Virtually every single street in Aberfan village lost some or several that day, as did nearby farmhouses.

It took a week to recover the bodies. Every song featured in The Crown season 3 on Netflix: Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Billie Holiday, ... Jesus, Lover of my Soul – we hear this hymn during the Aberfan victims’ funeral.

the mass funeral of 81 children from the tragic welsh village of aberfan took place today (thursday) in a simple 13-minute ceremony at the steep hillside cemetery overlooking the site of the disaster. A choir have paid tribute to the victims of the Aberfan disaster with their version of ‘To Where You Are’..
Here is a demo excerpt from my composition Aberfan, Final … Release date: 23 October 2016. A recap of ‘Aberfan,’ episode 3 of season 3 of The Crown on Netflix. Here is a shot from that 5 minutes of film taken at the mass funeral of victims of the Aberfan Disaster on 27th October 1966. About this song, he explains, "My composition, "Aberfan," is not autobiographical, although the song is very close to my heart. Ask questions and download or stream the entire soundtrack … Duration: ... Aled Jones previews this week's Songs of Praise. I discovered footage from the AP Archives that had no sound. Over 3,000 attended the mass funeral. Mining communities like Aberfan lived with death, but this time Death came to claim their children. Aberfan Hymn performed by Treorchy Male Voice Choir at Morriston Tabernacle, Swansea. All 6 songs featured in The Crown season 3 episode 3: Aberfan, with scene descriptions. I have extended family in Wales and have visited several times. My maternal grandmother was born in Wales and emigrated to the US at 12 years old.