Teyrnged i Phyllis Kinney / Remembering Phyllis Kinney

Phyllis Kinney gyda’i ŵr Dr Meredydd Evans / Phyllis Kinney with her husband Dr Meredydd Evans

Gyda thristwch mawr y clywsom am farwolaeth Phyllis Kinney ar 29 Mehefin 2026.

Ynghyd â’i gŵr, Merêd Evans, gwnaeth Phyllis un o’r cyfraniadau mwyaf arwyddocaol at ddeall, diogelu a dathlu cerddoriaeth draddodiadol Cymru yn y cyfnod modern. Dros ddegawdau o ymchwil, casglu, ysgrifennu ac eiriolaeth, diogelodd ran amhrisiadwy o dreftadaeth gerddorol Cymru, gan sicrhau y byddai cerddoriaeth draddodiadol yn parhau i gael ei hastudio, ei pherfformio a’i mwynhau gan genedlaethau’r dyfodol.

Mae ei gwaith ysgolheigaidd wedi dylanwadu ar gerddorion, ymchwilwyr ac addysgwyr di-rif, ac mae ei dylanwad yn parhau i gael ei deimlo ledled cymuned cerddoriaeth draddodiadol Cymru. Wrth i ni barhau i gefnogi a datblygu cerddoriaeth draddodiadol heddiw, rydym yn cydnabod y sylfeini eithriadol a osodwyd gan arloeswyr fel Phyllis Kinney.

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It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Phyllis Kinney on 29 June 2026.

Alonside her husband Merêd Evans, Phyllis made one of the most significant contributions to the understanding, preservation and celebration of Welsh traditional music in the modern era. Through her decades of research, collecting, writing and advocacy, she safeguarded an invaluable part of Wales’s musical heritage, ensuring that traditional music would continue to be studied, performed and enjoyed by future generations.

Her scholarship has shaped countless musicians, researchers and educators, and her influence continues to be felt throughout Wales’s traditional music community. As we work to support and develop traditional music today, we recognise the extraordinary foundations laid by pioneers such as Phyllis Kinney.