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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="/blogs/shared/nolsol.xsl"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Wales Music</title> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/</link> <description>A guide to music in Wales: blogging on festivals, gigs, events, festivals, news, radio sessions, bands, singers, choirs and more. Adam Walton's show on BBC Radio Wales has three hours of non-stop new music, exclusive session tracks and interesting chat, live from Wrexham. Adam's blog RSS feed Subscribe to Adam's posts via email Bethan Elfyn presents live sessions, essential interviews and a mix of classic rock and pop on BBC Radio Wales. Bethan's blog RSS feed Subscribe to Bethan's posts via email James McLaren has worked on the BBC Wales Music website since 2006, and has been writing about Welsh music for almost 15 years. James' blog RSS feed Subscribe to James' posts via email Laura Sinnerton is a viola player with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Laura's blog RSS feed Subscribe to Laura's posts via email</description> <language>en</language> <copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:52:16 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.33-en</generator> <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs> <item> <title>Cardiff Singer 30th anniversary</title> <description><![CDATA[<div class="indPost"> The season ticket booking form, with details of all the concerts and recitals, is now available for the 30th anniversary competition in 2013. You can <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/2013/cardiff_singer_2013_season_ticket_booking_form.pdf">download the form here</a>. You have until 8 February 2013, when applications start to be processed, to get your form to the box office at St David's Hall. Season ticket booking is only available by post. If you can't attend all the events, you will be able to book tickets for individual concerts and recitals from 1 March 2013. Booking for these tickets will be available online, by phone or in person. Unbelievably, in 2013 it will be 30 years since the Finnish soprano and now opera legend Karita Mattila won the very first competition. Following her win in 1983, she exploded onto the international scene, and has remained at the top of her profession ever since. In the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/archive/">archive section of the website</a>, you can remind yourself of her performance and those of many of the other 362 talented performers who have competed in Cardiff throughout the competition's history. Karita Mattila was interviewed in 1991 about the doors that suddenly opened to her following her win – first Brussels Opera, then Vienna and the Met soon followed. You can <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/1983/pages/finland_interview_1991.shtm">watch her interview</a>, which is also in the archive section. <img title="Karita Mattila" src="http://static.bbc.co.uk/programmeimages/512xn/images/p011v9xq.jpg" alt="Karita Mattila" width="512" height="288" /> Karita Mattila Valentina Nafornita, the Moldovan soprano who was both the choice of the 2011 jury and audience for two prizes, is on the same trajectory as Karita Mattila was following her win. Prior to competing in Cardiff, Valentina's career had been confined to Romania, but after the competition she joined the Vienna State Opera, where roles she has performed include Musetta, Clorinda, Oscar and Gilda and recently returned from a tour of Japan with the company for Le nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte. She has just made her debut at Teatro alla Scala, Milan as Gilda, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. Your Cardiff Singer memories What has been the stand-out moment for you from the competition's first 28 years? Let us know about the performance that made the hair on the back of your neck stand on end the most, and we will include as many as possible in our special history of the competition in the 2013 souvenir programme book. Remind yourself of some of the performances in the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/archive/">video archive section</a> and email your thoughts to <a href="mailto:cardiff.singer@bbc.co.uk">cardiff.singer@bbc.co.uk</a>. Auditions The competitors for 2013 are being auditioned in opera houses and conservatoires around the world at the moment. The shortlist revealing which 20 will sing in Cardiff next June will be announced in February next year and will appear on the competition website. </div>]]></description> <dc:creator>Cardiff Singer</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/11/cardiff-singer-30th-anniversary.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/11/cardiff-singer-30th-anniversary.shtml</guid> <category>BBC Cardiff Singer of the World</category> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:52:16 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Cardiff Singer 30th anniversary</title> <description><![CDATA[<div class="indPost"> The season ticket booking form, with details of all the concerts and recitals, is now available for the 30th anniversary competition in 2013. You can <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/2013/cardiff_singer_2013_season_ticket_booking_form.pdf">download the form here</a>. You have until 8 February 2013, when applications start to be processed, to get your form to the box office at St David's Hall. Season ticket booking is only available by post. If you can't attend all the events, you will be able to book tickets for individual concerts and recitals from 1 March 2013. Booking for these tickets will be available online, by phone or in person. Unbelievably, in 2013 it will be 30 years since the Finnish soprano and now opera legend Karita Mattila won the very first competition. Following her win in 1983, she exploded onto the international scene, and has remained at the top of her profession ever since. In the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/archive/">archive section of the website</a>, you can remind yourself of her performance and those of many of the other 362 talented performers who have competed in Cardiff throughout the competition's history. Karita Mattila was interviewed in 1991 about the doors that suddenly opened to her following her win – first Brussels Opera, then Vienna and the Met soon followed. You can <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/1983/pages/finland_interview_1991.shtm">watch her interview</a>, which is also in the archive section. <img title="Karita Mattila" src="http://static.bbc.co.uk/programmeimages/512xn/images/p011v9xq.jpg" alt="Karita Mattila" width="512" height="288" /> Karita Mattila Valentina Nafornita, the Moldovan soprano who was both the choice of the 2011 jury and audience for two prizes, is on the same trajectory as Karita Mattila was following her win. Prior to competing in Cardiff, Valentina's career had been confined to Romania, but after the competition she joined the Vienna State Opera, where roles she has performed include Musetta, Clorinda, Oscar and Gilda and recently returned from a tour of Japan with the company for Le nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte. She has just made her debut at Teatro alla Scala, Milan as Gilda, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. Your Cardiff Singer memories What has been the stand-out moment for you from the competition's first 28 years? Let us know about the performance that made the hair on the back of your neck stand on end the most, and we will include as many as possible in our special history of the competition in the 2013 souvenir programme book. Remind yourself of some of the performances in the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/archive/">video archive section</a> and email your thoughts to <a href="mailto:cardiff.singer@bbc.co.uk">cardiff.singer@bbc.co.uk</a>. Auditions The competitors for 2013 are being auditioned in opera houses and conservatoires around the world at the moment. The shortlist revealing which 20 will sing in Cardiff next June will be announced in February next year and will appear on the competition website. </div>]]></description> <dc:creator>Cardiff Singer</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/11/cardiff-singer-30th-anniversary.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/11/cardiff-singer-30th-anniversary.shtml</guid> <category>BBC Cardiff Singer of the World</category> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:52:16 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>James McLaren 1978-2012</title> <description><![CDATA[James McLaren, who worked as a journalist and assistant producer on the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/">BBC Wales</a> website, passed away yesterday at the age of 34. He was enormously talented, hugely driven and an endlessly enthusiastic supporter of Welsh music, who will be well known to readers of this blog. This is a personal tribute from a colleague, manager and friend for over 15 years. