FOULKES, ROBERT (1743 - 1841), musician
Date of birth: 1743
Date of death: 1841
Gender: Male
Occupation: musician
Area of activity: Eisteddfod; Music; Performing Arts
Author: Robert David Griffith
A native of S. Asaph. He was a glazier by trade. He was well-known as a singer to the harp and was adjudged the best (out of eighteen competitors) in an eisteddfod held at Caerwys, Flintshire, 1798.
He died 24 December 1841.
Author
- Robert David Griffith, (1877 - 1958)
- The Cambro-Briton, iii
- Leathart, Origin and Progress of the Gwyneddigion Society of London (London 1831), 29
- Yr Haul, 1889
- Rhestr gyda nodiadau byrion, o Enwogion Cymreig o 1700 i 1900 (1908)
- [ T. Morgan, Enwogion Cymreig 1700-1900 (1907) ]
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20734331
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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