Nansi Richards© Geoff CharlesCC BY-SA 4.0

Nansi Richards

Triple harp player; Telynores Maldwyn

Born
14 May 1888, Pen-y-bont-fawr, Montgomeryshire
Died
21 December 1979, Dolgellau, Merionethshire

Known as Telynores Maldwyn, Nansi Richards was the most celebrated Welsh harpist of the twentieth century and a champion of the triple harp. She won the National Eisteddfod triple harp competition three years running from 1908, learned from Romani musicians who stayed on her family’s farm, and founded the Snowdonia Harp Choir. A trust in her name now supports young harpists.

Further reading: Wikipedia · Dictionary of Welsh Biography