"The Bells of Rhymney" | |
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Song by Pete Seeger | |
from the album Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry | |
Released | July 1958 |
Recorded | December 27, 1957 |
Genre | Folk |
Label | Folkways |
Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger, Idris Davies |
"The Bells of Rhymney" is a song by the folk singer Pete Seeger, which consists of Seeger's own music accompanying words written by the Welsh poet Idris Davies. Seeger first released a recording of the song on a live album in 1958, but it is the American folk rock band the Byrds' 1965 recording that is the best known version of the song.