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Conductors

Below can be found a list of conductors who have worked with Lewis-Merthyr Band from its origins through to present day.

​For the biography of present Musical Director, Craig Roberts, click here 

The history of Lewis-Merthyr Band is currently in research. If you have any information, documents or artefacts related to the history of the band, please contact us here
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Post-Second World War to Present Day


​2015 to Present

2015 to Present
Craig Roberts

2015 to 2020
Guest Conductor:
Dr. Haydn James

2016 to 2019
Guest Conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes CBE

2018
Guest Conductor
Alun F Williams

2016 / 2018
Guest Conductor
Denis Mahoney

2017
Guest Conductor
Rob Burnett

2016
Guest Conductor
Major Denis Burton

1996 to 2015

2014 to 2015
Guest Conductor
Gavin Pritchard

2008
Guest Conductor
Fred Nicholas

2007 to 2015
Gareth Pritchard

2005 to 2007
Lyndon Price

2003 to 2004
C. Brian Buckley

2003
Guest Conductor
Mike Faro

​1999 to 2003
Laurence Harries

1998
Colin Toghill

1996 to 1998
Nigel Seaman

1996
​Colin Toghill

​1980 to 1995

1995
Denis Mahoney

​1994​
Laurence Harries

1994
Andy Austin

1992 to 1993
Nigel Seaman

1992
Guest Conductor
Melvyn White

1992
Gareth Key

1990 to 1991
Major A. H.  Kenney

1989
Robin Morgan

1986
Guest Conductor
Nigel Seaman

1986 
Guest Conductor
Gareth Key

1985 to 1988
C. Brian Buckley

1984 to 1985
Denzil Stephens

1984
Martin McHale

1983
Lyndon Baglin
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1970 to 1980

1980
Guest Conductor
Gilbert Cook

1977 to 1983
Nigel Seaman

1976 to 1977
Lt Col George Evans

1976 to 1977
Richard Evans

1976 to 1977
Evan Richards

1974 to 1975
David Walton

1974
Guest Conductor
Dennis Masters

1974
Stanley Williams

1973 to 1976
John Harrison

1973
Guest Conductor
Oliver Jones

1972
D. D. Jones

1971 to 1972
P. G. Richards

1971
Guest Conductor
W. B. Hargreaves
(Mansel Thomas)

1970
Guest Conductor
G. Pritchard

​1939 to 1970

​1967 to 1971
Stanley Williams

1965 to 1967
Oliver Jones

1964 to 1965
Ieuan Morgan

1961 to 1962
​H. Morgan

​1949 to 1964
Oliver Jones

1942 to 1949
Charles Victor Woosnam

Pre-Second World War and Merger

The current Lewis Merthyr Band is descended from a number of bands in the Porth area of Rhondda, principally Cymmer Colliery (founded in or before 1855) and Lewis Merthyr Colliery, formerly Lewis Merthyr Temperance, and prior to that Trehafod or Hafod Rechabites Band (founded pre-1893).

We know that Lewis Merthyr and Cymmer were both simultaneously active up to the Second World War. Cymmer Colliery itself closed in 1939, and become an adjunct of the Lewis Merthyr Colliery. It is now confirmed that the bands themselves merged soon after (for the full account, visit the History section of the website here)

Based on historical records, it appears that Lewis Merthyr Colliery may have originally been founded as Trehafod Rechabite Band, later becoming Lewis Merthyr Temperance Band, Lewis Merthyr Colliery Band and finally Lewis Merthyr. Research into the history of the band is ongoing. Any information anyone may have in relation to the history of the band is always of great interest. If you have any information, please contact us here

The known bands and conductors before 1939 are listed below


Cymmer Band

1939/40 to 1942
James V. Martyn​
Cymmer Colliery Military Band
​
1926 to 1939/40
​Percie G. Smith
Cymmer Colliery Military Band

1905 to 1926
George F. Martyn
Cymmer Military Band

​1882 to 1905
Richard Martyn
Cymmer Colliery Band

1879(-) to 1882
James Prestwood
Cymmer Colliery Brass Band

1870 +/-
Samuel Fudge
Cymmer Band

1855
Conductor Unknown
Cymmer Brass Band

​Lewis Merthyr Band

1914
Gus Foxhall
Lewis Merthyr Band

1912 to 1913
A. O. Foxhall
Lewis Merthyr Band

1912
Gus Foxhall
Lewis Merthyr Band

1905 to 1908
J. Locker
Lewis Merthyr Band

1901
R. Davies
Lewis Merthyr Colliery

1900 to 1903
W. R. Dawson
Lewis Merthyr Band

Founded 1879?
​Source: IBEW

Trehafod Rechabites

1898
M. Emanuel
Trehafod Rechabite Band

1895 to 1897
W. D. Williams
Trehafod Rechabite Band

Founded 1893?
Conductor: D. Williams
Source: IBEW

Drum & Fife Band

1897
Mr. J. Boundy
Porth Drum & Fife Band

1894
​Mr Lewis Davies
Cymmer Drum & Fife Band

1878
W. L Hughes
Porth Drum & Fife Band

1878
Unknown
Porth Drum & Fife Band

1877
Unknown
Porth School Drum & Fife Band

1869
Unknown
Porth School Drum & Fife Band

1869
Mr Oke
Porth School Drum & Fife Band

1866
Unknown
Drum & Fife Band

​Porth Brass Band


1899
John Brown

​Active 1870
Samuel Fudge

*Links to historical sources containing references to early conductors of the Lewis-Merthyr and related bands can be found in the History section of the website here
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