Future Concerts
23rd March, 2012 - Melinywig
April 20th, 2012 – Cyffylliog Church
May 19th, 2012 - Ruthin Rugby Club – Ty Gobaith Charity
June 1st, 2012 - Llandyrnog Village Hall
June 2nd, 2012 (afternoon) - Bryn Bella, Tremeirchion – Hope House Charity
New Songs
The choir are currently learning the Sarah McLachlan’s classic Angel. There is a rumour that Bov is planning the next song – Working Man with Rob Dowell featuring as soloist!!!
YouTube videos
Click on this link if you want to play the Choirs rendition of Llaw y Meddyg on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dnaGNk5aBe8
Similarly below is a YouTube link which plays Siarabanc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yJuFuOFcWLs
The Choir sang both songs in Llanfwrog Church in November
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News
The Choir went ‘international‘ on Friday, January 27th 2012 when they performed in a concert in Oswestry for the local Marie Curie Cancer Care Fund-Raising Committee. The concert was very succesful with over 150 tickets being sold. A number of soloists took part namely John Price, John Jones, Merfyn Evans, Brian Hughes, Gwynfor Jones and Bov’s sister Eirlys.
The Choir outside their favourite watering hole
The next concert will be held in March in Melin-y-Wig
History
The Choir was formed by Bov as his contribution to raising funds for the extension work on the Rhewl Pavilion in January 2011; he organised an evening at the Ruthin Conservative Club when Bov, his friends and the Choir performed and this led to a very enjoyable evening. Following the success of the concert, Bov and the members of the choir decided to continue with their Tuesday night practices and extend their repertoire. At this time the choir was called ‘Only Rhewl Aloud’.
The Choir is made up of members mainly from Rhewl, but also from Ruthin, Denbigh, Llandyrnog, Efenechtyd, Clawddnewydd, Clocaenog, Bontuchel and even as far afield as Buckley and Mold. Two thirds of the members have not sung in a choir since their school days and the Choir is fortunate to have experienced singers in their midst who readily pass on their experiences to the rest of the choir.
Many of the members of the Choir consider their involvement in the choir to be therapeutic and look forward to the practices on Tuesday night; most of the Choir are Welsh speaking and as many of the words of the songs are written in Welsh this gives an opportunity for non welsh speaking members to practice or expand their Welsh.
The Choir has been in demand and have sung in concerts and events in the Rhewl (Pavilion) twice, The Drovers Arms and Llanfwrog Church. On Saturday 9th November; they sang in a concert in Cae Cymro, Clawddnewydd, this was organised by John Price a
Choir member to raise funds for the Robert Owen House at Broadgreen Hospital,
Liverpool; John underwent major heart surgery at the Hospital in the Spring of 2011 – over a £1300 was raised.
The Choir been has renamed and is now known as Cor y Porthmyn (The Drovers Choir) . A Chairman has been elected namely Ivor Thomas and Secretary – Rhian Evans and Treasurer – Iona Jones
The Choir's Musical Director
The Choir showing off their new ties(this one will run and run)
