th century; it has been the common name for the city in normal Turkish speech since before the conquest of 1453. Etymologically, it derives from the Greek phrase "εἰς τὴν Πόλιν" [istimˈbolin] or in the Aegean dialect "εἰς τὰν Πόλιν" [istamˈbolin] (modern Greek "στην Πόλι" [stimˈboli]), which means "in the city", "to the city" or "downtown".[4]

(thanks, wiki :-)

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

Istanbul (not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants

Remember Cadfan?

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Bloody Battlefields of Cadfan

Last updated: 03 December 2005

Idris Davies of Swansea writes about the Battle of Cadfan and the interesting field names that reflect the history of the area.

Cadfan Farmhouse in the Towy Valley is a listed ancient building and through the years has had many historical claims. As well as boasting an upper medieval banqueting hall, it also purports that 'Cromwell slept here'. However as its name implies, Cadfan means the 'place of battle'.

The battle in question occurred during the reign of Henry III of England in 1257. It transpired that Henry's forces came by sea and landed near Carmarthen. Later they marched by Towy Valley suppressing the Welsh opposition. When they arrived at Llandeilo they laid seige to the Dynevor Castle which was then under the control of the Welsh Princes.

The English thought they could easily defeat the Welshmen but they made a grevous mistake, for the Welshmen hemmed them in, and by nightfall had dismounted the English from their steeds. The following day in a strident mood of vengeance the English regrouped and pursued the Welsh westwards towards Broad Oak. At this time the countryside was heavily wooded, and the natural geographical ravines were ideal territory for the Welsh to hide and ambush the marauding English soldiers.

The main conflict lasted a whole day and the fighting arena stretched from Llangaethen to Broad Oak and Northwards towards Capel Isaac and Llanfynydd.

It has been said that the Welsh fell on the enemy with such fury that most of Henry's army was killed. Some writers state that Llewelyn the Welsh Prince was present at the battle and he later returned to north Wales laden with booty and the spoils of war.

It is claimed that 2000 of Henry's soldiers were killed and many notable persons were taken prisoner. The leader of Henry's army was Stephen Bayzan later anglicized to 'Bacon'. He was a close friend and confidant to King Henry III. He fell by the stream at Pentrefelin and the small bridge Pont Steffan nearby is named after him.

The fields surrounding Cadfan Farmhouse recall this bloody battle: Cae Ochain or 'the field of groans'; Congl y Waedd, 'the place of shouting'; Cae Tranc, 'field of death'; Cae Dial, 'field of vengance'; Cae Ffrainc, 'field of Normans'.

Cae Cerrig means 'field of stones'. Stones were discovered here when fields were compulsorily ploughed during the 1914 Great War. The stones were of a rounded formation and were alien to the soil's topography and strata formation of the area.

Castell y Gwreichion broadly means the place where flaming spears were directed towards the enemy. Rhiw Dorth or Rhiw Cymorth reflect the hill where the wounded were given help and comfort.

The field and place names have been handed down through the ages and have rolled off the tongues of generations of Welsh farmers throughout the centuries.

Idris Davies

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your comments

merlin Astley-Jones, Taihape, New Zealand
Coming from this area I am pleased to see that Welsh history is still alive in some. However can the Ordnance Survey please mark these historic battle sites on the maps please for all of us to visit? Thank you.
Tue Jan 2 11:27:18 2007

Bob Hinton, Kidwelly
If Mr Morgan of Cardiff finds this sort of History unaccessable and 'blatantly played down' then I'm afraid the fault lies with the Welsh. When I was researching this Battle about fifteen years ago ( also known as Cymeri) I found that no one, from the Archives, to the Universities to the Museums were the slightest bit interested in their own history. They didn't seem to know where the battle was fought or any of it's details. I can't see the English taking the same attitude with the Battle of Bosworth, the Scots with Bannockburn or the Irish with the Battle of the Boyne. ! It's your history - do something about it!
Tue Jul 18 16:18:50 2006

J Morgan - Cardiff, S.wales
Very refreshing! Finally history not written by the 'victor's' school of thought or a 'British' national agenda. Let's see some more pieces and education on matters that don't consider the English monarchy as the B all and end all of the British Isles (As we see in other Nations of Scotland and Eire). Having lived here all my life I have never found this sort of history accessible and is blatantly played down.
Mon Jun 19 15:43:14 2006

Vince from Swansea
Fascinating piece - I'd always wondererd about some of the past battles in South Wales. Thank you for infomation of this fascinating sounding battle. Amazing the fields still being named as there's so much insight in these alone.
Wed Aug 4 20:32:42 2004

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