Owain Phyfe Once Upon A Timeless Journey 2002 Part 1

[@MeruAyano]

He's an old friend of my family and I remember listening to him at the Ren Faire often as a girl and on CDs at home. He always called on my aunt in the audience at the Faire, because she was the only one who asked him to sing in Welsh and I remember being awed at how many languages he sang in. He was so humble about his talent and just wanted to sing. To those of us that remember him, the stage he sang at will always be his. It's hard to look at it knowing he won't stand there again with his guitar. Such a wonderful man, so much talent and love and so missed. I'll never forget him and really appreciate you posting this. Wish I had found it sooner.

[@phillipflores7372]

What a treasure he was.....I hate cancer. We have lost so many to this scourge

[@eageltheYTman]

You are lying just like that guy saying hes son of god

[@MeruAyano]

@@eageltheYTman excuse me. No I'm not. He was a consistent performer at the Michigan Renaissance Festival in Holly. My dad had been going since it opened and I had been going every year for 16 years since I'd been born (my mother moved my brother and i across the states so I wasn't able to visit my dad anymore because she's a conniving, mean woman). My dad knows most of the older workers there as well and my uncle actually was a performer there in a band called the Gutter Pups. Owain happened to fall into that category of people my dad constantly saw in and out of the faire. He created some special bonds there. Owain was one of those people. Just because it seems abnormal or farfetched to you, doesn't mean that wasn't someone important and a norm in someone else's life. Also, how would you even have a clue as to who was in my life as a child? You wouldn't, so don't assume everyone is lying for some weird reason you came up with. I don't like liars and I especially try not to lie. It gets you nowhere and there's no point. Its especially wrong to lie about the dead.

[@eageltheYTman]

@@MeruAyano source: trust me bro

[@MeruAyano]

@@eageltheYTman I don't need to. I'm telling the truth and that's that. Have fun trolling. Find someone else and don't do it on someone who lost someone else. My uncle was also murdered and much to my dismay, someone decided to interview his killer about it. I commented on that one, too, though for a very different reason. Are you gonna go troll that comment as well? Find a new hobby and leave people you don't know anything about alone if you're just trying to mess with them. It gets you nowhere in life.

[@joesimonetti]

I will miss this man until I die...

[@Sixx28]

I agree with you brother. He was a rare talent and I don't believe anyone can match his talent on all levels: Musically, voice, entertainer.

[@Korivassilyou]

Remembering the great bard on the 11th anniversary of his passing. We spent many happy, gracious, magical hours together at the Jewel Stage listening to Owain's melodic performances during the autumnal times at the Michigan Renaissance Festival. The sorrow at missing that Welsh melodic voice is as great as ever despite the sunshine and warmth of this September day.

[@crazygangrel]

God, I can’t believe it’s been that long. I miss him so much.

[@NaveDelAmor]

Being of Ukrainian ancestry, it makes me tear up when he mentioned he sings in Ukrainian!❤❤❤

[@retepish]

How am I just now finding this? This is just beautiful.

[@susannalundgren9329]

Maître Phyfe, whom we have loved, is gone, but his voice - the most sweet and youthful and vibrant - lives on to move us and penetrate our souls.

[@camperdoodles_land_yacht]

The cellist! He deserves credit for playing so masterfully in partnership!! Not one error! Not one!

[@ServitorSanctum7]

I think it's technically considered "viola da gamba", but you're right. Flawless :)

[@KevinAtkins_Indiana]

Alexander (Sasha) Rakov

[@othala7540]

I also tried to find more music of him but i cannot find information about him or more music. He is very good and very underrated if you ask me. Never heard somebody play the cellist in this matter.

[@othala7540]

@@katerinakorolov2260 If thats your father can you please tell me his name and or is there a way where i can hear more music of him

[@darlebalfoort8705]

Years ago in Sterling, Owain serenaded me and I , feeling contrary, turned to complement Alexander who chided me, saying "you're supposed to be listening to him." It's nice to hear them again.

[@gbennett58]

I had the privilege to see, meet and video Owain Phyfe in the 2020 Twig Renaissance Faire in Minnesota. I followed every performance he made over two days. It is an event I will never forget. The next year he could not be with us again and we still feel the grief from his loss.

