page_title: Pontypridd
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Pontypridd / Entertainment and social history / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: A memorial in Ynysangharad Park (Pontypridd, south Wales) to Evan James and James James, composers of the Welsh national anthem
context_page_description: Pontypridd is both the county town of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales and a community. Often colloquially known as "Ponty", it is 12 miles north of Cardiff.
context_section_description: The Welsh national anthem ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ (Land of my Fathers) was composed in Pontypridd by local poets/musicians Evan James and James James.
  Pontypridd was home to the eccentric Dr. William Price who performed the first modern cremation in the United Kingdom.
  Pontypridd hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1893.
  Côr Meibion Pontypridd (Pontypridd Male Voice Choir) 
  Pontypridd is home to the world renowned International Welsh Poetry Competition. 
  Tom Jones, born on 7 June 1940 at 57 Kingsland Terrace, Treforest, and the world-famous son of Pontypridd frequently references his hometown in interviews. A 65th birthday concert was held at the town's Ynysangharad Park at which he headlined.
caption: A memorial in Ynysangharad Park to Evan James and James James, composers of the Welsh national anthem
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