We started supporting the Marie Curie cancer charity in 2023 and on Saturday 28th February 2026 we sang at our fourth St Davids Day Concert for them.  The concert was organised by the Mumbles and Gower Fundraising Group and held at All Saints Church in Oystermouth. The church was full and everyone was in good form.
We performed four sets during the concert and for the first we sang ‘There is a Land’, ‘Calon Lan’, ‘Rhys’ and ‘Five Foot Two’.
Our first guest performer was Welsh soprano Erin Jones.  Erin attended the Chetham’s School of music in Manchester and then graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London.  She has a beautiful soprano voice and sang ‘Habanera’ from Carmen by Bizet and ‘Till There Was You’ from the Music Man.
Our second soloist was Daniel Davies, a Gwalia tenor, who sang ‘Go The Distance’ from Hercules.
For our second set we sang ‘Y Tangnefeddwyr’, ‘What Would I Do Without My Music’, ‘Y Darlun’ and ‘Cwm Rhondda before the interval when the bar opened and the audience were able to get a drink and socialise.
After the interval we sang ‘Let All Men Sing’, ‘O Gymru’, ‘Siyahamba’ (a traditional Zulu song from South Africa) and ‘You Are So Beautiful’. Erin then sang ‘Like To A Damask Rose’ by Edward Elgar and ‘O Mio Babino Caro’ by Puccini followed by Daniel Davies who sang ‘Anthem’ from Chess.
For our final set we sang ‘And Can It Be’, ‘Always On My Mind’ and ‘If We Only Have Love’ before everyone rounded off the evening with a rousing rendition of Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.
During the concert, Long-Service ties were presented to James McCarry for 10 years and to Des Criddle for an amazing 25 years.
The concert was very well received and we were given a standing ovation by the audience.  Our thanks must go to Matthew Ioan Sims, our Musical Director.  Without his hard work and dedication in rehearsals and performances we would not be able to perform the way we do. Our thanks also go to our fantastic accompanist, Rhian Liles.  She played for every item that we sang, as well as for the guest singers – a total of 22 different pieces of music, all with a broken foot, very well-done Rhian.
More photographs from this Concert.
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