St David’s Day was written for the Flesh and Blood play on 5th June 1999 and recorded for the Flesh and Blood album which was released on on 5th January 2000
1999 Flesh and Blood album recording
Running length 2:14
Written by Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Acoustic Guitar
Gill Edward-Jones – Piano
David Watkins-Clarke – Bass Guitar
Tom Homewood – Drums
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
Alternative Studio Recordings – Demo
6th June 1999 Acoustic demo recording
Running length 1:58
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Dyserth, Wales by Mike Peters
Album appearances and discography of studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
5th January 2000 : Mike Peters – Flesh and Blood
Released on CD by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C009 (CD)
Soundtrack recording and Demo acoustic recording versions
Officially released live records – Audio
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
23rd August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length 2:21
Performed by Mike Peters acoustic
Released in 2003 on Alarmstock Volume 1 – The Start Of The Beginning And The Point Of No Return
Lyrics – Flesh & Blood
On St. David’s Day (St David’s Day), life begins again (begins again)
With every drop of rain that falls my way
On St. David’s Day I rise ( I rise), on St. David’s Day I fall (I fall)
As every cloud remembers love long after the rain (after the rain)
As every song will carry on after the refrain (the refrain goes on)
On St. David’s Day (St David’s Day), sunshine follows rain (sun follows rain)
And every star will shine along the way
On St. David’s Day I rise ( I rise), on St. David’s Day I fall (I fall)
And every cloud remembers love long after the rain (after the rain)
Every song will carry on after the refrain (the refrain goes on)
On St. David’s Day (St David’s Day)
Alternative Lyrics – June 1999 Demo
On St. David’s Day, life begins again
With every drop of rain that falls my way
On St. David’s Day I rise, on St. David’s Day I fall
As every cloud remembers love long after the rain
As every song will carry on after the refrain
On St. David’s Day, sunshine follows rain
And every star will shine along the way
On St. David’s Day I rise, on St. David’s Day I fall
And every cloud remembers love long after the rain
Every song must carry on after the refrain
On St. David’s Day
Audio & Visual Sources ~ 2 x Audio links
Click Image for the 2000 Flesh and Blood album version performed by Mike Peters Click Image for June 1999 demo from the Flesh and Blood album 2000 performed by Mike Peters
(Page updated 01/03/2024)