Prs for music foundation invited singer songwriter and broadcaster cerys matthews to join the judging panel for the uks first ever new music. Sms 64046 text us during show times only texts will be charged at your standard message rate. Cerys matthews says we must stand up for the bbc radio times. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest cerys matthews interviews. Cerys matthews is a musician, author, broadcaster, curator and composer. Cerys matthews is a musician, author, broadcaster and festival owner. Cerys matthews chats to neil young about his new album earth, his continuing concern for the future of our planet and the hardships facing up and coming musicians in the 21st century. Cerys matthews face looks very different during lorraine. Cerys elizabeth matthews mbe born 11 april 1969 is a welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. Jul 02, 2016 b orn in cardiff, cerys matthews, 47, fronted the 90s band catatonia. The devastated exhusband of cerys matthews has blasted the im a celebrity star as a homewrecker who destroyed his family.
In the 1990s she fronted the welsh indie band catatonia, who had hits. Jul 02, 2017 cerys matthews our focus over the past 10 years has been so much on the virtual world and the internet, which is great and i love it, but i also want my children to be children. Cerys cofounded the good life experience festival with charlie and caroline gladstone in 2014. She is a columnist for the guardian, a roving cultural reporter for the bbcs one sh. She is a dj on bbc radio 2 and bbc 6 music where she programmes and hosts an awardwinning weekly show.
Cerys matthews is a musician, author and broadcaster. Aug 17, 2012 interview with cerys matthews for 6 music. Stephen fry on language in music and working with emf. Cerys matthews is a host on bbc radio 6 music, author, and singersongwriter. Which is why i owe a particular debt to the singer and. Matthews programmes and hosts a weekly music show on bbc radio 6 music, a weekly blues show on bbc radio 2, and a monthly show on bbc world service, makes. Stephen fry on language in music and working with emf stephen fry on the relationship between language and music and he brief work. Background information born 11 april 1969 1969 04 11 age 42. Cerys matthews has no regrets over marc bannerman affair.
Cerys matthews mbe born 11 april 1969 is a welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. The official website of cerys matthews, musician and presenter. Her show cerys on 6 included virtual radio roadtrips, musical challenges and backtoschool features on subjects including the boll weevil, the. Cerys chats about the state of uk jazz, her love for many musical flavours and her commitment to bringing new sounds to the radio. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser. She was a founding member of welsh rock band catatonia and a leading fig.
Cockahoop was the debut album from cerys matthews, originally released in 2003. Inside the distillery, cerys matthews, an old friend of ifans from the days when they. Registering is free, quick, and means you can join in the discussion, watch threads, get discounts, win prizes and lots more. Cerys also writes and presents television and radio documentaries and is. Punk legend vic godard from subway sect joins cerys to talk about his career with the band and share some of his favourite music. Jun 21, 2016 cerys matthews chats to neil young about his new album earth, his continuing concern for the future of our planet and the hardships facing up and coming musicians in the 21st century. Weekend magazine seaside special forget miami, edinburgh has the best beach. I love todays attitude towards gender neutrality shahesta shaitly the musician and broadcaster, 48, on her nursing days, what motherhood taught her, and why she doesnt. Cerys is joined by stephen fry and author mark diacono. Cerys matthews talks about grenfell three months on. Bbc music on the world service with cerys matthews. She was a founding member of welsh rock band catatonia and a leading figure in the cool cymru movement of the late 1990s. It was a christmas in south carolina that reawakened the musician and radio 6 djs love for thomas and inspired her to mark his centenary with her most ambitious project yet.
Record shop stories, and the treasures april has in store. She now hosts an awardwinning radio show on bbc 6 music, runs the good life experience festival, which takes place in. Known as the lead singer for catatonias 5 albums, cerys matthews first solo set is a departure from that bands sound. Cerys matthews mbe born cerys elizabeth matthews on 11 april 1969 in cardiff is a welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. May 02, 20 previously, cerys was lead singer and songwriter for multimillion selling band catatonia during the nineties and now records and releases solo material. Cerys matthews on setting dylan thomass poems to music it was a christmas in south carolina that reawakened the musician and radio 6 djs love for thomas and inspired her to mark his. In april 2011, a video was released through matthews official youtube page of the. The 46yearold stars face appeared different and fans have been asking on. Uk tourist board lists best british literature but misses out wales completely essential wales wales is more than a few. With its traditional folk music, often gritty lyrics, nursery rhymes and hymns from the 18th century, cerys album is, as ever, delightfully eclectic. Cerys matthews talks to geoff about her love of the early days in history of recorded music and how its influenced her greatly.
