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Charli Britton
John ac Alun (John and Alun) are a Welsh country music duo. They are sometimes accompanied by backing musicians, the best known of whom are Tudur Morgan ( bass guitar), Charli Britton (formerly of the Welsh rock band Edward H. Dafis; d. 2021) and Simon Barton (drummers). Both John Jones and Alun Roberts come from the village of Tudweiliog and they went to school together. Jones is a former blacksmith and JCB driver, whilst Roberts works for Cyngor Gwynedd. Most of their songs are written by themselves, but some have been written by Welsh poets and novelists such as the late Eirug Wyn. They visited Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in 1999, sang and recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The duo have released eight albums in Welsh and one in English. They released their first album ''Yr Wylan Wen/Chwarelwr'' (The Seagull/Quarryman) in 1991, and received a gold disc by their label Sain in 1992 after selling 12,000 copies. John and Alun also have a radio show on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudweiliog
Tudweiliog is a small, predominantly Welsh-speaking village, community and electoral ward on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The population has risen from 801 in 2001 to 970 in 2011. The community includes the small settlement of Llangwnnadl. The community covers just over . Agriculture is the main industry in Tudweiliog, with numerous farms both pastoral and arable. Etymology The village name was often spelt "Tydweiliog" until the 1980s, representing a local pronunciation /tədˈwei̯ljɔɡ/ with an obscure vowel in the first syllable. However, since the publication in 1957 by the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, of a list of recommended official spellings of Welsh place names, where names are spelt in standard Welsh as a general rule, the form Tudweiliog is now in use on signage, pronounced as /tɨ̞dˈwei̯ljɔɡ/ (the "u" is pronounced as a kind of "i"). Colloquially, the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |