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"Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"
"Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"
	Netherlands single picture sleeve, 1970
Song by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin III
Released	5 October 1970
Recorded	1970
Studio	Headley Grange, England
Genre	Folk rock; country blues; skiffle;
Length	4:17
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jimmy Page; Robert Plant; John Paul Jones;
Producer(s)	Jimmy Page

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"Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" is a song recorded by English rock band Led Zeppelin for their third album, Led Zeppelin III, released in 1970.

Background

The song is named after Bron-Yr-Aur, a house in Gwynedd, Wales, where the members of Led Zeppelin retreated in 1970 to write much of Led Zeppelin III after having completed a concert tour of North America.^[4]^[5] Bron-Yr-Aur means "golden breast" or "breast of gold" in Welsh, as in a hillside of gold. Its pronunciation is [ˈbrɔn ər ˈaɪr]. The cottage had no electricity or running water, but the change of scenery provided inspiration for many of the songs on the album, including "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp".

Composition and recording

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" in 1970. The song was heavily influenced by a number called "Waggoner's Lad" by Bert Jansch, a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. It is a country music-inflected hoedown,^[6] with lyrics about walking in the woods with Plant's blue-eyed Merle dog named Strider.^[4] Plant reportedly named his dog after Aragorn (often called Strider) from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.^[7] However, there are no explicit references to Tolkien works in "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp".

The group recorded the song at Headley Grange in 1970, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.^[8] They completed it at Island Studios in London, and Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.^[8] Guitarist Jimmy Page used an acoustic guitar, drummer John Bonham played spoons and castanets,^[4] and bassist John Paul Jones played a double bass.^[9]

Jennings Farm Blues

Led Zeppelin also recorded the song as an electric blues rock instrumental, "Jennings Farm Blues", a rough mix of which later surfaced as a studio out-take on a number of Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings.^[4] Jennings Farm is the name of the property at Blakeshall on which the Plant family stayed in the early 1970s.^[10] "Jennings Farm Blues" was released on 2 June 2014, as part of the remastering process of all nine albums.

References

^ Shadwick, Keith (2005). Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968–1980 (1st ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-87930-871-0.
^ Grant Jackson, Andrew (20 July 2012). Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers. Scarecrow Press. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-8108-8223-2.
^ Davis, Stephen (2005). Hammer of the Gods. Pan Macmillan. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-330-43859-9 – via Googlebooks. {{cite book}}: External link in |via= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lewis, Dave (1994). The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
^ Sutcliffe, Phil (2003). "Special Led Zeppelin edition". Q. p. 34.
^ Led Zeppelin – III Platinum Bass Guitar: Authentic Bass TAB. Alfred Music. 2013. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-4706-2493-4.
^ Drout, Michael D. C. (2007). J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. Taylor & Francis. pp. 540–. ISBN 978-0-415-96942-0.
^ ^a ^b Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream; The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1.
^ Akkerman, Gregg (2014). Experiencing Led Zeppelin: A Listener's Companion. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8108-8916-3.
^ Thompson, Dave (2014). Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin. Backbeat Books. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-1-61713-614-6.

[1] Shadwick, Keith (2005). Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968–1980 (1st ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-87930-871-0.

[Jackson2012-2] Grant Jackson, Andrew (20 July 2012). Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers. Scarecrow Press. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-8108-8223-2.

[3] Davis, Stephen (2005). Hammer of the Gods. Pan Macmillan. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-330-43859-9 – via Googlebooks. {{cite book}}: External link in |via= (help)

[Complete-4] Lewis, Dave (1994). The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.

[Sutcliffe_Q-5] Sutcliffe, Phil (2003). "Special Led Zeppelin edition". Q. p. 34.

[Zeppelin2013-6] Led Zeppelin – III Platinum Bass Guitar: Authentic Bass TAB. Alfred Music. 2013. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-4706-2493-4.

[Drout2007-7] Drout, Michael D. C. (2007). J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. Taylor & Francis. pp. 540–. ISBN 978-0-415-96942-0.

[Lewis2012-8] Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream; The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1.

[Akkerman2014-9] Akkerman, Gregg (2014). Experiencing Led Zeppelin: A Listener's Companion. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8108-8916-3.

[Thompson2014-10] Thompson, Dave (2014). Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin. Backbeat Books. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-1-61713-614-6.

