Owen Williams

1877-1956 Born 3 July 1877 at Blaen-yr-yrfa, Tal-y-sarn, Nantlle Valley, Caernarfonshire. When he was aged fifteen he took to journalism and became a member of the editorial staff of Y Genedl Gymreig and Yr Herald Cymraeg a'r Genedl after they amalgamated. He retired in 1936 but continued to contribute to the Welsh and English press. He conducted singing festivals in Wales and England. He trained many musicians and adjudicated music in more than 550 eisteddfodau; he had copies of these programmes. He had a small choir, ' Côr y Delyn Aur ', which won many prizes in eisteddfodau. He was one of the founders of ' Clwb Awen a Chân ' in Caernarfon and was its secretary. He died at his home Bryn-y-coed, 10 Pretoria Avenue, Caernarfon, on 8 January 1956.