Listen: "He's the Lily of the Valley," Gymanfa Ganu in Pickett, Wisconsin, 1940.
As mentioned in the previous post, descendants of Welsh migrants to Wisconsin have gathered at the Peniel Chapel every year since the early 20th century for Gymanfa Ganu—a musical event featuring hymns sung in four-part harmony. In 1940, Helene Stratman-Thomas and Robert F. Draves recorded the congregation as part of the Wisconsin Folk Music Recording Project sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Library of Congress.
via: Wisconsin Folksong Collection 1937-1946, Mills Music Library by way of University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
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