POULTNEY — So what exactly is a gymanfa ganu? "It's a traditional Welsh hymn sing," said St. David's Society president Janice Edwards of the group's annual event, held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Welsh ...
hundreds of voices to the sanctuary annually. Martha Borosky of Plains Township is chairwoman of the event, and she and her committee are expecting to accommodate a crowd. Four generations of ...
Folk singer Dafydd Iwan, whose song Yma o Hyd has become a football anthem, says young people need support to turn folk music into a viable career Wales' "fragile" folk music tradition could "die ...
Hymns and Arias has developed into a Welsh sporting anthem but who wrote it and what is it about? We take a look Traditionally sung at Wales rugby matches, rousing renditions of Hymns and Arias are ...
Wales, that curious land of quaint, unpronounceable names, might be best-known in musical circles for choral traditions. Some of the world’s most well-known male choruses are those in Wales, and even ...
Wales' "fragile" folk music tradition could "die within a generation" without urgent action, a new report has said. Research commissioned by Arts Council Wales found fewer young people were learning ...
Some of the Welsh hymns that could be sung at the Gymanfa Ganu are spontaneously sung at soccer games to inspire the players to do better. Those who attend the Gymanfa Ganu today might also leave ...
I play my own versions," she said. Schaefer, 83 years old, is lead pianist for Trinity Baptist Church on Vista and has been for more than 20 years. On the baby grand piano in Trinity's vast, ...