If you ever find yourself at a rugby game in Wales, don’t be surprised when the crowds begin to belt out Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, known as Bread of Heaven to the Welsh. Called the “Land of Song ...

Members of the Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, Edwardsville, who have helped to plan the 22nd annual Gymanfa Ganu, from left, first row, are: Betty Jones, Tom Jones, Sally DiRico, The Rev.

Church pastor the Rev. Shawn Walker, left foreground, joins the audience in singing ‘God Be With You (Til We Meet Again’). In keeping with tradition at Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, each ...

CAMBRIA - The Columbia County community that owes its origins and name to immigrants from Wales will celebrate its Welsh heritage Sunday by carrying out a tradition that's at least six decades old.

The annual Gymanfa Ganu/Fall Hymn Sing of Dr Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, Main Street, Edwardsville, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. Gary Boyer of the Back Mountain will be the ...

CAMBRIA — The 79th annual Cambria Welsh Hymn Sing will be held at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 121 W. Florence St., Cambria. The special guest is award winning soloist and ...

MANKATO — Four-part hymn singing is planned 1:30 p.m. Sunday during a free event at First Presbyterian Church, 220 E. Hickory St. Mankato Riverblenders will perform during the 2024 Minnesota Welsh ...

The music of Wales grew up around the coal pits, the steel mills and the churches. It's a thriving tradition today in a nation known for singing. "The perception is that everyone sings," says John ...