Biography
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Hogia'r Wyddfa
Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 2001
Members: Arwel Jones, Myrddin Owen, Richard Huw Morris, Elwyn Wilson Jones, Vivian Williams (2)
Hogia’r Wyddfa is a five-piece band with a career in Welsh-language entertainment that has lasted for over fifty years.The band was formed in 1963.After many EP recordings for DRYW, they recorded their first album with Sain in 1974; this was the first of many. They were among the first Sain artists to receive a Gold Disc for record sales.
The original members were Arwel Jones, Myrddin Owen, Vivian Parry, Elwyn Jones, and accompanist Richard Huw Morris, whose playing style was a prominent part of their appeal.