A Collection of Welsh artists this week
Hour 1
Love Sculpture were a Welsh blues rock band[1] of the late 1960s, led by Dave Edmunds (born David William Edmunds, 15 April 1944 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales), plus bassist John David (born John David Williams, 19 January 1946 in Cardiff, South Wales) and drummer Rob “Congo” Jones (born Robert Jones, 13 August 1946 in Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales, They are best known for their 1968 novelty hit in the UK Singles Chart, a high speed cover version of the classical piece “Sabre Dance” by Aram Khachaturian,
Track: Sabre Dance
Amen Corner were a Welsh rock group, formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales. One of their first releases was this track: from their 2003 album, the best of
Track: Gin House Blues
Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti (from her marriage to Tony Visconti), is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single “Those Were the Days”. She was one of the first to sign to the Beatles’ Apple label .from her 1969 album postcard
Track: Those were the days
Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea that were active from the 1960s to the 1980s, Straight Up is the third album by British rock band Badfinger, released in December 1971 in the United States and February 1972 in Britain. Issued on the Beatles’ Apple record label, it includes the hit singles “Day After Day”
Track: day after Day
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Sarah Howells is a Welsh singer-songwriter also known as Bryde. She was previously one half of the Welsh folk / indie band Paper Aeroplanes She has been performing as the solo project Bryde since 2016, like an island was her debut solo album, 2018
Track Desire
Christina Maria Booth is a Welsh progressive rock vocalist and singer-songwriter. Since its inception in 2001, she has been the lead vocalist for the Welsh progressive rock band Magenta, in which she collaborates with Rob Reed. Before that, she collaborated with Reed as part of Trippa and also his project Cyan, her solo album Broken Lives & Bleeding Hearts was released in 2010
Track: Deep Ocean
Aimee Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984) is a Welsh singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Bangor, Wales, Rockferry is the debut studio album by Welsh singer Duffy, released on 3 March 2008
Track: Distant dreamer
“Cherry Lee Mewis is female singer-songwriter from North Wales., Southbound Train, Release date: 9 October 2009
Track: Midnight in Memphis
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Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley. Keep the Village Alive is the ninth studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Released on 11 September 2015,
Track: Song for Summer
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986., Futurology is the twelfth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 7 July 2014
Track: The View from Stow Hill
Zervas and Pepper are a k duo from Cardiff, Wales, who formed in late 2007. They play as a two piece outfit or a full band Endless Road, Restless Nomad is their 5th album
Track: Cards
Panic Room is a Welsh progressive rock band founded by former Karnataka members Paul Davies, Jonathan Edwards, Gavin Griffiths, and Anne-Marie Helder; along with bassist Alun Vaughan, in 2006.the album Essence (2015) was an acoustic take on some of their popular numbers
Track: Satellite
Hour2
Freedom to Glide – “When That Day Comes” from album Seed
UK prog-rock outfit based around musicians Pete Riley and Andy Nixon. Their latest work is described by them as ‘The third and conclusive album of the anti war trilogy’. It’s out now.
Sheryl Crow & Joe Walsh – “Still the Good Old Days” from album Threads
This is cited to be the final album from the American singer-songwriter. A collaborative work it features duets with the likes of Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and Kris Kristofferson. Crow says she will continue to write and tour, and may release ‘short-form’ work on EPs, but that she “couldn’t possibly follow-up such a gathering of artists”. Not a very good reason to bow out Sheryl, but we will see. Album out on 30th August.
Heather Findlay – “Just A Woman” from album Wild White Horses ft Danny Bowes of Thunder
The now solo former Mostly Autumn singer gets to release her third album on 5th July. The UK singer-songwriter released her previous two albums as The Heather Findlay Band, for this one she’s dropped the word ‘Band’.
Berlin – “Transcendance” from album Transcendance
An American new wave band formed in Orange County, California in 1978 and fronted by Terri Nunn. They split in 1987, partly over their big hit “Take My Breath Away” from the 1986 film Top Gun not being representative of their music, and that it having been written by Giorgio Moroder, they did receive royalties. Nunn reformed Berlin a decade later with her has the only original member, and between then and 2013, released three further album. However this – their eighth – reunites Nunn with co-founders John Crawford and David Diamond for the first time since 1986. It is set for release on 2nd August. The name of the album (and title track) is deliberately misspelled by the way.
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Foy Vance – “Movin’ On” from album From Muscle Shoals
A singer-songwriter from Bangor, County Down with a number from his latest album. You might remember that we featured his third The Wild Swan back in 2016. This is its follow-up and his forth album overall. It was released on 28th June.
Pat Dam Smyth – “Last King” from album The Last King
A London based singer-songwriter, originally from Laurencetown near Belfast, with his second album. The release date of which is 5th July.
Frank Turner – “Sister Rosetta” from album No Man’s Land
This song, from the UK singer-songwriter’s forthcoming eighth studio album is about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an American gospel singer-guitarist whose style influenced the early rock ‘n’ rollers. The album is set for release on 16th August.
Wall of Roses – “Back on the Road” from album Every Song Has Its Own Story
A Dutch band formed in 2016 by veteran musicians Siebrand van der Wal and Hans Rozema (hence the band’s name) who wanted to record songs they’ve had in their heads for years, but never got the chance to cut. Now they have – and it’s out on 14th July. Watch false ending.
lexandria “Sandi” Thom (/tÉ’m/) (born 11 August 1981) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Banff, Scotland, Ghosts is her 6th album
Track: The Feeling
The Raconteurs (/ËŒrækÉ’nˈtÉœËrz/, also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar), Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass guitar), and Patrick Keeler (drums). Help Us Stranger is the third studio album by American rock band The Raconteurs. It was released on June 21, 2019
track: Help us Stranger
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Annie Keating announces her 10th
release, the six-track mini-album Can’t Stand Still .
track: $20.
Hollis Brown is an American Rock ‘n Roll band. Named after Bob Dylan’s song Ballad of Hollis Brown, the band has become noted for their songwriting. Their music has been described as sounding “just as alive today as it would’ve in 1966 and will 40 years from now. Ozone Park (2019,
Track: do me right