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="James McLaren" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/james_mclaren_01.jpg" width="595" height="335" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />James McLaren </div> I first met James at Cardiff University in 1996. He was a rather earnest long-haired young fresher and I was in the year above, and we found a shared love of music which bordered on obsessiveness. His knowledge of music seemed to begin in 1990 and end in 1994, but boy could he remember the chart positions of those early Pearl Jam singles. We spent many hours working on the student newspaper Gair Rhydd, which led to nascent careers in journalism. He went on to work for Big Issue Cymru and the Welsh Music Foundation (WMF) before joining the BBC in 2006. At the WMF he edited Sound Nation, a free monthly magazine containing music industry news and advice for musicians, labels, gig promoters and fans. Wales' only national music magazine was an important source of information, and his energy and passion for his subject was authentic and relentless. He was a well-known figure in the Welsh music scene who forged close and enduring friendships with many local musicians. When Sound Nation closed in December 2005 he was made redundant from the WMF. He spent just one day out of work before I called to offer him some freelance work. I knew that he had the skills and talent to really make a difference in our online team. He adapted quickly to moving from print to digital despite being a self-confessed technical dunce. He enjoyed reminding me that he had been the first person to show me how to use the web, in the days when AltaVista and Yahoo! were at the cutting edge of technology. He worked across a broad range of websites, including history and nature, but music was his real passion. He took over the BBC Wales Music website and gave it new life, and worked with news and radio to find the best way to break stories or inform readers and listeners. He was bold and tenacious and never afraid to give his all in pursuit of a story, all admirable qualities in any journalist. Outside of work his main passions were rock music, good food and fine wine. He lived in Cardiff with his girlfriend Cazz, and Juno and Ella, their two beloved Flat-Coated Retrievers. Writing about James in the past tense is an odd experience, and the shock of losing him is still raw. Right now there's a desk to my left full of the detritus of modern office life: half-drunk coffee mugs, discarded newspapers, CDs and scrawled-upon Post-it notes. And it's filled with James' presence and spirit, which will outlast any physical memento. He will be greatly missed.]]></description> <dc:creator>BBC Wales Music</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/08/james-mclaren-1978-2012.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/08/james-mclaren-1978-2012.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:23:37 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Only Boys Aloud sign to Sony</title> <description><![CDATA[Only Boys Aloud, the choral boy band from the south Wales valleys, have secured a UK album deal with major label Sony. The group came third in this year's Britain's Got Talent (BGT), judged by Simon Cowell, who also has a business relationship with Sony.Their as yet untitled d茅but album will come out in November through Relentless/Sony. It follows over three million views of their BGT appearances on YouTube. The choir's music director Tim Rhys Evans said: "The phenomenal Only Boys Aloud journey continues with this record deal, and we are all so excited to see what the Boys can do in the studio. "I'm incredibly proud of what the Boys have achieved to date and confident that the passionate support we received from fans across the country will make the album a big hit. "These are exciting times for all involved in the Aloud family, and the success is all underpinned by a great deal of hard work that goes on constantly in the background. "This album deal is the result of the generous support of our great sponsors and the unstinting commitment and talent of the Boys' mentors and my colleagues in Only Men Aloud." Only Boys Aloud and Only Men Aloud will perform tonight (3 August) at the opening concert of the National Eisteddfod in the Vale of Glamorgan. Only Boys Aloud launched as part of The Valleys Heart and Soul campaign, a three year campaign which aims to raise awareness of the region as a tourist destination and bring long-term economic benefit to the area.]]></description> <dc:creator>James McLaren</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/08/only-boys-aloud-sign-to-sony.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/08/only-boys-aloud-sign-to-sony.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:17:29 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Let the Proms begin...</title> <description><![CDATA[The <a href="/proms/">BBC Proms</a> are the world's largest festival of classical music, and it is a great honour for us to be involved so heavily in the season each year. Our first 2012 Prom came hot on the heels of our tour to China, and a full day's recording for a new children's show to be aired in the Autumn. It was quite a hefty programme, the first half comprising of Elgar's In The South and Hugh Wood's jazz inspired, and incredibly complex, Concerto for Piano. The second half was a watery event, dedicated to music inspired by the sea - Ravel's Une Barque Sur L'Oc茅an, Prom founder, Henry Wood's orchestration of Debussy's La Cath茅drale Engloutie, and Debussy's La Mer. The programme was to be conducted by principal conductor, Thierry Fischer, who unfortunately had to withdraw last minute due to ill health - young British conductor Ryan Wigglesworth took the reins at short notice. In The South was the first work by Elgar that I ever really liked. My little Irish heart somehow always bristled a little at the overt imperialism of the Pomp and Circumstance marches, and until I went to college, sadly, these were the only Elgar works I knew. I had yet to discover the turbulent angst of the Introduction and Allegro, the humour of the Enigma Variations, the imagination of works such as Cockaigne, and the glorious viola solo of In The South (on this occasion, beautifully and imaginatively played by principal viola, Goran Fr枚st). When we first played through the Wood Concerto for Piano, I knew we were in for some hard work! This is definitely one of those works that I would term a 'stressful' play. It is rhythmically very complex, and the writing gives you ample scope for coming in with an embarrassingly loud spare (when you play where you shouldn't). The viola part requires very dexterous playing, jumping around from the low register to the high register frequently and at speed. In short, it's one of those works that makes violists wish they had an E string. Nonetheless, hats off to Mr Wigglesworth, whose businesslike approach and, in my opinion, clear beat, meant that, by the concert, everyone knew what they were supposed to be doing! It was also fabulous to work with Joanna MacGregor. Not only does she have amazing shoes, and impeccable hair, but surely, to get through that piano part, she must have four hands, or at least six fingers and two thumbs on each hand. For me, the highlight of the concert was Debussy's La Mer. It isn't a work I've particularly enjoyed before (I've always had a love/hate relationship with playing French music), but on this occasion, I felt I could get beyond the little fidgety details and enjoy the music itself. After the concert, it was back onto the coach for the drive back to Cardiff. One day off, and back into rehearsals for the next Prom. ]]></description> <dc:creator>Laura Sinnerton</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/08/let-the-proms-begin.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/08/let-the-proms-begin.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:15:51 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adam Walton playlist and show info: Saturday 28 July 2012</title> <description><![CDATA[This week's show is <a href="/programmes/b01l9z2k">now available via the BBC iPlayer</a>. Please visit the link any time between now and the start of the next programme. As part of the Cultural Olympiad, coinciding with London 2012, Bangor's 9bach and Australia's Black Arm Band have forged a cross cultural collaboration that celebrates the common ground of human experience between two communities as geographically polarised as it's possible to get. The culmination of this, following 9bach's visit to Australia last year, was the Black Arm Band coming over to the UK to perform with 9bach in London and at Y Galeri in Caernarfon. The collaboration "explores musical connections and the preservation of language and culture through music and song." "Since working together we have discovered a massive connection between Welsh and Aboriginal people," they say, "from the love we have for families to the belly laughs and same sense of humour. "The love for our languages, and the fight to preserve them or even retrieve them. Our cultures are strong and connected in many ways, and who we are, and where our families are from are so important!" It is my honour - and pleasure - to be able to broadcast half an hour of the concert recorded in Caernarfon as a joint exercise between BBC Radio Wales and C2. Lisa Gwilym's C2 show will also celebrate the concert this Friday night (3 August) - and will feature an exclusive interview with Lisa Jen from 9bach. Elsewhere in the show, Alan Holmes reminds us of Krystalnacht. Lara Catrin gets dewy-eyed translating Y Blew and Ben Hayes explores The Liverpool Scene. p>First time plays this week come for The Wild Eyes, F. O. E., Bodhi and Yoko Temple. I play the best cover version in my memory (Sex Hands' version of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's Mae Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gilydd) and there is peerless sonic creativity from a whole host of other Welsh artists. Please send demos/new releases/gig info etc to <a href="mailto:themysterytour@gmail.com">themysterytour@gmail.com</a> as a high quality mp3/download link. <a href="http://myspace.com/fuckbuttons">F**K BUTTONS</a> - 'Olympians ( High Contrast Remix )' Bristol / Cardiff<a href="http://sexhandsband.tumblr.com">SEX HANDS</a> - 'Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gilydd' Dwygfylchi / Llanfairfechan / Conwy<a href="http://euroschilds.com">EUROS CHILDS</a> - 'Be Be High' Pembrokeshire<a href="http://thewildeyes.co.uk">WILD EYES, THE</a> - 'I Look Good On You' Wrexham / Liverpool<a href="http://hhawkline.bandcamp.com">H. HAWKLINE</a> - 'Black Domino Box' Cardiff<a href="http://exitinternational.co.uk">EXIT INTERNATIONAL</a> - 'Chainsaw Song ( Single Version )' Cardiff<a href="http://ralphripshit.bandcamp.com">RALPH RIP SH*T</a> - 'Spanish Ass [ Radio Edit ] Featuring Lemonface' Cardiff<a href="http://myspace.com/mcsaizmundo">M C SAIZMUNDO</a> - 'Bara Brith' Caernarfon / Bangor<a href="http://foeism.co.uk">F. O. E.