Thursday 24 September 2015

Welsh love letters from the First World War preserved in song

There are many ways to try to preserve family stories from long ago, but this one gets a gold medal as far as I am concerned! The story of love letters written between Gladys 'Gladdie' Woodland and Leslie Atwill, both from Cardiff, over a hundred years ago during the First World War, is being preserved in a song written by Glady’s great-grandaughter Amy Goddard. It has already reached the semi final of a UK Songwriting competition.


For more on the story visit www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/musician-writes-song-inspired-letters-10118314.

Nice one!

Chris

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