John Denver on The John Denver Show (BBC), 1973 - The Bells of Rhymney

[TeeneyBop1976]

wow wow wow wow !!!!!!  amazing wonderful powerful frickin awesome <3 <3 <3

[denniswilsonfan]

it bothers me when people refer to John as a wimp or a pussy. besides his great work on the 12 in this vid, he was a man with empathy for his fellow human beings. sure he drank a little too much now and again but his heart was always in pain for some reason or another. It hurt him when nature was destroyed, it hurt him when children cried in hunger. It takes a real man to let the world know he can feel for others, that makes him an idol to me, for we share the same beliefs.

[PR54GB]

Any person who has had the pleasure of seeing JD live will know that not only was he one of the world's finest singers but also one the best ever guitarist. There are few artist's who can play a 12 string guitar in this way.

[PaulCooleyMusic]

God Bless John Denver

[yokehuatgoh]

wow

[Marcie6130]

John Denver was a friend of mine, and this was my favorite of the songs he did. (I've even played that same wonderful Guild 12-String.) He seldom got to show what he could do with a guitar like he does in this video. Thanks for the memories, and RIP, dear John!

Marcia from The Cellar Door

[ElenaHaskins]

Thank you for this.

[michaeldonegan]

@ElenaHaskins Thank you too.

[sunnskyy]

Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter

In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler

We were poor but we had love

That's the one thing my Daddy made sure of

He shoveled coal to make a poor man's dollar

[intuit40]

John was superb in every way!! He originally did this with Chad Mitchell Trio...The best folk band in history!!

[RicardosRealm]

WOW. I always thought of John Denver as just a wimpy country singer, but he really rocks out here on this fine Welsh folk song. Great 12 string work too.

[hankham666]

it isnt an old welsh folk song . The words were written by a welsh miner and the music was by pete seeger

[LardArseFreakShow]

@RicardosRealm The Lyrics are by a welsh poet, but the song itself is by the American Pete Seeger, therefore it's and American song.

[jrssjdca]

@RicardosRealm You should check out his song "The Eagle And The Hawk" then. The vocal work on that one is even more intense.

[november191968]

Oh!How much I've tried to find this cover and still nothing!John Denver is just superb in this one.

[missbatman]

I love it :) Awesome performance, both vocally and instrumentally ;)