I was meeting a friend outside the church this afternoon, and as I was a few minutes early I slipped inside.
On sale at the table at the back of the church is a new CD by Father Richard. It's called Parish Notes and includes a variety of extemporisation on classical tunes, a couple of Jerome Kern tunes and some classical music - all for the organ, of course. I'm playing it now in the background, and it's very good. The price is £10.
Father Richard's event at the Winter Festival, where he plays the organ for the silent film Metropolis, is already sold out, by the way, so the CD is a good way to get a flavour of his playing whenever you want!
While I was there I also picked up the latest issue of Way on High. It was a bit of a surprise to see that they are commemorating the death of David Rees in 2000 - he was the vicar of Hay before Father Richard, and I knew him quite well. It doesn't seem that long ago!
I also noticed that Father David is now the vicar of Clyro as well as Hay. This is in addition to the churches at Llanigon and Capel-y-ffin, which have been looked after by the vicar of Hay for many years.
He also reported on the pilgrimage of Our Lady down the Wye, which was a great success. They hope to make it an annual occurance.
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