On Saturday 2nd March Caldicot Male Voice Choir was delighted to be invited to perform its St David’s Day concert at the beautiful, historic and ancient church of St Thomas at Redwick in the marshes south of Newport. The concert was arranged to raise funds for the much needed Church restoration project. The site has…

Early in the morning of 27th February Caldicot Male Voice Choir slowly made its way along the M4 to perform at an exhibition of Food and Drink at the Tesco Headquarters in Welwyn Garden City at the request of the Welsh Government’s Food Division. This is responsible for promoting Welsh Food and Drink in Wales,…

The Choir was privileged, humbled and proud to be invited by Helen Pipe to sing at the Memorial Service of her brother Andrew Merton Jones at St Michael and All Angels Church in Lambourn, Berkshire on 15th February 2024. Andrew was the son of the late Colin Jones, a former chorister who served over 50…

The Choir was deeply saddened to learn from his partner, Hazel that much loved and respected chorister Harry Giblin, known affectionately as ‘H’ passed away at the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff in the morning of Monday 5th February 2024 at the age of 79. The choir paid a tribute to Harry with a minute’s…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir has sung in many prestigious events and venues including International Sports Stadia, The Royal Albert Hall, (to which it will return on April 27th this year), huge Cathedrals and Churches and Concert Halls throughout this country, the USA, Canada and across Europe, not to mention the National Eisteddfod stage, but few…

Following the retirement of hugely missed Stephen Berry in late 2022 and choir accompanist since 2007 it has been a long and difficult effort by the choir to find a comparable replacement . Tribute must not only be paid to Stephen for his dedicated service but also to John Nicholson who has done a terrific…

On Thursday 21st December the choir closed its seasonal Christmas programme by making its way to the Two Rivers Hotel for the first time to present the regulars and diners with a selection of Christmas Carols and Songs. Conducted by Shirley Anne James and accompanied by John Nicholson the choir included favourites such as ‘Joy…

Mentioned in the poem ‘Usk’ by T.S. Eliot, the 15th century, family run White Hart Village Inn in Llangybi once owned by Henry VIII and part of his dowry to Jane Seymour, has in its long history echoed to the sound of the chants of Cistercian Monks and to the tramp of Cromwellian army boots.…

As a first ever initiative a Christmas party was held for the children and grandchildren of choristers of Caldicot Male Voice Choir on Saturday December 16th in appreciation of the sacrifices the families make by supporting their men as choristers. With two practices a week as well as about 20 concerts and events each year…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir choristers are always thrilled to welcome a local school choir to join in with them to sing a Christmas concert and this year on Monday 11th December it was pleased to welcome the children of St Briavels School to its Choir Hall in Caldicot. Conducted by Musical Director Sian Hatton, assistant…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir is happy to sing at almost any venue, large or small and on the 5th December a number of choristers arrived at the small Church Hall in Rogiet to sing for the ladies of the local Women’s Institute. Conducted by Shirley Anne James and accompanied by John Nicholson the choristers entertained…

On the 1st December after months of planning, the Choir Hall played host to the Choir’s Annual Christmas party. Organized by several choristers in a team effort the party featured acts from a Ukelele Band, the Seranata ladies choir from Magor accompanied by Olivia Dance and individual acts from Musical Director Sian Hatton with husband…

On a gloriously sunny but cold Saturday afternoon on the 25th November, Caldicot Male Voice Choir was pleased to accept an invitation to open the afternoon of Christmas celebrations and activities which included the turning on of the Christmas lights in Caldicot’s town centre as darkness approached. Following introductions and invitations to join the choir…

On November 17th 2023 the choir hall once again played host to one of Jayne’s popular Quizzes. This time it was a Christmas Trivia Quiz where members of 7 teams put their heads together to try to answer testing trivia question over five rounds, all relating to Christmas and its celebrations. The winning team of…

On November 4th Caldicot Male Voice Choir was proud to celebrate its 60th Anniversary with a wonderful concert at its choir hall. To a packed hall of invited guests, vice presidents and supporters the choir presented an eclectic mix of songs it had performed over the decades since its formation in 1963 as well as…

Yesterday 23rd October Caldicot Male Voice Choir was thrilled to celebrate the earlier 90th birthday of retired chorister Allan Saye. Allan who lives in nearby Underwood retired from appearing in the choir concerts in 2015 but just about every week he still attends practice at the Choir Hall every Monday and Thursday evening and thoroughly…

Just a few photos of those I managed to catch at the Royal Albert Hall Massed Voice Rehearsals at St Julian’s High School on Sunday 22nd October. I’m sorry if I missed you but it got so crowded and we had to be in our places quickly. The rehearsal was attended by about 250 choristers…

The Choir is thrilled and delighted to welcome new member, bass chorister Shaun Clarke who passed his second voice test on Monday 2nd October. Shaun went into the back room of the choir hall to be assessed by Sian Hatton, the musical director, to see if he had grasped the basics of singing in a…

On the 6th of September, on a hot, sultry evening the choir made the short journey to the Marriott St Pierre Golf Resort, once home of the British Golf Open, at the invitation of the Applied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine Department of the University of Swansea. Attended by delegates from six continents at its…