Gwyneth Glyn
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Gwyneth Glyn | |
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 Gwyneth Glyn at the Smithsonian Folk Festival 2013 in Washington, D.C. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 14 December 1979 Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Genres | Traditional, Folk |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Awards: Urdd Gobaith Cymru Eisteddfod | |
Gwyneth Glyn (born Gwyneth Glyn Evans, 14 December 1979) is a Welsh language poet and musician.
Biography
[edit]Gwyneth Glyn was born in St David's Hospital in Bangor, Gwynedd, and grew up at her family home in Llanarmon. She was educated at Ysgol Glan y Môr, Pwllheli and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor before going on to gain a first class honours degree in Philosophy and Theology at Jesus College, Oxford.[1][2]
She was a member of the band Coca Rosa and the Dirty Cousins.[3]
She won the Crown at the 1998 Urdd Gobaith Cymru Eisteddfod, and was the Welsh Children's Poet Laureate[4] for 2006–2007.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gwneud Môr a Mynydd (Gwyneth Glyn Evans, Lowri Davies, Esyllt Nest Roberts), June 2000 (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
- Straeon Bolwyn: Bolwyn a'r Dyn Eira Cas, November 2000 (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
- Straeon Bolwyn: Bolwyn yn y Sioe Nadolig, November 2000, (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch])
- Plant Mewn Panig!, October 2004, (Dref Wen)
- Drws Arall i'r Coed (Gwyneth Glyn Evans, Eurgain Haf, Dyfrig Jones, Caryl Lewis, Manon Wyn), February 2005 (Sgript Cymru)
- Cyfres Pen Dafad: Mewn Limbo/Sbinia (Gwyneth Glyn Evans, Bedwyr Rees – CD), July 2005 (Cwmni Recordio Sain)
- Cyfres Pen Dafad: Aminah a Minna, November 2005 (Y Lolfa)
- Dramâu'r Drain: Deryn Mewn Llaw, January 2006 (Y Lolfa)
- Cyfres Codi'r Llenni – Mewn Limbo: Sgript a Gweithgareddau (Gwyneth Glyn Evans, Lowri Cynan), January 2007 (Y Lolfa)
- Cyfres Pen Dafad: Mewn Limbo, May 2007 (Y Lolfa)
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Wyneb dros dro ("A temporary face" [Idiomatically, "temporary surface", used on road signs]), 2005 (Slacyr)
- Tonau ("Waves"), 2007 (Recordiau Gwinllan)
- Cainc ("Branches"), 2011
- Tro ("Turn"), 2017 (Bendigedig)
Singles
[edit]- Paid â Deud ("Don't Say") (collaboration with Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog), 2008 (Sbrigyn Ymborth)
Reception
[edit]Her song 'Can y Cŵn' from 2017 album Tro was nominated for a BBC Radio 2 folk award in February 2018. This was her second nomination, the first was following her involvement in the Songs of Separation Cardiff concert of 2016 featuring British female folk artists, which won the Best Album in 2017.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Wales Music briefing". Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- ^ "Glyn's child laureate 'challenge'". BBC News. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Gwyneth Glyn | Explore the Arts – the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts". Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Academi (2007). "Welsh Children's Poet Laureate". Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ "Full Biography – Gwyneth Glyn". Gwyneth Glyn. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Arts Council of Wales | Gwyneth Glyn nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2018". arts.wales. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Gwyneth Glyn MySpace site
- Gwyneth Glyn at Amazon.com
- Gwyneth Glyn biography from BBC Wales
- http://gwynethglyn.com/en/
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| National | |
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
- Writers from Bangor, Gwynedd
- Musicians from Bangor, Gwynedd
- People educated at Ysgol Glan y Môr
- 21st-century Welsh women singers
- Welsh-language poets
- Welsh guitarists
- Welsh women singer-songwriters
- Welsh singer-songwriters
- Welsh-language singers
- Welsh-speaking musicians
- 21st-century British guitarists
- 21st-century British women guitarists
- People from Llanarmon