It is well-documented that Aled began his incredible professional career as an exquisitely-voiced treble at the age of 12, singing firstly at age 9 as a chorister in Bangor Cathedral, where he was fortuitously launched into his recording career at 12 yrs by the generous actions of a parishioner, Hefina Orwig Evans, who wanted his exceptional voice preserved for all time, so contacted Sain Recordings in Wales.

Aled's legendary boyhood performing and recording career spanned 4 years until his 16th birthday, when his voice broke. By then, he had delighted music-lovers the world over with a remarkable16 beautiful albums, selling 6 million records! Justifiably, he was hailed the world's greatest boy treble.

Credits to his name and talents include performances for the Queen, The Prince and Princess of Wales (a private recital at Kensington Palace), the Pope, and at the wedding of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates.

 Susie xx        

Here are some of the delights of Aled's Treble career.....

Carol has kindly alerted us on the Fanclub to a small collection of Aled's videos she found downloaded on Youtube by a lady known there as fairylilac. Many thanks to them both. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr_udd7E15Y - How Great Thou Art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjN-Uhc0LDs - David of the White Rock  (Dafydd Y Garreg Wen)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PglShGxZfDk - Where'er You Walk

Susie xx

Here is a range of musical styles which Aled was a part of......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Bs8vZ7qJE   O Holy Night

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k7Ai_p724PM&feature=related   Good King Wenceslas

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8n5v0I7Fs&feature=PlayList&p=3BD6D78509F537BC&index=186  Pictures in the Dark by Mike Oldfield (released 1 Jan 1985....Aled was just 14 yrs old)

Susie xx

Probably the definitive track of Aled as a Treble .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crhIa8NnSAs    Walking In The Air

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lDh_L9JU5dQ&feature=related    Walking In The Air....Top of the Pops 1985

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uEWcOcX_AHQ&feature=related   Walking In the Air......treble and baritone duet

http://youtube.com/watch?v=n3h9LY_8LAQ&feature=related    Walking In The Air......treble with baritone overlay

With many, many thanks to Carol for discovering this clip, there is a fabulous video posted on Youtube just days ago, of Aled as a 16 year old, as he announces his 'retirement' from his treble career.

What a fabulous piece of archival history!

Enormous thanks too of course, to 'BobGlasby', who posted the treasured clip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFSyRFtXlc0

It's fascinating to see that it's Sally Magnussen who is interviewing Aled. I wonder if Aled imagined that day that he and Sally would be colleagues both presenting Songs of Praise all these years later? Sally also sat in for Aled on GMS when he was here in Australia on his tour in August 2006.

Susie xx

It was lovely to watch this video. Aled's attitude hasn't changed and its good to see that he's achieved what he wanted to do.

Lesley x

Last night I contacted Bob Glasby, the man who so kindly posted that fabulous interview with Aled on Youtube, to thank him for sharing it with us, and asked where he managed to find it.

This morning I received a lovely reply from him, part of which I've added here.....

Susie xx

Another treble album for Aled is listed on Amazon for release, this one for 11 August 2008. It's on Metro label and the cover picture on Amazon lists some of the tracks as being Ave Maria, Panis Angelicus, Bridge Over Troubled Water, O Holy Night, The Lord's Prayer, and O For the Wings of a Dove.

Susie xx

I've just found the tracklisting for Voice of An Angel, on Play.com...

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/5985310/Voice-Of-An-Angel/Product.html

They have it listed for £4.99  with free delivery.

Susie xx

so this is just a sort of 'best of - the treble years' compilation? (I thought they already did one back in the day)

I was kind of hoping for a new studio album in terms of album release... oh well.

Yes, that's what it seems to be Karen. It's very similar to "Hear My Prayer" that Sain released in 2003, and having gone through the tracklistings of both, twelve tracks on 'Hear My Prayer' are also on the 'Voice of An Angel' album.

I hope that it may inspire listeners of Aled's treble music to explore further into his brilliant baritone talents, but I'm equally hoping that Aled receives the royalties from these sorts of 'new' releases that pop up from time to time.

Susie xx