David Edwards (singer)
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David R Edwards was lead singer of the Welsh
language post-punk/experimental band Datblygu
, was born in Aberteifi, Ceredigion
. The band was formed at an Aberteifi school in 1982. A witty and incisive lyrical talent whose use of language is almost reason in itself to learn Welsh
, according to John Peel
.
As well as Datblygu, David worked with Tŷ Gwydr and pioneering dance act Llwybr Llaethog
on L.L. v T.G. MC DRE (1992), around which time he took up work as a secondary school teacher. Health problems and alcoholism forced Datblygu into retirement after releasing the Putsch double A single in 1995. David himself has since been largely ignored by mainstream Welsh media, but interest was revived after Ankstmusik
rereleased 1993's classic Libertino in a triple disc box set along with the first two studio albums Wyau and Pyst in 2004. Datblygu returned to the studio in 2008 to record a one-off 7" single entitled Cân y Mynach Modern.
David's battle with health problems and alcoholism was chronicled in an O Flaen dy Lygaid documentary, produced by BBC Cymru for S4C
. The programme also features his friend, actress Rhian Ree Davies.
David R Edwards' autobiography, Atgofion Hen Wanc, was published by Y Lolfa
in 2009.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
language post-punk/experimental band Datblygu
Datblygu
Datblygu was an experimental Welsh rock group in the 1980s and early to mid-1990s, now regarded as a catalyst of the new wave of Welsh rock in the early '80s.-History:...
, was born in Aberteifi, Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
. The band was formed at an Aberteifi school in 1982. A witty and incisive lyrical talent whose use of language is almost reason in itself to learn Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, according to John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
.
As well as Datblygu, David worked with Tŷ Gwydr and pioneering dance act Llwybr Llaethog
Llwybr Llaethog
Llwybr Llaethog are an experimental Welsh language band that effectively mix such varied musical genres as rap, dub, reggae, hip hop, and punk in their music....
on L.L. v T.G. MC DRE (1992), around which time he took up work as a secondary school teacher. Health problems and alcoholism forced Datblygu into retirement after releasing the Putsch double A single in 1995. David himself has since been largely ignored by mainstream Welsh media, but interest was revived after Ankstmusik
Ankstmusik
Ankstmusik is a Welsh independent record label formed in 1997 by Emyr Glyn Williams following the dissolution of the Ankst label. Relocating from Cardiff to Pentraeth on Anglesey, Ankstmusik continued pretty much where Ankst left off, releasing material by such bands as Llwybr Llaethog, Datblygu,...
rereleased 1993's classic Libertino in a triple disc box set along with the first two studio albums Wyau and Pyst in 2004. Datblygu returned to the studio in 2008 to record a one-off 7" single entitled Cân y Mynach Modern.
David's battle with health problems and alcoholism was chronicled in an O Flaen dy Lygaid documentary, produced by BBC Cymru for S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
. The programme also features his friend, actress Rhian Ree Davies.
David R Edwards' autobiography, Atgofion Hen Wanc, was published by Y Lolfa
Y Lolfa
Y Lolfa is a Welsh printing and publishing company based in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It publishes a wide variety of books in Welsh and English. It also provides a commercial print service. Y Lolfa was established in 1967 by Robat Gruffudd...
in 2009.