The Band Don’t Give Y Ffug
This is a great song by a Pembrokeshire band called Y Ffug. The title, ‘Cariad Dosbarth Canol Cymru’ translates as ‘Love Middle-Class Wales’ and the… Read More »The Band Don’t Give Y Ffug
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The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
This is Neath punk band The Tunnelrunners with a song from 1980 called Plastic Land. They were around for about four years but only ever… Read More »The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
Art Ponce Slags Off Wrexham Hunchback
It’s 1876 and some art critic from The Spectator magazine has been sent from their London office to cover an exhibition in a scary and… Read More »Art Ponce Slags Off Wrexham Hunchback
Neon Neon – Hoops With Fidel
Live performance by Gruff Rhys and Neon Neon of Hoops With Fidel. This was part of Praxis Makes Perfect; the story of left wing activist… Read More »Neon Neon – Hoops With Fidel
Scotch Cattle: The Welsh Mob Who Took No Bull
These days we understand how it works. We realise that we’re all just individual nodes of productivity. That we’re paid for what we’re worth –… Read More »Scotch Cattle: The Welsh Mob Who Took No Bull
Short & Curlies – Nun Rain
Nice bit of oddness by a collective of Welsh creative types, calling themselves Short & Curlies. This includes Euros Childs, Robin Edwards (R.Seiliog), Stephen Black… Read More »Short & Curlies – Nun Rain
The Famous Welsh Crooner You’ve Never Heard Of
This is Cwmbran born singer Mal Ryder performing on a cherry picker for Italian telly – not enough heavy lifting machinery in music these days.… Read More »The Famous Welsh Crooner You’ve Never Heard Of
The Inspiration for SFA’s Love Kraft
It may be too early to start putting a blue plaque outside this Cardiff sex shop but it has certainly earnt a place in the… Read More »The Inspiration for SFA’s Love Kraft
Is David Davies the Straightest Man in Wales?
It’s a question often being asked of the Monmouth MP – a burden he has to carry on his rugged shoulders. Because wherever he goes,… Read More »Is David Davies the Straightest Man in Wales?
Knocking the hats off politicians, Newtown style
Here’s an example of how Welsh people used to treat politicians they didn’t much like. It involves a man called Pryce Pryce-Jones who became extremely… Read More »Knocking the hats off politicians, Newtown style
Sweet Baboo – If I Died…
Sweet Baboo is Bethesda born and Colwyn Bay bred, Stephen Black. He does stuff in both Welsh and English. This is from the album, Ships.… Read More »Sweet Baboo – If I Died…
Carwyn James – Stanochek
Film from 1973 of Welsh rugby coach Carwyn James singing a Russian folk song. Two years before, he had led the British Lions to their… Read More »Carwyn James – Stanochek
The Green Green Grass of Drone
Wales has been living on its industrial past for too long. All this talk about miners and working class struggle and blah, blah, blah –… Read More »The Green Green Grass of Drone
Neon Neon – Hammer & Sickle
Ach, nothing to get excited about here. It’s just Gruff Rhys and Neon Neon doing another one of them multimedia concept albums which tell the… Read More »Neon Neon – Hammer & Sickle
The Llandrillo Camel Ripper
What is it with the people of Llandrillo – why do they hate camels so much? Because if you’re a camel and you’re thinking of… Read More »The Llandrillo Camel Ripper
Idris Davies: The Bells of Rhymney
It’s best known as that jingly jangly song by The Byrds and has become a folk rock standard, recorded hundreds of times by everyone from… Read More »Idris Davies: The Bells of Rhymney
Cardiff City: Everything Must Go
It’s party time in Cardiff town!!! The gates to the Premiership have finally swung open and happy fans are skipping through into their shiny new… Read More »Cardiff City: Everything Must Go
Ifan Dafydd – Llonydd (feat Alys Williams)
Tune by North Walian producer Ifan Dafydd which features on the Y Record Las compilation by Recordiau Lliwgar. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/85764923″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true”… Read More »Ifan Dafydd – Llonydd (feat Alys Williams)
wUw vs Siriol – Chdi (2012)
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/70497759″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Ace bit of drum and bass by Bangor based DJ/Producer Phil Jones aka WOWZER aka WUW. Facebook
Do Androids Dream of Welsh Sheep?
It’s often said that Port Talbot steelworks was the inspiration for the brutal industrial landscapes featured in Blade Runner – but it probably wasn’t. At… Read More »Do Androids Dream of Welsh Sheep?
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