The Welsh Society of Oregon (WSOR) presents Twelve Days of Christmas in Wales celebrating with vocal and instrumental music, readings and dramatic enactments. The concert takes place Saturday, December 14, at Saint David of Wales Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison St, and highlights the traditions of Wales and festivities of the Twelfth Night.
WSOR’s Welsh Dragon Choir, directed by Dr. Jamie Webster sings carols. Joining them will be Andrea Wild and the Bad Wolves, Portland’s only Welsh folk music band, along with readings of Dylan Thomas by Idris Evans, a native of mid-Wales, and the Little Dragons children’s improvisational troupe. There will be sing-alongs and a chance to learn to sing in Welsh.
Andrea Wild and The Bad Wolves presents Welsh music infused with elements from Breton, Cornish and Scottish music and feature Wild’s distinctive voice; uilleann piper and fiddler, Preston Howard; and multi-instrumentalist Zac Leger on bouzouki, guitar, fiddle, whistles, accordion and pipes.Â
Music at 7 pm. Advance tickets $12 at bit.ly/2Oea1tR. $15 at the door.Â
See oregonwelsh.org