</a> - 'Constant Pressure' Wrexham / Liverpool<a href="http://centralslate.omnia.co.uk">ALAN HOLMES</a> - 'Spoken Contribution' Bangor<a href="http://turquoisecoal.com">KRYSTALNACHT</a> - 'Black Train' Holyhead<a href="http://soundcloud.com/bodhi-music">BODHI</a> - 'Emanation' Cardiff<a href="http://yokotemple.bandcamp.com">YOKO TEMPLE</a> - 'I Got Chills' Cardiff<a href="http://myspace.com/helenlove">HELEN LOVE</a> - 'Long Hot Summer Pt. 1' Swansea<a href="http://racehorsesmusic.co.uk">RACE HORSES</a> - 'My Year Abroad' Aberystwyth<a href="http://gwenno.bigcartel.com">GWENNO</a> - 'Ymbelydredd [ Them & Us Remix ]' Cardiff<a href="http://ectogram.co.uk">ECTOGRAM</a> - 'April Breaming' Bangor / Ynys M么n<a href="http://facebook.com/anna.r.carter">ANNA ROSE CARTER</a> - 'Memory [ Raithe Reworking ]' SwanseaCAVES - 'Arrow Hits The Ground' Swansea<a href="http://myspace.com/ybandana">Y BANDANA</a> - 'Heno Yn Yr Anglesey' Caernarfon<a href="http://btriverofmusic.com/artist/mamiath">MAMIAITH</a> - 'Big Law ( Live )' Bangor / Australia<a href="http://btriverofmusic.com/artist/mamiath">MAMIAITH</a> - 'Plentyn ( Live )' Bangor / Australia<a href="http://btriverofmusic.com/artist/mamiath">MAMIAITH</a> - 'Nana's Song ( Live )' Bangor / Australia<a href="http://btriverofmusic.com/artist/mamiath">MAMIAITH</a> - 'Gildang ( Live )' Bangor / Australia<a href="http://btriverofmusic.com/artist/mamiath">MAMIAITH</a> - 'Cariad Mam ( Live )' Bangor / Australia<a href="http://myspace.com/klausruddykinski">KLAUS KINSKI</a> - 'Riffy' LlanfairfechanCIAN CIARAN - 'Till I Die' BangorDAVID NEWINGTON - 'Walking In My Dream' CardiffLARA CATRIN - 'Spoken Contribution' Bangor / CardiffBLEW, Y - 'Maes B' ? <a href="http://futureoftheleft.net">FUTURE OF THE LEFT</a> -'A Failed Olympic Bid' Cardiff <a href="http://Facebook.com/TheWitchesDrum">WITCHES DRUM, THE</a> - 'Climb Aboard The Bus Of Devotion' Cardiff / London<a href="http://conformistmusic.co.uk">CONFORMIST</a> - 'Savages Go Modern!' Dale / Cardiff<a href="http://soundcloud.com/esoterradubstep">ESOTERRA</a> - 'Undertakers Of The Sky' Cardiff<a href="http://soundcloud.com/castormusic">CASTOR</a> - 'Sirene' Prestatyn<a href="http://kaylapainter.com">KAYLA PAINTER</a> - 'Gaaga' Newport / Bristol / Southampton<a href="http://soundcloud.com/soundhog">BEN HAYES</a> - 'Spoken Contribution' RuthinLIVERPOOL SCENE, THE - 'Universes' Liverpool<a href="http://soundcloud.com/quiet-marauder">QUIET MARAUDER</a> - 'Shearer, Predator' Cardiff<a href="http://repeater64.com">REPEATER 64</a> - 'Guilty 1000 Crimes' Bridgend / Sweden ]]></description> <dc:creator>Adam Walton</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/adam-walton-playlist-show-28-july-2012.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/adam-walton-playlist-show-28-july-2012.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Merthyr Rock stages announced</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.hayfestival.com/merthyrrock/index.aspx?skinid=22">Merthyr Rock</a> details are finalised today, with day splits confirmed. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Razorlight" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/razorlight_02_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Razorlight </div> Friday 31 August Main stage: <a href="/music/artists/f2cb0435-d643-4fab-9587-fdb0279330a7">Razorlight</a> <a href="/music/artists/593f8594-83ad-4df4-a9b8-e4d225f55440">Saves The Day</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/futures">Futures</a> Second stage: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dirtygoods">Dirty Goods</a> The People The Poet</a> The Lash <a href="http://www.theundivided.co.uk/">The Undivided</a> <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Skindred" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/skindred_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Skindred </div> Saturday 1 September Main stage: <a href="/music/artists/36e371e9-e76b-4b66-b813-e1d1af6d7128">Skindred</a> <a href="/music/artists/511c4699-2c7c-4c59-a38c-325f5874d563">Lower Than Atlantis</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theyashin">Yashin</a> <a href="http://www.exitten.net/">Exit Ten</a> <a href="http://www.thedirtyyouth.co.uk">The Dirty Youth</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dopamine">Dopamine</a> <a href="http://www.prosperina.co.uk/">Prosperina</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedeadwretched">The Dead Wretched</a> Second stage (Lostprophets takeover): <a href="/music/artists/74500d5a-2928-4f42-a0ad-20b4a48533e1">Pulled Apart By Horses</a> <a href="/music/artists/8f51263a-2fdf-4e48-9a01-ca1b4bc16399">Save Your Breath</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GhostsAndEchoes">Neil Starr And Gavin Butler</a> <a href="/music/artists/46bd6855-cca7-42cb-83c3-35cdcb714465">Exit_International</a> <a href="http://blackandredsband.tumblr.com/">Black And Reds</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bstns">Bastions</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Astroid-Boys/158778387536229">Astroid Boys</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedeadformats">The Dead Formats</a> Sunday 2 September Main stage: <a href="/music/artists/a7da8d09-c406-4fdc-8cb0-affa39ffbabb">Kids In Glass Houses</a> <a href="/music/artists/98edd2f1-d136-4c47-ab9b-c31839dd1d98">Deaf Havana</a> <a href="/music/artists/f2799f27-ab83-4b27-95ac-f51e49fb82f8">We Are The Ocean</a> <a href="/music/artists/82c5d269-41b3-498b-8596-d960c7556268">Future Of The Left</a> <a href="/music/artists/38fd7691-0543-409c-997f-7f15c10394a4">Don Broco</a> <a href="/music/artists/02e05ee5-0a6f-4be2-bb06-2fe2769f7f73">Straight Lines</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thejcq">The James Cleaver Quintet</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ShadowsChasingGhosts">Shadows Chasing Ghosts</a> <a href="http://www.reaperinsicily.co.uk/">Reaper In Sicily</a> Second stage (The Blackout takeover): A (exclusive set) <a href="/music/artists/db3657aa-5428-4281-9343-a9d1e3c534a1">Canterbury</a> <a href="http://marmozets.co.uk/">Marmozets</a> <a href="http://proxiesmusic.com/">Proxies</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Page44official">Page 44</a> <a href="http://www.blowgoat.com/">Blowgoat</a> Verses <a href="http://www.facebook.com/buriedinalaska">Buried In Alaska</a> In light of the new details, I talked to festival director Rhodri Jones to find out how he's looking at this year's event. <a href="/wales/music/sites/lostprophets/">Lostprophets</a> and <a href="/wales/music/sites/blackout/">The Blackout</a> are each curating a stage, as <a href="/wales/music/sites/kids-in-glass-houses/">Kids In Glass Houses</a> did last year. How do you convince them to get on board? "Luckily they didn't take much persuading! Both bands were really keen to get involved. "Lostprophets have always been a band keen to support emerging Welsh talent and The Blackout have been big supporters of the festival since day one. It's turned out to be a great programme. "Both bands put a lot of thought into their selections and have picked some amazing acts." So who are you most looking forward to catching? "It sounds like a cop out, but pretty much everything! We picked all the acts because they have that certain special something. "The fact that A have reformed to play the festival [as part of The Blackout's stage takeover] is particuairly exciting though, and there isn't a better live band on the planet than <a href="/wales/music/sites/skindred/">Skindred</a> right now." Last year <a href="/blogs/walesmusic/2011/09/merthyr-rock-2011.shtml">I praised the festival</a>, and there was a great response generally, I think, so was there any pressure following up the success of 2011? "It's incredible to see how passionate people are about an event that's only a year old! The pressure has definitely been there to replicate the quality and feel of the festival from last year, but it's good pressure because it shows that people loved the festival and feel like it belongs to them." How has the festival reacted to any positive or negative feedback? "We were overwhelmed by the amount of positive feedback we got from last year, which was great. Where people have suggested ways that things could be improved, we've done our best to accommodate them this year - things like improved camping, a seated chill-out area, increased publicity of our bus service back to Cardiff and other little site tweaks that will make the weekend even better this year." What's the message to music fans across the country when it comes to Merthyr Rock? "That an incredible weekend of music shouldn't have to cost a few hundred pounds, that 'boutique' festivals are more fun and get you closer to the bands you love, and that Wales is still a breeding ground for incredible talent." To keep abreast of details, follow Merthyr Rock on <a href="https://twitter.com/merthyrrock">Twitter</a> or use the <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23mrock">#mrock hashtag</a>.]]