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+*[[Folk rock]]<ref>{{Cite book| last = Shadwick| first = Keith| title = Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968–1980| year = 2005| edition = 1st| location = San Francisco| publisher = [[Backbeat Books]]| isbn = 0-87930-871-0| page = [https://archive.org/details/ledzeppelinstory0000shad/page/138 138]| url = https://archive.org/details/ledzeppelinstory0000shad/page/138}}</ref>
-*[[country blues]]<ref name="Jackson2012">{{cite book|author=Andrew Grant Jackson|title=Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of The Beatles' Solo Careers|date=20 July 2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-8223-2|pages=42–}}</ref>
+*[[country blues]]<ref name="Jackson2012">{{Cite book|first=Andrew|last=Grant Jackson|title=Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers|date=20 July 2012|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|isbn=978-0-8108-8223-2|pages=42–}}</ref>
-*[[skiffle]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Stephen Davis|title=Hammer of the Gods|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ebfSJ8wLXisC&pg=PA119|year=2005|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=978-0-330-43859-9|page=119}}</ref>
+*[[skiffle]]<ref>{{Cite book|first=Stephen
+|last=Davis|title=Hammer of the Gods|via=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ebfSJ8wLXisC&pg=PA119 Googlebooks]|year=2005|publisher=[[Pan Macmillan]]|isbn=978-0-330-43859-9|page=119}}</ref>
 | length     = 4:17
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 ==Background==
-The song is named after [[Bron-Yr-Aur]], a house in [[Gwynedd]], Wales, where the members of Led Zeppelin retreated in 1970 to write much of ''Led Zeppelin III'' after having completed a [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1970|concert tour of North America]].<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', [[Omnibus Press]], {{ISBN|0-7119-3528-9}}.</ref><ref name="Sutcliffe_Q">Phil Sutcliffe, "Back to Nature", ''Q Magazine'' Special Led Zeppelin edition, 2003, p. 34.</ref> Bron-Yr-Aur means "golden breast" or "breast of gold" in Welsh, as in a hillside of gold. Its pronunciation is {{IPA-cy|ˈbrɔn ər ˈaɪr|}}. The cottage had no electricity or running water, but the change of scenery provided inspiration for many of the songs on the album, including "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp".
+The song is named after [[Bron-Yr-Aur]], a house in [[Gwynedd]], Wales, where the members of Led Zeppelin retreated in 1970 to write much of ''Led Zeppelin III'' after having completed a [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1970|concert tour of North America]].<ref name=Complete>{{cite book|first=Dave|last=Lewis|year=1994|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=0-7119-3528-9|page=}}</ref><ref name="Sutcliffe_Q">{{Cite magazine|first=Phil|last=Sutcliffe|title=Back to Nature|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|title=Special Led Zeppelin edition|year=2003|page=34}}</ref> Bron-Yr-Aur means "golden breast" or "breast of gold" in Welsh, as in a hillside of gold. Its pronunciation is {{IPA-cy|ˈbrɔn ər ˈaɪr|}}. The cottage had no electricity or running water, but the change of scenery provided inspiration for many of the songs on the album, including "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp".
 ==Composition and recording==
-[[Jimmy Page]] and [[Robert Plant]] wrote "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"  in 1970. The song was heavily influenced by a number called "Waggoner's Lad" by [[Bert Jansch]], a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band [[Pentangle (band)|Pentangle]]. It is a [[country music]]-inflected [[hoedown]],<ref name="Zeppelin2013">{{cite book|author=Led Zeppelin|title=Led Zeppelin - III Platinum Bass Guitar: Authentic Bass TAB|date=25 April 2013|publisher=Alfred Music|isbn=978-1-4706-2493-4|pages=3–}}</ref> with lyrics about walking in the woods with Plant's blue-eyed [[Merle (coat colour in dogs)|Merle]] dog named Strider.<ref name="Complete"/> Plant reportedly named his dog after [[Aragorn]] (often called Strider) from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref name="Drout2007">{{cite book|author=Michael D. C. Drout|title=J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment|year=2007|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-96942-0|pages=540–}}</ref>  However, there are no explicit references to Tolkien works in "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp".
+[[Jimmy Page]] and [[Robert Plant]] wrote "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"  in 1970. The song was heavily influenced by a number called "Waggoner's Lad" by [[Bert Jansch]], a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band [[Pentangle (band)|Pentangle]]. It is a [[country music]]-inflected [[hoedown]],<ref name="Zeppelin2013">{{Cite book|title=Led Zeppelin{{snd}}III Platinum Bass Guitar: Authentic Bass TAB|year=2013|publisher=[[Alfred Music]]|isbn=978-1-4706-2493-4|pages=3–}}</ref> with lyrics about walking in the woods with Plant's blue-eyed [[Merle (coat colour in dogs)|Merle]] dog named Strider.<ref name="Complete"/> Plant reportedly named his dog after [[Aragorn]] (often called Strider) from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref name="Drout2007">{{Cite book|first=Michael D. C.|last=Drout|title=J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment|year=2007|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|isbn=978-0-415-96942-0|pages=540–}}</ref>  However, there are no explicit references to Tolkien works in "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp".
-The group recorded the song at [[Headley Grange]] in 1970, using the [[Rolling Stones Mobile Studio]].<ref name="Lewis2012">{{cite book|author=Dave Lewis|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream; The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin|date=2012|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1|pages=38}}</ref>  They completed it at [[Island Studios]] in London, and [[Ardent Studios]] in Memphis, Tennessee.<ref name="Lewis2012" />  Reflecting the rustic nature of their retreat, the song is largely acoustic. Guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] used a Harmony Sovereign H-1260 for the album version and live versions up until the end of 1972 and a [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]] D-28 guitar for later live versions,<ref name="Tolinski2012">{{cite book
+The group recorded the song at [[Headley Grange]] in 1970, using the [[Rolling Stones Mobile Studio]].<ref name="Lewis2012">{{Cite book|first=Dave|last=Lewis|title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream; The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin|year=2012|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=978-1-78038-547-1|page=38}}</ref>  They completed it at [[Island Studios]] in London, and [[Ardent Studios]] in Memphis, Tennessee.<ref name="Lewis2012" />  Guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] used an acoustic guitar,  drummer [[John Bonham]] played [[Spoon (musical instrument)|spoons]] and [[castanet]]s,<ref name="Complete"/> and bassist [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] played a [[double bass]].<ref name="Akkerman2014">{{Cite book| last = Akkerman| first = Gregg| title = Experiencing Led Zeppelin: A Listener's Companion| year = 2014| location = Lanham, Maryland| publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]]| isbn = 978-0-8108-8916-3| page = 37}}</ref>
-| last = Tolinski
-| first=Brad
-| author-link = Brad Tolinski
-| title = Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page
-| year = 2012
-| location = New York City
-| publisher = [[Crown Publishers]]
-|isbn = 978-0307985736
-| at = eBook
-}}</ref> drummer [[John Bonham]] played [[Spoon (musical instrument)|spoons]] and [[castanet]]s,<ref name="Complete"/> and [[bassist]] [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] played a [[double bass]].<ref name="Akkerman2014">
-{{cite book
-| last = Akkerman
-| first = Gregg
-| title = Experiencing Led Zeppelin: A Listener's Companion
-| year = 2014
-| location = Lanham, Maryland
-| publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]]
-| isbn = 978-0-8108-8916-3
-| page = 37
-}}</ref>
 ==Jennings Farm Blues==
-Led Zeppelin also recorded the song as an electric [[blues rock]] instrumental, "Jennings Farm Blues", a rough mix of which later surfaced as a studio out-take on a number of [[Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings]].<ref name="Complete"/> Jennings Farm is the name of the property at [[Blakeshall]] on which the Plant family stayed in the early 1970s.<ref name="Thompson2014">{{cite book|author=Dave Thompson|title=Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin|year=2014|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-61713-614-6|pages=94–}}</ref>  "Jennings Farm Blues" was released on 2 June 2014, as part of the [[Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition|remastering]] process of all nine albums.
+Led Zeppelin also recorded the song as an electric [[blues rock]] instrumental, "Jennings Farm Blues", a rough mix of which later surfaced as a studio out-take on a number of [[Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings]].<ref name="Complete"/> Jennings Farm is the name of the property at [[Blakeshall]] on which the Plant family stayed in the early 1970s.<ref name="Thompson2014">{{Cite book|first=Dave|last=Thompson|title=Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin|year=2014|publisher=[[Backbeat Books]]|isbn=978-1-61713-614-6|pages=94–}}</ref>  "Jennings Farm Blues" was released on 2 June 2014, as part of the [[Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition|remastering]] process of all nine albums.
 ==See also==

