
Trebor Mai
Robert Williams (25 May 1830 - 5 August 1877), usually referred to by his bardic name Trebor Mai, was a Welsh language poet, born at Ty'n-yr-ardd near Llanrhychwyn, near Llanrwst, in the old county of Caernarfonshire, the son of a tailor. He was educated at a local Llanrhychwyn school and for a period attended the free school at Llanrwst. Around 1843, he moved with his family to Llanrwst and he applied himself to his father's craft. After he married on 13 October 1854 he commenced business as a tailor himself in Llanrwst, and remained there for the rest of his life. He died in 1877, aged 47. Trebor Mai is chiefly remembered today for his englynion. He published two small volumes in his lifetime, Fy Noswyl (1861) and Y Geninen (1869). The contents of these with large additions were published posthumously as Gwaith Barddonol Trebor Mai (Isaac Ffoulkes, Liverpool, 1883). |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 25, 1830 (Llanrhychwyn), Died August 5, 1877
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
Notes: Trebor Mai was the bardic name used by Welsh poet Robert Williams (not the same as author Robert Folkestone Williams).
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-27546 | 10-in. | 2/13/1923 | Chwifiwn faner | John George | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Trebor Mai," accessed December 3, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114098.
Trebor Mai. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 3, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114098.
"Trebor Mai." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 3 December 2023.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Trebor Mai, 1830-1877 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008057564
Wikidata: Robert Williams (Trebor Mai) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7351121
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