Huw Bunford
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Background information | |
Birth name | Huw Cennydd Bunford |
Also known as | Bunf |
Born | Cardiff, Wales | 15 September 1967
Genres | Alternative rock Indie rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar Cello Pedal steel Backing vocals |
Huw "Bunf" Bunford (born Huw Cennydd Bunford; 15 September 1967 in Cardiff, Wales[1]) is a musician best known as the guitarist in Super Furry Animals.
Biography
Bunford studied at
Bunford's first band was the Welsh language school band Edrych am Jiwlia (in Welsh) which was formed in Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff. From 1989 he played with Guto Pryce in the punk band U Thant, before they both joined Super Furry Animals.[2]
In 2012 Bunford performed a mix of found sounds with artist Naomi Kashiwagi at the
Bunford also later studied film scoring and soundtrack production and has contributed to several film productions.
In 2019 Bunford and three other members of Super Furry Animals formed a new group under the name Das Koolies, an alter ego SFA used around 2000 for an experimental electronic album that was never officially released. The only member of SFA not involved in Das Koolies is Gruff Rhys, who continues to work as a solo artist. Das Koolies released their debut album, DK.01, in October 2023.[5]
Discography
U Thant
- 1989 Dim I.D. EP Recordiau Thant
- 1991 Duwuwd LP Crai/Sain
Super Furry Animals
Filmography
- 2000 Beautiful Mistake (Camgymeriad Gwych) (with Super Furry Animals) (himself)
- 2004 9 Songs (with Super Furry Animals) (himself)
References
- ^ "Huw Bunford biography". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- ^ "Huw Bunford biography". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ^ "After Hours". Whitworthadultprogramme.wordpress.com. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Dots & Dashes: On the Horizon: Dashing to the Pale Blue Dots". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ https://daskoolies.bandcamp.com/album/dk-01
External links
- Huw Bunford at IMDb