The Songbird Is Singing: Scenes from a Welsh Childhood in the 1920s

Based on the life of the author’s father, this narrative follows the famous Welsh tenor Jabez Trevor as he tours North America with the Welsh Imperial Singers. The story is recalled by the 80-year-old Arthur as he reminiscences with his brother, Alun, about their childhood. They eagerly awaited news from their father’s trips, enthusiastically reading about the 1920s and airships, prohibition, Al Capone, talkies, gramophones, and the Empire State Building through postcards and letters. Presents would arrive from Chicago, Winnipeg, and New York, offering visions of the world as seen through their father’s eyes. Haunting and beautiful, this music-filled memoir tells with joyful immediacy of a time long gone, exacting the thrill and excitement of the world before the Great Depression.