A major departure for Cerys Matthews and, in some ways, a since un-repeated one. Following the split with Catatonia, Matthews moved to Tennessee and began to record the album with Bucky Baxter producing. Inspired by Blue grass, Welsh Hymns, French folk and the Blues. The album declared Cerys Matthews' encyclopaedic knowledge of musical history and an ability to experiment freely with genres and language. The tone of the album was emphatically different from her previous work with catatonia. Using her typically husky vocals in an untypical way to signify fragility and emphasise… read more
A major departure for Cerys Matthews and, in some ways, a since un-repeated one. Following the split with Catatonia, Matthews moved to Tennessee and… read more
A major departure for Cerys Matthews and, in some ways, a since un-repeated one. Following the split with Catatonia, Matthews moved to Tennessee and began to record the album with Bucky… read more
Cerys Matthews MBE (born Cerys Elizabeth Matthews on 11 April 1969 in Cardiff) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, 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 learnt to play guitar at the age of nine, sang Welsh folk songs and taught herself traditional songs from all over the globe including blues and Irish folk songs. She was a member of the West Glamorgan Youth Orchestra. The band Catatonia formed in 1992 after Matthews and guitarist Mark Roberts began dating, as… read more
Cerys Matthews MBE (born Cerys Elizabeth Matthews on 11 April 1969 in Cardiff) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia…read more
Cerys Matthews MBE (born Cerys Elizabeth Matthews on 11 April 1969 in Cardiff) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and a leading figure in the "Cool Cymru&… read more