Tredegar Orpheus Male Choir
Historic South Wales valleys male voice choir formed in October 1909 with about thirty members to enter a local eisteddfod. For more than a century the Tredegar Orpheus has been a cultural backbone of the iron-and-coal town, competing, recording, and touring as one of Wales's recognized premier choirs.
Industrial-town choir with continuous identity since 1909 (early years also linked to the John Davy name). Classic pick-and-shovel Welsh choral story still meeting weekly.
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Other welsh male voice choirs
One of the most famous Welsh male voice choirs, originally formed in the Red Cow Hotel in 1883 and reformed under John Haydn Davies in 1946. Performed for Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1895 and was the first Welsh choir to appear at the Sydney Opera House.
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