Dafydd Jones (Dewi Dywyll)
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Dafydd Jones (Dewi Dywyll)
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Dafydd Jones or Dewi Dywyll was a Welsh balladeer. His father was a carpenter in Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, and he was born on the estate of Dolau Bach there. He was also known as Deio'r Cantwr and Dewi Medi. Dafydd Jones gained the name Dewi Dywyll, which means Blind Davy, due to being blinded by accident. He wrote ballads and sang them. He gained his fame for his impromptu singing all over Wales in an age of wandering balladeers who were popular characters. He wrote about 60 ballads — at le
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Welsh balladeer (1803–1868)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dafydd_Jones_(Dewi_Dywyll)
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2023-11-14T00:15:56Z
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