Huw Bunford

Huw Bunford

Huw Bunford performing with Super Furry Animals at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California on 9 February 2008.
Background information
Birth name Huw Cennydd Bunford
Also known as Bunf
Born (1967-09-15) 15 September 1967
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Genres Alternative rock
Indie rock
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Guitar
Backing vocals
Associated acts Super Furry Animals
Pale Blue Dots
U Thant
Edrych am Jiwlia

Huw "Bunf" Bunford (born Huw Cennydd Bunford, 15 September 1967, Cardiff, Wales[1]) is the guitarist in the rock band, Super Furry Animals.

Biography

Bunford studied at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and worked as a teacher. His last teaching position was Head of Art at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen near Pontypridd. He played with Guto Pryce in the punk band, U Thant, before they both joined Super Furry Animals.[2]

Bunford's first band was the Welsh language school band, Edrych am Jiwlia (Welsh) which was formed in Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff.

In 2013 Bunford released music with Richard Chester under the band name Pale Blue Dots.[3] Several songs were aired on BBC Radio Wales and C2 (radio) in Wales, and were posted on the group's SoundCloud page.

In 2012 Bunford performed a mix of found sounds with artist Naomi Kashiwagi at the Whitworth Art Gallery of University of Manchester.[4]

Bunford is currently studying film scoring and soundtrack production and has contributed to several film productions. CITE

Discography

U Thant

1989 Dim I.D. EP Recordiau Thant
1991 Duwuwd LP Crai/Sain

Super Furry Animals

Filmography

2000 Beautiful Mistake (Camgymeriad Gwych) (with Super Furry Animals) (himself)
2004 9 Songs (with Super Furry Animals) (himself)

References

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