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HUWS, ALUN 'SBARDUN' (1948 - 2014), musician and composer career in television, working in turn as a researcher, producer and director for HTV Wales and the BBC. He married Gwenno Peris Jones on 29 May 1978. In spite of a long and successful career in broadcasting, Alun, or 'Sbardun' as he was known to all, will be best remembered for his musical talent and his important and prolific contribution to the contemporary Welsh language music scene. During his time
ROBERTS, ROBERT (Bob Tai'r Felin; 1870 - 1951), folk singer miller ensured the popularity and survival of songs such as Mari Fach fy Nghariad, Moliannwn, Gwenno Penygelli, etc. In 1959 Haydn Morris edited the book Caneuon Bob Tai'r Felin, which was published by Snell, Swansea. He died 30 November 1951 and was buried at Llanycil cemetery, near Bala. In 1961, Llwyd o'r Bryn's appeal for donations was instrumental in erecting a memorial to the singing miller on

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