Beaufort Male Voice Choir

The tradition of choral music in Beaufort can be traced back to 1867 when concerts were reported in Barham Chapel school room and Bethesda Chapel; the tradition had continued over the years, interrupted only by the two World Wars . By 1895 a male voice choir from Beaufort was winning eisteddfod competitions throughout Wales and their success culminated in winning the coveted first prize at the National Eisteddfod in Swansea in 1926. Contemporary accounts describe the tumultuous welcome the choir received on their return with conductor Randall Williams being carried shoulder-high through the streets from the railway station. In the 1960s the choir decided to concentrate on concert work rather than competitions and over the years the choir has sung in Holland, Ireland, Germany and just about every corner of the UK from Kensington Palace to the Royal Albert Hall, from the Manoir aux Quatre Saisons ( Raymond Blanc's Oxford restaurant) to the Cardiff Millenium Centre. Guest artists at our concerts have included Alfie Boe, Hayley Westenra, Katy Treharne and Rhidian. The choir have recorded many albums since the 1960's under their then conductor John C. Thain Tunley / Accompanist Margaret Davies BEM and continue to be a recording choir to this day under their current Conductor Rev Craig James. They have appeared on Television on numerous occassions, including the BBC One Show in 2015 and 'The Miner's Who Made Us' on BBC Wales in 2018. In 2017 the choir recorded with Public Service Broadcasting on their album 'Every Valley' performing the final song 'Take Me Home'. We are proud of our tradition; but we are equally proud of our wide ranging repertoire and the unique 'Beaufort Sound!'