Cardiff/ Whiteford follows the tracks
of the former
past and the promise of a thriving
traditional community.
year takes place at the
Streets in Delta. Demonstrations of
traditional crafts and trades celebrate
the heritage of the welsh immigrants
who settled the area in the mid 1800s.
Welsh folk music and traditional
dancing celebrate the continuum
that binds the community to its past.
Welsh heritage will extend into
Sunday, October 11, when the
Gymanfa Ganu Welsh Singing Festival
of sacred hymns, sung with four part
harmony under the direction of
Donald Boothman, with music by
harpist Lu Girard. The Festival will
take place at 2:30 pm at the
Pendyrus Streets in Delta.
Calvinistic Methodists, who wanted to
worship entirely in their native Welsh
language. The present building was
constructed in 1891, and has been
refurbished twice in 1929 and 1991.
A weekly service is held in Welsh and
English, and several special services
occur during the year.
brief Gymanfa Ganu at the
earlier this summer. Both their program
and the rehearsal in Delta were
attended and recorded by visitors from
the
over North America.
Delta, Cardiff and Whiteford,
contact the
Erica Fisher at
717-456-2560 or
Secretary, Diana Sturgill
at 717-456-6185
or visit:
www.deltawelshheritage.com
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