Meic has been hailed as the Welsh Bob Dylan, such has been his influence on his contemporaries and those who followed over the 40 years since he first entered the public eye.Meic has been hailed as the Welsh Bob Dylan, such has been his influence on his contemporaries and those who followed over the 40 years since he first entered the public eye.
So we are delighted that someone of his stature has agreed to step into the breach caused by the late withdrawal of Ar Log, his brothers in musical arms.
Born - and still resident - in Pembrokeshire, Meic played a huge part in the success of Welsh folk and rock music throughout the 60s and 70s. He was instrumental (as it were) in helping get Sain Records up and running. And while he's been out of the limelight for a number of recent years, he has now returned with renewed vigour.
His new album, Icarws has received huge critical acclaim. And his performance at the 2008 National Eisteddfod in Cardiff - just a week or so ago - sold out within a few hours, and was greeted with rave reviews.
Icarus, you will recall, was the lad who - given the power of flight by his dad - flew too close to the sun and so came to grief. Well, our Meic has flown pretty close to the sun on occasion. Yet he survives and continues to soar.
So if you missed the Cardiff gig, or even if you didn't, here's your chance to catch up on "the defining folk and rock singer of the past 35 years." (Morfablog)
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