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Triawd Y Coleg
Triawd y Coleg (the College Trio) were a Welsh Close and open harmony, close harmony group formed at University of Wales, Bangor, University College of North Wales, Bangor in 1945 and comprising Meredydd Evans, Cledwyn Jones and Robin Williams. The trio achieved national fame as regulars on the Welsh language light entertainment radio programme ''Noson Lawen'' in the 1940s, and have been described as "perhaps the first Welsh-language pop group". History The group formed in 1945 whilst the three members, Meredydd Evans (colloquially known as Merêd), Cledwyn Jones and Robin Williams, were students at the University of Wales, Bangor, University College of North Wales, Bangor. The trio became a popular act on stage, performing songs written mainly by Meredydd Evans including "Triawd y Buarth" (The Farmyard Trio). Evans used a folk music sensibility for the group's repertoire, composing original songs but often borrowing elements from popular pieces and adapting existing songs from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor (; ) is a cathedral city and community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ... in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is the oldest city in Wales. Historic counties of Wales, Historically part of Caernarfonshire, it had a population of 18,322 in 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics. Landmarks include Bangor Cathedral, Bangor University, Garth Pier, and the Menai Suspension Bridge and Britannia Bridge which connect the city to the Anglesey, Isle of Anglesey. History The origins of the city date back to the founding of a monastic establishment on the site of Bangor Cathedral by the Celtic saint Deiniol in the early 6th century AD. itself is an old Welsh word for a wattled enclosure, such as the one that originally surrounded the cathedral site. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
