Biography ...
Dylan resides in
Colwyn Bay, and was educated a Creuddyn School, Llandudno and received tuition
by many recognised Harp tutors in Wales - Gwennant Pyrs, Dafydd Huw and Robin
James Jones.
Dylan has won in the National Eisteddfod in 1989, 1991 and 1994, also a winner in the Gerdd Dant Festival in 1992.
Around Wales he is a well known accompanist and is always on demand at different festivals. He is the resident Harpist for Bodnant Gardens, North Wales, and Plas Tan y Bwlch, Maentwrog. Two very popular and award winning venues.
A well known concert entertainer in Wales, he has also travelled abroad - France, Germany, Holland, Canada, Prague, Switzerland, Edinburgh, Paris and Ireland as a Harp Soloist and accompanist, appearing and broadcasting on the BBC network.
He appeared in the 1,000 voices Festival at the Royal Albert Hall where he was a guest soloist in 1997, where he shared a platform with Soprano Rebecca Evans. Other soloists he has accompanied and shared platforms are Bryn Terfel, Eirian James, Shan Cothi, Gwyn Hughes-Jones, Rhys Meirion, John Eifion, Annette Bryn-Parry, which are just a few to mention.
His favourites are light music and, or course, Cerdd Dant, and in his spare time is a keen member of "Côr Glanaethwy" from Bangor where he accompanies the choir on harp, and sings with them.
Since the New millennium he has been very busy, with travelling abroad, and one special tour was Canada with the Caernarfon Male Voice Choir.
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