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GRIFFITH, MORGAN WILLIAM (Pencerdd Mynwy; 1855 - 1925), musician Born in August 1855 at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, where his father was precentor at a Congregational church; another account says that Griffith was born at Clydach, Glamorganshire. In 1876 he went to Aberystwyth where he pursued courses in music for three years under Dr. Joseph Parry; during this period as student he was one of two accompanists at the first performance of ' Blodwen,' Joseph
HAYCOCK, BLODWEN MYFANWY (1913 - 1963), artist and author
HOWELLS, GERAINT WYN (Baron Geraint), (1925 - 2004), farmer and politician Born on 15 April 1925, the son of David John and Mary Blodwen Howells, of Brynglas, Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Ponterwyd Primary School and Ardwyn Grammar School, before he returned to farm with his father. Howells and his parents used Welsh as their first language and they were closely involved in the cultural life of the village; David John Howells served as secretary of the
HUGHES, HYWEL STANFORD (1886 - 1970), cattle breeder, benefactor and Welsh nationalist Born 24 April 1886, at Mold, Flintshire, youngest child and only son of Owen Hughes, minister (Meth.), and his wife, Elizabeth. His sisters were leading members of the suffragette movement, particularly Vyrnwy, who achieved prominence as a journalist and Daily Mail columnist under the pseudonym Anne Temple. Both she and her sisters, Morfudd and Blodwen, became friends of Mrs. Pankhurst. One of
JONES, GWILYM RICHARD (Gwilym Aman; 1874 - 1953), musician, conductor of choirs and singing festivals, hymnist from the works of the great composers left a great influence in the Amman Valley. He was a member of Gorsedd y Beirdd and a skilled writer of englynion; some of his hymns are in modern hymnals. He married, on 16 April 1925, Blodwen, the daughter of Evan Jones and Jane (née Edwards) of Gellimanwydd, at the Christian Temple. He died 3 February 1953 and was buried in Gellimanwydd cemetery on the
PARRY, JOSEPH (1841 - 1903), musician composer of songs, choruses, anthems, hymns, and some instrumental works. He composed several operas, of which 'Blodwen' (1880) had some 500 performances by 1896. Among his other larger works were the oratorios, 'Emmanuel' (1880), 'Saul' (1892), and the cantata 'Nebuchadnezzar' (1884). He lectured and wrote much to periodicals. His romantic career, unflagging industry, fluent talent, and professional
PARRY-WILLIAMS, Sir THOMAS HERBERT (1887 - 1975), author and scholar T. H. Parry-Williams was born on 21 September 1887 to Henry Parry-Williams (1858-1925) and Ann, née Morris (1859-1926), at Rhyd-ddu, Arfon. Christened 'Tom' (not 'Thomas'), he was the second of six children, the siblings being Blodwen, Willie, Oscar, Wynne and Eurwen. Literary tendencies can be seen on both maternal and paternal sides of the family. The brother of Ann, R. R. Morris, was a
ROWLANDS, DAVID (Dewi Môn; 1836 - 1907), Congregational minister and college principal was a member of the Brecknock Education Committee for many years and was a strong supporter of the University of Wales. He was chairman of the Union of Welsh Independents in 1902. His literary work was varied. He was joint-editor of Y Dysgedydd for a period, collaborated with D. E. Jenkins, Liverpool, to edit a volume of sermons [wrote the English words for 'Blodwen,' an opera by Dr. Joseph Parry
THOMAS, STAFFORD HENRY MORGAN (1896 - 1968), minister (Presb.) and poet ministry at Melingryddan, Neath (1923-26); Nazareth, Aberdare (1926-27); Holywell and Bagillt (1927-32); Maenan, Penmaen-mawr (1932-65, with Gatws, Bangor, 1956-65). In 1926 he married Blodwen Griffith, Llanfair Talhaearn, and they had a daughter. He died 6 December 1968. He contributed much, in prose and in verse, to Y Goleuad and Y Drysorfa. He won prizes at the National Eisteddfod for elegies to T
WALTERS, THOMAS GLYN (WALTER GLYNNE; 1890 - 1970), tenor as a lyrical singer; he was known in particular for his rendering of ballads, but he was also a good tenor in oratorios, and in 1935 he recorded arias from Handel's Messiah. Among his Welsh records there are parts from Blodwen by Joseph Parry and ballads, some of which are to the vocal accompaniment of the Welsh Miners' Quartet from the Llanelli area. He took part in complete recordings of The
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM MORRIS (1883 - 1954), quarryman, choir conductor, soloist and cerdd dant adjudicator resources of the church to present cantatas, the operetta Esther and the opera Blodwen. The augmented Blodwen company visited 14 areas in Gwynedd between 1945 and 1947. But the choir which made his name best known as a director and conductor was Tanygrisiau children's choir which won first prize in the chief children's choir competition at the national eisteddfod several times - Bangor 1931, Aberavon 1932

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