http://www.awalkaroundbritain.com/knowledge/people/interesting-folk/carmarthen-and-the-people-of-myrddins-city Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.awalkaroundbritain.com/knowledge/people/interesting-folk/carmarthen-and-the-people-of-myrddins-city/comment-page-1/#comment-9059 Geoff Hanham Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:00:28 +0000 http://www.awalkaroundbritain.com/#comment-9059 Super page (as always). Loved the 'Merlin'. Local folk Song (groups). Yes! I have had the same experience in village pubs. One in Denholm (Fox and Hounds) about ten years ago (new management now). Some of the best real ale I have encountered - beautifully 'kept' and with the odd 'amateur'folk group /singer drifting in and out at random - some heartaching lovely (I'm thinking in particular of a lovely Irish gael singer who was simply magical). One sad thing re a column on page: Despite my (apparently) Saxon Surname (It is not), as an old Somerset/Dorset Celt (quite a lot of us stayed put!) I do get sad/angry at the sins of the b....y NORMANS always being dumped on the Saxons - who have had rather a horrid time of it over the years since 1066, and as for the Roman/Saxon Church, you have dear old (Celtic) Bishop Coleman (of 'I really don't mind giving up my (Druid) tonsure ' for that - oh well, but why is there still so much anger around? Would have thought that our joint and several collective 'volk' have all collectively suffered enough from the ruling elite by now! Looking forward to CD arriving, all the very best! Geoff & Gill Super page (as always). Loved the ‘Merlin’. Local folk Song (groups). Yes! I have had the same experience in village pubs. One in Denholm (Fox and Hounds) about ten years ago (new management now). Some of the best real ale I have encountered – beautifully ‘kept’ and with the odd ‘amateur’folk group /singer drifting in and out at random – some heartaching lovely (I’m thinking in particular of a lovely Irish gael singer who was simply magical). One sad thing re a column on page: Despite my (apparently) Saxon Surname (It is not), as an old Somerset/Dorset Celt (quite a lot of us stayed put!) I do get sad/angry at the sins of the b….y NORMANS always being dumped on the Saxons – who have had rather a horrid time of it over the years since 1066, and as for the Roman/Saxon Church, you have dear old (Celtic) Bishop Coleman (of ‘I really don’t mind giving up my (Druid) tonsure ‘ for that – oh well, but why is there still so much anger around? Would have thought that our joint and several collective ‘volk’ have all collectively suffered enough from the ruling elite by now! Looking forward to CD arriving, all the very best!
Geoff & Gill

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