​Maesteg Gleemen MV Choir
The choir was formed in 1958 and is the oldest choir in the Llynfi valley and county borough of Bridgend. It has been extremely successful at many eisteddfodau, gaining it’s first success in Kington in 1978. They repeated this in 1979/1982/1983 and 1985 and also successful at Rhymney (1979 and 1987, Pontrhydfendigaid in 1987 and 2008 and after many years of trying, the Miners Eisteddfod in Porthcawl in 1995.
 

At National Eisteddfodau, the choir achieved success in 1987 and 1996 and runners up on two other occasions and were invited to compete at the International Eisteddfod in Llangollen on two occasions.

Our Musical Director, Alun has been at the helm since 1990. Our hugely talented accompanist, Suzanne, joined in1996 and for the last 30 years they have dedicated themselves to the continued success of the Gleemen. The choir recognise their immense contributions. They are ably supported by Anthony Bwye, deputy MD and our associate Accompanist, Sian Davies.
 

Many successful tours have been undertaken throughout the UK, Europe and the USA and Canada which culminated with an appearance in 2008 at the world famous Carnegie Hall in New York and resulted in being acclaimed as the best ensemble on stage by the New York Times.
 

We are extremely proud to have raised many hundreds of thousands of pounds for many charities over the years including Ty Hafan and Prostate Cymru, of which our President, David Brace OBE is also President. We are always happy to support any worthwhile causes and will continue to do so.
 

We have a very busy schedule for 2026 and are looking forward to a tour of North Wales, several performances at weddings in the principality and sharing the stage with the Morriston Orpheus Choir at the Town Hall in Maesteg on December 5th.
 

We practise twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays at Nantyfyllon RFC from 6.30 to 8.30 pm and a warm welcome is made to new choristers. It’s a fantastic pastime, don’t have any regrets, we need to ensure the future of male voice choirs. They play an important part in communities and all charities benefit from their support. Long may it continue.

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Head to the Heritage section of the website to read more about our history!