Welsh Music Podcast | Podlediad Miwsig Cymreig

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 TeamsClosing track: Ifan Rhys - Casglu CwsgX: https://x.com/welshmusicpodInstagram: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 musician Yws Gwynedd about the influence of his Dad, who set up the famous Cob Records, on his love for music and getting his passion back for music after listenintg to Gaz Coombes’ and Sŵnami. We also talk about him clearing up at the 2015 Y Selar Awards after releasing Codi / \ Cysgu and going from setting up Côsh to put his own stuff out to becoming a home for amazing young artists like Alffa, Gwilym and Lewys.Yws also talks about how he approaches writing songs in Welsh to make them more accessible and how, with Sebona Fi, he wanted to write the happiest song ever to help him get out of a sad time.And his time playing football for Crewe with the Abergele Pele, David Vaughan and his plans for a Wales Euros song. Not to mention having the Gareth the orangutan treatment, twice, and getting jealous whenever Gareth talks with Owain Arthur.Featuring new music from BOI.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 the ridiculously talented multi-instrumentalist Gavin Fitzjohn about the musical education his mother gave him, his ‘uni days’ in Adequate 7, joining Get Cape Wear Cape Fly’s live band and getting the call from Paolo Nutini to meet him at Wembley to play. He also talks about his time working, and playing, with the Manics, Super Furry Animals, Stereophonics, Gruff Rhys and an unforgettable at Euro 2016 with The Barry Horns.Gavin also chooses Straight Up, the third album from Badfinger, who he was turned on to by James Dean Bradfield, as his favourite Welsh album and inducts it in to the Welsh Music Hall of Fame.Featuring new music from Dan Burridge.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase.Show notes: Gavin playing with Paolo Nutini at Live Earth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AJ4scFg4QIAM - https://www.amam.cymru/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Welsh music legend Rhys Mwyn about how hearing the Sex Pistols changed his life, the importance of relentless gigging, managing Catatonia in their early days and how the likes of Anhrefn, Y Cyrff and Datblygu paved the way for the future generations of Welsh bands, especially Welsh language bands.Rhys also chooses Young Marble Giants' only studio album Colossal Youth as his favourite Welsh album and inducts it in to the Welsh Music Hall of Fame.Featuring the new single O Nefoedd! (Oh Heavens!) from Swansea band Bandicoot.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.

Music journalist and author of the book Welsh Mod Claire Mahoney talks about growing up as a mod, meeting her idol Paul Weller and researching the Welsh Mod Scene for her book, Welsh Mod.Claire also chooses Amen Corner's 1968 debut album Round Amen Corner as her favourite Welsh album and inducts it in to the Welsh Music Hall of Fame.Featuring a cover of Amen Corner's (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice by The Debutantes, with Andy Fairweather Low.Follow us on Twitter @welshmusicpod and visit www.welshmusicpodcast.co.uk for more information and to submit a track to showcase.Show notesPop Hack: Selected Reviews And Interviews From The Beach Boys To Boy Azooga by Kevin McGrath - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Hack-Selected-Reviews-Interviews-ebook/dp/B07NMCDM5V Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We sit down with music journalist, and 'friend of the pod', David Owens to revisit an iconic gig and the culmination of a wonderful decade of Welsh music and culture. Twenty years ago today the Manic Street Preachers played the biggest gig of the lives, selling out the then newly-built Millennium Stadium with fellow Welsh acts Super Furry Animals, Feeder and Patrick Jones.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.