About our choir

Formed in 1969, by a gentleman named Idris Parfitt due to the demise of a small local choir – The Wyllie Glee Party; Mynyddislwyn Male Choir takes its name from a local ancient parish/borough, with the design of its initial badge/emblem being based upon a drawing of the Church in the hamlet of Mynyddislwyn itself. Idris was adamant that there should be a male choir in the Blackwood area and so advertised his intent to the local people. His campaign received a good response and led to a meeting being held by the interested parties with the choir being formed in April of the same year. The design of the Choir's badge has changed a little since then with pupils from the local Libanus Primary School (where the choir used to rehearse) entering a competition to design the new badge which is still in use today.    The Choir has travelled widely over the years performing and raising lots of money for charitable causes wherever it goes. In 1992 the choir purchased the second oldest Independent Church in Wales, Penmaen Chapel, for use as their headquarters/practice rooms.     Following the period of lockdowns caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Choir is as busy as it has ever been and appears to be bucking the trend of decline in numbers as we have recruited a pleasing number of new members since being back together. We hope that this will continue and that Mynyddislwyn Male Choir will continue to grow, make music and go from strength to strength for many years to come.