Discworld Characters - Imp Y Celyn

Imp Y Celyn

A bard from the decidedly Cymric country of Llamedos. In Soul Music he is possessed by "Music with Rocks in" and becomes the Disc's greatest musician under the name Buddy in the Band with Rocks In along with Cliff and Glod, before dying in a cart crash (a reference to Buddy Holly— Imp's name translates as "bud of the holly". Celyn is Welsh for Holly). The timeline in which this happened has, however, been eradicated following Death's intervention, and he was last seen working in a fried fish stall in Quirm, a clear reference to Kirsty MacColl's first hit. During the novel several characters comment that he seems a bit "elvish" (also a reference to the same Kirsty MacColl song, "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis"). In the animated adaptation of the novel, Imp was voiced by Andy Hockley.