The St. David's Society of Minnesota was formed to celebrate the heritage and culture of the Welsh immigrants to Minnesota. To these ends, St. David's Society members celebrate and cultivate all things Welsh - in literature, history, music, dance, art or ideas, traditional and contemporary.
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm on Zoom
Braids of Song: Weaving Welsh Music into the American Soul, by Mari Morgan
Memoir of four musicians who left Wales to pursue their art in the USA: composers Joseph Parry and Daniel Protheroe, pianist Marie Novello and the author herself. It is written in a blend of literary styles, from creative non-fiction essays to dramatic monologues and letters, all laced together with songs and poems – both found and original – into a grand concert of tales. These overlap and interweave in time to show what it is to be an immigrant with a creative soul in the vast land of opportunity that is America. The book includes compelling accounts of Morgan’s personal experiences that led to her founding Côr Cymry Gogledd America, the North American Welsh Choir. We are anticipating her joining us for the discussion.
Other Books Selected for 2024-35
Jun. 7: Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams
Aug. 2: Clear by Carys Davies
Spring Gymanfa Ganu
Sunday, May 4, 2025, 2 pm at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, 2323 Como Ave. W., St. Paul
Naomi Karstad directing, David Evan Thomas accompanying. Welsh cakes and Leek Soup will follow. More details to follow soon.
Sgwrs Cymraeg, Welsh Conversation
Any learners or would-be learners welcome to any or all of these classes. ALL held via Zoom, on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 10:30am - 12:30pm. Contact conversation facilitator: Laurel Bradshaw, llawryf@yahoo.com for Zoom link and more information.
Our First Member Interview: Ellis Jones! On November 1, 2021, one of our board members, Hywel Roberts, interviewed our long-time member and past president, Ellis Jones. Click hereto read the transcript of the interview. We will eventually create a video of excerpts from this and future interviews.
Did you know the on-line game Wordle was invented by a Welshman? Read about his story here.
Today's Harlech: Our member Ryan Evans has produced a recording of Welsh-Minnesotans singing the folk song Tros Y Garreg (Over the Stone) set to his original electronic music accompaniment. He has also created a website with this music and stories and poems written by and read by our members about their Welsh heritage. (Click on the title above to get to the website.)
History of Wales links: Scott Lloyd, one of our Welsh speakers over Zoom,has generously shared many links to learn abour Welsh history and ancient sites.
Contact us at mailto:stdavidsofmn@gmail.com or visit and "like" our Facebook page to learn more about the Welsh and Wales at local, national, and international levels: Go to facebook
