Name: UMCB 50 Dafydd Meirion Roberts :Dyddiau Coleg - Atgofion drwy Gerddoriaeth
Start: 2026-01-17T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-17T15:30:00+00:00
Location: STORIEL

UMCB 50 Dafydd Meirion Roberts :Dyddiau Coleg - Atgofion drwy Gerddoriaeth

Atgofion cerddorol dyddiau coleg Dafydd Meirion Roberts o Ar Log / Musical memories of Dafydd Meirion Roberts of Ar Log's college days
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Dathlu 50 UMCB Dafydd Meirion Roberts

Dyddiau Coleg - Atgofion drwy Gerddoriaeth

Gyda’r band gwerin Ar Log yn dathlu hanner can mlynedd ers ei sefydlu yn 1976, mae’n fraint cael croesawu Dafydd Meirion Roberts i rannu ei atgofion drwy gerddoriaeth o’i gyfnod ym Mhrifysgol Bangor, a dathlu sefydliad Undeb Myfyrwyr Cymraeg Bangor yr un flwyddyn.

Bydd y sgwrs yn gyfle i glywed atgofion Dafydd o’i gyfraniad i ddiwylliant byrlymus cerddoriaeth Cymraeg tra roedd yn fyfyriwr. Bydd y daith gerddorol yma yn dechrau gyda Dafydd yn ymuno hefo’i frawd Gwyndaf yn y band roc trwm, Cristnogol, Yr Atgyfodiad, yn canu’r ffliwt. Yn dilyn hyn ymunodd gyda’r grŵp Brân, lle chwaraeodd y drymiau a’r ffliwt, gyda John Gwyn, Nest Howells, a’i frawd, Gwyndaf. Cystadlodd Brân yn y gystadleuaeth Gan i Gymru yn 1975, ac ennill, ac yna cael y cyfle i gystadlu yn yr Ŵyl Ban Geltaidd yn Killarney. Enillodd Brân yn fanno hefyd gan guro’r grŵp Clannad.

Tra’n fyfyriwr, chwaraeodd Dafydd yn un o sioeau teithiol cyntaf Theatr Gwynedd, Harping Around, cyn dod yn gerddor amlwg yn sesiynau recordio Sain yn eu stiwdio yng Ngwern Afalau, gan chwarae ar nifer o senglau ag LP’s artistiaid adnabyddus fel Dafydd Iwan, Mynediad Am Ddim a Miss Asbri, Alwen Pritchard, cyn recordio albym cyntaf Brân, Ail Ddechrau. Bydd y sgwrs hefyd yn trafod cyfraniad Dafydd, fel myfyriwr, i’r ymgyrch am statws yr iaith yn y Brifysgol, cyn ffurfio'r band gwerin poblogaidd Ar Log.

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Celebrating 50 Years of UMCB : Dafydd Meirion Roberts
College Days - Memories Through Music

With the folk band Ar Log celebrating half a century since its founding in 1976, it is a privilege to welcome Dafydd Meirion Roberts to share his memories through the music whilst a student at Bangor University.This celebration also coinsides with the establishment of the Bangor Welsh Students' Union the same year.

The talk will be an opportunity to hear Dafydd's recollections of his contribution to the vibrant culture of Welsh music while he was a student. This musical journey will begin with Dafydd joining his brother Gwyndaf in the innovative heavy Christian rock band, Yr Atgyfodiad, playing the flute. Following this, he joined the group Brân, where he played drums and flute, alongside John Gwyn, Nest Howells, and his brother Gwyndaf. Brân competed in the Can i Gymru competition in 1975, winning, and then had the opportunity to compete in the Pan Celtic Festival in Killarney. Brân also won there, defeating the Irish group Clannad.
While a student, Dafydd played in one of recently opened Theatr Gwynedd's first touring shows, Harping Around, before becoming a prominent musician in Sain's recording sessions at their studio in Gŵern Afalau, playing on a number of singles and LPs by well-known artists such as Dafydd Iwan, Mynediad Am Ddim, and Miss Asbri, Alwen Pritchard, before recording Brân 's first album, Ail Ddechrau. The discussion will also cover Dafydd's contribution, as a student, to the campaign for language status at the University, before forming the popular folk band Ar Log.