Gwalia Singers (Swansea) |
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Cantorion Gwalia (Abertawe) |
It is
with very
great sadness that that we have to report that Roger
Gadd passed away on the
29th January 2025, after struggling with cancer for some
time. Roger
had been with the choir for about 6
years and as well as his lovely baritone voice, he will
be remembered for
writing the reports of our events for the website. Our sympathy
goes to Wendy, his wife, and to
all his family.
A Wedding and a Curry – 18th
January 2026.
Well what a journey! About 45
choristers left Swansea Airport by coach to sing at the
wedding of Charlotte Ann Goodwin in Gellifawr
Woodland Retreat, near Fishguard, with plenty of time
for the journey. When
we were about 12 minutes away from the venue, the coach
driver took a wrong turning and we ended up in a very
narrow lane with no way round a tight bend. After spending
a lot of time looking at maps and reversing a long way
we eventually arrived at the venue 45 minutes late. Our singing
was due to take place after the wedding ceremony and as
we were late the guests had been sent off to the bar to
await our arrival.
Once we arrived we assembled and the guests
returned, with drinks in hand, and in a very happy mood. We sung six
numbers: ‘Calon Lan’, ‘You Are So Beautiful’, ‘O
Gymru’, ‘Can't Take My Eyes Off You’ (with audience
participation), ‘Gwahoddiad’, and ‘God Only Knows’ which
were all rapturously applauded. For an encore we
sang ‘There Is A Land’ and ‘Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ and
the guests had to sing one chorus on their own. We left the hall
to more applause and many thanks from the Bride, Groom and
guests. The journey
home was much less eventful. We stopped at
the Carmarthen Quins RFC for a curry or lasagne
and a few beers. After
eating we adjourned to the bar for an enjoyable afterglow
led by Nick. We
eventually arrived back at the airport at 11pm having had
a good day out and where our singing had saved the day
from being a disaster.
As a younger man Geoff had played rugby union for Mumbles and Swansea and then became a Wales international player who attained 32 international caps. Later he was the organist in the Parish of St Thomas in Swansea where he also ran Geoff's Tuck Shop at the Boys Brigade every Wednesday. He will be greatly missed by all his many friends in the choir and our sympathy goes to his wife, Christine, and to all his family. New
member. On Tuesday 7th
Jan. David Owen passed his Voice Test and
was welcomed into the choir, Well done David
and welcome.
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