TANNER, PHILIP (1862 - 1950), folk singer
Name: Philip Tanner
Date of birth: 1862
Date of death: 1950
Gender: Male
Occupation: folk singer
Area of activity: Music; Performing Arts
Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins
Date of birth: 1862
Date of death: 1950
Gender: Male
Occupation: folk singer
Area of activity: Music; Performing Arts
Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins
Born at Llangennith (Gower), 16 February 1862. He was a weaver, born of a long line of weavers, and was the last to wear ‘Gower tweed’. In his early days, he often acted as ‘bidder’ at weddings. He remembered a considerable number of old Gower folk-songs, and also the traditional ‘reels’ and ‘hornpipies’ of that countryside, and with his help these were recorded by the Gower Society. He died 19 February 1950, at Penmaen in Gower.
Author
- Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, (1881 - 1969), Bangor
- Western Mail, 20 February 1950;
- Baner ac Amserau Cymru, 22 February 1950.
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Phil Tanner
Further Reading
- Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15998021
Additional Links
Published date: 2001
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