Iolo
Originally from Bangor, Iolo started playing drums in secondary school through lessons provided by The William Mathias Schools Service. During this time he joined and performed with numerous local brass bands, symphonic bands, and orchestras. Through these groups he was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to perform on some of Britain’s most famous stages, including The Royal Albert Hall, and Birmingham Symphony Hall.
After leaving school he attended The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford, and graduated from the Professional Music Performance course in 2011. While there he formed a “progressive metal” band with other musicians from the ACM, and performed numerous gigs in the London, and South England area.
In 2013 he moved back to Bangor, and began working for the William Mathias Schools Service as a peripatetic teacher. That summer he started learning to play traditional Samba music under the tutelage of Colin Daimond, and joined his band Bloco Swn, and has since been performing regularly with the Samba band at many different events.
In 2014 Iolo joined Codi’r To as a percussion tutor. He enjoys his work very much, especially being able to bring his varied experiences and influences to teaching the children about rhythm. As well as helping the children in the schools, and the people of the communities around them, to develop their interpersonal skills, and life skills through music.
