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Dan Curtis on 'Being There' ( Wales v England ) and the Welsh National Coal Mining Memorial ( pic )
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AmeriCymru: Hi Dan...how did it feel to have your work performed at the Millennium Stadium before the recent historic clash between Wales and England? Dan: What a great game! it was the first rugby match that Laura had ever seen live. The atmosphere at the stadium was something very special and even for me as a seasoned rugby attendee I have never personally seen anything like it.
To be able to launch the song before the game was incredible and such an honour and the crowd gave the song a great reception . The launch video is now on YouTube ( see below )
Here is a link to the making of A Miners Song which was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales pre-launch
AmeriCymru: Can you tell us more about the Memorial? Has it reached the design stage yet?
AmeriCymru: Can you tell us more about the Memorial? Has it reached the design stage yet?
Dan: The Memorial is really going to be something special and will be such a fitting tribute to those who have worked and sadly died in coal mining disasters and also lost their lives as a direct result of working in coal mines.
The centrepiece monument has been designed by the renowned bronze sculpturer Les Johnson and will be of a miner carrying another miner. There will be a garden which will give people somewhere to go and reflect and a walk of remembrance which will have a tile representing each colliery that has had a disaster in Wales.
The Memorial will be erected on the site of the former Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, South Wales. It will be unveiled in October on the 100th anniversary of the Senghenydd Disaster which killed 440 people in the UKs worst ever coal mining disaster in 1913.
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AmeriCymru: How much needs to be raised to bring the project to fruition?
Dan: The Memorial is costing in excess of 220,000 and will need continuing support after the unveiling for the maintenance of the ground and gardens. Fundraising is continuing with around 60,000 left to secure before October 2013. People have been incredibly generous and have held a wide range of fundraising events in support of the memorial and businesses and individuals have sponsored memorial tiles and made donations. This has added to the money that has been received through grants.
AmeriCymru: Where can people go to buy the CD?
Dan: The easiest way is to go to www.nationalminingmemorial.co.uk and the CD can be ordered and shipped anywhere in the World. The single can also be downloaded on iTunes and on Amazon Worldwide
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AmeriCymru: What's next for Dan and Laura Curtis?
Dan: We will be supporting the Memorial fund with some concerts throughout the year and continuing to push the A Miners Song CD at a number of promotional events. We have lots of great performances coming up and have a few big song writing projects on the go at the moment. We are heading back to the recording studio to the record a new album and scoring a new song for a well known Welsh artist but we cannot release the details just yet!
Next year we will be heading back to the United States for some concerts in the Hollywood area. We are very much looking forward to that.
AmeriCymru: Any final message for the members and readers of Americymru?
Dan: We are always very grateful for the support that we receive from the Americymru community and it never goes unnoticed. Thank you!
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This is an amazing work.What an undertaking and inspiration.