A strong Welsh language content was to be expected from Pembroke and District Male Voice Choir to celebrate the Patron Saint of Wales in this concert at St. John's, Pembroke Dock.

Y Dyfrwr they called him, The 'Waterman', the man whose church in Glyn Rhosyn, Pembs, grew eventually into the St. Davids Cathedral of today. He drank nothing but water and was said to stand for hours in cold streams or falls as a test of his faith.

Llandewi Brefi, it is reported, was where the miracle occurred when the ground rose beneath his feet and elevated him so all could see and hear him preach. Well travelled he was certainly, but Wales was the centre of his world, as it is for most of us who live here.

The Rev. Miles Maelor, curate of St. Johns, spoke briefly of St. David, before offering prayers and thanks to the choir for assisting in raising funds to support the Community Hall. He also noted (tongue in cheek) that it would be nice to see as many devotees at his services as were in the audience on the night, but ceded the entertainment high ground to the choir!

Phil Lloyd paid tribute to the late Brian Davies, arranger of the choir's first item, 'Gwahoddiad'. Certainly one of the finest musician/accompanists Wales has ever produced and who was a fixture for years at Albert Hall 1000 Voice concerts.

The lovely 'Coedmor' followed, before the hugely popular Owen Jones gave us a beautiful 'Tra Bo Dau'. Some man this in his 89th year, founder member and singing as well, if not quite as often as in the past.

Mrs. Lloyd and Joan Lewis took us into Cerdd Dant country with 'Heigh di Ho', a traditional Welsh form of music with voice and harp, each with different musical themes, though finishing on the same note. Mrs. Lloyd's piano accompaniment was more than recompense for failure to bring her harp!

Further Welsh language items such as Hafan Gobaith from the choir before the congregational hymn Blaen Wern (Love Devine) took the concert to the interval and Vanessa Owen kindly expressed her thanks to the choir and audience on behalf of the Church and Hall.

The concert was a relatively short one because there was 'cawl' in the hall to follow for those who wanted to celebrate in the traditional manner.

The choir returned with 'Myfanwy', to the listeners satisfaction anyway, and 'Cyfri'r Geifr'. No items could have a stronger Welsh flavour than those surely?

And then came the duet which topped the preceding two items for effect, 'Y Mae Afon'. Mrs. Lloyd and Joan Lewis with as sweet and melodious a piece as you could wish to hear. Hiraethus, of course, as many Welsh songs are, but reflecting the feelings of those from Wales who long to be there, especially if they are somewhere else rather than Cymru.

Sam Thomas did a very nice 'Eli Jenkins Prayer' from Under Milkwood, with the choir adding emphasis to the final verse, then two final items from the choir 'O Gymru' and 'Rachie', before Miles returned to complete the evening with a closing prayer. 'Hen Wlad fy Nadhau', the essential final item naturally.

Phil Tallett, his servers, and crew of ladies had a very busy hour satisfying the demands of a full community hall before the intense excitement of the large raffle.