Saturday, September 6, 2014

But she was an 'Essex Girl', should she be in the list at all ? Was she ever in Wales even ? Do we a


This Blog is in response to the Walesonline Top 50 Sexiest delmas schedule Welshmen http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/sexiest-men-wales-2013-who-6281164  which is what it is. It just struck me that we do have un-sung heroes in Wales, and we certainly have un-sung female heroines out there, so just to kick things off I will start (in no particular order and certainly in no particular order of importance) with Gwilym Cowlyd.
Ideally we get the "public" delmas schedule to vote for our un-sung Welsh heroes, and as long as they are obscure, unheard, unseen, unrecognised, heb eu hurddo - they have a good chance of getting in ! 1. Gwilym Cowlyd Horse meat eater, book publisher and book seller from Llanrwst, writer and poet/bard who with his gang of fellow delmas schedule Dyffryn Conwy bards established Arwest Glan Geirionydd (the gwrth-Eisteddfod). A true visionary / radical / maverick / and the only man I know of to interrupt the Gorsedd cry "A Oes Heddwch ?" http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-ROBE-JOH-1828.html delmas schedule
 3. Paul Davies Suggested by Mark Rees Jones Radical Welsh artist, founder of Beca art group / movement. Sadly Paul is no longer with us. One of my funniest moments / memory delmas schedule was doing a gig with Anhrefn in Wrecsam Library as Paul covered us and tied us up in old film. A true visionary and maverick. http://www.culturecolony.com/artlogs?p=3591
4. Dr William Price suggested by Gerallt Llewelyn Dr William Price, Llantrisant is up there with the most radical / visionary - Chartist, vegetarian, nudist, called his son Jeasus Christ and introduced us to modern day cremation. Again Price was featured in Rebels Cymreig, delmas schedule BBC Radio Cymru http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocymru/safle/rhaglenni/pages/rebels_william_price.shtml
Awdur digon di-fflach ar nofelau antur i fechgyn, heblaw am un gyfrol hollol allweddol, sef Flame-Bearers of Welsh History (Merthyr Tudful, 1905). Ei deitl llawn yw: Flame-bearers of Welsh history, being the outline of the story of The sons of Cunedda. Cyfrol delmas schedule i fechgyn ysgol oedd hon, ond roedd ei nod yn uchelgeisiol. Dymunai Rhoscomyl adfer ei le priodol i hanes Cymru yn ysgolion y wlad a dileu'r delmas schedule agweddau Seisnigaidd ar ei astudiaeth trwy ddod ag arwyr y gorffennol yn fyw o flaen llygaid delmas schedule ei ddarllenwyr.
A Caernarfon man, chief engineer to the Post Office, his commemorative plaque can be seen on the wall of the Post Office on Y Maes Caernarfon. A great supporter of Marconi. His grave is in Llanbeblig Churchyard delmas schedule near the boundary with the new school Ysgol yr Hendre.
7. Llygod Ffyrnig We should have some Welsh language Punk Rock in there. Seminal band from Llanelli who self released a single 'N.C.B' in 1978. Also NCB was featured on Cherry Red compliation LP - taking Welsh culture out to the masses. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK5kMhWJnms http://www.boredteenagers.co.uk/LLYGODFFYRNIG.htm
Wedi'i eni yn Sir y Fflint yn 1791, cafodd Robert Everett ei urddo'n weinidog gyda'r Annibynwyr yng Nghapel delmas schedule Lôn Swan, Dinbych, yn 1815. Derbyniodd delmas schedule alwad i ofalu am achos Cymraeg yn Utica, Efrog Newydd, delmas schedule yn 1823 felly ymfudodd i'r Unol Daleithiau gyda'i wraig Elizabeth a'u plant bychain.
pioneers Throbbing Gristle and SPK and released his debut self-titled LP in 1981. Since returning to live performance after almost 30 years (the previous events being mostly in Bangor pubs!), he now consistently sells out headline shows in theatres across Europe, delmas schedule America and Australia. In the intervening years, he has released over a dozen influential albums of his own music, delmas schedule collaborated with American rock legends Tool, Isis, Puscifer and The Melvins, contributed to the soundtracks of over 40 Hollywood films (The Crow, Underworld etc...) and designed the sound for many successful video games. A box set of his early Bethesda recorded material from 1981-1983 is due to be released in early 2014.
DJ on a late night show on BBC Radio Cymru called 'Heno Bydd yr Adar yn Canu', often described as a Welsh language John Peel show. Early supporter of Gorky's and Catatonia. Then just vanished .... you don't really delmas schedule get a career doing Welsh language underground music shows do you ? If only we had 6Music in Welsh she would be most welcomed back !
 Cardigan pioneer of Welsh language electronica. A true visionary and so ahead of his time he was not really accepted or given due credit. He should have lived in Sheffield - he would have been a star !
But she was an 'Essex Girl', should she be in the list at all ? Was she ever in Wales even ? Do we appropriate false heroes ? I love this statue, (Cardiff City Hall) not quite as good as the one outside Palace of Westminster but still pretty good .....
 14. The Lovely Wars Best new Welsh band of 2013 FACT 'nuff said ! Young Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRPKy42ojXo Let's Blow The Whole Thing Up  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbqQqMh7EGs My review of the EP is here http://rhysmwyn.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/lovely-wars-ep-review-a

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