Phil Tanner came from a long line of Gower weavers and often acted as the bidder at local weddings. He was known at home as the Gower Nightingale and reached a national audience in his seventies through recordings for Columbia and the BBC. His Gower Wassail passed into the revival repertoire, and Alan Lomax thought him England’s finest traditional singer.
Phil Tanner
Traditional singer, the Gower Nightingale
- Born
- 16 February 1862, Llangennith, Gower, Glamorgan
- Died
- 19 February 1950, Penmaen, Gower, Glamorgan
Further reading: Wikipedia · Dictionary of Welsh Biography