Huw Bunford

Huw "Bunf" Bunford (born Huw Cennydd Bunford; 15 September 1967 in Cardiff, Wales[1]) is the guitarist in the rock band, Super Furry Animals.

Huw Bunford
Huw Bunford performing with Super Furry Animals at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California on 9 February 2008.
Background information
Birth nameHuw Cennydd Bunford
Also known asBunf
Born (1967-09-15) 15 September 1967
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
GenresAlternative rock
Indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar
Backing vocals
Associated actsSuper Furry Animals
Pale Blue Dots
U Thant
Edrych am Jiwlia

Biography

Bunford studied at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and worked as a teacher. His last teaching position was Head of Art at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen near Pontypridd. He played with Guto Pryce in the punk band, U Thant, before they both joined Super Furry Animals.[2]

Bunford's first band was the Welsh language school band, Edrych am Jiwlia (in Welsh) which was formed in Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff.

In 2013 Bunford released music with Richard Chester under the band name Pale Blue Dots.[3] Several songs were aired on BBC Radio Wales and C2 (radio) in Wales, and were posted on the group's SoundCloud page.

In 2012 Bunford performed a mix of found sounds with artist Naomi Kashiwagi at the Whitworth Art Gallery of University of Manchester.[4]

Bunford is currently studying film scoring and soundtrack production and has contributed to several film productions.

Discography

U Thant
  • 1989 Dim I.D. EP Recordiau Thant
  • 1991 Duwuwd LP Crai/Sain

Super Furry Animals
Main article: Super Furry Animals discography

Filmography
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References
  1. "Huw Bunford biography". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  2. "Huw Bunford biography". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "After Hours". Whitworthadultprogramme.wordpress.com. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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