| Evan James |
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| 1809 births | |
| james, evan | |
| 1878 deaths | |
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According to family legend, his son, James James , was walking one day in January 1856 on the banks of the river Rhondda and the melody for ''Hen Wlad fy Nhadau'' came to him. When he told his father of the tune, Evan James was able to compose words for the tune which is the present-day Welsh national anthem. Evan James was a weaver by trade. A memorial to Evan James and his son, in the shape of two figures representing the Muses of Poetry and Music, stands in Ynys Angharad Park, Pontypridd . EXTERNAL LINKS
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