Still Singing 'Yma o Hyd'
Still Singing 'Yma o Hyd'
An Autobiography
Author(s):
Dafydd Iwan
Publication Date: 16 November, 2023
Available in all formats
Publisher: The Books Council of Wales
ISBN: 9781800995383
ISBN: 9781800995383
Price: INR 620.99
Description
Table of contents
Dafydd Iwan rose to fame with his 1960s protest songs and has been performing ever since. Welsh football’s recent adoption of his anthem 'Yma o Hyd' (Still Here) has twice taken it to No.1 in the iTunes charts. This autobiography explains more about the man, his music and his political activism.
Description
Dafydd Iwan rose to fame with his 1960s protest songs and has been performing ever since. Welsh football’s recent adoption of his anthem 'Yma o Hyd' (Still Here) has twice taken it to No.1 in the iTunes charts. This autobiography explains more about the man, his music and his political activism.
Table of contents
- About Dafydd Iwan and ‘Yma o hyd’
- Foreword
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1
- Brynaman (1943–1955)
- CHAPTER 2
- Llanuwchllyn (1955–1966)
- CHAPTER 3
- Protest, Business, Marriage and Prison (1968–1982)
- CHAPTER 4
- Alcohol and Me
- CHAPTER 5
- The King and I
- CHAPTER 6
- ‘Yma o hyd’ and the football connection
- CHAPTER 7
- Qatar
- CHAPTER 8
- A Welshman Abroad
- CHAPTER 9
- Politics and Religion
- CHAPTER 10
- The Power of Song
- Discography
- Acknowledgements
- Illustrations