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David Owen (January 1712 – August 1741) was a Welsh harpist, best remembered as the composer of the popular song, "Dafydd y Garreg Wen" ("David of the White Rock"), which according to tradition Owen composed as he was dying. Dafydd y Garreg Wen was later adapted and published by harpist Edward Jones.

David Owen was the son of Owen Humphreys of Ynyscynhaearn in Caernarfonshire (the surname "Owen" being a patronymic). His mother's maiden name was Gwen Roberts. He composed several well-known airs. He was buried in the churchyard of St Cynhaiarn's Church in his home village of Ynyscynhaearn.

Musical works

• "Dafydd y Garreg Wen"
• "Codiad yr Ehedydd" ("The rising of the lark")
• "Difyrrwch gwŷr Criccieth" ("The delight of the men of Criccieth")

Notes

1. "Second Hand Songs - Song: Dafydd y Garreg Wen - David Owen". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
2. "Who is David Owen?". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
3. Robert David Griffith. "OWEN, DAVID ('Dafydd y Garreg Wen'; 1711/12-1741), harpist". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

• 1712 births
• 1741 deaths
• Welsh blind people
• Welsh composers
• Welsh male composers
• Welsh harpists
• 18th-century British composers
• 18th-century British male musicians
• 18th-century Welsh musicians