A number of traditions originating outside of classical concert music have enriched the choral repertoire as well as provided new outlets to composers:*At the end of the 19th century, male voice choirs became popular with the coal miners of South Wales, and numerous choirs were established including the Treorchy Male Choir, Morriston Orpheus Choir and Cor Meibion Pontypridd male voice choirs.
* در اواخر قرن نوزدهم گروه‌های کر مردان با اقدامات کارگران معدن زغال سنگ جنوب ولز با محبوبیتی روزافزون روبرو شد، که حاصل آن تاسیس گروه‌های کر متعددی از جمله Treorchy Male Choir، Morriston Orpheus Choir و Cor Meibion Pontypridd Male voice choirs بود.