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Guitar
The Welsh folk singer Meic Stevens composed some of his best known songs on this acoustic guitar. Pete Townsend of The Who gave it to him in the sixties.
Meic Stevens spent his early career singing in London. He mixed with musicians such as Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Stevie Winwood and Pete Townsend. He returned to Wales to write and sing in the Welsh language, in his own psychedelic-folk style.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F08.58.1
Creation/Production
Harmony Music Ltd
Date: 1959 - 1960
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Length
(cm): 98
Width
(cm): 35
Depth
(cm): 9
Techniques
carpentry
Material
spruce
mahogany
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Music
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