Dafydd Iwan

Dafydd Iwan ( born August 24, 1943 in Brynaman, Carmarthenshire ) is a Welsh singer, entrepreneur and politician. He was president of the nationalist party Plaid Cymru ( Party of Wales) and has been working for decades in his songs and his policies for a free and independent of England Wales.

Dafydd Iwan Jones spent most of his youth in Bala, Gwynedd before attending the University of Wales in Cardiff. During this time he became known as singer-songwriter, who wrote in Welsh folk music and played.

Musical career

Ivan's earliest pieces were Welsh translations of American folk songs and protest singers, including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. Soon, however, Dafydd Iwan began to write first own ballads. The best known of these were of a political nature to the investiture of Prince Charles Prince of Wales, he wrote in 1969, for example, the satirical song Carlo ( "Charlie" ).

Self -written love songs and variations of traditional Welsh folk songs were, however, equally to his repertoire.

In the late 1960s, the media were aware of him, this both because of his music as well as for his political activities, which brought him in 1970 in the struggle for equality of the Welsh language a prison stay. This experience he worked in the song Pam fod eira'n wyn? ( " Why is snow white ?")

During the 1970s to Dafydd Iwan ( and his songs ) dealt with topics such as Chile under Pinochet, the autonomous self-government for Wales, the Vietnam War and the troubles in Northern Ireland. His internationalism continued in the following year, he treated in his songs topics such as the massacre at Tiananmen Square (1989 ), the Gulf War (1990) and open-pit mining in the valleys of South Wales (1995). His biggest success to date, which published in 1981, " Yma O ​​Hyd " ( " Still here " ) has become in his home into a kind of anthem.

1982 and 1983 undertook Dafydd Iwan two tours with the folk group Ar Log, from which also emerged plates. The musical standard of Ar Log lifted Ivan's own stage presence to a new level. The success with Ar Log led him to continue performing publicly in clubs, community halls, Eisteddfod events, party evenings and similar events across Wales.

Around the turn of the century Dafydd Iwan announced to occur not more regularly, sometimes he does this continue. The end of his musical career coincided in the Welsh policy with the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales and the advent of a new generation.

Public life

Dafydd Iwan was one of the founders of the most important Welsh record label Sain Cyf Recordiau whose business he still heads today.

For his many years of service to the Welsh language, he was appointed honorary member of the Welsh bard Community Gorsedd Ynys Prydain at the National Eisteddfod Beirdd Bangor 1971.

Dafydd Iwan was 2003-2010 president of Plaid Cymru. He was seen as a unifying force in the party, who had to survive in the years before some debilitating divisions.

Dafydd Iwan was until 2008 a member of Plaid Cymru in Gwynedd County Council.

Albums

  • Yma Mae ' Nghân (1972 )
  • Mae'r Darnau yn Disgyn i'w Lle (1976 )
  • Carlo a Chaneuon Eraill (1977 )
  • 20 o Ganeuon Gorau
  • I'r Gad (1977 )
  • Bod yn Rhydd (1979 )
  • Dan Ar (Live) (1981 )
  • Rhwng Hwyl a Thaith ( with Ar Log) (1982 )
  • Yma o Hyd ( with Ar Log) (1983 )
  • Gwinllan a Roddwyd (1986 )
  • Dal I Gredu (1991 )
  • Caneuon Gwerin (1994)
  • Cân Celt (1995 )
  • Y Caneuon Cynnar (early recordings ) ( 1998)
  • Yn FYW Cyfrol 1 ( live album) (2001)
  • Yn FYW Cyfrol 2 (Live Album) (2002)
  • Goreuon Dafydd Iwan (2006)
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