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Biography
Dylan has received tuition by many recognised Harp tutors in Wales and has won many prestigious awards at festivals and events throughout Wales.
Dylan has also traveled abroad as a Harp soloist and accompanist, appearing and broadcasting on the BBC network. He has also performed at the Royal Albert Hall sharing a platform with Soprano Rebecca Evans and many other established performers.He has also released 3 CDs with record company Sain. The first was released in 2000, the second in 2002, and recently his new album in August 2004. Audio samples from these 3 CDs can now be found on the Gallery Page.
Dylan Cernyw peforms on Lyon & Healy Silver Silhouette Electric Harp, Salvi Aurora Harp, Venus Paragon Gold Harp, Folk and late Erard Gothic Harp, depending on occassion and recital.
Dylan Cernyw is available for: Church Weddings, Civil Weddings, Solo Recitals, Concert Tours, Private Functions, Receptions, After Dinner Recitals, Tuition. (see Bookings)
Dylan resides in Colwyn Bay, and was educated at Ysgol Y 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 Cerdd Dant Festival in 1992.
Around Wales Dylan is a well known accompanist and is always on demand at different festivals and events. He is the resident Harpist for Bodnant Gardens, North Wales, The Imperial Hotel, Llandudno and Plas Tan y Bwlch, Maentwrog; three very popular and award winning venues. 
A well known concert entertainer in Wales, he has also travelled abroad, playing in France, Germany, Holland, Canada, Prague, Switzerland, Paris and Ireland as a Harp Soloist and accompanist.
He appeared in the 1,000 voices Festival at the Royal Albert Hall where he was a guest soloist in 1997, and shared a platform with Soprano Rebecca Evans. Other soloists with whom he has accompanied and shared platforms are Bryn Terfel, Eirian James, Shân Cothi, Gwyn Hughes-Jones, Rhys Meirion, John Eifion and Annette Bryn-Parry to name just a few.
Dylan has also accompanied soprano singer Kathryn Jenkins and X Factor star Rhydian Roberts at concerts around the UK.
His favourites style is light music and of course Cerdd Dant!
In his spare time, Dylan has been a member of “Côr Glanaethwy” of Ysgol Glanaethwy in Bangor where he sang and also accompanied the choir on the harp.
More recently Dylan travelled to Shaoxing, China with Ysgol Glanaethwy who were competing in the World Choir Olympics. Dylan sang with the senior choir and accompanied the youth choir on the harp.