Bands/artists from wales

[editor]

From this thread: http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=240361

Los Campesinos, Mcclusky, Visage, Gethin Pearso, The Scenery, Amen Corner, Lost Prophets, Scritti Politti, Shaky, 60ft Dolls, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Tommy Cooper, Manics, SuperFurries, Dub War, Feeder, The Alarm (eek!), Anhrefn, Bullet for my Valentine, Funeral for a friend, Gene Loves Jezebel, Stereophonics, Cowboy Killers, Automatic, John Cale, Future of the Left, Goldie Looking Chain, Automatic, Demented are go, Gene, Catatonia, Julian Cope, Badfinger, Jarcrew, Tigertailz, Bonnie Tyler, Euros Child, Race Horses, Young Marble Giants, Duffy, Budgie, Man, Goldie Looking Chain, Committee, Lone Star, Red Beans and Rice, The Pink Fairies, Treorchy Male Voice Choir

 

[ohmyliver]

Um, I don't think The Pink Fairies can be called from Wales. They were formed in and resided in Ladbrooke Grove, one of their incarnations may have had someone was originally from Wales, but by that recconing The Velvet Underground count as a 'Welsh band'

 

[Brockway]

Yeah, tonight about 7 ain't it?

Something like that: 7.45 - 8.15 according to the website

 

[lincy]

Does anyone remember a band called The Pier they used to be called Restless natives their lead singer Alison had a fantastic voice.

 

[editor]

Um, I don't think The Pink Fairies can be called from Wales. They were formed in and resided in Ladbrooke Grove, one of their incarnations may have had someone was originally from Wales, but by that recconing The Velvet Underground count as a 'Welsh band'

Damn. I missed them off my list.

 

[Clint Iguana]

Damn. I missed them off my list.

if we are including bands with welsh members....
Alabama 3 (Larry love aka Rob Spragg from merthyr)
Scritti Politti (green gartside from caerleon)
Teardrop Explodes (Julian Cope born in Deri (near bargoed))
Visage (steve Strange from newbridge)
the damned (Roman Jugg and bryn Meryic from Maesycwmer and Cardiff)

 

[Infidel Castro]

My favourites on/in/of the Welsh scene (past and present):

SFA
Mclusky
Future of the Left
60ft Dolls
Manics
Gorkys
Sammo Hung
Derrero
Zabrinski
Cymbient
Melys
Sweet Baboo (sound bloke that Steve feller)
GLC
Terris
Catatonia
Gruff's solo stuff (Candylion is mint)
Kentucky AFC


We've got some shit-hot stuff!

 

[1927]

I'm currently liking The Toy band and The Convictions.

 

[berniedicters]

Wasn't there a band with a vocalist from Solva? Went to school at Taskers, or Sir Thomas Picton in Haverfordwest, IIRC?

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Cardiff Based "Dead Residents" and Johnny cage and the voodoo groove

 

[Clint Iguana]

A nomad of scots hungarian descent now living in the 'Diff by the name of cosmo

video for forthcoming single like (featuring sick note and kilnaboy as extras)

 

[berniedicters]

David Gray. Born in Manc, but lived in Solva from age 9. So probably doesn't count.

 

[davesgcr]

Anybody mention John Cale from Garnant ! ("Whats Welsh for Zen" - Lou Reid etc

 

[Clint Iguana]

Anybody mention John Cale from Garnant ! ("Whats Welsh for Zen" - Lou Reid etc

yes.... here

 

[skyscraper101]

I just discovered Meic Stevens. Listening to Outlander. Loving it

 

[flypanam]

Rheinallt H Rowlands

. I loved them. They once supported SFA in dublin and made an appeal for somewhere to stay myself and my flat mate put them up. They promised us a session in Bangor if we ever went there and looked them up in the The Globe. They good guys and an awesome band.

http://everything.explained.at/Rheinallt_H_Rowlands/

 

[framed]

From Mid-Wales...

The Beast With A Million Eyes
http://www.myspace.com/thebeastwithamillioneyes

 

[ddraig]

Islet! great live and on record
http://islet.bandcamp.com/
and Shape records
http://www.shaperecords.co.uk/about.html

 

[ddraig]

bit of a bump but good place to put it
Steve Strange new record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21953106

The latest line-up features two new members alongside Strange and long-time bass player Steve Barnacle, plus contributions from ex-Simple Minds keyboard player Mick MacNeil and Dave Formula, the original Visage keyboardist.

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"I wasn't going to be a rugby player and I wasn't going to go down the pit, so I ran away - I was a creative spirit ” - Steve Strange On leaving Wales​

The new album, Hearts and Knives, released at the end of May, is Strange's statement on where he and his band are now. Born Steven Harrington, he was brought up in the south Wales valleys town of Newbridge, but as a teenager found local life too limiting.

"I was the freak of the village, long before Matt Lucas started doing those sketches. I was banned from school but I was a grade A student. It was ridiculous."I wasn't going to be a rugby player and I wasn't going to go down the pit, so I ran away. I was a creative spirit and I ran away."

 

[editor]

I was saddened to learn that Morty from Racing Cars died last year. They were never a big band - punk cruelly elbowed them out after years of graft on the circuit, and their tone hit proved a millstone - but he was a great live performer.

Racing Cars' guitarist Graham Williams pays tribute to Morty

 

[planetgeli]

Anybody mention John Cale from Garnant ! ("Whats Welsh for Zen" - Lou Reid etc

yes.... here

Listen, John Cale is from down the road to me. Unless you know where Garnant is, and what it is now, that's worth mentioning several times.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I remember Sassafras founded in 1970 I saw them at the Student Union in 73 or 4. I know nothing quibbling about them apart from what it says on Wikipedia.

 

[mwgdrwg]

I fucking hate Welsh music as it's normally sub Oasis stylehshite usually. Then again, if you look deep enough (as with any culture) you find stuff like Gwenno and R.Seiliog

 

[Clint Iguana]

totally forgotten about this thread - so here we go

A Way To Leave Their World Behind, by Wicket

 

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[ddraig]

fair play!

i've done dj support for 2 of those acts