Editing Huw Bunford

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Huw Bunford
| image = HuwBunford1.jpg
| caption = Huw Bunford performing with [[Super Furry Animals]] at the [[Great American Music Hall]], San Francisco, California on 9 February 2008.
| background = solo_singer
| alias = Bunf
| birth_name = Huw Cennydd Bunford
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|9|15}}
| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br/>[[Indie rock]]
| instrument = Guitar <br/> Cello <br/>Pedal steel<br/>Backing vocals
| occupation = Musician, songwriter
}}

'''Huw "Bunf" Bunford''' (born '''Huw Cennydd Bunford'''; 15 September 1967 in [[Cardiff]], Wales<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/superfurryanimals/pages/bunf.shtml| title=Huw Bunford biography|accessdate=2007-11-09|publisher=BBC}}</ref>) is a musician best known as the guitarist in [[Super Furry Animals]].

==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]].

Bunford's first band was the [[Welsh language]] school band [[:cy:Edrych am Jiwlia|Edrych am Jiwlia]] {{in lang|cy}} which was formed in [[Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf]], Cardiff. From 1989 he played with [[Guto Pryce]] in the [[punk rock|punk]] band [[:cy:U Thant (band)|U Thant]], before they both joined [[Super Furry Animals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/superfurryanimals/pages/bunf.shtml| title=Huw Bunford biography|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In 2012 Bunford performed a mix of found sounds with artist Naomi Kashiwagi at the [[Whitworth Art Gallery]] of [[University of Manchester]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whitworthadultprogramme.wordpress.com/after-hours/|title=After Hours|website=Whitworthadultprogramme.wordpress.com|date=28 June 2010|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref> In 2013 he released music with Richard Chester under the band name Pale Blue Dots.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dotsanddashes.co.uk/blog/on-the-horizon-dashing-to-the-pale-blue-dots/ |title=Dots & Dashes: On the Horizon: Dashing to the Pale Blue Dots |accessdate=2014-05-13 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515000627/http://dotsanddashes.co.uk/blog/on-the-horizon-dashing-to-the-pale-blue-dots/ |archivedate=15 May 2014 }}</ref> Several songs were aired on [[BBC Radio Wales]] and C2 in Wales, and were posted on the group's [[SoundCloud]] page.

Bunford also later studied film scoring and soundtrack production and has contributed to several film productions.

In 2019 Bunford and three other members of Super Furry Animals formed a new group under the name Das Koolies, an alter ego SFA used around 2000 for an experimental electronic album that was never officially released. The only member of SFA not involved in Das Koolies is [[Gruff Rhys]], who continues to work as a solo artist. Das Koolies released their debut album, ''DK.01'', in October 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://daskoolies.bandcamp.com/album/dk-01 | title=DK.01, by das Koolies }}</ref>

==Discography==
===U Thant===
*1989 ''Dim I.D.'' EP Recordiau Thant
*1991 ''Duwuwd'' LP Crai/[[Sain (record label)|Sain]]

===Super Furry Animals===
{{main|Super Furry Animals discography}}

==Filmography==
*2000 ''[[Beautiful Mistake (film)|Beautiful Mistake (Camgymeriad Gwych)]]'' (with [[Super Furry Animals]]) (himself)
*2004 ''[[9 Songs]]'' (with [[Super Furry Animals]]) (himself)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm1794724}}

{{Super Furry Animals}}

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[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Welsh rock guitarists]]
[[Category:Welsh-speaking musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians from Cardiff]]
[[Category:Super Furry Animals members]]
[[Category:People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf]]
[[Category:Alumni of Coventry University]]