NIA CLWYD – Musical Director.
Born to a farming family in north east Wales (Denbigh area). Her grandfather on her father’s side was musical and so is her mother.

She competed and won a great deal as a child and teenager at local and national eisteddfodau – both singing (classical and traditional music), and performing on the harp.

She has also won at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and for a number of years was an invited soloist for the opening ceremony at that event.

She has travelled abroad as a guest soloist with different choirs and playing the harp with a youth orchestra.

Having won most of the national prizes at the eisteddfod not only as a soloist but also as a duet and a part of a cerdd dant trio, she turned her talents to conducting and training.

Whilst studying Welsh at Bangor University she conducted several student choirs to success at national events.

She married in 1992 and began on her career as a primary school teacher. Her school choirs regularly win at national level as do many of her private pupils.

She has now two daughters – one eleven years of age and the other is eight. Because of family commitments she is now a part time peripatetic Welsh and music teacher.

Nia has grade eight qualifications in piano, harp and voice as well as an honours degree from Bangor College, University of Wales.

She enjoys arranging traditional music, and has composed some vocal pieces for children.

During the past few years Nia has been adjudicating at local and national levels as well as appearing as an expert during the eisteddfodau on Welsh television and radio.

Though she does not compete as a soloist now, she still enjoys performing at concerts and on musical television programmes as well as singing with the choir.

Rhiannon, originally from Carmarthen, is from a very musical background and plays the piano and harp. She has won at national level playing the harp and also has won singing with cerdd dant trios at the national Eisteddfod of Wales.

She is married to a minister and has two grown up sons who used to sing with the choir, her husband is an ex- member of Bois y Castell.

As well as being an accomplished accompanist on piano and harp, she possesses a very musical ear enabling her to play music from ear and not only by sight-reading.

She has recently retired as a secondary school teacher who specialized on the subject she graduated in from Cardiff University College of Wales, – Biblical studies. Both her academic and musical abilities make her an ideal Sunday School teacher.

Rhiannon also accompanies a local dance party and a local ladies choir - Atsain, and her services are in constant demand.

ARWYN EVANS – treasurer

Arwyn works in the Finance Department of Carmarthen County Council.

As well as having a very responsible job he also holds a number of important positions within the local community.

He is the clerk of a local council, a chapel deacon and secretary, the treasurer of the Language Initiative– Menter Bro Dinefwr and was the treasurer for the National Eisteddfod in 1996 when it was held at Llandeilo.

He and his wife (Shân Evans) are practical supporters and the back bone of many voluntary organisations in the locality. They have one grown up son and a daughter who is studying at Cardiff University..

GARETH VAUGHAN JONES – secretary

Gareth is originally from North Wales and works as the Head of Production Management in an independent television company – Teledu Telesgôp Television.

SHÂN EVANS – page-turner

Shân is married to Arwyn Evans the treasurer. As well has helping out as an official page turner for the concerts and competitions, she also baby-sits for Nia Clwyd so that her husband can also sing in the choir.

ARWYN DAVIES - compare

Arwyn Davies is a farmer who took early retirement. As well as being a Justice of the Peace he is active locally helping numerous voluntary organisations. When he was young he was a prominent member of the Young Farmers Movement, and as well as holding a number of posts within the Movement he travelled with them including a trip to Australia that lasted for several months. He was also for a number of years a member of the Glansefin 'noson lawen' group and has compared and hosted a number of concerts and events throughout Wales. For a period he presented agricultural issuses on television. By now he is one of the voices that announces from the main ring at the Royal Welsh Show every year at Builth Wells. He has a library of jokes and stories - suitable for all audiences. He is married to Jean and they have three grown up children, and are proud grandparents as well.

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GARY ANDERSON - soloist

A very talented tenor who has won on numerous occasions at the National Eisteddfod. He is the deputy headteacher at Ysgol Gymraeg Porth Tywyn and has coached and musicaly directed several groups and choirs to national success. He is married and has two children and lives in the Gwendraeth Valley. His clear melodic voice has won the hearts of audiences and is a very popular artist in the choir's concerts. The choir are very lucky indeed to such a talented member as Gary.