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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.
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.
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]
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