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area of North Wales. He has been a performing musician for over 45 years. During the late 1960s and early 1970s he worked as a labourer and musician, with frequent forays to
Chester, Crewe and other locations to perform at folk clubs and underground venues of the period. He also performed at the now
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are also cited as musical influences. His band has always included some of the most talented musicians on the Welsh language music scene, and currently includes Eaves' long-time collaborator, multi-instrumentalist Elwyn
Williams, drummer Gwyn 'Maffia' Jones, double bassist Pete Walton and eminent
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and left-wing political activism are frequent in his lyrics, the latter a reflection of his earlier involvement in the radical Welsh language movement
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg and the Welsh Socialist Republican Movement. His acclaimed 2007 album
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Eaves also works as an independent language planning consultant, focussing on the revitalization of Welsh. He holds two doctorates. The first is an honorary doctorate of the Open
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singer, musician and composer. She has released a number of acclaimed albums, including a jazz re-working of Welsh
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