TANNER, PHILIP (1862-1950), folk singer;
b. at Llangennith (Gower), 16 Feb. 1862. He was a weaver, born of a long line of weavers, and was the last to wear ‘Gower tweed’. In his early days, he often acted as ‘bidder’ at weddings. He remembered a considerable number of old Gower folk-songs, and also the traditional ‘reels’ and ‘hornpipies’ of that countryside, and with his help these were recorded by the Gower Society. He d. 19 Feb. 1950, at Penmaen in Gower.
Bibliography:
- West. Mail, 20 Feb. 1950;
- Baner, 22 Feb. 1950.
Author:
Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, C.B.E., D.Litt., Ll.D., F.S.A., (1881-1969), Bangor.
