''Music for the Mabinogi'' is a
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soundtrack album released in 1983 by
Robin Williamson
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Williamson lived in the Fairmilehead area of Edinbur ...
. The soundtrack was created for a 1983 bi-lingual theatrical production of the
Mabinogion
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which, during live performance runs in both
Caernafon Castle and
Cardiff Castle
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, was filmed and subsequently broadcast on the Welsh language television channel
S4C
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and on
Channel 4
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. The play was produced by the Cardiff base
Moving Being theatre company
Track listing
#"Arianrhod"
#"Birds of Rhiannon"
#"Bran's Head"
#"Branswen in Ireland"
#"Death of Gronw"
#"Enchantments of Llwyd"
#"Fine Leather From Seaweed"
#"Gallows For a Mouse"
#"Gwydion's Song to Lleu"
#"Manawydan in London"
#"Naming Pryderi"
#"Parting Words"
#"Pwyil"
#"Pyderi's Song"
#"Revenges of Math"
#"Three Nursemaids"
#"Unlikely Virgin"
#"When Two Hearts Are True"
#"Rhiannon"
#"Badger in the Bag"
#"Matholwch's Ships"
#"Cradlesong"
References
1983 soundtrack albums
Television soundtracks
Robin Williamson albums
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