></description> <dc:creator>James McLaren</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/merthyr-rock-skindred-lostprophets-blackout.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/merthyr-rock-skindred-lostprophets-blackout.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Interview: Steve Balsamo on Balsamo And Deighton</title> <description><![CDATA[You might know<a href="http://www.stevebalsamo.co.uk/"> Steve Balsamo</a> from <a href="http://www.thestorys.co.uk/">The Storys</a>, or from his solo work, or you might know him from his turn as the titular character of Jesus Christ Superstar in the 1990s, but the Swansea man has turned his hand to another interesting role. This time, he's been writing with sometime Storys member and solo artist <a href="http://www.facebook.com/rosaliedeighton">Rosalie Deighton</a> for a forthcoming album of "folk/country/Americana" songs. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Balsamo And Deighton" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/balsamo-deighton_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Balsamo And Deighton </div> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Balsamo.Deighton">Balsamo And Deighton</a> have their d茅but single out this week (29 July) on his own Ghost Horse Records, with the album following in 2013. "Rosalie and I met over 10 years ago at Swedish producer <a href="http://www.martinterefe.com/">Martin Terefe</a>'s studio in Kensal Road in London," says Steve. "Martin went on to work with <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/82eb8936-7bf6-4577-8320-a2639465206d">Jason Mraz</a> and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/88a8d8a9-7c9b-4f7b-8700-7f0f7a503688">James Morrison</a> and won a Grammy with <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/bfd5aec5-62a2-4560-a316-7c46c17babda">Train</a>. He co-produced Rosie's d茅but album Truth Drug and co-produced my solo album All I Am. "I loved her voice and she mine, and we said we'd make an album down the line. When The Storys were touring a lot, we asked Rosalie to come support us, and when Dai Smith decided to leave, we asked her to join the band. "Dai is such a great player, writer and personality we thought a woman who is all those things would bring a different angle to the band. Rosalie joined us writing and recording Luck, The Storys' third album." Rosalie's folk background took her into a career with her own family, aptly named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deighton_Family">The Deighton Family</a>. They toured worldwide and, solo, had a deal with Independiente Records around a decade ago for Truth Drug. Her second set, 21 Days, came out in 2007. She is also a member of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/976f0197-2c90-4f38-b265-c1dd56a133b3">Danny And The Champions Of The World</a>. How do Steve and Rosalie regard their duets project? "We're both very excited with the project! Our voices blend beautifully and we've been quietly writing for a couple of years. "We started writing and making demos with Julian Wilson of Grand Drive and have started the album with John Reynolds (Sinead O'Connor, Indigo Girls, U2). We have a few co-writes with some tasty people, inculding Boo Hewedine, Andy Collins (ex-Storys) and hit songwriter Steve Booker who wrote Mercy with <a href="/wales/music/sites/duffy/">Duffy</a>. "We have a bunch of great songs that we're working through for the album and are both loving the results so far." The pair's long careers have meant they can call on some respected musicians. For example, there's a guitarist working with them called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_McIntosh">Robbie McIntosh</a>. "He's played with <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/ba550d0e-adac-4864-b88b-407cab5e76af">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/144ef525-85e9-40c3-8335-02c32d0861f3">John Mayer</a> and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/985c709c-7771-4de3-9024-7bda29ebe3f9">Norah Jones</a>," says Steve. "He has played some stunning guitar... and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_White_(drummer)">Steve White</a> - ex of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c4406045-e640-4cfe-8b88-4732cce314d4">Paul Weller</a>'s band - came played on the single. I met Steve while touring with the late, very great <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409">Jon Lord</a>." Steve believes Balsamo And Deighton's sound won't come as a surprise to fans of their previous work, and sees it as a development rather than a revolution: "I think the sound is a lovely complement to The Storys' sound," he says. "We both adore country and folk and the 'West Coast' sound that we were making with The Storys. But this time we're (soul) mining and taking cues from <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/35ef61ca-43db-4772-ba27-0489e9ebcb69">Emmylou Harris</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/bd53f9a7-8be9-46b0-bf7d-1deea3cb57bc">Robert Plant</a> and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6b064ead-91a4-4ac8-8076-b1febe4f4aac">Alison Krauss</a>' Raising Sand and other songwriters we love like <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/88527d26-7496-47c5-8358-ebdb1868a90f">Jackson Browne</a> and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/adbbaf02-cb2e-432d-b24b-f016e9a65a44">Ron Sexsmith</a>. "We have, in fact, tried out a few covers by them that sound beautiful. It's similar territory to before but also looking at bluegrass dude <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/1a14063c-9dca-48d5-98c3-89748c74562b">Ricky Skaggs</a> and the new bluegrass dudes on the block/prairie/porch <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/5508509b-5481-4341-94ae-209eb371afe7">The Punch Brothers</a>. "All of this, however, is through the filter of Barnsley and Swansea! I think there's an interesting story to tell of both these cities, both steeped in music albeit one rock and the other folk... but that's for later." There is even talk of ex-Led Zeppelin man Robert Plant joining the duo on a track, plus his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Joy">Band Of Joy</a> partner <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Griffin">Patty Griffin</a> too. I Don't Know Why, originally by <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/42222090-c5e5-4243-8582-c29bc8b63ec6">Shawn Colvin</a>, "has been haunting both of us for years" says Steve. "We've both encountered her and the tune on many occasions. The video - filmed by brilliant director/film writer Kamma Pastoll - has been in the works for 10 years and seemed that now was the time to realise it. "It has turned out better that we all could have imagined and really has focused us to finish the album and get out and tour." Watch the video here: <iframe width="512" height="288" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X3WHBB9-bG4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> "Making a video first may seem like a backward way of doing things, but I really think these days songs/films have a life of their own online and we wanted to test if that theory is right. "Social networking provides the modern artist with a way of getting to a large audience, as long as what you make is good!" Concluding our chat, he says: "The album will, I think, be beautiful, sad (for the most part) with some reflective songs. We have been trying to write a little faster, but at the moment what's occurring is something between Emmylou's Wrecking Ball album, Plant/Krauss' Raising Sand with a little <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/70248960-cb53-4ea4-943a-edb18f7d336f">Bruce Springsteen</a> and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/5ca3f318-d028-4151-ac73-78e2b2d6cdcc">Tom Petty</a> thrown in. Big shoes then!" Feel free to comment! If you want to have your say, on this or any other BBC blog, you will need to <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/users/login">sign in</a> to your BBC iD account. If you don't have a BBC iD account, you can <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/register/">register here</a> - it'll allow you to contribute to a range of BBC sites and services using a single login. Need some assistance? <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/about">Read about BBC iD</a>, or get some <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/registering">help with registering</a>.]]></description> <dc:creator>James McLaren</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/interview-steve-balsamo-rosalie-deighton.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/interview-steve-balsamo-rosalie-deighton.