Welsh male voice choir

In school we had singing every week and only sang in Welsh , we had to learn all songs and hymns in Welsh

DH sings Oes Gafr Eto in Welsh, although it is a crude rendering at best. Apart from the national anthem, it is about the only one he sings in the native tongue. We have CDs of three Welsh male voice choirs. Our favourite is the Morriston Orpheus.

Calon lan at half time. Men of Men of Harlech if/when Portugal score and what else but MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU when we win Mrsmopp

Crossing my fingers for you Anniebach.
What will you sing when they win?

I sing Myfanwy when we lose at rugby, use to be famous for it in the rugby club , had to stop when grandson joined , now I sing it at home . Please let it not be tomorrow night that I sing it, please

Cwm Rhonnda was sung to great effect at my cousin's funeral in Bridgend a couple of years ago.

Much longer ago, we had lost a Rugby match against a team in Essex, in spite of the best efforts of two new members of the team, a Welsh scrum half called Dai and a prop called Ron. After a few pints Ron began to sing quietly to himself.

"That's a sad song, Ron," said Dai.

"It's the saddest song I know apart from Myfanwy."

"Why are you singing a sad song, Ron?"

"Because we lost."

Let's hope there is no reason to sing Myfanwy after the football tomorrow night.

We are a smallish market town but have a male voice, female voice, mixed voice, cathedral choir, chapel choir, school choirs . A school near my home always hold their harvest festival then bring the fruit and veg in parcels to sheltered accommodation houses and their choir sings a harvest hymn as the boxes are delivered , so sweet

I agree - the Welsh seem to have music in their blood. More than most nations that I know of. Except perhaps the Italians.
Englishmen seem to be too selfconscious to sing - there's always a shortage of men in mixed choirs.

All Welsh hymns and songs are beautiful

At Hyd y Nos is wonderful, beautiful lyrics and melody.

Didn't Only Boys Aloud win BGT with Calon Lan?
And Simon Cowell said he'd never heard it before.

I loved Only Boys Aloud.
And Men of Harlech.
I find the Welsh national anthem very stirring, much better than God Save the Queen.

Thank gettingon We used to sing it at school

Which ever you choose Atqui, enjoy

Well, I think I'll get a CD of them all, although listening on you tube there are many different renditions (is that the word?)

anniebach I think Calon Lan's more of a rabble rouser. Hence why it's so popular at the rugby, I suppose. Same with Cwm Rhondda. And Sospan Fach is a rugby song, really. We're not used to having the Welsh football team doing so well abroad, are we?

I don't like Myfanwy much. My favourite tearjerking Welsh song is a relatively modern one-*O Gymru*.

Myfynwy is my all time favourite, it was my lullaby as a tiny. My children's and my grandchildrens

Good for you Nellie. gettingonabit, do you think Calon Lan is known more than Myfanwy to sing? I learned it in the infants school . Myfanwy is the favourite to listen to?

Annibach Myfanwy is my favourite a totally beautifully sad tune.

I can sing "Sospan Fach" all through and a good go at "Oes Gafr Eto" Two years living in Cardiff and learning evening class Welsh. But it was over 40 yrs ago. Songs stick with you though.

annie then I think it must be Myfanwy. Everyone seems to know that.

gettingonabit, yes Cwm Rhondda is the most well known because it's sung at rugby matches, I was thinking of choir recordings and Welsh songs

bbevan that's Oes Gafr Eto?.

My daughter had the Caerphilly Male Voice choir to sing at her wedding in Bath. She refused to have Myfanwy as it always makes her cry. But did have that counting goats one ( anyone know what it's called) as we all left the church.
Lovely it was too.

annie I think Cwm Rhondda must be the best-known?

Lovely to hear Calon Lân being sung by the Welsh fans in France though.

Your most welcome Atqui, I would say it's the second most popular Welsh song /hymn in Wales , others would the first

Thanks Annibach

Ninathena , try Myfynwy , guaranteed to make you cry