T. James Jones
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T. James Jones is a Welsh poet and dramatist, and is Archdruid
of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
. He is also known by the bardic name
Jim Parc Nest.
Brought up in Newcastle Emlyn
, Jones is the brother of two other Welsh-language writers, John Gwilym Jones and Aled Gwyn. He attended Aberystwyth University and Presbyterian College in Carmarthen.
Jones was a Congregational minister in Mynydd Bach, Swansea and Priordy, Carmarthen prior to working as a lecturer in Welsh and Drama at Trinity College, Carmarthen
before joining BBC Wales
as script editor on the Welsh language
soap Pobol y Cwm
. In 2009 he was nominated to succeed Dic Jones
as Archdruid. Like all Archdruids, he is a former winner of a major prize at the Eisteddfod, having won the crown on two occasions and the chair once.
In June 2011, Jones claimed that "Britishness" threatened Welsh identity, and suggested that Welsh medal-winners at the London 2012 Olympics should be accompanied by the raising of the Welsh flag and the Welsh national anthem, rather than the British flag and anthem. Jones, likewise, suggested that similar "nations" should be protected, including Cornwall, Britanny, and the Basque Country. Welsh Conservative MP David Davies said he was "talking rubbish" as most Welsh people, he claimed, were proud to be both British and Welsh.
Jones is married to author Manon Rhys; the couple have two children each from previous marriages. He is uncle to poet Tudur Dylan Jones.
Archdruid
The Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
. He is also known by the bardic name
Bardic name
A bardic name is a pseudonym, used in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany, by poets and other artists, especially those involved in the eisteddfod movement....
Jim Parc Nest.
Brought up in Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn is a town straddling the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in west Wales and lying on the River Teifi.Adpar is the part of the town that lies on the Ceredigion side of the River Teifi...
, Jones is the brother of two other Welsh-language writers, John Gwilym Jones and Aled Gwyn. He attended Aberystwyth University and Presbyterian College in Carmarthen.
Jones was a Congregational minister in Mynydd Bach, Swansea and Priordy, Carmarthen prior to working as a lecturer in Welsh and Drama at Trinity College, Carmarthen
Trinity College, Carmarthen
Trinity University College was a university college in Carmarthen, Wales. In 2010, it merged with the University of Wales, Lampeter to become the new University of Wales, Trinity Saint David.- History :...
before joining BBC Wales
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services in both the Welsh and English languages.Outside...
as script editor on the Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
soap Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm is a Welsh-language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it...
. In 2009 he was nominated to succeed Dic Jones
Dic Jones
Dic Jones , was a Welsh language poet and the Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.He was born Richard Lewis Jones at Tre'r-ddôl in Ceredigion. The son of a farmer, Jones himself farmed on at Fferm yr Hendre at Blaenannerch in Aberporth...
as Archdruid. Like all Archdruids, he is a former winner of a major prize at the Eisteddfod, having won the crown on two occasions and the chair once.
In June 2011, Jones claimed that "Britishness" threatened Welsh identity, and suggested that Welsh medal-winners at the London 2012 Olympics should be accompanied by the raising of the Welsh flag and the Welsh national anthem, rather than the British flag and anthem. Jones, likewise, suggested that similar "nations" should be protected, including Cornwall, Britanny, and the Basque Country. Welsh Conservative MP David Davies said he was "talking rubbish" as most Welsh people, he claimed, were proud to be both British and Welsh.
Jones is married to author Manon Rhys; the couple have two children each from previous marriages. He is uncle to poet Tudur Dylan Jones.