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:12:38 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Chinese tour diary, part four</title> <description><![CDATA[Shenzhen would be our final base of the tour with one concert in Shenzhen itself, and one in Guangzhou, China's third largest city. Stepping out of the airport in Shenzhen, it felt as though both the heat and humidity had upped a notch. However, the sky seemed much clearer than it had done in Beijing or Shanghai. I found the overcast sky of Beijing quite oppressive, and it was nice to actually see blue above you. Despite having almost bathed in DEET, I had somehow picked up an irritatingly large number of insect bites somewhere between the Shanghai hotel and the coach from Shenzhen airport (Irish blood would appear to be a rare delicacy for mozzies and every other biting thing), and so it was that I spent the journey trying not to scratch my legs like a crazy person. On arrival at the hotel I was rather consoled by the outdoor pool. Outside the Shenzhen concert hall, a group of us girls were stopped by a young girl and her mother who were attending the concert. It transpired that she was studying bass at a local music school and she was very excited to meet Claire from our bass section. We even had our photos taken - it was a bit like being papped, but nicer. The journey from Shenzhen to Guangzhou was an arduous one. On the route to Tianjin, the countryside was notable for the seemingly unending urban expansion evident on the outskirts of cities, with miles of new build high rise flats stretching as far as the eye could see. Each night, we played two encore pieces. The first was one of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches, and the second a traditional Chinese song called My Motherland, arranged by Qigang Chen. The delighted reaction of the audiences each night to this piece was quite overwhelming - shouting and cheering, clapping and squealing. It had been a really wonderful tour. Although the immigration queue crossing over to Hong Kong, which was in excess of an hour, was a definite low, and threw into sharp relief the difference in attitude between the British and every other nationality when it comes to queuing, the humour and camaraderie of one's colleagues make the high points of touring much more memorable. Arriving in Heathrow at 5am, it was pleasant to walk outside (after an anxious few moments when it seemed my luggage had disappeared), and to feel a gentle coolness on the skin. There may be no pork dumplings for breakfast today, but at least I won't break into a profuse glow of perspiration with the slightest movement! However, all that heat and humidity has been good training - this week we begin preparations to face the microclimate of the Royal Albert Hall, in our first Prom on Thursday! The <a href="/now/">orchestra</a> will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 26 July as part of the BBC Proms 2012; you can hear them live on BBC Radio 3 from 7pm. ]]></description> <dc:creator>Laura Sinnerton</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/chinese-tour-diary-part-four.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/chinese-tour-diary-part-four.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:55:07 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts 2012</title> <description><![CDATA[Details of the <a href="http://www.swanseafestival.org/">2012 Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts</a> have announced details of its programme of events. Held throughout the city from 4-20 October, the annual celebration of arts culture brings a range of genres and themes. At Brangwyn Hall there are three high-profile events: On 6 October you can catch <a href="/now/">BBC National Orchestra of Wales</a>, conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes, with works by Vaughan Williams and Daniel Jones, with Elgar's Cello Concerto performed by Julian Lloyd Webber. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Julian Lloyd Webber" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/julian-lloyd-webber_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Julian Lloyd Webber </div> Celebrating their 80th anniversary this year, the London Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Vassily Sinaisky with young violinist Chloe Hanslip in a programme of Prokofiev, Mendelssohn and Sibelius on 13 October. Lastly, bringing an end to the festival on 20 October, the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra with their conductor Vladimir Altschiler, and featuring much-admired pianist Freddy Kempf, will perform works by Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Chloe Hanslip" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/chloe-hanslip_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Chloe Hanslip </div> Brangwyn Hall is also the venue for the festival's four recitals: Both a pianist and composer - and winner of eight Gramophone Awards - Stephen Hough is widely regarded as one of the most important and distinctive pianists of his generation. His recital on 9 October will include the world premi猫re of his own work Sonata No 2 (Notturno Luminoso), which is a commission from the Swansea Festival and Lakeside Arts Centre, University of Nottingham. On 15 October the talented Wayne Marshall gives an organ recital. As well as being an internationally-admired organist Wayne has a multi-faceted career as a conductor and concert pianist and is recognised for his work in music-theatre and his gift of improvisation. Bass-baritone Neal Davies, accompanied by pianist James Southall, will perform songs by John Ireland, Ibert, Finzi, Schumann and Wolf on 16 October. Past winner of the Cardiff Singer of the World Lieder Prize, Newport born Neal is much In demand on both the concert and opera stage where he excels in a wide-ranging repertoire. As well as the song recital on 16 October, Neal performs with Welsh National Opera (WNO) as Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte on 12 October. On 19 October, the BBC Singers, with their conductor David Hill and organist Iain Farrington, perform Power and Glory: Music for the Royal Court, a compilation of choral music, written for key royal occasions throughout five centuries, which they present in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Formed in 1924, the BBC Singers perform all over the UK and abroad. WNO perform three operas between 10 and 13 October: Handel's Jephtha features Robert Murray in the title role of the distraught father caught in a terrible trap. Diana Montague is his wife Storge and Welsh soprano Fflur Wyn is their daughter Iphis. Fflur appeared at the opening ceremony of the National Eisteddfod last year before going to Mexico City Opera to sing the Governess in The Turn of the Screw, and then performing with C么rdydd at last year's festival. Puccini's La Boh猫me is a new production by Annabel Arden which is set in the elegance of Edwardian Paris and features Giselle Allen as the tragic Mimi, Alex Vicens as her lover Rodolfo and popular Welsh baritone David Kempster as Marcello. Mozart's Cos矛 Fan Tutte - a story of fickle young love - features Elizabeth Watts as Fiordiligi and Cora Burggraff as Dorabella, the two girls whose loyalty is tested by their sailor fianc茅es. Jazz is provided by the Darius Brubeck Quartet in A Kind of Brubeck (14 October). Darius Brubeck is the eldest of jazz pianist Dave Brubeck's sons. Festival organisers have announced that there will be no festival next year. "With Swansea's own jewel in the crown of the city - the Brangwyn Hall - undergoing extensive refurbishment and restoration during 2013, the main venue for the festival's orchestral and recital concerts will be unavailable," they say. ]]></description> <dc:creator>James McLaren</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/swansea-festival-of-music-and-the-arts-2012.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/swansea-festival-of-music-and-the-arts-2012.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adam Walton playlist and show info: Saturday 21 July 2012</title> <description><![CDATA[This week's show is <a href="/iplayer/episode/b01l2yjb/Adam_Walton_21_07_2012/">now available via the iPlayer</a>. Please visit the link any time between now and the start of the next programme. Soft-Hearted Scientists' music has been an enduring source of wonder for my ears over the last eight years. They've eschewed every bandwagon that has passed through town, and - like the finest artists - focused solely on their own vision: songs of innocence in spite of the world raging around them. This three song session was recorded at home - as many of their greatest songs have been over the years. There are few people who know how to wield a 12 string, a Bontempi rhythm section and the most evocative analogue synth sounds with as much skill as Nathan Scientist. A real treat and sanctuary. Huw Williams comes in to remind us of Sandy -- any facts / memories or recollections of the band would be gratefully received. Lara Catrin translates some Ty Gwydyr for us. Ben 'Soundhog' Hayes mourns the passing of Deep Purple's Jon Lord - rock's undisputed king of the Hammond organ. And in between all of the talking bits, there is excellent music from all over Wales. We have d茅but plays for: Pulse Atlantica, Fflur Dafydd, The Dukes, The Knox, Jack Barnett, Hannah Amy and Memory Clinic. Please send demos / new releases / all correspondence to: <a href="mailto:themysterytour@gmail.com">themysterytour@gmail.com</a> (download link or high quality .mp3 preferred, please), or via the <a href="/music/introducing/uploader/">BBC Introducing Uploader</a>. Retweets of the iPlayer link earn you off chance booze tokens (or dandelion and burdock tokens, if you're underage). These can be redeemed if you see me in your local / convenience store. Next week, an amazing live set and multicultural collaboration between 9Bach & the Black Arm Band recorded at Y Galeri in Caernarfon last week. Show stats: <ul><li>867 different songs</li> <li>1113 total</li> <li>539 Artists in 30 shows since 1 January 2012</li> <li>Songs per show: 37</li> <li>Unique artists per show:18</li> <li>Welsh: 95%</li> <li>Cymraeg: 10%</li></ul> Many thanks / diolch o galon, Adam Walton. <a href="http://mwncistudios.com/harry-keyworth-records-his-debut-ep">HARRY KEYWORTH</a> - 'Above The Head' Hebron, Pembrokeshire<a href="http://werenoheroes.com">WE'RE NO HEROES</a> - 'Ghost Coast' Cardiff<a href="http://facebook.com/pages/S%C5%B5nami/117401268334941">SŵNAMI</a> - 'Eira' Dolgellau<a href="http://colorama.org.uk">COLORAMA</a> - 'Delaware' Benllech<a href="http://euroschilds.com">EUROS CHILDS</a> - 'I'm Seeing Her Tonight' Pembrokeshire<a href="http://deafclub.bandcamp.com">DEAF CLUB</a> - 'Moving Still' WrexhamHUW WILLIAMS - 'Spoken Contribution' SwanseaSANDY - 'Bright Lights' ?