How broadcaster and singer cerys matthews was drawn to the. See more ideas about cerys matthews, sean bean and singer. Taken from cerys matthews a childs christmas, poems and tiger eggs. Alicia canter for the guardian b orn in cardiff, cerys matthews, 47, fronted the 90s band. Cerys elizabeth matthews, mbe born 11 april 1969 is a welsh singersongwriter, author and broadcaster. She was a founding member of welsh rock band catatonia and a leading figure in the cool cymru movement of the late 1990s matthews programmes and hosts a weekly music show on bbc radio 6 music, a weekly blues show on bbc radio 2, and a monthly show on the bbc world. With over half a million listeners, cerys matthews sunday morning show is the biggest single show on radio 6, and the most listened to digital show in the uk. A seasonal guide to 2018 and author garth cartwright. May 06, 2011 cerys matthews, 42, was born in cardiff. She is a columnist for the guardian, a roving cultural reporter for the bbcs one show and hosts and programmes an award winning radio show on bbc 6 music every sunday. Cerys programmes as well as presents the show which celebrates music of all genres, all eras and all languages. Cerys matthews, solo artist and former lead singer of the band catatonia today told that the british public needs to stand up for the bbc or risk losing it. Cerys elizabeth matthews mbe is a welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster.
Why has cerys matthews been criticised by one show viewers. Dec 20, 2012 matthews s rambling chat, familiar from her sunday morning bbc 6 music show, is an appropriate frame for this twohour solo set, which is rowdier than the genteel cerys by candlelight banner might. She also talks about catatonia, her love of childrens books and. Cerys matthews keeping your teenagers going to mass can be, as any parent will tell you, an uphill struggle. The starcrossed lovers met in the australian outback on reality hit im a. How i embraced nature after being in a band stopped making me happy she may have once been known for her rock n roll excesses but these days singer cerys matthews life. Feb, 2016 welsh songstress turned tv presenter cerys matthews has found herself attracting the fury of furry critter fans the former catatonia lead singer was blasted by some viewers of the one show after.
Jul 26, 2011 cerys matthews talks to geoff about her love of the early days in history of recorded music and how its influenced her greatly. Cerys matthews the reverend eli jenkins prayer the. Mar 28, 2016 cerys matthews looked rather youthful today as she appeared on chat show lorraine. The 46yearold stars face appeared different and fans have been asking on twitter for weeks about whether or. Cerys matthews is part of the presenting team covering glastonbury on. Cerys matthews on setting dylan thomass poems to music. The album came two years after the breakup of catatonia, whod enjoyed years of chart success and sold over three million records. Songbird cerys matthews has revealed she has no regrets over her illfated relationship with love rat marc bannerman. Matthews learnt to play guitar at the age of nine, sang welsh folk songs and taught.
Tir, being the welsh word for land, is the title of cerys matthews recently released album. Cerys takes listeners on a global journey of musical discovery. Cerys matthews looked rather youthful today as she appeared on chat show lorraine. Cerys matthews on her burgeoning dj career, her pain at grenfell. Dec 02, 2007 cerys broke my heart, says ex the devastated exhusband of cerys matthews has blasted the im a celebrity star as a homewrecker who destroyed his family. Double cd download, released october 20th 2014 on marvels of the. Dylan got me off drugs by mike diver july 31st, 2006 former catatonia singer and onetime professional indierock drunkard cerys matthews soon to release her second solo album has told someone, somewhere, that bob dylan and the artist formerly known as. Matthews had a string of top 40 hits and two no 1 albums in the 1990s as lead singer of catatonia and now hosts a sunday morning radio show. Aug 01, 2017 cerys matthews is the former frontwoman of the multimillionselling 1990s band catatonia but she is passionate about the food she eats, too. How broadcaster and singer cerys matthews was drawn to the church. In the 1990s she fronted the welsh indie band catatonia, who had hits with the singles mulder and scully and road rage. She was a founding member of welsh rock band catatonia and a leading figure in the cool.
She then covered for nemone on 6 music from july 2009 while nemone was on maternity leave. Matthewss rambling chat, familiar from her sunday morning bbc 6 music show, is an appropriate frame for this twohour solo set, which is rowdier than. About us work for us download our eeditions letters to the editor. All available episodes 4 total upcoming episodes 2 new supporting content. She released it as a downloadsingle with all profits going to a childrens. With over half a million listeners, cerys matthews sunday morning show is the biggest single show on radio 6.
She hosts a sunday morning music show on bbc 6music, makes documentaries for television as well as bbc radio 2 and 4 and is a regular writer and presenter for the culture show and the one show. In an interview on the eve of the launch of her welsh minialbum awyren. Cerys matthews news, views, gossip, pictures, video wales online. Dolly parton rumors addressed in nightline interview. Cerys also writes and presents television and radio documentaries and is the cultural roving reporter for bbc one show.
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