Great Southern Lands

Coinciding with the choir's concert tour of South Africa, this CD features an eclectic mix of new songs and old favourites.

Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir performer

Coinciding with the choir's concert tour of South Africa, this CD features an eclectic mix of new songs and old favourites.

Includes traditonal Welsh pieces 'Llanfair', 'Deus Salutis (Llef)', 'Aberystwyth', 'Calon Lan', 'Cwm Rhondda ' and the beautiful traditional Welsh lullaby 'Suo Gan', featured in the film 'Empire of the Sun'. Also spirituals, a selection of English and Australian folk songs and a fascinating South African Zulu-Xhosa initiation chant 'Somagwaza'.

Artist

Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir

The reputation of the choir is such that its services are in great demand with a heavy workload of concerts. High standards and choral versatility have proved the ingredients of continuing success.

Track Listing

Waltzing Matilda (Paterson/Cowan/arr.Wood)
Suo Gan (Trad./arr.Smith/O'Brien)
Two Little Boys (Madden/Morse/arr.Richards)
Danny Boy (Trad./arr.Spevacek)
Linden Lea (Barnes/V.Williams/arr.Harrison)
Somagwaza (Trad.)
Aberystwyth (Wesley/Parry arr.Humphreys)
Deus Salutis (Charles/Jones/arr.M.Thomas)
Llanfair (Williams/arr.Thomas)
Hand me down my silver trumpet (arr.Williams)
Carry on wayward son (Livgren/ arr.Emerson/Jones)
American Trilogy (Trad./arr.Newbury/Humphreys)
Calon Lân (Hughes/James)
Cwm Rhondda (Williams/Hughes)
Fantasia on Welsh Airs (arr.M.Thomas)
The Bells of Aberdyfi
Hark the bugle sounding
Gentle Dove
Men of Harlech