<a href="http://softheartedscientists.com">SOFT-HEARTED SCIENTISTS</a> - 'Unholy Ghost' Cardiff<a href="http://soundcloud.com/pulse_atlantica">PULSE ATLANTICA</a> - 'Blows My Mind' Cardiff<a href="http://squidninjarecords.com">JOE BLOW</a> - 'Iguarna Spitz [ Radio Edit ]' Barry<a href="http://halfavian.co.uk">HALF AVIAN</a> - 'Future Proof' Mold<a href="http://huwm.net">HUW M</a> - 'Dyma Lythyr [ Remics Y Pencadlys ]' Pontypridd<a href="http://theboyroyals.com">BOY ROYALS, THE</a> - 'Summer's Playground' Newport<a href="http://familyoftheyear.net">FAMILY OF THE YEAR</a> - 'Diversity' Wrexham / L.a.<a href="http://flurdafydd.com">FFLUR DAFYDD</a> - 'Y Ferch Sy'n Licio'r Gaeaf' Camaerthen<a href="http://facebook.com/pages/The-Bright-Young-People/348662124218">BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE, THE</a> - 'Hang Up ( Radio Edit )' Rhyl<a href="http://futureoftheleft.net">FUTURE OF THE LEFT</a> - 'Beneath The Waves An Ocean' Cardiff<a href="http://facebook.com/bstns">BASTIONS</a> - 'Grief Beggar [ Radio 1 Session Version ]' Anglesey<a href="http://softheartedscientists.com">SOFT-HEARTED SCIENTISTS</a> - 'We'll Go Walking' Cardiff<a href="http://facebook.com/TheDukesUK">DUKES, THE</a> - 'Shifting Sands' Caldicot<a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-knocks-band">KNOX, THE</a> - 'In My Head' Cardiff<a href="http://facebook.com/JackBarnettMusic">JACK BARNETT</a> - 'Counting On You' Cardiff<a href="http://soundcloud.com/hannah_amy">HANNAH AMY</a> - 'Deer' Newport<a href="http://soundcloud.com/father-pumpkin">FATHER PUMPKIN</a> - 'Sounds Like...' Wales<a href="http://mp3unsigned.com/MalcolmGales">MALCOLM GALES</a> - '1001001' Swansea<a href="http://skinflick.org.uk">SKINFLICK</a> - 'Becoming Geology' BangorCIAN CIARAN - 'Martina Franca' BangorSUE DENIM - 'Bicycle' Bangor<a href="http://weareanimalmusic.co.uk">WE ARE ANIMAL</a> - 'Indus Seal' Bethel / CaernarfonLARA CATRIN - 'Spoken Contribution' Bangor / CardiffTY GWYDYR - 'Cariad Yn Cryfhau' Bangor<a href="http://soundcloud.com/dan-amor">DAN AMOR</a> - 'Mehefin' Penmachno<a href="http://soundcloud.com/stagga">STAGGA</a> - 'Timewarp' Cardiff<a href="http://goldenfable.com">GOLDEN FABLE</a> - 'Sugarloaf' Ewloe<a href="http://wearefjords.co.uk">FJORDS</a> - 'Shinjuku' Cardiff<a href="http://facebook.com/memoryclinic">MEMORY CLINIC</a> - 'Why Did She Run Far Away?' Anglesey<a href="http://bedfordfallsrock.co.uk">BEDFORD FALLS</a> - 'Prick' Cardiff<a href="http://softheartedscientists.com">SOFT-HEARTED SCIENTISTS</a> - 'Fly Into The Sun' Cardiff<a href="http://soundcloud.com/soundhog">BEN HAYES</a> - 'Spoken Contribution' Ruthin<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_purple">DEEP PURPLE</a> - 'No One Came' Hertford]]></description> <dc:creator>Adam Walton</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/adam-walton-playlist-show-21-july-2012.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/adam-walton-playlist-show-21-july-2012.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:47:27 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Making Tracks: The story of Rockfield</title> <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow writer and broadcaster Paul Morley takes us on a journey to Monmouthshire's famed Rockfield Studios. <a href="/programmes/b01l06z2">Making Tracks</a> (BBC Radio 4, 11.30am) examines the history and legacy of Wales' best-known recording facility. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Queen" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/queen.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Queen </div> Beginning a series on recording studios, Morley starts at a farm that gave birth to some of rock music's finest recordings - everything from Queen's <a href="/blogs/walesmusic/2010/11/bohemian-rhapsody-rockfield.shtml">Bohemian Rhapsody</a> to the Stone Roses' eponymous debut album, from Dr. Feelgood's Down By The Jetty to Oasis' (What's The Story) Morning Glory, and even Adam Ant's Kings Of The Wild Frontier. Those trying to explain what part the studio played in creating such musical magic include performers (the veteran Dave Edmunds and the newcomers Iko), technicians (John Leckie and Sean Genockey) and the people who (in some cases, quite literally) built the studio and the business (father and daughter, Kingsley and Lisa Ward). As the money flowing through the music industry continues to dry up - Paul also asks what future there may be for the historic recording studios that helped build the industry in the first place? If you want to find out more about the history of Rockfield, I heartily recommend Jeff Collins' Rock Legends At Rockfield (UWP, 2007). Quoted in the book, Queen's producer Roy Thomas Baker said of the recording in 1975: "I remember Freddie playing me Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time on his piano at his place in London. Then later at Rockfield, with the basics mapped out, he focused on pinning down what was right. He played me the beginning part and said, 'Right, now this is where the opera section comes in' and he'd leave a gap and I'd have to imagine this dramatic opera style segment. "And it just kept changing all the time at Rockfield. It took three weeks to record on a 16-track tape machine and we used 180 overdubs, which was very, very unusual for back then." While not much of the song was actually recorded at Rockfield, it was largely honed and polished there. And a lot of its parent album, A Night At The Opera, was put to tape at the Monmouthshire facility. Feel free to comment! If you want to have your say, on this or any other BBC blog, you will need to <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/users/login">sign in</a> to your BBC iD account. If you don't have a BBC iD account, you can <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/register/">register here</a> - it'll allow you to contribute to a range of BBC sites and services using a single login. Need some assistance? <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/about">Read about BBC iD</a>, or get some <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/registering">help with registering</a>. ]]></description> <dc:creator>James McLaren</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/making-tracks-rockfield-queen-oasis.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/making-tracks-rockfield-queen-oasis.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:11:28 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Stereophonics lose another drummer</title> <description><![CDATA[Stereophonics have parted company with their drummer Javier Weyler, a short statement posted yesterday on the group's <a href="http://www.stereophonics.com">official website</a> confirms. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/stereophonics-01_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Stereophonics with Javier Weyler (right)</div> <blockquote>Hi folks. We wanted to let you know Javier and the band will no longer be working together. The band enjoyed playing with Javier over the last eight years and his company was enjoyed by everyone in the Stereophonics family. We wish Javier every success going forward in his new creative endeavours and personal life. (Filling in temporarily for Javier on these next shows will be our friend Sam). We look forward to seeing you at the shows.</blockquote> The Argentinian drummer took up the position following the departure in 2004 of <a href="/blogs/walesmusic/2010/06/stuart-cable-1970-2010.shtml">Stuart Cable</a>. Feel free to comment! If you want to have your say, on this or any other BBC blog, you will need to <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/users/login">sign in</a> to your BBC iD account. If you don't have a BBC iD account, you can <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/register/">register here</a> - it'll allow you to contribute to a range of BBC sites and services using a single login. Need some assistance? <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/about">Read about BBC iD</a>, or get some <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/registering">help with registering</a>.]]