Huw Bunford
Huw "Bunf" Bunford (born Huw Cennydd Bunford; 15 September 1967 in Cardiff, Wales[1]) is a musician best known as the guitarist in Super Furry Animals.
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 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 | 15 September 1967 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative rock Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Cello Pedal steel Backing vocals |
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. From 1989 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 (in 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 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 also later studied film scoring and soundtrack production and has contributed to several film productions.
Filmography
- 2000 Beautiful Mistake (Camgymeriad Gwych) (with Super Furry Animals) (himself)
- 2004 9 Songs (with Super Furry Animals) (himself)
References
- "Huw Bunford biography". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- "Huw Bunford biography". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- "Dots & Dashes: On the Horizon: Dashing to the Pale Blue Dots". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- "After Hours". Whitworthadultprogramme.wordpress.com. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
