83 – Davie Hewitt – What We Do In The Winter

What We Do In The Winter · 83 Davie Hewitt

This episode is a conversation with Davie Hewitt of Tobermory.
Born in Wales, Davie spent the first part of his life in and around Ammanford and Abergeron, eventually coming to live in Tobermory where he has been resident for many years. As I write this Davie’s 91st birthday is only a few days away.

We talk about so much in this episode, Davie has so many tales to tell.
Some of the things we look at are his childhood, the love and care his Grandmother expressed for him, bombings during the 2nd World War, coffin design and manufacture, his military service, the gang culture of Liverpool, his work in the forestry here on Mull, the difficulties of finding housing and so much more.

This episode features one of my favourite moments of the project so far, where Davie sings Joseph Parry’s beautiful Welsh song Myfanwy at the end of the episode. Stunning. Thank you so much Davie.

Many thanks to Derwyn Hewitt for allowing us to record at his lovely home, and thank you, too, for the photos of your Dad.

Thanks for listening!

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