v t e Led Zeppelin songs
Discography
Led Zeppelin	"Good Times Bad Times" "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" "You Shook Me" "Dazed and Confused" "Black Mountain Side" "Communication Breakdown" "I Can't Quit You Baby" "How Many More Times"
Led Zeppelin II	"Whole Lotta Love" "What Is and What Should Never Be" "The Lemon Song" "Thank You" "Heartbreaker" "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" "Ramble On" "Moby Dick" "Bring It on Home"
Led Zeppelin III	"Immigrant Song" "Celebration Day" "Since I've Been Loving You" "Gallows Pole" "Tangerine" "That's the Way" "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"
Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)	"Black Dog" "Rock and Roll" "The Battle of Evermore" "Stairway to Heaven" "Misty Mountain Hop" "Four Sticks" "Going to California" "When the Levee Breaks"
Houses of the Holy	"The Song Remains the Same" "The Rain Song" "Over the Hills and Far Away" "The Crunge" "Dancing Days" "D'yer Mak'er" "No Quarter" "The Ocean"
Physical Graffiti	"The Rover" "In My Time of Dying" "Houses of the Holy" "Trampled Under Foot" "Kashmir" "In the Light" "Ten Years Gone" "The Wanton Song" "Sick Again"
Presence	"Achilles Last Stand" "For Your Life" "Nobody's Fault but Mine" "Candy Store Rock"
In Through the Out Door	"In the Evening" "Fool in the Rain" "Carouselambra" "All My Love"
Coda	"We're Gonna Groove" "I Can't Quit You Baby" "Bonzo's Montreux" "Wearing and Tearing"
Other songs	"Baby Come On Home" "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" "Travelling Riverside Blues" "White Summer" "The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" "Somethin' Else"