This collection includes interviews, photos, music samples, and related materials documenting the Welsh-heritage-influenced hymn singing events—or “gymanfa ganu”—in the Remsen area in the southwest part of New York’s North Country. These materials were gathered as part of a broader project documenting music in and around the Black River Valley region of Northern New York.

Interviews:

Dilys Cotton

Dwight Putnam (including Welsh song fragment)

Gail Putnam

Paul and Barb Credle (organizers of French Rd. Service)

Bob Jones (long-time leader of services, now retired)

Rebecca Williams (daughter of Jay Williams, current leader of services)

Additional recordings:

French Rd. Service excerpts

Fall Gymanfa Ganu (Hymn Sing) segments