Meinir Gwilym

Meinir Gwilym
Gwilym headlining the Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival, 2014
Gwilym headlining the Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival, 2014
Background information
Birth nameMeinir Elin Gwilym
Born (1983-03-31) 31 March 1983 (age 41)
OriginLlangristiolus, Wales
Genres
OccupationSinger
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • acoustic guitar
Years active2002–present
Websitemeinirgwilym.com

Meinir Elin Gwilym (born 31 March 1983) is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, "Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad" in 2002. Her website claims that she is amongst the best-selling Welsh language musicians in history.[1]

Gwilym worked as a radio presenter on the afternoon request show for Radio Cymru, the BBC's Welsh-language service, alongside Dylan Wyn.[2] She now works on S4C's nightly magazine show Wedi 7, and presents weekend shows on Heart Cymru in Anglesey and Gwynedd.

  1. ^ "MeinirGwilym.com". Meinirgwilym.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 19 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine