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 been a place of worship since Saxon times and over many hundreds of years the Grade 1 listed building has seen many additions to its form and structure, even surviving a great flood in January 1607 which drowned over 2000 people.
Hosted by John Evans, of the Church Council included in two short intermissions a brief history of the Church and an appreciative description of the choir and its achievements.
The Choir, conducted by Musical Director Siȃn Hatton and Assistant Musical Director Shirley Anne James, accompanied by Olivia Dance and John Nicholson, gave a varied performance from its wide repertoire including Welsh hymns, songs from musicals, Spirituals, rousing ‘African Prayer’, the ever popular ‘A Miner’s Song’ and the wonderful poem by Waldo Williams ‘Y Tangnefeddwyr’ to a near full house of an appreciative and enthusiastic audience which has asked that the Choir return for a repeat performance.
The Church, with its unique historic architecture, high vaulted ceiling and incredible acoustics provided a wonderful venue and makes a return a distinct possibility.













