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June 29, 2010 -- Number 1
Tir has gone straight in at number 1 in the Welsh album charts. |
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June 22, 2010 -- BBC
The broadcast of the 'Lady Plays The Blues' documentary has been postponed due to the budget announcement today. It will now be broadcast on Radio 4 at 15:30 on Saturday 26th June.
Also, Cerys is covering the BBC TV Red Button coverage of the Glastonbury festival again this weekend, plus her 6music show will be broadcast from Glastonbury this week. |
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June 22, 2010 -- Loose Ends
Here's a photo of Cerys on the Radio 4 show 'Loose Ends' presented by Clive Anderson (click on the photo for a larger image). And yes that is Henry Winkler (aka The Fonz) on the right-hand side!
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June 15, 2010 -- Live Dates
A couple of new live dates:
16th November 2010 - Playhouse, Whitley Bay. Tickets are on sale from 18th June.
17th November 2010 - Grand Opera House, York . Tickets are on sale from 15th June.
For booking details, check out the Tour Dates page. |
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June 12, 2010 -- Lady Plays The Blues
Lady Plays The Blues is a new documentary, presented by Cerys, where she travels to the USA to find out why the blues is so male dominated.
It tells the story of guitarists Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie, Etta Baker, Algia Mae Hinton and Precious Bryant, women who “lived extreme lives which led to them playing the blues in a way perhaps no man can.”
However, each one died with hardly any recognition. That’s despite many more famous names, like Bob Dylan, Kenny Wayne Shepard and Muddy Water, being taught by these ladies.
Cerys heads to the Blues Awards in Memphis and chats with contemporary player, Bonnie Raitt, about the influence these women have had on the current scene.
The documentary will go out on Radio 4 on Tuesday 22nd June at 13.30 |
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June 07, 2010 -- Stuart Cable
Statement from Cerys:
"I am very shocked and sad to hear the news about Stuart Cable. He was always such generous company and will be missed terribly. My love goes to his family." |
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June 01, 2010 -- TIR available now from Earthquake
TIR will not be released in stores until June 21st, however it is available for immediate dispatch from Earthquake. Click here to order from Earthquake. |
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April 20, 2010 -- Tir
TIR
Released on Rainbow City Records
Monday June 21st
http://www.earthquakeltd.com/
A labour of love, TIR publishes photos from the 1880s to 1940s of people at work and play. Shopkeepers, farmers, horse-breakers, quarry men, mariners, tailors, organ players and songs from the same era.
Lovingly collected by Cerys since childhood. Taking a mixture of songs, some Victorian, some hymns, some obscure, some traditional and some huge great hulking classics of iconic stature like Bread of Heaven, Sosban Fach, Myfanwy and even the National anthem. Presented here almost as if they were freshly written, with voice and simple accompaniment and little else, apart from a tender appreciation and a thirst for their historical significance, including a duet with Bryn Terfel on Migldi Magldi.
With TIR, Cerys breathes new life into the old standards and rejuvenates old gems. There are 32 pages bursting with life with notes by Roy Saer of the Welsh folk society and St Fagan's. The whole package is a treasure trove of life in music and pictures.
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April 06, 2010 -- The Tour Begins!
The Don't Look Down 2010 tour starts tonight at The Glee Club in Birmingham. Check out the Tour Dates page to see where else Cerys is playing.
Only a limited number of tickets are still available for the Manchester and Luton shows. |
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April 04, 2010 -- 6 Music
Cerys has a new BBC 6 Music show on Sundays, 10:00 - 12:00, starting today. Listen online here. |
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February 22, 2010 -- Single Release
'Into The Blue' is released in digital format today. You can buy it here. |
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January 21, 2010 -- Don't Look Down Tour 2010
Due to popular demand we are pleased to exclusively announce a further set of tour dates for April 2010 following the sold out October 2009 tour of the same name.
Don't Look Down 2010
6th April Birmingham Glee Club
7th April Wrexham, Glyndŵr University
9th April Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music
11th April Gloucester Guildhall (SOLD OUT)
12th April Cardiff, Glee Club
13th April Newport, Riverfront Theatre
14th April Builth Wells, Wyeside Arts Centre (SOLD OUT)
16th April Llanelli, Elli Theatr
17th April Luton, Library Theatre
18th April Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
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January 21, 2010 -- Into The Blue
Rainbow City Records and Cerys Matthews are pleased to announce the release of her second single taken from the critically acclaimed album Don't Look Down which has already sold over 20,000 copies on Cerys' own Rainbow City record label.
"Into The Blue" and "Mae Angen Llong Ar Gapten" will be released as a double A Side single on February 22nd and will be available for download from Amazon and i Tunes and all other download stores from February 22nd. |
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November 24, 2009 -- Baby Boy
A message from Cerys:
"How happy I am to let you know that our baby boy was born on Monday 23rd. 8 weeks earlier than expected. We are doing very well and excited now to share this happy news with you. what an amazing surprise, just after presenting children in need on Friday! Love always, cerys and steve" |
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November 23, 2009 -- Children In Need
On Friday night Cerys took to the stage in a concert at the Wales Millennium Centre in aid of Children in Need. She joined Only Men Aloud!, Stereophonics, opera singer Bryn Terfel and Swansea's Bonnie Tyler.
Extracts of the show were screened on BBC One's Children in Need programme with Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon. If you missed it, you can watch it on the BBC iPlayer here. |
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October 30, 2009 -- Barrow Review
You can read a review of Cerys' recent show in Barrow-in-Furness here. |
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October 22, 2009 -- On Tour
The 'Don't Look Down' Tour has been going well. The Cardigan, Milford Haven and Bristol dates all sold out, with all shows going down a treat, including last night in Union Chapel where Alessi's Ark was added to the bill.
You can read reviews of the Union Chapel gig on the Plastic Bag blog here, Julie Edwards' blog here and The Music Fix website here.
Cerys and band are looking forward to the rest of the tour, which is SOLD OUT apart from the following 2 shows, so snap up tickets to those while you can:
TOMORROW, 23rd Oct - St Albans Arena (buy tickets here)
Sunday 25th Oct - Barrow Forum 28 (buy tickets here) |
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October 08, 2009 -- In Demand
Due to the high demand, Don't Look Down has sold out on Amazon and Play. More stock will be arriving soon and will be delivered asap.
Thank you to all those who have already bought a copy!
You can read some reviews of the album here:
allgigs.co.uk
Times Online
Also a reminder that Cerys will be on BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning on BBC1 and then doing instore signings at the below Tesco stores on Saturday:
11:00-12:30 - Swansea Fforesfach
14:00-15:30 - Cardiff Culverhouse Cross
16:30-18:00 - Newport |
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