Tudur Dylan Jones

Tudur Dylan Jones
BornFebruary 1965 (age 61)
Carmarthen, Wales
OccupationsPoet and teacher
TitleArchdderwydd-elect of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
PartnerRhian
Children2[1]
FatherJohn Gwilym Jones
RelativesT. James Jones (uncle)

Tudur Dylan Jones (born 30 June 1965), often known simply as Tudur Dylan, is a Welsh-language poet who will become the Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2028, following his election as successor to Mererid Hopwood.[2]

He was the winner of the Crown at the 2007 National Eisteddfod of Wales in Flintshire and has twice been the winner of the Chair: at the 1995 National Eisteddfod of Wales at Colwyn Bay (where his father was the officiating Archdruid)[3] and the 2005 Eisteddfod at Eryri.[4]

Early life and education

He was born in Carmarthen, the son of the Welsh-language writer Rev. John Gwilym Jones, but was brought up in Bangor, Wales, where he attended Ysgol y Garnedd and Ysgol Tryfan.[4] Both his father and his uncle, T. James Jones,[5] have held the position of Archdruid in years past. Tudur Dylan went on to graduate in Welsh and Education at Bangor University.

Career

Jones taught Welsh at Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli,[6] retiring in 2019.

Jones is a minister at Cwmdyfran Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in Carmarthenshire, where he preaches in Welsh.[7]

Poetry

In 1988, he won the Chair at the Urdd National Eisteddfod,[8] open to competitors under 26. In 2004-2005, he was the Children's Poet Laureate for the Urdd.[9]

He has been a judge in the poetry competitions at the National Eisteddfod and at other eisteddfodau. His publications have included volumes of poetry and books for children.[10]

Musical theatre

In 2005, Jones translated the libretto of Les Miserables into Welsh.[11][12] In 2015, he wrote the lyrics for Mimosa, a musical based on Welsh settlers in Patagonia.[13][14] The musical held performances in both Welsh and English.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Plant Ar Lein". web.archive.org. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Dylan Halliday (6 August 2026). "Tudur Dylan confirmed as next archdruid". Cambrian News. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Hywel Dix (2022). Compatriots Or Competitors? Welsh, Scottish, English and Northern Irish Writing and Brexit in Comparative Contexts. University of Wales Press. p. 204. ISBN 9781786839350.
  4. 1 2 "Cadair i Tudur Dylan". BBC News (in Welsh). 5 August 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Live, North Wales (1 February 2010). "Bard Jim takes the chair for three years". North Wales Live.
  6. ↑ Geraint Thomas (2016). Cerddtastic (in Welsh). Y Lolfa. p. 102.
  7. ↑ "Spectre at the rugby feast and why the Welsh sing hymns". BBC News. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  8. ↑ John May, ed. (1994). Reference Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 83. ISBN 9780708312346.
  9. ↑ "Internet Can Find the Poets of Tomorrow". Daily Post. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Tudur Dylan Jones". Y Lolfa. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Davies, Elin. "BBC Cymru'r Byd - Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2005 - Adolygiad Les Misérables". BBC News (in Welsh). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  12. ↑ WalesOnline (31 May 2005). "Welsh Les Mis first". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Price, Karen (5 May 2015). "Mimosa the musical is set to recount the tale of the Welsh settlers in Patagonia". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  14. 1 2 Crump, Eryl (9 June 2015). "Review: Mimosa, Ysgol Uwchradd, Bodedern". North Wales Live. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
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