DAVIES
,
HUGH THOMAS
(
1881
-
1969
),
musician, writer, and one of the pioneers of
Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru
;
b.
5 Apr. 1881
at
Y Felin Uchaf
,
Glanconwy, Denb.
, son of
Richard
Davies
and his wife
Eunice
(née
Williams
)
. He m.,
4 Sept. 1909
,
Margaret
, daughter of
Griffith R.
Jones
,
minister (B)
of
Ffordd Las
,
Glanconwy
, and they had five children, all of whom became interested in
Welsh
traditional cultural activities. As the
surveyor
for
Conwy
,
H.T.
Davies
lived for some time in
Liverpool
and then at
Glanconwy
, but moved in
1919
to
Tywyn, Mer.
, where he spent the rest of his life as an
architect
,
surveyor
and
health officer
. His chief interests were religion and music, and he made a significant contribution in his immediate circle and nationally in both fields. He was one of the founders of
Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru
on
10 Nov. 1934
, and served as
president
of the Society and was its
treasurer
for 12 yrs. He was a
national adjudicator
, a prolific
‘setter’ of words
and a
composer of airs to which words could be set for
penillion
singing
. He
taught many parties, soloists and choirs in the art of singing to the harp (
cerdd dant
)
who came to the fore at
national
eisteddfodau
and
cerdd dant
festivals
. His contribution in this field was appreciated by the members of the Society of which he was made an
honorary life member
. He d.
14 Mar. 1969
.
Bibliography:
-
Information from his daughter,
Margaret Eunice Williams, Aberystwyth
.
Author:
Dr Aled Lloyd Davies, Mold
