Facts:   - instrument: guitar    - death place: canton , wales    - years active: 1966 -- 2005    - caption: tich gwilym performing in 1985    - birth name: robert gwilliam    - death date: 19 june 2005    - genre: hard rock , blues-rock , progressive rock , reggae      - birth date: 10 september 1950    - name: tich gwilym    - image size: 300px    - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist    - image: tich . jpg gwilym -lrb- aberystwyth , november 1985 -rrb- -1    - birth place: llwynypia , wales    - associated acts: kimla taz , superclarkes , mrs hugget , budgie    - occupation: musician   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tich gwilym .
tich gwilym -lrb- 10 september 1950 -- 19 june 2005 -rrb- , born robert gwilliam , was a welsh rock guitarist who was most notable for his hendrix inspired version of the welsh national anthem , `` hen wlad fy nhadau '' , considered one of the most famous renditions of the song .