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Matthew Evans is our guest for this episode. We talk to Math about falling in love with music through television, forming Murry The Hump at uni in Aberystwyth to finding his true sonic path with (The) Keys. Math (controversially) chooses the 1967 classic The Velvet Underground & Nico as his favourite album by a Welsh artist. Theme Tune: KEYS - There's No I In Teams Closing track: Simon Love - But I'm Getting Used To It X: https://x.com/welshmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welshmusicpodcast/ Part of the Teras Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ash Cooke is our guest for this episode. We talk to Ash about his time with John Peel faves Derrero, his long standing experimental projects Pulco and Chow Mwng. Theme Tune: KEYS - There's No I In Teams Closing track: Ifan Rhys - Casglu Cwsg X: https://x.com/welshmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welshmusicpodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ni nol! We're back! Ani Glass joins us for the first episode of a new series of the Welsh Music Podcast. Following the release of her amazing second album, Phantasmagoria, we talk to Ani about growing up in a multi-lingual household, her early pop career and finding herself creatively as Ani Glass. Theme Tune: KEYS - There's No I In Teams Closing track: Ani Glass - O'r Diwedd Ani's fundraiser for The National Deaf Children's Society: https://www.justgiving.com/page/ani-saunders X: https://x.com/welshmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welshmusicpodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate the release of Neil's new book, International Velvet: How Wales Conquered The '90s Charts out 25th July on Calon Books, Neil and James talk all things 90s.Featuring Catatonia – International Velvet.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase.Buy the book: https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/international-velvet/International Velvet Tour!Book Launch: Cardiff Waterstones - Tues 30 July, 7pmSwansea Waterstones - Weds 31 July, 6pmCWRW, Carmarthen - Thurs 12 Sept, 7pm (FREE!)Tyddyn Street Arts Centre, Mold - Sat 14 Sept, 7pmStoryville, Pontypridd - Sat 19 October, 6.30pmFull details: https://linktr.ee/neilcollins123 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate Dydd Miwsig Cymru, Neil and James share their top 10 favourite Welsh language albums.Featuring Izzy Rabey – Gwaed.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the release of his book Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962–97 we talk to author Richard King about his oral history and the importance of music during that time.He also talks about founding the Bristol-based record label Planet Records before moving to London to work for Domino Records.Richard chose the Gorky's Zygotic Mycnci 2007 album Bwyd Time as his favourite Welsh album and inducts it in to the Welsh Music Hall of Fame.Featuring Sage Todz – Rownd a Rownd.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With no guest this week, Neil and James talk about the latest news in Welsh music.Featuring Armstrong – DisinformationFollow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of the release of Manic Street Preachers' ambitious debut album, we talk to Terri Hall who chose Generation Terrorists as her favourite Welsh album and inducts it in to the Welsh Music Hall of Fame.She also talks about her career working alongside some of the biggest names in music, how she and her late husband shared their home with the Manics in their early days as well as the heartbreaking period surrounding Richey's disappearance.Featuring Himalayas – Thank God I'm Not You.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of Dydd Miwsig Cymru, we talk to Pat Morgan - one half of the legendary Welsh language band Datblygu - who talks about growing up in a vicarage, starting a pop group with her sister before moving away to university and feeling like she lost her Welsh.She also talks about being introduced to Datblygu's music before joining them with a shared frustration at the state of Welsh language music and wanting things that held a mirror of the welsh life they knew.Pat also chose Swci Boscawen's 2007 debut album Couture C'ching as her favourite Welsh album and inducts it in to the Welsh Music Hall of Fame.Featuring Tacsidermi & Sister Wives – A Oes Heddwch.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase.Show notesDydd Miwsig Cymru - llyw.cymru/dydd-miwsig-cymru Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Lucy Squire, head of music and sound at University of South Wales, who also ran the legendary Cardiff record shop and label, Catapult.Lucy talks about growing up in England, moving to Wales, setting up Catapult before moving into education.Featuring new music from Adwaith, who recently covered Super Furry Animals' Demons for Corona Logic, a compilation album of Furries songs covered by Welsh musicians.Corona Logic, featuring artwork by Pete Fowler, is completely free to download but It’s completely free to stream and download, but we strongly encourage you, if you have the means, to donate to Llamau whose mission is to eradicate homelessness for young people and vulnerable women.Please donate here referencing ’SFA’: www.llamau.org.ukFollow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to novelist and podcaster Llwyd Owen in his 'shed' about his contribution to Welsh language culture including his award-winning novels, hilarious podcast 'Does Dim Gaer Cymraeg Am Random', the Welsh Music Prize-nominated collaboration with Yr Ods and the growing Welsh independence movement.Featuring new music from Eädyth, Cait (from Mawpit) and Foxxglove.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of Dydd Miwsig Cymru, we talk to musician Laura Nunez aka She's Got Spies about learning Welsh due to her obsession with Welsh language bands, despite being brought up in London which led to her moving to Wales and producing her debut album Wedi in the Welsh language.Laura also chooses Gorky's Zygotic Mynci 1994 classic Tatay as her favourite Welsh album and inducts it in to the Welsh Music Hall of Fame.Featuring El Goodo's Fi'n Flin, their first Welsh language track taken from their latest album Zombie.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase.Show notesDydd Miwsig Cymru - llyw.cymru/dydd-miwsig-cymru Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Welsh music icon Mark Roberts about his time in seminal Welsh bands like Cyrff, Catatonia and his solo project MR. Featuring new music from She's Got Spies.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 15 May 2000, Super Furry Animals released Mwng and to celebrate 20 years of the most successful and pioneering Welsh language album ever, we’ve released this special documentary episode.In contrast to the previous three albums, Mwng possessed a starker, lo-fi sound, which could have backfired especially after the demise of Creation Records. Undeterred, the band released Mwng via their own Placid Casual label and it reached No.11 in the UK charts - the first Welsh language album ever to hit the Top 20. Mwng was even praised in the House of Commons of all places with Elfyn Llwyd MP lauding the record as a “new wave of confidence in the Welsh nation.”The documentary features Gruff Rhys and Guto Pryce of the Super Furries, producers Gorwel Owen and Greg Haver and lots of special guests.Recorded, produced and edited by James Cuff and Neil Collins for Welsh Music Podcast.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to drummer and producer Greg Haver about making the move from drumming for the likes of Corey Hart to production after embracing technology.Greg also talks about working with the Manics and how working with James Dean Bradfield, the hardest working person he’s worked with, gave him an understanding of what’s needed before you start any production. We talk about the artist and producer relationship and how Greg thinks making a record is like ‘a holiday romance’ .He recalls how not going to bed at 1am because he was ‘shit-scared’ of JDB ended up with them creating There By The Grace Of God, his first top 10 single, He talks about setting up Big Noise studios and how, within two and a half years it racked up 3 million record sales and two Brit-nominations for Best Album. Greg also reveals how a breakdown after the pressures of back-to-back big studio albums led to him moving to New Zealand. The New Zealand music scene and the parallels with Wales, including Echo Park named after the Feeder song who he arranged for his former bandmate Grant Nicholas to sing on a song with.Featuring new music from Derrero.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.