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'To be born Welsh is to be born privileged.
Not with a silver spoon in your mouth,
But music in your heart and poetry in your soul.'

from the poem 'In Passing' Brian Harris


If you are Welsh, have Welsh heritage or would simply like to add a Welsh flavour to your wedding, function or concert Meinir has a wide repertoire of songs in Welsh or written by Welsh composers.

Meinir performs as a guest soloist with Sydney Welsh Choir and has performed with Cantorion Sydney Male Voice Choirand for the Sydney Welsh Society.

Meinir Thomas and the harpist Karen Hickmott work together as the duo ‘Harp Divas’ (‘Divas y Delyn’ in Welsh).  They perform a varied range of music which includes Welsh art songs, folk songs, cerdd dant (or penillion) and hymns.  The harp has a strong identity in Welsh society and the combination of the voice and the harp continues to be a big part of Welsh culture today.

Os ydych chi’n Gymro neu Gymraes, o dras Cymraeg neu os ydych chi eisiau rhoi blas Cymraeg i'ch priodas, cyngerdd neu unrhyw achlysur arall mae gan Meinir ddewis eang o ganeuon sydd yn yr iaith Gymraeg neu wedi eu hysgrifennu gan gyfansoddwyr Cymraeg.

Mae Meinir yn perfformio fel unawdydd gwadd Côr Cymraeg Sydney ac mae hi wedi perfformio gyda’r Côr Meibion ‘Cantorion Sydney’.  Fe wnaeth hi berfformio ar gyfer dathliadau Gŵyl Dewi Sant Cymdeithas Cymraeg Sydney.

Mae Meinir Thomas a’r delynores Karen Hickmott yn perfformio gyda’i gilydd fel deuawd ‘Divas y Delyn’ (Harp Divas).  Maent yn perfformio amrywiaeth o gerddoriaeth sy’n cynnwys caneuon clasurol, caneuon gwerin, cerdd dant ac emynau Cymraeg.  Mae gan y delyn le pwysig yn y gymdeithas Gymraeg ac mae cyfuniad y Delyn a’r llais yn dal i fod yn rhan bwysig o ddiwylliant Cymru heddiw.

EXAMPLE OF WELSH REPERTOIRE  /  ENGRHAIFFT O GANEUON CYMRAEG


Ar Hyd Y Nôs / All Through the Night
Ar Lan y Môr
Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn / Watching the White Wheat
Calon Lân
Cartref / Home
Caneuon Y Tri Aderyn
Cwm Rhondda / Guide Me o Thou Great Jehova
Cymru Fach
Dafydd Y Garreg Wen / David of the White Rock
Heigh-Ho!
Hen Wlad fy Nhadau / The Land of My Fathers
Hiraeth
I Bob un Sy'n Ffyddlon
Lisa Lân
Mae Nghariad I'n Fenws
Mai

Mil Harddach Wyt Na'r Rhosyn Gwyn
Myfanwy
Pan Ddaw'r Nôs
Pan Ddaw Yfory
Pererin Wyf  / Amazing Grace
Suo Gân / Lullaby
Tiwn Sol Fa
Tydi a Rhoddaist
Ynys Y Plant

'You can take the girl out of Wales but you can’t take Wales out of the girl!’

Meinir Ann Thomas