AnalogSuicide in Wales: The Lovely Llanfrynach Church's Pump Organ!
Here's the first in our tales of Wales! As you may know, Maf & I visited his home country of Wales recently. We were nestled in the stunning Welsh countryside at his brother's house in Cowbridge among frolicking lambs, an organic farm that boasts fresh asparagus, strawberries, fruit trees and a luscious vineyard. A short distance away lies the Llanfrynach Church, "the ancient church of St. Brynach".
I especially love that you must get the key to the church from the pub up the street....wonderful.
Here's a bit that I copied from the sign out front:
"...St. Brynach's is a little altered mediaeval church of 12C origin. It is noteworthy that St. Brynach's was for centuries the parish church of Penllyn and remains its burial ground.It is thought that the stone traces of the settlement adjacent to the church are of Romano British origin and that this "village" was wiped out in the Black Death(14C)."
Read more about the history here and here.
And yes! The Pump Organ! Wheezy, sad and reluctant with sticky keys and mildew, nothing sounds quite like it. I love it. I was particularly charmed by the fact that this Mary Pickford of a musical instrument had a Vox Humana "organ stop"...hmmm...just like the luscious Polymoog (What is Vox Humana? Peek here.)!! Watch here via tarabusch on YouTube...
Stay tuned for more adventures from Wales including "The Journey of Jean Jacques Smoothie's CS-5":
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