'Fred. Melenydd Roberts.  The 5 year old Harpist.'

A studio portrait for a commercial postcard by Evans & Son, Llandindod Wells, Powys.

Further provenance not known; before the Great War.

From the Reg Hall Collection.


Fred Melenydd Roberts was the son of John Roberts (Telynor Maldwyn) - the harpist of Maldwyn, Newtown, Montgomery, Wales, by his second wife Eliza Davies.

John Roberts was the son of John Roberts (Telynor Cymru) - the harpist of Wales.

Fred Melenydd Roberts was born Jan-Mar 1901 so this picture was 1906.

Bob Cumberbatch - 31.3.2010