Idris Davies (January 6, 1905 - April 6, 1953), was a Welsh poet, originally writing in Welsh, but later writing exclusively in English. He is now known mostly for The Bells of Rhymney, a ballad on a mining accident on the pattern of the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons" that was set to music by Pete Seeger, and became a folk rock standard. Davies was born and brought up in Rhymney (then Monmouthshire), Wales, … Wikipedia
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