Current members

Barnaby Badger Brown is a musician, songwriter, teacher and music producer. Born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, he lived for many years in London where he taught in schools and played in several bands. Since moving to Mid Wales, he has been teaching music to adults, and running group sessions for learning traditional folk music. He was the member of a Ceilidh band called the Badgers Set, which often played in support of social justice and environmental campaigns such as The Landworkers Alliance and Extinction Rebellion events. He is also a founding member of the Machynlleth folk session, which brings together musicians from all parts of the community. He enjoys supporting people in the community with their musical endeavors.

Ewan

Grug

JoJo has lived at Tir Cyffredin since March 2021. In 2018 she left her roots near Manchester and embarked on a 12 month adventure which lead her to now being in Machynlleth. Jojo volunteered on Workaway projects, learning more about sustainability, helping set up eco campsites, working more outdoors on tree planting projects and helping out on an organic cider farm in Mid Wales. JoJo's career has mainly been dedicated to working with people with Autism and currently works within the Social Care sector as a support worker. Jo is passionate about British Sign Language and joins in with the BSL coffee mornings in Mach.  In her spare time you can find her  practicing guitar and photography and admiring the local scenery .  Jojo set up the local samba drumming group that play "Rhythms of Resistance"  in Jan 2020 and enjoys drumming with friends who also want to support demos for change and justice.

Kate moved to Bryn Tyrnol in 2023. She's grateful to the members past and present for the extraordinary work that brought the Tir Cyffredin cooperative into being, and to the community for coming together to help realise such a beautiful vision. She's excited to be part of this wonderful project. Kate is a linguist who has worked for many years in the field of indigenous rights. In her spare time she likes to swim in the Dulas, learn Welsh, play the fiddle at local sessions, and soak up the view from the top of the Wylfa.

Simon is a published poet and writer. He’s currently completing a poetry pamphlet about working life as a chef and beginning a creative non-fiction book about the healing potential of regenerative land projects. He is a Qigong tutor, with experience of facilitating and holding sacred space. Simon is also a founder member, working with local health and wellbeing cooperative Eginiad Cymru. Loves cooking communal meals - even more so now he no longer works as a chef!