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
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.

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) and the 2005 Eisteddfod at Eryri.

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. Both his father and his uncle, T. James Jones, 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, retiring in 2019.[citation needed]

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

Poetry

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

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.

Musical theatre

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

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.