Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau refrain of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The new Royal Badge of Wales adopted in 2008 features this motto. A version of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was written by Lewis Evans, a migrant from Wales to Y Wladfa, a Welsh-speaking settlement in Patagonia, South America. The version penned by Evans is called "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" (The New Country of the Welsh). "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" is played to the same tune as "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The lyrics to "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" are as follows; <poem>Y mae Patagonia yn annwyl i mi, Gwlad newydd y Cymry mwyneiddlon yw hi;
Maesteg Noteworthy mixed choir, and Take Note contemporary vocal group, the most untraditional of the Maesteg choirs. Maesteg Children's Choir hosts many concerts throughout the year, and Curtain Up Youth Theatre has been performing musicals since the turn of the millennium. Maesteg Amateur Operatic Society recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. The Llynfi Valley Amateur Dramatic Society has been performing plays in Maesteg Town Hall for 35 years. Artist Christopher Williams was born in Maesteg in 1873. Six of his paintings are on display in Maesteg Town Hall. The Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau was first performed in Maesteg, in