Awen female given name. It appears in the third stanza of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, the national anthem of Wales. "Awen" derives from the Indo-European root "*-uel", meaning 'to blow', and has the same root as the Welsh word "awel" meaning 'breeze'. The first recorded attestation of the word occurs in Nennius' "Historia Brittonum", a Latin text of c. 796, based in part on earlier writings by the Welsh monk, Gildas. It occurs in the phrase 'Tunc talhaern tat aguen in poemate claret' (Talhaern the father of the muse was then renowned in poetry) where the Old Welsh word "aguen" (awen)
Gerard Cousins of the White Rock) - Trad.* Hiraeth - Grace Williams* (1906-1977) Amanda's Delight (from 2 pieces for guitar) - Robert Smith A Short Verse for Edward Thornburgh - Thomas Tomkins* (1572- 1656) A Sad Pavan Forbidding Mourning - Hilary Tann (b. 1947) Olwyn Ddwr (Water Wheel) - Gareth Glyn* (b. 1951) Crossing Water Alone - Simon Thorne* (b. 1954) Teifi's Dream (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau) - Trad.* Track list: Assyrian Game - Gerard Cousins Ripening Prelude - Gerard Cousins Lisa Lan - Gerard Cousins Suo Gan (Variations and Toccata on a Welsh Lullaby) - Gerard Cousins In the Grip part