Geraint Jarman

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Geraint Jarman
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Background information
Born1950 (age 7273)
Origin Cardiff, Wales
Genres Folk, post punk, reggae, rock, ska
Occupation(s)Musician, poet, television producer
Years active1967–present
Labels Sain, ankstmusic
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Album cover of Môrladron

Geraint Jarman (born 1950 in Denbigh) is a Welsh musician, poet and television producer whose career dates back to the early years of Welsh popular music. He has recorded many albums as a solo artist and with his band Geraint Jarman a'r Cynganeddwyr.

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Career

Jarman grew up in Cardiff and his career began in the 1960s as a poet and composer, writing for Heather Jones  [ cy ]. [1] He was a member of Y Bara Menyn  [ cy ] with Jones and Meic Stevens before establishing himself as a solo artist. [1] He also wrote "Y Brawd Houdini", one of Stevens' most popular recordings. He introduced genres such as reggae into Welsh music and released many albums as a solo artist and with his band as Geraint Jarman a'r Cynganneddwyr (Geraint Jarman and the Poets, referring to the cynghanedd techniques of formal Welsh poetry), his first album (Gobaith Mawr y Ganrif) released in 1976 by Sain. [1] [2] In the late 1970s he was championed by John Peel who introduced him to a wider audience through his BBC Radio 1 show.

Gruff Rhys, in the liner notes of the Welsh Rare Beat album, paid tribute to Jarman's influence, stating "Jarman helped to sever ties with Celtic folk and serve as a bridge to a new wave of post punk/post Sain Welsh language artists in the 1980s and beyond who had a less self-conscious relationship with their Welsh identity." [3] The BBC described him as the "father of Welsh rock". [4]

Jarman co-produced the S4C television show Fideo 9, which gave important exposure to a later generation of Welsh bands. [1] [5] He has also had several volumes of poetry published, including Cerbyd Cydwybod (2012, Gomer Press).

Personal life

Jarman is married to actress Nia Caron, with whom he has two daughters, Hanna and Mared; Mared, the couple's youngest daughter, is an actress living with Stargardt disease. [6] Jarman also has a daughter, Lisa, from his first marriage to Heather Jones. [7]

His autobiography, Twrw Jarman, was published in 2011.

Discography

Compilations

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References

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  2. Koch, John T. (2006) Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO Ltd., ISBN   978-1851094400, p. 1769
  3. Rhys, Gruff (2005) Welsh Rare Beat liner notes, Finders Keepers Records
  4. "Geraint Jarman", BBC (in Welsh). Retrieved 15 February 2014
  5. Owens, David (2000) Cerys, Catatonia And The Rise Of Welsh Pop, Ebury Press, ISBN   978-0091874124
  6. "Disability and sex is still a taboo, says Mared Jarman". BBC News . 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. Mainwaring, Rachel (2013) "Living with Stargardst disease: How a Welsh woman is determined to live life to the full despite her deteriorating eyesight", Wales Online, 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014