This
talented harpist
resides in Colwyn
Bay, and was educated a Creuddyn School, Llandudno and
received tuition by many recognised Harp tutors in Wales
- Gwennant Pyrs, Dafydd Huw and Robin James Jones.
He has won in the National Eisteddfod in 1989, 1991
and 1994, also a winner in the Gerdd Dant Festival in
1992.
Around Wales he is a
well known accompanist and is always on demand at
different festivals. He is the resident Harpist for
Bodnant Gardens, North Wales, and Plas Tan y Bwlch,
Maentwrog. Two very popular and award winning venues.
A well
known concert entertainer in Wales, he has also
travelled
abroad - France, Germany, Holland, Canada, Prague,
Switzerland, Edinburgh, Paris and Ireland as a Harp
Soloist and accompanist, appearing and broadcasting on
the BBC network.
He
appeared in the 1,000 voices Festival at the Royal
Albert Hall where he was a guest soloist in 1997, where
he shared a platform with Soprano Rebecca Evans. Other
soloists he has accompanied and shared platforms are
Bryn Terfel, Eirian James, Shan Cothi, Gwyn
Hughes-Jones, Rhys Meirion, John Eifion, Annette
Bryn-Parry, which are just a few to mention.
His
favourites are light music and, or course, Cerdd Dant,
and in his spare time is a keen member of "Côr
Glanaethwy" from Bangor where he accompanies the choir
on harp, and sings with them.
Since
the New millennium he has been very busy, with
travelling abroad, and one special tour was Canada with
the Caernarfon Male Voice Choir.
