Cate Le Bon, Meilyr Jones And Skindred Named On Welsh Music Prize Shortlist
Thursday, 08 September 2016
Written by Laura Johnson
Cate Le Bon, Meilyr Jones and Skindred are among the acts shortlisted for this year's Welsh Music Prize.
The Carmarthenshire singer-songwriter's ‘Crab Day’ album will be pitted against 11 other LPs for the 2015-16 gong. Also in the running are 9Bach, Sŵnami, Datblygu, Simon Love and Alun Gaffey.
John Rostron, who created the prize with BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens, said:
"This is an incredibly strong shortlist for the Welsh Music Prize. Twelve very different records, made by some well established artists and some new emerging stars with songs that embrace a whole host of genres, sounds and influences.
Congratulations to them all. So many great albums are being released from Wales at the moment - it’s a really good time to be listening to new music and finding some new favourites."
The winner will be announced at The Depot in Cardiff on November 24. Tickets are available now, head here for more information.
Welsh Music Prize 2015-16 Shortlist:
9Bach - 'Anian' (Real World Records)
Alun Gaffey - 'Alun Gaffey' (Sbrigyn Ymborth)
The Anchoress - ‘Confessions Of A Romance Novelist’ (Kscope)
Cate Le Bon - 'Crab Day' (Turnstile)
Climbing Trees - 'Borders' (Staylittle Music)
Datblygu - 'Porwr Trallod' (Ankstmusic)
Meilyr Jones - '2013' (Moshi Moshi)
Plu - 'Tir A Golau' (Sbrigyn Ymborth)
Right Hand Left Hand - 'Right Hand Left Hand' (Jealous Lovers Club)
Simon Love - 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time' (Fortuna Pop)
Skindred - 'Volume' (Napalm Records)
Sŵnami - 'Sŵnami' (IKa Ching Records)
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