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David Owen

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Born
1712
Died
August 1741
Country
United Kingdom
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A Welsh harpist and composer, known as Dafydd y Garreg Wen. There is some confusion about the true dates of birth and death; the memorial stone on his grave states that he died in 1749 aged 29, whereas christening records held at the National Library of Wales indicate that he was born blind in January of either 1711 or 1712. Despite his blindness he became a harpist and composer of some note, writing a number of well-known airs including Codiad yr Ehedydd (The Rising of the Lark), which is played at the cenotaph in London every Remembrance Day.
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