A sad loss. As a young lad in the mid-1940s, I used to listen to a Welsh children's programme on radio. Although I'm not a Welsh speaker, a male trio made an impression on me. Thirty years later I tried to trace them - all I remembered was that they were Meredydd, Emlyn & something. No luck.

Four years a go I gave a talk on unaccompanied and harmony singing and mentioned the trio as an early influence. A Welsh speaker in my audience gave me a note afterwards, identifying them as 'Triawd y Coleg'. Googling gave me a few hits, including a photograph, and I tracked down an album on CD. They sound as good as 60 years ago. (My Welsh speaker helpfully translated the trio name as 'The College Threesome', but Googling that wasn't a success!)

I've since obtained a number of Mered's recordings and thoroughly enjoyed them. He will certainly be missed.

Phil