J. Lloyd Williams

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John Lloyd Williams (10 July 1854 โ€“ 15 November 1945) was a Welsh

folk songs, and became the first editor of the society's journal.[1]

Biography

Williams was born at Plas Isa, Llanrwst, a house that had once been owned by the 16th-century translator, William Salesbury.[2] He was the first of seven children; his parents were Robert Williams, a quarryman, and his wife Jane.[3] Although largely uneducated herself, Jane Williams had an interest in botany which she passed down to her son.[4] In 1873, having first worked as a pupil teacher, he became a student at Bangor Normal College. In 1875, he was appointed head of the Board School at Garndolbenmaen. While working there, he indulged his love of music by writing operas for the school to perform. He married Elizabeth Jones of Criccieth, and they had two sons.[2]

Williams went on to do research at the

University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, from 1915 until he retired in 1925. His research on marine algae, coming to similar conclusions to Camille Sauvageau in France, was not published until 1921, when he was in his sixties.[2] He was responsible for identifying the first juncus macer species in Wales.[5]

In 1931 Williams became editor of the music magazine Y Cerddor. He and

Harry Reichel, Alfred Perceval Graves, and others. At Bangor he founded a choir of students, "Y Canorion", who specialised in traditional Welsh folk songs. They assisted in finding and cataloguing songs, resulting in the establishment of a large collection.[4]

Publications

Musical works

  • Aelwyd Angharad (operetta) (1910)
  • Cadifor (operetta)
  • Nos Calan Gaeaf (cantata)

References

  1. ^ "History of the Society". Welsh Folk-Song Society. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Roberts, Robert Alun. "John Lloyd Williams". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Dr J. Lloyd Williams Music MSS and Papers". Archives Wales. National Library of Wales. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^
    ISBN 9780708323588
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  5. ISBN 9780850668438
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