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Edwin Stavros Humphreys is a Welsh musician born in Y Fron in 1963. He is a member of the group Anweledig, whose style is a mixture of
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and rock. He is also a member of
Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion () are a folk-rock group from Wales, who sing both in Welsh and Breton. History Fronted by Prifardd () Twm Morys, Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion are a major figure in the history of Welsh folk revival in the early 1990s. Thei ...
. He runs a small studio in his home in Pentreuchaf in North West Wales. He was nicknamed ''Edwin "Chwarae fo powb" Humphreys'' by Welsh magazine '' Golwg''.


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Welsh multi-instrumentalists People from Llandwrog 1963 births Living people {{UK-musician-stub