[@ohdannyboy4727]

We shall not see his like again. Such a voice... My ren faire has not been the same since and never will be again. Thank you Owain for giving me appreciation for a cultural host of songs I would have never heard otherwise.

[@StreetWorksMedia]

does anyone know what happened to him? shame hes gone!

[@Khornedevotee]

@@StreetWorksMedia Pretty sure old age got the better of him.

[@Khornedevotee]

@@StreetWorksMedia No, I was wrong. It appears that Owain's cause of death was cancer. Pancreatic cancer. Owain was only 63 when he died, so he while he was old when he died, he wasn't terribly old.

[@leone.6190]

@@Khornedevotee yeah, it allways takes the best...

[@surreallane9730]

Been listening to his cds since childhood. An absolute angel with such a ethereal voice. RIP

[@MJCF-z2y]

That voice ! ❤❤❤❤sooooooooo perfect

[@anandadevi6400]

Miss you still, dear friend. 🙏

[@Meroveck]

He regales the angels with his beautiful melodies in heaven. In peace his soul rests.

[@patrice5227]

I never tire of hearing this quintessential bard. Miss seeing him perform in person. The world is less lovely since his passing, but so glad he's been recorded in so many live videos in various venues. May the good memories always remain...

[@NaveDelAmor]

He's inigualable, unfirgettable!❤❤

[@glenna.jaspart1391]

One of the most underrated gems on KZbin. Extraordinary performance.

[@renhaywood7236]

When I stumbled upon this I had found a new goal and new vocal/performance aspriations. I also then had wild dreams of tracking him down to sing/perform with him one day... and then I found he passed. Dreams shattered, but thank you Owain for sharing your music and soul with us!

[@Jay-ql4gp]

I saw him perform at an SCA event about four years ago. An event called Gulf Wars at the Green Dragon tavern. I was singularly impressed and bought a cd on the spot, which I almost never do. And like you, I found he passed some time after that. It was a sad day. She moved through the fair/I once had a sweetheart remain my favorite songs of his.

[@joselito477ify]

I felt the same...

[@marysweeney7370]

The same happened to me. Only I just discovered Owainn today. I could not believe the voice I heard! I was so excited to learn who this was, only to find he had passed from this world.

[@pauljessup2647]

I used to work at the great lakes Medieval Faire, for about 8 years (I was 14 when I started), the second year there I met him- one of the nicest people. For the next 7 or so years we would talk and hang out. I went to the faire every year after that, and when he passed it was crushing.

[@othala7540]

You can alway see this as an inspiration. That is what i also do. The Technique he use to play is very different than how others play it. Also his singing. It gave me an other insight on playing medieval music on a guitar.

[@synkkamaan1331]

00:33 - 05:30 «» Drive the Cold Winter »« 06:24 - 10:20 «» A La Una, Yo Nací »« 11:54 - 15:31 «» Ja Nus Hons Pris »« 16:23 - 19:03 «» In Hac Valle Florida »« 19:46 - 22:39 «» Where Beauty moves and Wit delights »« 23:36 - 23:46 «» Chi passa per 'sta Strada »« 28:21 - 31:39 «» Es warb ein schöner Jüngling »« 36:24 - 41:35 «» Fuggi Fuggi Fuggi »«

[@jwkoelker]

Thank you!!

[@synkkamaan1331]

Is the song that you seek not here? See Part 2 for, 01:44 - 05:39 »« Cessez Mortels de Soupirer »« 06:38 - 10:15 »« Una Matika »« 11:00 - 14:37 »«Tourdion »« 16:30 - 20:42 »« Ukrainian Song »« 24:05 - 29:18 »« In a Garden so Green »« 30:06 - 33:21 »« La Prima Vez »« 35:33 - 38:10 »« Ddoi Di Dai »«

[@jwkoelker]

Do you know the very first piece he sang just before Drive the Cold Winter?

[@synkkamaan1331]

No idea, I would suggest making a post on reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue and maybe someone there will be able to find the poem.

