A New Wales is a rewritten version of “A New South Wales”, written for The Welsh Assembly Opening Concert, Cardiff, May 1999. It was then recorded for the Flesh and Blood album which was released on on 5th January 2000 featuring The Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir
1999 Flesh and Blood album recording
Running length 4:38
Written by Macdonald / Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocal
Gill Edward-Jones – Piano
The Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir conducted by Alwyn Humphries – Backing Vocals
String Section of The Welsh College of Music : N Tziomakas, R Karatchivieva, N. Ramirez-Celis, M. Walker, E. Berry, A. Manais, J. Park, K. Rowe, A. Morgan, V. Wright, A. Moore, S. Stevens
String arrangements by Gill Edward-Jones and Eddie Macdonald
Strings conducted by Gill Edward-Jones
Recorded at BBC Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald
Recording Engineered by Nigel Lewis and Mike Jones
Mixed at The Forge by Lee Monteverde 22nd December 1999
Album appearance and discography of studio recording
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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5th January 2000 : Mike Peters – Flesh and Blood
Released on CD by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C009
1999 Flesh and Blood album recording
Officially released live recordings – Audio
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
14th January 2000. Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length : 5:36
Performed by Mike Peters with the Flesh and Blood Orchestra
23rd August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length : 4:49
Performed by Mike Peters acoustic
Released in 2003 on CD as Alarmstock Volume 3 – Walking With The Demons And The Devils
Officially released live recordings – DVD
All are Worldwide releases except where stated
14th January 2000. Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length 5:36.
Performed by Mike Peters with the Flesh and Blood Orchestra
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History
Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21CDVD003
Lyrics
A new wind’s blowing over the hill
And down the mountainside
Through the vales and valleys over land and sea and sky
From the fairgrounds of the north to the southern city streets
From the West still holding back the sea
To the border towns in the East
For now and forever more, from today and from now on
Let’s hear the congregation sing
Cwm Rhondda Oh My Lord
Great, great change in the fair country
The future lies with our sons and daughters
South will meet with North
Say, say a prayer for the fair country
Great is a need for a new Wales
Many will rise and many will fall and history will say
Today was built on yesterday
As tomorrow will be built on today
As the first ray of hope is cut
From the dawning of the brand new sun
Let all things come together on all sides of the mother tongue
For now and forever more, from today and from now on
Let’s hear the congregation sing
Cwm Rhondda Oh My Lord
Great, great change in the fair country
The future lies with our sons and daughters
South will meet with North
Say, say a prayer for the fair country
Great is a need for a new Wales
For now and forever more, from today and from now on
Let’s hear the congregation sing
Cwm Rhondda Oh My Lord
Great, great change in the fair country
The future lies with our sons and daughters
South will meet with North
Say, say a prayer for the fair country
Great is a need for a new Wales
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer
Oh someone hear my prayer for a new Wales
Audio & Visual links – Video x 1 Audio x 2
Click on image for video of Mike Peters and Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir – Welsh Assembly opening performance in Cardiff May 1999
Audio Link – Mike Peters from the Flesh and Blood album 2000.
Audio Link – Mike Peters and Flesh and Blood orchestra live at the Millennium Gathering, Llandusno 14th January 2000
The full Flesh and Blood album can be listened to on The Alarm Central Platform
(Page updated 27/01/2022)