Elinor Bennett
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Elinor Bennett (born April 1943) is a Welsh harpist.[1]
Bennett was born in Llanidloes, Wales. As a harpist, she is one of the foremost performers in the world. She has recorded twelve solo albums, and is one of the organisers of the Wales International Harp Festival. She also runs an annual 'Harp College'. In 2003 she was the recipient of the Glyndŵr Award.[2]
Bennett is the wife of the Plaid Cymru politician Dafydd Wigley. Two of the couple's four children died of a genetic condition.
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- elinorbennett.com, Official site
- Un o delynorion mwyaf blaenllaw'r Gymru gyfoes. "(One of modern Wales' most prominent harpists)" - BBC biography (in Welsh).
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