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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
12th April Cardiff, Glee Club
13th April Newport, Riverfront Theatre
14th April Builth Wells, Wyeside Arts Centre
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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October 06, 2009 -- Tour Tickets
Limited tickets are still available for Don't Look Down The Tour:
Mon 19th October - St George's, Bristol
Wed 21st October - London Union Chapel
Fri 23rd October - Alban Arena, St Albans
Sun 25th October - Forum 28, Barrow
Sat 31st October - Theatr Harlech |
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October 05, 2009 -- Don't Look Down - out today!
Cerys' new album 'Don't Look Down', plus the Welsh sister album 'Paid Edrych I Lawr' are out today!
The CDs can be bought from most online retailers, including Earthquake and Amazon. They are also available digitally from the same sites as Arlington Way (see story below).
Cerys will also be appearing LIVE on The One Show tonight at 7pm on BBC1. |
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September 23, 2009 -- A weekend with Cerys on BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru will be dedicating a whole weekend to Cerys and the release of Don't Look Down, running from October 3rd to Monday October 5th.
You can tune in and listen at www.bbc.co.uk/radiocymru
The weekend will feature interviews, live presenting, singles from old and new albums and exclusive live tracks. |
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September 21, 2009 -- Upcoming Dates
Some Cerys dates for your diaries!
Monday 21st September - Radio Verulam 92.6FM, LIVE at 4.30pm
Saturday 26th September - LIVE Radio Interview with Frank Skinner, Absoloute Radio 8.30am
Sunday 27th September - LIVE Radio Interview BBC London, Lesley Joseph Show, 11.45am
Monday 28th September - ARLINGTON WAY Single RELEASE
Friday 2nd October - GMTV, ITV, LIVE
Sunday 4th October - LIVE Interview with Aled Jones, 8.10am BBC Radio 2
Sunday 4th October - Something for the Weekend (BBC 2), LIVE
Monday 5th October - ALBUM RELEASE
Monday 5th October - The One Show, LIVE at 7:00-7:30pm, BBC1
Friday 9th October - BBC Breakfast (BBC 1) LIVE
Saturday 10th October - In Store Tesco Signings in Wales: Newport, Cardiff and Swansea:
11:00-12:30 - Swansea Fforesfach
14:00-15:30 - Cardiff Culverhouse Cross
16:30-18:00 - Newport
Sunday 11th October - Sky News Entertainment LIVE |
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September 17, 2009 -- Arlington Way
Arlington Way is currently enjoying its third week on the B playlist of Radio 2. |
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September 11, 2009 -- Busy as a Butterfly
Don't Look Down - Don't Look Down has been receiving fantastic reviews across the airwaves and has been B listed on Radio 2 for the second week. Listen out for the Single "Arlington Way" which will be released on September 28th.
BBC Radio Cymru had the exclusive play of both Mae Capten Angen Llong and Carolina.
Tour - Don't Look Down, the UK tour is fast selling out. There are still some tickets available for selected venues. You can reserve yours now by clicking on the Tour Dates link.
Cerys will be appearing at the Butterfly Ball in Cardiff on September 18th. For details please visit the Tŷ Hafan website.
Cerys has been busy interviewing the likes of Johnny Marr, Beth Ditto, Robyn Hitchcock, Juliette Lewis, Michael Winterbottom and Jools Holland - all in one week! These are on BBC 6 Music as well as BBC Radio 2.
Cerys is also busy making a documentary for BBC Radio 2 on the history of Maida Vale. Look out for its release date on the website. |
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July 23, 2009 -- Don't Look Down
Cerys Matthews will release her first CD in two years on October 5th. The album, entitled ‘Don't Look Down’ will be released in two versions, one in English and the other in Welsh. It was recorded in Providence, Rhode Island, Nashville, Seattle and London and coincides with a two week UK tour in October (dates below). Using two of her US musicians, the show will be split into two full performances, the only date with a support act will be at the London's Union Chapel show with Alessi's Ark on 21st October.
After covering Glastonbury for both BBC TV and BBC Radio 6, she has recently started her daily 6 Music show (‘Cerys on 6’) with her eclectic mix of contemporary, roots and just ace music. She recently wrote and presented a well-received BBC2 primetime programme on Celtic Poetry and documentaries on the singer Dorothy Squires and music of the Mississippi river.
Sat 17th October - Mwldan Theatre, Cardigan (SOLD OUT)
Sun 18th October - The Torch, Milford Haven (SOLD OUT)
Mon 19th October - St George's, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
Wed 21st October - London Union Chapel
Fri 23rd October - Alban Arena, St Albans (SOLD OUT)
Sat 24th October - Theatr Colwyn Bay (SOLD OUT)
Sun 25th October - Forum 28, Barrow (SOLD OUT)
Tue 27th October - Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea (SOLD OUT)
Wed 28th October - Brycheiniog Brecon (SOLD OUT)
Fri 30th October - Ludlow Assembly Rooms (SOLD OUT)
Sat 31st October - Theatr Harlech (SOLD OUT)
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July 07, 2009 -- Cerys on 6
Cerys has now started her lunchtime show on 6music. You can listen to her every weekday from 1-4pm and can listen online here.
Read a review of her show from The Guardian here. |
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June 19, 2009 -- Various Updates
Cerys starts her 6music afternoon show called 'Cerys on 6' on July 6th, running from 1-4pm on weekday afternoons.
Cerys will also be covering the Glastonbury Festival on 6music from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th June inclusive from 5-8pm, as well as presenting the BBC TV 'Red Button' coverage of the festival.
Final update for now - you can view Cerys' Dorothy Squires TV documentary on BBC iPlayer here. |
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