></description> <dc:creator>James McLaren</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/stereophonics-drummer-javier-weyler-leaves.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/stereophonics-drummer-javier-weyler-leaves.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:07:02 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>A long weekend of music (parts seven to 10)</title> <description><![CDATA[Part seven: Earthquake! Earthquake! Ah, It's OK... It's Only Pete 2 Snoring. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Adam, Matt, Pete 1 and Pete 2 (left to right)" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/ymca_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Adam, Matt, Pete 1 and Pete 2 (left to right) </div> I can't believe how much of little consequence I've already written about my long weekend of music. 'Music' should really have been in inverted commas. I haven't talked much about the bands I've seen, have I? This has mostly been about the <a href="/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/long-weekend-of-music-parts-three-to-six.shtml">lengths certain of us are prepared to go to to enjoy our favourite sounds</a>. As <a href="http://futureoftheleft.net/">Future Of The Left</a>'s Andrew Falkous says upon arrival, surveying the vistas of mud and the bedraggled clusters of people trying to have fun in it: "I think you're all insane." I have rarely felt less sane than I did on the Saturday morning at <a href="http://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/">2000 Trees</a>. I hadn't slept a wink. Pete 2 snores like a freight train with a broken silencer. I suspect we all have soft palates that reverberate with a sonic boom. God help the Hen Party who were camping next to us. I'm ashamed every time I think of the pigtailed girl, 'L' plate still stuck to her back, standing outside their tent, talking desperately into her mobile phone that morning: "You won't snore like that, will you Snuggle? If you do, it's all over. I'll either divorce you or stab you." She finishes the call and her panda-eyed friend puts a consoling arm around her: "They don't all snore like that, Sam." They both cast the filthiest look in our direction.]]><![CDATA[What do we care? We're lads! Well, I'm a dad. Or a grandlad. Anyway, filthy looks lose all of their value when you are made of mud and every millimetre of the world around you is likewise soiled. So far, we haven't mentioned Matt much, to his consternation. Without Matt, this wouldn't have happened. He was instrumental in me getting my pass. He organised the tent. He's responsible for all of this. Which is why we haven't talked about Matt, much. Plus, at the one moment that I did manage to fall asleep last night, round about 2.30am, Matt stumbled through the tent flap, waking us all up, to regale us with stories about the silent disco he'd been to. Well, I don't know about you, but when I'm on the precipitous edge of much needed sleep, there are entire university libraries filled with unfathomable research papers that I would rather read than hear about the attractions of a silent disco. "It's a bit weird, really. I like to be able to hear my music," he concludes, then falls asleep. And starts to snore. Part eight: The Big Match In The 70s I wake up out of my non-slumber needing a pee. It's broad daylight and I can hear cursing from the Hen Tent. Probably not a good idea for me to stand in the tent entrance and waggle myself about, then. There is a Tommy Walsh Eco Loo (ie a set of hay bales) behind us... but to get there, I'd need to walk past the Hen Tent. Pete 2 is still ripping up Yellow Pages in his vast nasal caverns so I decide to brave the slope to the portaloos instead. It's on this psychotropic journey that I realise something is awry with my wellies. My feet are wet and squelchy. The mud is deep but it isn't quite deep enough to have breached the lip. It's a passing observation drowned out by the Wagnerian chorus of voices in my head screaming, with brass on full blast: "GO HOME! GO HOME NOW! YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANYONE. JUST SNEAK OFF! THIS IS HELL. THIS IS HELL. THIS IS HELL!" I have deliberately avoided war-like imagery thus far, out of respect; but just know that I've considered it strongly. After a pee, a coffee and a veggie sausage sandwich from the Wide Awakey Bar (something like that... it's playing calypso, reggae and bossa nova and is as brilliantly wide of the mark a soundtrack to the ceaseless pizzle as the BBC choosing Slayer to bed the highlights of Kate and William's wedding) I feel quasi-human. I slosh through a couple of miles of mud to the car so I can recharge my phone, 'dry off', restock on Minstrels and listen to a bit of Danny Baker on 5 live. I upload a picture of the site to Twitter. The empty car park has 3G, you see, so that all of the cars can Tweet each other plans as to how they're going to enjoy skidding around and getting stuck in the fields come home time. Vindictive fibreglass bastards! Falco calls me, probably distressed by the picture I've tweeted: "How is it?" "Hellish." Then I try a laugh to soften the horror in my voice, but burst into quiet tears I'm hoping he can't hear. He has to drive here to headline the Cave Stage later. "Not many people are going home, though," I lie. Part nine: In The Muud [sic] Welsh bands are playing today. My duty gland kicks in and I drag myself back to the tent. Squelch. Squelch. Squelch. Ripley felt like this when Newt fell into the ventilation shaft in Aliens. Andy, Matt, Pete 1 and Pete 2 are busy cooking breakfast. Matt has a chef's hat on. It's what Viv Stanshall would have done. I look around their grimy faces, fighting adversity with supermarket sausages that are going to need to be incinerated to be edible, on account of the malfunctioning cold box, and I love them all. I hope none of them get food poisoning, though. Especially Andy, because my bed is in his path. The streaks of mud on my sheet from last night are incontrovertible evidence of that. The first band I want to see are <a href="http://www.amongbrothers.co.uk/">Among Brothers</a>. I try a beer beforehand to see if it helps, and it does. Among Brothers play complex math electro folk pop with more stops and starts than an Alfa Romeo bought at a disreputable auction. They look defiantly wrong in these surroundings. Alex has a jumper on that encompasses all that was right/wrong with the 80s in one fell knitting machine pattern swoop. Its sheer implausibility here threatens to split reality into pastel chevrons. Their music is similarly ambitious, wrong/right and incongruous. I'm an admirer of their recorded work, very much so, but live - here and now - it's all a little too fussy, too city scenester, for it to elevate me out of my muud. That's how we're spelling 'mood' today, kids. By all accounts they take flight in the last third of their set. I've baled by that stage to see <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bstns">Bastions</a>. Timetabling two Welsh bands to be on at the same time was always going to cause a headache. But only for me. And I've got a headache anyway. Pete 1 has never seen Bastions. He comes along on my recommendation. I think. There's a good crowd at the Cave Stage for them. I haven't seen them since Focus Wales in March. Their evangelical post, post hardcore (ie I don't know what the heck to call it) is perfect for this particular morning at this particular festival. It's a communion of noise. Singer Jay joins the audience. "We're in this together... surviving... we couldn't do this without you and we hope we're going someway to making this weekend worth your effort..." is what he's saying with his actions. What he's screaming is altogether more complex and poetic, but the fundamental message is the same. The new song they play at the end of the set is slow, grinding, immense and a fascinating progression from their debut album Hospital Corners. Bastions aren't selling out, but they will definitely sell out, if you follow me. They ruin the mud and transform my afternoon. Fantastic. The rest of my day is transformed by fine Gloucestershire ales. Festivals - good festivals - are all about freedom. I wouldn't dream - truly - of having a drink and a dance in the afternoon of a humdrum day. But here, surrounded by the relatively like-minded, regardless of the mud and the failing wellies, equidistant from an excellent bar and even better stages populated by the kind of bands I shell my money out for, I am happy. I refer you to the first entry in this triumvirate of verbosity for evidence of what an achievement that is. Part 10: The Pit Against Common Sense <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Hundred Reasons" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/hundred-reasons_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Hundred Reasons </div> I watch a band called Hundred Reasons, who I'm told were a big deal to good people not so many years ago. The sun comes out. There are people dressed as lemmings trying to lift their lemming-y feet in the mud. A man-size cardboard Lego Indiana Jones slowly disintegrates in the ooze. Hundred Reasons sound like they may have invented Lostprophets and their ilk. I like them much more than I expected to. I haven't seen 24 either. Or had a Nandos. Maybe I was abducted aliens at the start of the millennium. Or maybe I got married and had a child. <div class="imgCaptionCenter" style="text-align: center; display: block; "> <img alt="Future Of The Left" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/fotl_446.jpg" width="446" height="251" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0 auto 5px;" />Future Of The Left </div> And so, Future Of The Left are here. I've already seen Jimmy in trainers he'll never run in again. Falco looks amused and aghast in equal measure in a red pac-a-mac that looks to be outperforming my over-priced Aquadry Water Resistant System. Jack camped here last night. Julia arrived by train. Dan, their unfathomably young sound engineer ("sound foetus" in band parlance), is here feeling nervous about his first festival gig. He refuses a drink to settle his nerves. There are folk I recognise from Deeside (all hail Falls!) and Birmingham (take a bow Mr Hartin) and Cardiff and Newport. And what they're most excited about seeing is Future Of The Left. I shan't bang on. I was too happy drunk to absorb any details. I bellowed along all the way through. I loved every second of it. They were loud and ace and make every second of rain and mud and sleeplessness worthwhile. Dan needn't have worried. He does an excellent job, as always. Jimmy's childhood friend Marc gets up to play extra guitar and 'kills it'. Polymers Are Forever is monstrous. Andy surveys the hundreds squashed in the tent, knee deep in goo, with a perplexed look on his face. He says something to the effect of what he said earlier, but with more feeling and expletives. "Thank you for coming to see us, for standing in the mud. You're all insane..." something like that. I think we probably are. But some bands are worth it, and Future Of The Left are one of the very few. We drink and talk the rest of the night to shreds. Andy and Pete 2 manage to crack a picnic table in half. I get drunk enough to sleep. I wake up hungover and sad to be saying good bye to 2000 Trees. We yurt people commemorate our weekend with an impromptu photo outside the tent. 'YMCA' The words to that song are surprisingly appropriate. Feel free to comment! If you want to have your say, on this or any other BBC blog, you will need to <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/users/login">sign in</a> to your BBC iD account. If you don't have a BBC iD account, you can <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/register/">register here</a> - it'll allow you to contribute to a range of BBC sites and services using a single login. Need some assistance? <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/about">Read about BBC iD</a>, or get some <a href="https://id.bbc.co.uk/users/help/registering">help with registering</a>.]]></description> <dc:creator>Adam Walton</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/long-weekend-parts-seven-to-ten.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/long-weekend-parts-seven-to-ten.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:46:34 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adam Walton playlist and show info: Saturday 14 July 2012</title> <description><![CDATA[This week's show is <a href="/iplayer/episode/b01kv9bb/Adam_Walton_14_07_2012">now available on the BBC iPlayer</a>. Please visit the link any time between now and the start of the next programme> I hate recording programmes. Late night music radio is, first and foremost, about the sounds. Second, it's about we sound dweebs having somewhere to hang out where people aren't going to demand we stick Example on, or ask us where 'the tune' is. And we get to talk to each other. Admittedly, 90% of that dialogue comes from me... but I have the microphone fader and in all honesty, even if we were in a real, physical room together it'd probably pan out similarly. But I had to record this week's show - and forego the Twitter banter - to camp in a field full of mud in Cheltenham. Those experiences are detailed - at great length - elsewhere. So, I thought I'd make this show as special as I could in the restrictive circumstances and I have cobbled together... I mean 'fashioned'... a Best of Welsh Music 2012 SO FAR. A half term report, if you like. It's entirely my point of view. I haven't tried to be democratic. Sod that for a game of soldiers. These are my favourite sounds of 2012 so far. Feel free to tell me what you would like to have heard. My major omission - there's always one - is Soundhog's Whole Lotta Helter Skelter bootleg. Just plain forgot it. You should hear plenty of gems and other stuff that'll annoy the hell out of you. <p.Back to normal-ish next Saturday with a home-recorded session courtesy of Soft-Hearted Scientists. Many thanks / diolch o galon, Adam Walton. <a href="http://facebook.com/gulpmusic">GULP</a> - 'Game Love' Cardiff<a href="http://racehorsesmusic.co.uk">RACE HORSES</a> - 'Mates' Aberystwyth<a href="http://associatedminds.com">P L O AND RALPH RIP SHIT</a> - 'Hold That [ Clean Edit ]' Cardiff<a href="http://soundcloud.com/docdaneeka">DOC DANEEKA & BENJAMIN DAMAGE</a> - 'Battleships Feat. Abigail Wyles' Swansea<a href="http://soundcloud.com/heavy-petting-zoo">HEAVY PETTING ZOO</a> - 'Deathproof' Swansea<a href="http://yniwl.com">Y NIWL</a> - 'Undegnaw [ E P Version ]' Gwynedd<a href="http://catelebon.com">CATE LE BON</a> - 'Fold The Cloth' Penboyr<a href="http://soundcloud.com/georgiaruth">GEORGIA RUTH</a> - 'Bones' Aberystwyth / Cardiff<a href="http://shyandthefight.net">SHY AND THE FIGHT</a> - 'Breaks' Chester / Llangollen<a href="http://myspace.com/cutribbons">CUT RIBBONS</a> - 'Paper Shields' LlanelliWOLVES - 'Divide' Deeside<a href="http://soundcloud.com/sexhands">SEX HANDS</a> - 'Gay Marriage' Dwygfylchi / Llanfairfechan / Conwy<a href="http://myspace.com/cowboisrhosbotwnnog">COWBOIS RHOS BOTWNNOG</a> - 'Deio Bach' Llyn Peninsula<a href="http://beyondthewizardssleeve.co.uk">BEYOND THE WIZARD'S SLEEVE</a> - 'Door To Tomorrow' London / Pembrokeshire<a href="http://euroschilds.com">COUSINS</a> - 'Baby Baby Baby [ Give Me More ]' Pembrokeshire / Aberystwyth<a href="http://goldenfable.com">GOLDEN FABLE</a> - 'Sugarloaf' Ewloe<a href="http://isletislet.com">ISLET</a> - 'This Fortune' Cardiff<a href="http://facebook.com/cdxlstr">CODEX LEICESTER</a> - 'Hey Hey Hot Legs' Mold / Leicester<a href="http://thejoyformidable.com">JOY FORMIDABLE, THE</a> - 'Whirring (album Version)' Mold<a href="http://turnstilemusic.net/artists/perfume-genius/">PERFUME GENIUS</a> - 'Sister Song' Seattle / Welsh Management<a href="http://facebook.com/Jewellersmusic">JEWELLERS</a> - 'Sing Trees' Newport<a href="http://soundcloud.com/owaink">K T R L</a> - 'Offen' Cardiff<a href="http://transylfechan.tumblr.com/irmavep">IRMA VEP</a> - 'What's That In Your Mouth? ( Album Version )' Llanfairfechan<a href="http://facebook.com/pages/S%C5%B5nami/117401268334941">SŵNAMI</a> - 'Mynd A Dod' Dolgellau<a href="http://zervaspepper.co.uk">ZERVAS & PEPPER</a> - 'One Man Show' Cardiff<a href="http://soundcloud.com/thehundredthanniversary">HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, THE</a> - 'Caroline' Brighton / Welsh Label<a href="http://thevestals.com">VESTALS, THE</a> - 'Perfect Pain' Cardiff<a href="http://colorama.org.uk">COLORAMA</a> - 'Hapus' Benllech<a href="http://soundcloud.com/darkhousefam">DARKHOUSE FAMILY, THE</a> - 'Take On The World Feat. Om'mas Keith' Cardiff / Barry<a href="http://underthespire.co.uk">MATT CHRISTENSEN</a> - 'Someday I Won't Matter' Chicago / Bridgend (label)<a href="http://mwncistudios.com/harry-keyworth-records-his-debut-ep">HARRY KEYWORTH</a> - 'Flux' Hebron, Pembrokeshire<a href="http://agroupcalledknickers.tumblr.com">KNICKERS</a> - 'Les Cactus' London / Cardiff Distribution<a href="http://theschoolband.co.uk">SCHOOL, THE</a> - 'It's Not The Same' Cardiff<a href="http://pushandrun.co.uk">IFAN DAFYDD</a> - 'Treehouse ( E. P. Version )' Llanrug<a href="http://NOCEREMONY.COM">NO CEREMONY ///</a> - 'Hold On Me' Manchester / Wales<a href="http://christiaan-webb.zimbalam.com">CHRISTIAAN WEBB</a> - 'Kids In Love' Cardiff Label<a href="http://familyoftheyear.net">FAMILY OF THE YEAR</a> - 'Stairs [ E P Version ]' Wrexham / L.a.<a href="http://sonnyboy.bandcamp.com">MARTIN CARR</a> - 'Sailor' Cardiff<a href="http://electricwedding.bandcamp.com">ELECTRIC WEDDING</a> - 'My Universe ( System Mix )' Llanfairfechan<a href="http://futureoftheleft.net">FUTURE OF THE LEFT</a> - 'Notes On Achieving Orbit [ Radio Edit ]' CardiffCIAN CIARAN - 'You And Me [ Radio Edit ]' BangorSUE DENIM - 'Brewster Mccloud' Bangor<a href="http://euroschilds.com">EUROS CHILDS</a> - 'That's Better' Pembrokeshire<a href="http://gwenno.bigcartel.com">GWENNO</a> - 'Ymbelydredd' Cardiff<a href="http://juliemurphymusic.com">JULIE MURPHY</a> - 'Kathleen' Pembrokeshire<a href="http://inchapters.com">RICHARD JAMES</a> - 'Baby Blue' Croes - Y - Ceiliog<a href="http://mowbird.bandcamp.com">MOWBIRD</a> - 'Thank You, You Are Revolting' Wrexham<a href="http://soundcloud.com/samairey">SAM AIREY</a> - 'The Unlocking' Anglesey<a href="http://Facebook.com/TheWitchesDrum">WITCHES DRUM, THE</a> - 'Watch The Freaks Lose It' Cardiff / London<a href="http://rhwng.com">FIONA A GORWEL OWEN</a> - 'Aderyn Du' Llanfaelog, Ynys M么n]]></description> <dc:creator>Adam Walton</dc:creator> <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/adam-walton-playlist-show-14-july-2012.shtml</link> <guid>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/07/adam-walton-playlist-show-14-july-2012.shtml</guid> <category>Music</category> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:44:23 +0000</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>