TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION | Y Pibydd Du | ft. Clywedog Dam & Bryntail Lead Mine

Traditional music sessions are on hold at this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A new series of videos for 2020 features previously unseen footage of traditional music sessions from the last two years in Mid Wales pubs. It is combined with recent clips from day trips (as the lockdown eased in Wales) to some of our favourite places in this beautiful part of the world.
This session took place in November 2018 at The Whistling Badger pub in Llanidloes, Mid Wales.
Tunes
1. Y Pibydd Du (The Black Piper)
2. Eisteddfod Caerfyddin (Carmarthen Eisteddfod)
3. Naid Dros Llanerch (Jump over the Llanerch)
You can watch the original Whistling Badger traditional music session here: • The WHISTLING BADGER p...
You can watch more traditional music session videos here: • Traditional music sess...
Clywedog Dam
This imposing concrete dam was built between 1963 - 67 to hold back and regulate the waters of the Clywedog River. Water is released into the river during periods of low flow and the Clywedog Reservoir refilled during the wetter winter months. The water will flow over the top of the dam during heavy winter rainfall which can be a very dramatic sight!
The Clywedog Dam is the tallest concrete dam in the UK at 72 metres high and 230 metres long. The site is managed by Severn Trent Water.
The area around Clywedog Dam and Reservoir is a popular tourist destination, with scenic walks, fishing, sailing, birdwatching opportunities and many picnic sites. It is just a few miles away from Llanidloes, a small market town in Powys.
Bryntail Lead Mine
The remains of this 19th century lead mine sit at the base of the Clywedog Dam and hark back to a time when this peaceful spot was a bustling industrial site. Back then it would have been a different place altogether, with miners hurrying about their work amidst the din and smoke of the lead extraction and processing activities. The lead was then shipped to Llanidloes along the River Clywedog which runs alongside.
In 1884 operations came to a close at Bryntail Lead Mine, along with many others in the area, as the lead mining boom came to an end. Visitors to this CADW* managed site can explore the remains of original industrial buildings, including crushing houses, ore bins, roasting ovens, the smithy and the mine manager's office.
Entry to the site is free - there is a small car park across the Clywedog River. It is about 3 miles from the market town of Llanidloes in Powys.
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