“Côr Meibion Dyfi” - Male Welsh Choir

The literal translation is: “Sons of the Dovey Valley Choir”.

The choir’s ‘home base’ is the market town of Machynlleth, where in 1404 Owain Glyndwr established the first Welsh Parliament – six hundred years before the Welsh Assembly of today!

Welsh is widely spoken in the Machynlleth area of mid Wales and singing is a very important and vibrant part of every day life.

Parti Meibion Dyfi

The party was established in 1980 as a Cerdd Dant party to complete in the National Eisteddfod at Machynlleth the following year. At a later stage it was decided to concentrate on male voice choral singing and thus the present choir was formed. The majority of the numbers live locally in the Dovey Valley community and enjoy holding numerous concerts each year covering the length and breadth of the country for the benefit and pleasure of others.

Members of the Male Welsh Choir

Since 1988 the Musical Director is Gwilym Bryniog Davies, a farmer, who comes from a talented musical family, and the dedicated and loyal accompanist is Catrin Jones, a school teacher. The choir’s first album, which was a tremendous success, was recorded in March 1999 and includes a variety of traditional and contemporary music. Click here for information on how to buy tickets for the Lockerbie Academy concert on Friday 12 September 2008.