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  • Photographed by John Thomas. Thomas Edwards, 'Twm o'r Nant' (1739-1810) was born in Llanefydd, Denbighshire, and is best known as the writer and player of a number of interludes.
A photograph of a drawing of Twm o'r Nant (1739-1810)
  • A ballad written by Thomas Edwards, 'Twm o'r Nant' (1739-1810). Twm o'r Nant was born in Llanefydd, Denbighshire, and is best known as the writer and player of a number of interludes.
'Cerdd y Celfyddydau' - Welsh ballad by Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant), page 1
  • This oil portrait of the balladeer, poet and writer of interludes, Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) (1739-1810) was painted by Lewis Hughes, c. 1790-1800. The half-length portrait shows Twm wearing an indoor cap, high-buttoned waistcoat and frock coat with brass buttons. He appears to be holding a silver pen which was given to him by David Samwell following the Corwen Eisteddfod of 1789, as a consolation prize. Dimensions: 71.3 cm x 61 cm.
'Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant')' by Lewis Hughes, c. 1790-1800 (oils)
  • Thomas Edwards or 'Twm o'r Nant' (1739-1810) was born in Llanefydd, Denbighshire, and is best known as the writer and player of a number of interludes. He wrote his autobiography in 1806 when he was 67 years old and in it he tells us that he was writing poetry and interludes before he was 9 and playing in interludes by the time he was 12 years old. This edition of his autobiography was published in 1849 as part of his complete works.
Autobiography of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant), late of Nantglyn, Denbighshire, published 1849 [image 1 of 16]
Autobiography of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant), late of Nantglyn, Denbighshire, published 1849 [image 16 of 16]