Arfon Gwilym

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Arfon Gwilym (born 1 September 1950) is a Welsh folksinger, ballad singer, publisher and musician, originally from , between Dolgellau and Bala in Gwynedd. He is also known as a language campaigner^[1] through his work over the years promoting plygain singing and cerdd dant.

He came to attention at an event in the Ruthin eisteddfod of 1973 called "Tafodau Tân", singing a selection of traditional songs about Marged ferch Ifan.^[2]

He was a reporter for the newspaper Y Cymro for more than ten years and has since settled in the area of Meifod and Llanfyllin in Powys.

Bibliography[]

• Cerddoriaeth y Cymry: Cyflwyniad i Draddodiad Cerddorol Cymru (Y Lolfa, 2007)
• Cymraeg - a startling revival, Dafydd Iwan and Arfon Gwilym interviewed by Rob Gibson, in Burnett, Ray (ed.), Calgacus 3, Spring 1976, pp. 18 – 21, ISSN 0307-2029

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