CD A0044: Telynor Portmeirion

Telynor Portmeirion
Dylan Rowlands

CD Cover:  Telynor Portmeirion

Wonderful mixture of Traditional Welsh Music and other well known tunes from his extensive repertoire of self arrangements used during his years as Official Harpist at Portmeirion.

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Track Listing and Audio Samples

1 Dafydd y Garreg Wen Trad./ arr Rowlands 3.03
2 Canon in D Pachabel / arr Rowlands 3.30
3 All I ask of you Andrew Lloyd Webber / arr Rowlands 3.38
4 Pie Jesu Andrew Lloyd Webber / arr Rowlands 2.50
Amrywiad o alawon Cerdd Dant - Trefniannau Dylan Rowlands
5 Cysgod y Werin J Eirian Jones 1.27
6 Man hyfryd Gwenant Pyrs 1.33
7 Seiriol Gwenant Pyrs 1.59
8 Coed Derw Eleri Owen 1.31
9 Llanerch David Mcbride 2.08
10 Feelings Morris Albert & Louis Gaste / arr Rowlands 3.39
Cadwyn o alawon traddodialdol - Trefniannau Dylan Rowlands
11 Bugeilio'r gwenith Gwyn   1.33
12 Ar lan y mor 1.51
13 Myfanwy 2.44
14 Suo Gan 2.27
15 tra bo Dau 1.43
16 What a wonderful world George Weiss & Bob Thiele / arr Rowlands 6.10
17 My little Welsh Home WS Gwynne Williams / arr Rowlands 2.06
18 y Gadlys Trad./ arr Rowlands 1.52
19 Tros y Garreg Trad./ arr Rowlands 2.11
20 Moon River Henry Mancini / arr Rowlands 2.22
21 Panis Angelicus Cesar Frank / arr Rowlands 3.15
22 y Deryn Pur Trad./ arr Rowlands 3.30
23 Time to say goodbye F Sator & SL Quarantotto / arr Rowlands 4.43

 

CD Notes & Credits

Sleeve Notes

Dylan was born in Llan Ffestiniog. He was taught to play the harp by Gwenllian Dwyryd, then went to the Royal College of Music and Drama in Cardiff and received further lessons from Ann Griffiths. He is a peripatetic teacher and teaches in Primary and Secondary schools all over Gwynedd. As well as being a teacher he is a freelance harpist and is the Official Harpist at Portmerion, where he entertains the visitors at this romantic village.

Dylan plays a Lyon & healy harp, (Style 23, Gold).

DIOLCH YN FAWR IAWN I:-
MAM A DAD - AM EU CEFNOGAETH A MAGWRAETH CARIADUS.
ELUNED - AM FOD YN FFRIND GORAU AC AM EI HELP CYSON.
HYWEL A CATRIN - AM EU HANOGAETH A'U CROESO CYNNES YN EU TY A’R STIWDIO.
MEIC A CORINA - AM EU CEFNOGAETH ERS Y CYCHWYN.
PORTMEIRION / ROBYN LLYWELYN.
GWENLLIAN AC ANN - AM FY NYSGU A RHANNU EU DAWN.
NIGEL AC EURON - AM Y LLYNIAU FFANTASTIG BOB AMSER.
CAPEL BETHLEHEM, GWAELOD Y GARTH - AM GAEL RECORDIO YNO
IM FFRINDIAU FFYDDLON OLL

Album Information

Instruments:     Solo Harp
Genre: Light Music
Format: Audio CD
Our Ref: A0044
MCPS: --
Label: Kissan
Year: 2004
Origin: UK

Artist Information & Contact Details

Dylan Wyn Rowlands comes from a farming family in the Vale of Ffestiniog. He studied the harp with Ann Griffiths for three years at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

He now teaches the harp for the William Mathias School Services in Gwynedd & Anglesey. Being the Residential Harpist of the Portmerion Hotel where he entertains the guests four times a week, he plays at weddings & functions and also appears in concerts. One of his recent tours was to Ireland with the Meibion Prysor Male Voice Choir.

He is an established accompanist in the Urdd National Eisteddfod and the Cerdd Dant Festival. Having played at the Millennium Stadium among a hundred harpists, he enjoys success with his own pupil’s harp ensembles which have won many competitions throughout Wales.

Contact Dylan Rowlands
Telephone 07702 489 824
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Dylan Rowlands Discography

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