Cerys Matthews ready to tour North Wales

Oct 14 2009

CERYS Matthews has hit what is arguably the busiest time in her career, as she prepares to tour the UK this month.

Her new album, Don’t Look Down, available in both Welsh and English language versions was released last week.

The live shows will feature old and new songs written or collected by Cerys during her far-reaching travels and will be backed by two of Nashville’s finest young musicians, Kevin Teel and Mason Neely.

Cerys’ wide-ranging and discerning taste in music has led to the hosting her own daily radio show on BBC’s 6 Music where she features live music from such diverse sources as The Kenyan Boys’ Choir to her coverage of Glastonbury Festival. Cerys has also had a busy year in television, including writing and presenting a prime-time BBC2 documentary on Celtic poets, a documentary on Dorothy Squires and the formation of her own TV and Radio production company, Rainbow City.

Cerys has come a long way from her widespread popularity as lead singer of Catatonia, which burst onto the music scene with hit singles like Road Rage and Mulder and Scully as well as number one albums in the charts. She had an equally successful parallel solo career duetting with Tom Jones on the perennial classic Baby It’s cold Outside and with Space on The Ballad of Tom Jones plus two critically acclaimed solo albums Cock a Hoop and Never Said Goodbye. More recently, Awyren= Aeroplane won the Eisteddfod award for contemporary song – the first time it had been bestowed in twenty-three years.

Cerys’ UK tour comes to Theatr Colwyn Bay on Saturday, October 24, and Theatr Harlech on Saturday, October 31. For information contact Theatr Colwyn (01492) 532668 or Theatr Harlech on (01766) 780667.