Sheep Farming ‘s Got Talent
Two farmers with strong connections to the NSA Wales & Border Ram Sales are part of the Hawkstone Farmers Choir, crowned the winners of Britain’s Got Talent 2026.
Andy Owens and Will Rogers, both in their mid 30s, attended Presteigne Primary School together and successfully applied to join the choir. Andy Owens farms at New House Farm, Marden, Hereford, and is the son of former McCartneys chairman, Glyn Owens, for so long a stalwart of the NSA Wales & Border Ram Sales committee. Will Rogers farms at White Walls, Presteigne, with his father, David, and is an inspector at the main sale.
Andy, who runs 450 Suffolk x mule ewes, arable and a Pumpkin Patch auditioned after his aunt, Carmarthenshire farmer Daphne Evans, urged him to audition. He sang at Hereford Cathedral, where he was also in a rock band. He was a tenor in Manchester University’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Supporting the choir at the Hammersmith Apollo for the final were Glyn Owens, his wife, Debbie, Andy’s wife Sophie and Katie, Andy’s sister.
It is a fantastic achievement for the choir, made up of farmers and rural voices from across the UK, More than just an incredible musical journey, the choir has used its national platform to shine a light on an issue that touches so many people across agriculture and rural industries: mental health.
