Gwyneth Glyn (born Gwyneth Glyn Evans, 14 December 1979) is a

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...

poet and musician.

Biography

Gwyneth Glyn was born in St David's Hospital in

Bangor, Gwynedd Bangor (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north Wales. It is the oldest city in Wales. Historic counties of Wales, Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the community had a ...

, and grew up at her family home in Llanarmon. She was educated at Ysgol Glan y Môr,

Pwllheli Pwllheli ( ; ) is a market town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula (), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011, which declined slightly to 3,947 in 2021; a large proportion (81%) were Welsh language, Welsh speaking. ...

and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor before going on to gain a first class honours degree in Philosophy and Theology at

Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship ...

. She was a member of the band Coca Rosa and the Dirty Cousins. She won the Crown at the 1998

Urdd Gobaith Cymru Urdd Gobaith Cymru (; simply known as the Urdd) is Wales' largest youth organisation. It provides sports, arts, volunteering, apprenticeship, outdoor pursuits, humanitarian, international and residential opportunities for children and young peo ...

Eisteddfod In Welsh culture, an ''eisteddfod'' is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. The term ''eisteddfod'', which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: , meaning 'sit', and , meaning 'be', means, a ...

, and was the Welsh Children's Poet Laureate for 2006–2007.

Bibliography

* ''Gwneud Môr a Mynydd'' (Gwyneth Glyn Evans, Lowri Davies, Esyllt Nest Roberts), June 2000 (

Gwasg Carreg Gwalch Gwasg Carreg Gwalch () is a publishing company based in Llanrwst, Wales. They specialise in publishing works in the Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is ...

) * ''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 Y Lolfa ( Welsh for ''The Lounge'', ) is a Welsh printing and publishing company based in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion, in Mid-Wales. It publishes a wide variety of books in Welsh and English. It also provides a commercial print service. Y Lolfa was ...

) * ''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

Albums

* ''Wyneb dros dro'' ("A temporary face" diomatically, "temporary surface", used on road signs, 2005 (Slacyr) * ''Tonau'' ("Waves"), 2007 (Recordiau Gwinllan) * ''Cainc'' ("Branches"), 2011 * ''Tro'' ("Turn"), 2017 (Bendigedig)

Singles

* ''Paid â Deud'' ("Don't Say") (collaboration with

Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog are a Welsh folk band consisting of three brothers from Rhos Botwnnog, between the villages of Botwnnog and Llaniestyn on the Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, and accompanying musicians and singers. They experiment with co ...

), 2008 (Sbrigyn Ymborth)

Reception

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 Songs of Separation was a music project created in the aftermath of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to explore through the medium of music ideas of separation. It was organised by double-bass player Jenny Hill and brought together t ...

Cardiff concert of 2016 featuring British female folk artists, which won the Best Album in 2017.

References

External links

Gwyneth Glyn MySpace site

Gwyneth Glyn at Amazon.com

Gwyneth Glyn biography from BBC Wales
* http://gwynethglyn.com/en/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Glyn, Gwyneth 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