Bryn Fôn (born 27 August 1954) is a Welsh actor and singer-songwriter.Interview with BBC Cymru He also became the first artist to play live on BBC Radio Cymru in 1977.Erthygl byr ar wefan BBC Cymru.
Biography Bryn Fôn was born in Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Llanllyfni and Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle before going on to study physical exercise and environmental studies at college. He began his career in entertainment by taking part in the opera Dic Penderyn in 1977. He formed the musical group Crysbas after leaving college, and Sobin a'r Smaeliaid in 1988. He was voted the hunk of the month in She magazine during the 1980s.
He began releasing albums with his band under his own name in 1994. He and his band later performed under the name Bryn Fôn a'r Band, releasing music under their own label . He won the song contest Cân i Gymru in 1997, with Un Funud Fach.
In his later career, Fôn has concentrated on appearing on stage and also adapted the play Blackbird for a production by Theatr Bara Caws in which he starred in 2010. At present, he performs with his own band. He is involved with numerous gigs yearly all over Wales, most particularly the Royal Welsh Show and the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Personal life A campaign of arson attacks linked to the Welsh language movement began in December 1979, which involved burning down English-owned holiday homes in Wales. Fôn wrote a song belittling the police's unsuccessful attempts to catch those responsible. In 1990, several detectives visited his home and he was arrested along with his partner, Anna, after they discovered a package hidden in a wall on his cottage's land. He was held at the police station in Dolgellau for 48 hours before being released without charge. His C'mon Midffild! co-cast member, Mei Jones, was arrested at the same time.
In January 2011, it was announced that Bryn Fôn was one of a hundred people who had refused to pay their TV licences as part of the Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg protests against plans to cut the budget of the Welsh-language TV channel, S4C, and the plans to transfer control over the channel to the BBC.Tudalen Newyddion ar Wefan Golwg360
Fôn is also politically active in support of the Welsh language, and is a supporter of Welsh independence.
Fôn is married with two children.
Discography Albums Band Title Year Record label Crysbas Draenog Marw / Y Nhw (Wil Bach) 1978 Sain+ Crysbas Ond ... Mae 'Di Bwrw 1979 Sain+ Sobin a'r Smaeliaid Ta-ta Botha 1989 Sain+ Sobin a'r SmaeliaidSobin a'r Smaeliaid – 11990Sain+ Sobin a'r Smaeliaid Caib 1991 Sain+ Sobin a'r Smaeliaid A Rhaw 1992 Sain+ Bryn Fôn Dyddiau Di-gymar 1994 Crai+ Bryn Fôn Dawnsio ar y Dibyn 1998 Crai+ Bryn Fôn Caneuon Tecwyn y Tractor 2004 Sain+ Bryn Fôn a’r Band Abacus 2004 laBelaBel+ Sobin a'r Smaeliaid Goreuon Sobin 2005 Sain+ Bryn Fôn a’r Band CAM 2005 laBelaBel+ Bryn Fôn a’r Band Toca 2008 laBelaBel+ Bryn Fôn a’r Band Y Goreuon 1994–2005 2009 Sain+ Bryn Fôn a’r Band Ynys 2014 laBelaBel
Filmography Year Show Role Note1979The Corn Is GreenRobbart1982Y Gosb1986Siwan William de Braose Aired on 27 December 19861988LliwiauRheinallt Vaughan1988–1994, 2004 C'mon Midffîld!Tecwyn Parri1989JabasMr MorrisonSeries 21990Cân i GymruContestantWinner1990Mwy Na Phapur Newydd1990O.MOwen Morgan Edwards1991Outside TimeManawydan1991Traed Mewn CyffionIfan Gruffydd1994Dwylo1994–1997PengelliGwyn LloydSeries 1–41997Cân i GymruContestantWinner1999–2005Talcen CaledLes Hughes5 series; 34 episodes2000Meibion Glandŵr2001 Y Stafell DdirgelHuw Morris2001–2002A Mind to KillDC Meic Challis Series 3–4; also starred in the Welsh version Yr Heliwr.2002EldraWilliam2007–2008Tipyn o Stad Ed Lovell Series regular; series 6–7 2008–2010Ista'nbwl 2013–2015Gwaith/CartrefBrynmor DaviesSeries 3–52016–2017AnitaBedwyr 2 series2017–2018Pobol y CwmDr Elgan PritchardSeries regular2018Bryn Fôn a PTSDPresenter2019Hidden Hefin Mathews Series 2; also starred in the Welsh version Craith.2021 Bryn Fôn: Chwilio am Feibion Glyndŵr Presenter One-off special 2022Stad Ed Lovell Spin off to Tipyn o Stad
References
External links website