Jim Rowlands

Jim Rowlands is a Welsh folk singer who lives in Ploermel in Brittany. He has toured France over the last 15 years almost non-stop promoting Wales and its music and culture in countless festivals (L'interceltique de lorient, Printemps de Bourges) and concerts (Stade de France, Cirque Bouglione).

He plays principally with harpist Hywel John also a Welshman, as well as American fiddle player Paul Susen, and French Bass player Thomas Saint and makes occasional outings with Y Cymry and Celtingpotes his two Welsh folk rock groups also based in France. His website is www.myspace.com/jimrowlands

Jim is president of the APDG society (for the promotion and diffusion of Welsh music and language) and has also recorded many albums of his own brand of Welsh celtic song, most notably "Gobaith" in 1999 on the SMC label and "Pasbort" in 2001 which was released in Wales on SAIN and which contains the single "Cysgu Tawel" (a quiet sleep) which has been dubbed "one of the best songs in the Welsh language of the last 30 years"