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04/02/2018

Merthyr music fans share their memories of the time when the town was a mecca for chart-topping bands in the 1960s and 1970s.

Take a trip down memory lane with the Merthyr music fans who enjoyed seeing chart topping bands and singers when they played in the town in the 60s and 70s . Paul Carr tells Roy how those memories have been recorded and are being passed on to local schoolchildren to help them learn about Merthyr Tydfil's musical heritage .
Roy's band of the week is Aberystwyth Silver Band and from the radio archive, it's back to Roy's trip to Dublin in 2012, when Wales beat Ireland in a Championship winning year .

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Feb 2018 16:00

Music Played

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

  • The Andrews Sisters & Carmen Miranda

    Cuanto Le Gusta

  • Dinah Washington & Tony Martin Wth Henri Rene And His Orchestra

    Be Mine Tonight

  • Junior Parker

    Sweet 成人快手 Chicago

  • Aberystwyth Silver Band

    Happy

  • Eurythmics

    When Tomorrow Comes

    • Greatest Hits - Eurythmics.
    • Rca.
  • The Stanley Brothers

    Blue Moon

  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

    • Now 44 - Various.
    • Emi Records.
  • Jack Jones

    King of the Road

  • Ted Heath & His Orchestra

    9.0 Special

  • Small Faces

    Sha-La-La-La-Lee

    • Best Sixties Album in the World...Ever.
    • Virgin.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    You Make Loving Fun

    • Greatest Hits-Fleetwood Mac.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Dina Carroll

    Don't Be A Stranger

    • The Very Best of Dina Carroll.
    • Mercury.
  • Anne Murray & Sarah Brightman

    Snowbird

  • The Jacksons

    ABC

    • Motown Hits Collection Vol.2, The.
    • Motown.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Feb 2018 16:00