Gwyneth Glyn
Encyclopedia
Gwyneth Glyn is a Welsh language
poet
and musician
.
. She was educated at Ysgol Glan y Môr
, Pwllheli
and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor
, she went on to gain a first class honours degree in Philosophy and Theology at Jesus College, Oxford
.
She won the Crown at the 1998 Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Eisteddfod, and was the Welsh Children's Poet Laureate for 2006-2007.
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
Biography
Glyn was born in St David's Hospital in Bangor, and grew up at her family home in LlanarmonLlanarmon
Llanarmon could refer to one of several villages in Wales:*Llanarmon, Gwynedd*Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, near Wrexham*Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, a small settlement and parish in Powys...
. She was educated at Ysgol Glan y Môr
Ysgol Glan y Môr
Ysgol Glan y Môr is a comprehensive school in the market town of Pwllheli in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The school serves a large part of the Llŷn Peninsula .-History:...
, Pwllheli
Pwllheli
Pwllheli is a community and the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It has a population of 3,861, of which a large proportion, 81 per cent, are Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of Albert Evans-Jones -...
and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor , also known as CMD, is a college in Gwynedd, Wales at Dolgellau, serving the areas of Meirionydd and Dwyfor. It has a bilingual language policy and offers the possibility of studying most subjects through the medium of Welsh...
, she went on to gain a first class honours degree in Philosophy and Theology at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
.
She won the Crown at the 1998 Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Urdd Gobaith Cymru
dde|200px|thumb|The Urdd logoUrdd Gobaith Cymru, literally, the Welsh League of Hope, but normally translated as the Welsh League of Youth, or merely referred to as the Urdd, is a Welsh-medium youth movement with over 1,500 branches and over 50,000 members...
Eisteddfod, and was the Welsh Children's Poet Laureate for 2006-2007.
Albums
- Wyneb dros dro, 2005, (Slacyr)
- Tonau, 2007 (Recordiau Gwinllan)
- Cainc, 2011
Singles
- "Paid a Deud" [collaboration with Cowbois Rhos BotwnnogCowbois Rhos BotwnnogCowbois Rhos Botwnnog are a three piece band consisting of brothers from Rhos Botwnnog, between the villages of Botwnnog and Llaniestyn in the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales. They experiment with country, folk and rock music...
], 2008, (Sbrigyn Ymborth)