[@alray2110]

Non Es Meravelha S'eu Chan Bernart de Ventadorn Non es meravelha s'eu chan melhs de nul autre chantador, que plus me tra.l cors vas amor e melhs sui faihz a so coman. Cor e cors e saber e sen e fors' e poder i ai mes. Si.m tira vas amor lo fres que vas autra part no m'aten. English translation: It's no marvel that I sing, all other singers to surpass, for my heart is more deeply drawn to love and I'm more suited to her way. Heart and body, knowledge and sense, strength and will, have I there placed. And these reins draw me so much to love, that I wait on no other thought.

[@thereseahankins9648]

I had the honor of knowing this man and his lovely queen Lady Paula. He would've rather counted us a s friends than fans . Faire is not the same without his dolcet tones. I still share his work and often have young people outside my office asking wow who is that ..?I answer he is THE BARD..

[@NaveDelAmor]

He's the perfect voice to perform these old chansons.

[@querannayl7544]

I am French and half Indian. I loved his songs and his music which for me so reflect "the English soul of the old times". His "English" voice plunged into the past, which in a few hundred years would make England the largest nation in the world. REST IN PEACE FRIEND.

[@querannayl7544]

@Thomas Lawrence Well, but he was from UK and was singing old english or wales or irish songs!!

[@west-Co_exploration]

such memories... for many years I sat at his feet as he mesmerized the crowd in the dancing pig pub at the AZ renfest. he always remembered me and spoke each time. he is missed but not forgotten. Here's a health to the company.

[@davidcorreia3828]

Grande músico, ele conseguia deixar belas canções ainda mais belas.

[@luissampaio2104]

Triste que tenha partido.

[@davidcorreia3828]

@@luissampaio2104 infelizmente 😪

[@loosekarrott]

this shit is so beautiful it made me cry, seriously.

[@jwadaow]

That sentence is so incongruous it made me reply

[@vonmeier]

@@jwadaow :D

[@bearvassar6690]

I send a plea to all lovers of owain pyfe when he psssed the hospital bill is in exess i urge everyone to please take the the med bill away and show his wife just how much this man has changed our lives for the better luv to all god bless

[@WelshWebb]

It was always a treat to listen to Owain perform live. Many is the night I sat listening to him lure me away into a long forgotten age that never was, but should have been. He was truly the last of the great Welsh bards and it sadness me beyond measure that his voice has been silenced forever, save for these recordings. If there is any comfort in his passing, it is that one only needs to play his music and close their eyes and the Maestro is alive once more!

[@irenepeace58]

I will also miss this man until I die, but in hope that we will meet again. Until then I will listen to his music and be inspired and moved. No wonder he was so loved. His love, gentleness, and kindness were present in every performance.

[@TheHeartofReiki]

You're so missed, my Lord.

[@maestroclassico5801]

10 years after his studio album voice still was as fresh as a daisy. Would have liked to have heard the recorder here too. Interesting here to here to hear the Viola da Gamba do more though. Sure wish he was still around.

[@marinafulber]

what voice!!!!!!!!!! perfect, totally

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

11:11 Ja Nus Hons Pris, my favorite

[@bearvassar6690]

Ive seen owain for over 25yrs the ren fair world has seen the finest artist that ive ever had the pleasure on knowing

[@jwkoelker]

Wow, I will miss this man's performances and contributions to Medieval arts.

[@joshuaaiken6844]

Thank you so very much for sharing this. I had been going to see Owain at the Michigan RenFest since I was 16 (and I'm old now) and I can say with absolute certainty that Owain changed my life in incalculable ways. I miss him EVERY single day! Again, many thanks.... this is so wonderful!

[@MsTapenade]

Oh my god yes!! A full concert!!! I love this man's work. From italy!

[@Meroveck]

so much beauty.... more than I have ever heard before.

[@samuelcohen2362]

I released a version of "Ja Nus Hons Pri" on my channel. I translated the French lyrics into English. I wished for nothing more than to share it with Owain 😢 I wish he were still with us. I like to think he would have enjoyed my version.

[@nirlanneckirzamprognodesou7222]

He is such a wonderful singer!

[@stephaniegudeman6841]

Incomparable voice, spirit - how missed he is.

