Alun Tan Lan (born Alun Evans) is a

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singer-songwriter from the village of

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(nr Abergele). He sings exclusively through the medium of the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...

. When Alun was 14 he formed the punk rock band Dail Te Pawb, He later went on to join Boff Frank Bough playing bass. He used the pseudonym Alun Evansh in those days (c1990) and also produced a cut 'n' paste punk style fanzine called 'Brwas' His first album ''Aderyn Papur'' was co-produced by Toni Schiavone and Mark Roberts, formerly of

Y Cyrff (1983–1991; The Bodies) was a Welsh language indie band in the 1980s, initially formed at the Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy secondary school in Llanrwst, Conwy. The original line-up consisted of Barry Cawley (bass), Emyr Davies (vocals), Dylan Hughes ...

and Catatonia, and was released in 2004 after he returned from living and performing in Ireland. Alun opened for

Gruff Rhys Gruffudd Maredudd Bowen Rhys (; born 18 July 1970) is a Welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author. He performs solo and with several bands, including Super Furry Animals, which obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He formed ...

on his 2005 solo tour and is a long-standing member of Rhys's live band. He has also contributed to solo albums by

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Gorky's Zygotic Mynci were a psychedelic folk and alternative rock band which formed in Carmarthen, Wales, in 1991. The group performed music in both Welsh and English, and they had eight Top 75 singles on the UK Singles Chart during their car ...

front-man

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and was part of his touring band. Under his original name Alun Evans, he is also the guitarist for instrumental surf-rock band

Y Niwl Y Niwl are a surf instrumental band from North Wales, formed in 2009. Its members are Alun Evans (guitar), Llyr Pari (drums), Sion Glyn (bass) and Gruff ab Arwel (organ and guitar). The band's name is pronounced ''Uh Nule'' and means 'The Fog' ...

Awards

In 2005 Alun received the

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awards for Best Male Artist and Best Composer.

Solo discography

*''Aderyn Papur'', Rasal, 2004 *''Y Distawrwydd'', Rasal, 2005 *''Yr Aflonydd'', Aderyn Papur, 2007 *''Cymlau'', double album released on soundcloud.com, 2012

References

External links

Official websiteMyspace profile
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