Beautiful, beautiful
Barbados, gem of the Caribbean Sea - 26th May
2019 at the Celtic Festival in Barbados. (see the video)
(Welsh Flag kindly
loaned to us by Red Dragon Flagmakers, Clydach)
We are members of the Joining the Nation in Choral
Singing
2022 Tour to Greece.
It is proposed this
year to take part in the 3rd
Agrinio International Choral Festival
based in Nafpaktos, [Naupaktos], Greece.
The festival takes place from 6th to the 10th
October, although we propose to travel from 5th
October and return on 12th October.
For our 2019 concert tour we went
to Barbados where we took part in the Celtic
Festival. This was a major undertaking but was a
great success as we took 42 choristers with a total
party of over 70. To see more information about
this tour, and other tours, visit our News
and Photographs
pages.
Weddings
We have sung at many weddings over the years
and we could be available to sing at yours. To find
out more please click here.
Rehearsals
We
have now settled into our new rehearsal venue - Linden Christian
Centre, Elm Grove Road, West Cross, SA3 5LD(map) starting at 7.00pm. For more
information and to see some photographs pleaseclick here.
NEW Have you considered
joining a Male Voice Choir? Come along to
one of our Open Rehearsals to find out
what it is all about. Details
& Times.
Gwalia Ladies
We have excellent support
from the Gwalia Ladies who organise many social and
fundraising events for the choir. Click
here to see details of their latest event.
Latest CD
Our latest CD 'Annual Concert' is
currently available. This recording was made at our Annual Concert
in 2018 and is probably our best recording so
far. Further details
are available on the Recordings page.
We have produced several
recordings, made over the years, on YouTube. Some
of these can easily be found on the
Recordings
page.
Singing in Oppenheim
Uniform Accessories
Our
main concert uniform is provided by the choir but we do
have other items that choir members can purchase.
These include polo shirts, sweat shirts, jumpers,
waterproof coats etc all with the Gwalia logo.
For more information and a price list please click here.
Welcome
Welcome to
the website of the Gwalia Singers, Swansea. We are a
well-established Welsh male voice choir and hope you
enjoy your visit. If you have any requests or
suggestions, please contact the webmaster.
Don't forget to leave any comments on Facebook and
Twitter.
Croeso
Croeso i wefan Cantorion Gwalia ,
Abertawe. Rydym yn gôr meibion Cymreig a gobeithiwn y
byddwch yn mwynhau eich ymweliad. Os oes gennych
unrhyw geisiadau neu awgrymiadau , cysylltwch â’r gwefeistr.
We
are now back to full rehearsing after the Covid
pandemic.We
meet at the Linden Christian Centre in West Cross on
a Tuesday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 pm.
We
are very pleased to announce that we have a new
Musical Director, Matt Sims, for more information
about him see the Musical
Team page.
New choir members
are always welcome.You
don’t need to be able to read music as we learn
everything by heart.We
are a friendly bunch and you will receive a very
warm welcome with lots of help and advice if you
join us. We have restarted
performing at weddings and concerts so this
is now a great time to join the choir.
Singing has many
health benefits; it can relieve stress, improve lung
function, develops a sense of belonging, enhances
memory, to mention a few.In
normal times we go on a foreign Concert Tour every
year.
Why not pop
in one evening and enjoy listening to us, you could
even join in to see how you get on. To
see our bookings into the future please go toFuture Concerts.
Next Events
NEW Open Rehearsals Have you considered
joining a Male Voice Choir? Come along to find
out what it is all about..
First Event
- Tuesday 5th July at 7:00pm
The Commercial Inn, Killay.
The Gwalia Singers are delighted that the DCW Group
hasbecome
our annual Corporate Sponsor for the year 2022/23.
We are very grateful to IDNS for providing us with 3
iPads to help the Music Team with the organisation of
their music.
(for more
information about our sponsors please click
here)
Foundation
The
Gwalia Singers were founded in 1966 and quickly gained
the reputation of being a small, successful choir with
a strong sense of 'belonging'. Although the years
since have seen some big changes in the choir's
circumstances, the essentials remain. We still draw
our members from a wide range of backgrounds and
geographical locations, we still enjoy success on the
concert platform and we still like to feel that a
Gwalia has three main priorities in life - his family,
his work and the choir (in that order).
Why "Gwalia"?
Wales is one of the four countries that
make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland. Although officially a principality
(the largest principality in the world), it has its
own language (Welsh) and, since 1955, its own capital
city (Cardiff). The word "Wales" comes from the plural
of the old English word wealth, and literally means
"foreigners". Latin forms of "Wales" include Wallia
and Gwalia.
Support the Gwalia Singers.
You can help
support the Gwalia Singers with very little
effort.
When you shop on-line the choir will
receive a donation and it won't cost you any
more on your shopping bill.
Go toEasyfundraising.com and
then click on 'Support
this cause' and follow the
instructions.
Thank you for supporting us in this way.
Did you know...
One of the most heavily
requested records every Christmas in the USA is 'Stop
The Cavalry'. However, the version requested is not
the one by Jona Lewie that you may be familiar with.
It is, in fact, the version recorded about a year
later by the Cory Band with the Gwalia Singers. It is
quite possibly the most popular song ever by an artist
who never had a charted recording - single, album or
otherwise. Unfortunately we don't have any copies for
sale, but CDs can be purchased from www.silverplatters.com,
it can be played on Spotify and is also available for
download via iTunes or Amazon.