[@moonbubbles3046]

Miss him and his beautiful voice.

[@dernier5322]

Extraordinaires

[@crazygangrel]

Thank you so much for this. I miss Owain, such a great man.

[@KaZeMaRu_]

Escutei toda a apresentação e simplesmente amei. Linda voz, músicas adoráveis e um grande carisma. Owain Phyfe foi uma personalidade rara que a humanidade não tem mais mas seu sonho foi realizado pois ele correu atrás. Obrigado por essa obra-prima.

[@marcianoreis5401]

Também acho lindo as músicas e a doce voz do Owain!

[@JaviMetalZuriGorri]

RIP Owain :(

[@sallystamm3477]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I love Owain's voice and music.

[@boomchannel3291]

Thanks

[@JameyEddy]

Prophetic - he said "Winter is coming"...

[@christiankuhn3912]

So... i am learning English and i´m a musician... I would love to have the lyrics on the "introduction" of this first song...

[@alray2110]

You mean: 'Tis no marvel that I sing, All other singers to surpass, For my heart is more Deeply drawn to love, And I'm more suited To her Way. Heart and Body, Knowledge and Sense, Strength and Will Have I there placed, And these Reins draw me So much to Love. That I wait on no other Thought.

[@SensuiMuraki]

声が若い！！

[@Sixx28]

Does anyone know the name of the Latin song he starts at 16:30?

[@Jonathan32167]

In Hac Valle Florida, I think.

[@morningrize9210]

Beautiful! Can someone please tell me what song they are playing at 28:10?

[@alray2110]

Es Warb Ein Schoener Jungling by Ludwig Senfl

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

Antonio Testosteroni....that's gold, right there.

[@bandagebandit]

hes a real life rpg bard

[@alray2110]

SerbalyLobito: Me encanta... alguien sabe el título de la canción que hay en el minuto 15:37?? , no consigo entender bien qué dice.. muchas gracias In Hac Valle Florida Estas in exilium iam peregrinatur, leto nemus avium cantu viduatur, pallet viror frondium campus defloratur, In hac valle florida floreus, fragratus, intra septa lilia locus purpuratus. dum garritus merule dulciter alludit. philomena carmine dulcia concludit.

[@Goksel1973]

i wish they sang "fotheringay". new but the same atmosphere and hurt story...

[@aleksanderuzelac3319]

Anyone know the name of the Spanish song at 7 minutes?!?!

[@alray2110]

A la una, from Cantigas de Santa Maria. The text is, that is, Owain decided to use a generic spanish sounding melody to it.

[@aleksanderuzelac3319]

@@alray2110 thank you so much and for uploading this masterpiece

[@alray2110]

You are quite welcome. I have very fond memories of this particular gig. Owain was somewhat nervous, on one side, but also had a dream of showing somewhat "stale" in his opinion, early music aficcionados his vision of how fresh it can be. Mischievous, too, as he thrown at me the ukrainian song without a rehearlsal at all, just said - play something, Sasha. We did a workshop, too, all the performers at the BLEMF were asked to present one. It was not recorded, unfortunately, but had many rather humorous and unexpected moments.

[@frithar]

Is this available on cd anywhere, anyway, anyhow?

[@alray2110]

+fritha grimmsdottir There was supposed to be a negotiation with Paula (Owain's wife) about two years ago regarding permission to produce CD. I was not a part of the process, and do not know whether the project is still on. I have supplied the recording itself to a certain Texas studio, so, theoretically... Sasha R.

[@frithar]

+Al Ray Thank you! Presumably, if it's ever released I'll find it at Pennsic?

[@bearvassar6690]

Go to new world rennisance band the cd is from night watch

[@oaktower1]

You will find his music here: nightwatchrecording.com/catalogue.htm

[@oaktower1]

For anyone wishing to purchase Owain's music, you will find it here: nightwatchrecording.com/catalogue.htm This is, I believe, the only AUTHORIZED source for his CDs.

[@Roflcopter4b]

10:28

[@Bonita.ch1]

He sounded like a 25 yo man!

[@W4F4R3R]

Well when Owain met the Devil at the crossroads, he was already an accomplished guitarist. 😇