We are very pleased to announce that we have received a grant from the Steve Morgan Foundation to continue with the work of Canfod y Gân (Discover the Song). "Founded in 2001 by businessman and philanthropist, Steve Morgan CBE, we provide funding, support, expertise...

Merry Christmas from Canfod y Gân. The Harlech crew have been very busy writing an original new Christmas song. The song is a combination of the members' favorite things about Christmas, from Christmas lights to delicious gravy. To go with the song we filmed a music...

The Canfod y Gan crew had a very special day on the 2nd of September 2022 at the official Canfod y Gan Celebration in Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli.  After 3 years of running the project, it was about time we celebrated all the hard work the members, tutors and...

We had a very special day at the National Eisteddfod in Tregaron on the 30th of July.  We heard great performances from the Meirionydd and Arfon groups, with a set that was a perfect mix of original songs written by the groups, and performances of well-known...

Our Arfon group were invited to be part of the Hijix Unity Festival (an intergrated theatre group) in Pontio, Bangor on 29 June. The group performed a mix of popular songs including, Ysbyrs y Nos by Edward H, What About Now by Westlife and Love Yourself by Justin...

The Dwyfor group was invited by the Dementia Service to be part of a Tea Dance which was held in Capel y Trindod, Pwllheli in June. There was plenty of dancing, singing, cakes and cups to keep the group going throughout the afternoon. Our member Merfyn performed a...

Members of our Harlech group were delighted to be back performing live on stage for the first time since 2019 on Saturday. We had a wonderful Saturday morning taking part in the Merched y Wawr conference in Rhydymain on the 14th of May. We heard a great...

It has been a challenging year due to the pandemic but we are delighted that we have been able to re-start our face to face sessions since September. Thank you to everyone for their support. We look forward to a 2022 full of music making. Here’s a special performance...

Alongside Gwynedd Council, Gwynedd Wellbeing Team Llwybrau Llesiant, Canfod y Gân has recognised and celebrated the valuable contribution of carers between June 7th and 13th as part of Carers Week 2021. Without doubt, we as a project fully appreciate the support we...

Back in January after the shock that came before Christmas that we were in another lockdown. It felt different this time. Wouldn't this Christmas be the same, and how long will this lockdown last? We were all facing an uncertain time again. When we got back together...

It's been a year since we all faced our first lockdown. No one knew what was in front of us. A week before the official news we had to take a very difficult decision and postpone each session. I didn't know when we would be able to meet again. It was an uncertain time...

The talented Harlech crew were challenged to record their experiences from the first lockdown. https://vimeo.com/580716825 There was a fantastic response with the crew contributing verbally, with photographs, and countless phone conversations! The group's ideas and...