Join in the National Anthem as a coronavirus salute

* The Froncysyllte Male Voice version of the anthem on Youtube will be used to back the singing tonight.

As llanblogger reported yesterday, Llangollen's deputy mayor, Cllr Issy Richards, is encouraging the people of the town to join in the singing of the Welsh National Anthem this evening at 8pm.

It is in honour of NHS and key workers, people affected by COVID-19, everyone in town missing their family, friends and our busy local life, and also to thank Llangollen Coronavirus Help Group.

This follows an initiative started on 23rd March by Sarah Evans, whose FB page "Sing For Wales!" now has over 105,000 followers. 

BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru are playing the backing track of the anthem at 8pm, but Cllr Richards has arranged something a little different to provide musical background for the anthem.

She said: "I've had some fantastic help from Oliver Bentley, Rachel Bentley and James Barber, of ORB Sound and Lighting fame, together with Peter Hartigan, of Sound Sensation Disco, who will be  broadcasting the anthem through loudspeakers from two locations across the town. 

"The anthem will be sung by the Froncysyllte Male Voice choir as heard in their YouTube recording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2wzXpKXkoo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0vlBFb6W8mG8hX1S_3iTAedHwsIvJEIH7vRTjHUcBkAKkthCEmKTF3s0w

"We will be singing to join together in voice at a difficult time when we must be apart due to social distancing. I hope you can take part! 

"The words of the anthem are printed below here, just the first verse and chorus, but even if you can't sing it, please listen out for the anthem across the beautiful Vale of Llangollen."

Phonetic version 

of the anthem