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Bron-Yr- is an 18th century cottage in Gwynedd, Wales, on a hilltop overlooking the Dyfi Valley, 3 miles north of the market town Machynlleth. Its name means golden hill, breast of the gold or hill of the gold in Welsh. The house is owned by Rev John Dale. Bron-Yr-Aur is best known as the residence that had been used by the family of Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant during the 1950s as a holiday house. However, In 1970, Plant and Page spent time there after a long and exhausting concert tour of the United States. Though the cottage had no running water or electricity, they used it as a retreat to write and record some of their third album, Led Zeppelin III. Also at the cottage at the time were Plant's wife Maureen and 18-month-old daughter Carmen, Page's girlfriend Charlotte Martin, and Led Zeppelin roadies Clive Coulson and Sandy MacGregor. The song "Bron-Yr-Aur" is a two-minute acoustic guitar instrumental by Jimmy Page, is the shortest studio recording under the band's name. The song lasts for 2 minutes and 6 seconds. The song was initially written and recorded in 1970 by Jimmy Page during the sessions for the album, Led Zeppelin III, but was eventually released in 1975 on Physical Graffiti. "Bron-Yr-Aur" is a reflective and relaxed piece, and one of the last acoustic tunes released by Led Zeppelin. It features a characteristic open-C6 tuning (C-A-C-G-C-E) and is played on a 1971 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar This same tuning was also used by Page on the tracks "Poor Tom" and "Friends". Some minor string squeaks and small mistakes were left in by Page to keep the live feel. The studio version of "Bron-Yr-Aur" is played in the concert film The Song Remains the Same, at the point when the band members are shown driving through New York City in a limousine (although it is not featured on the accompanying soundtrack album). A snippet of the tune can also be heard in the film Almost Famous, one of the rare instances when the band allowed part of their catalogue to be used for a motion picture.

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