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Ceri Rhys Matthews (born 1960) is a Welsh traditional musician,[1] record producer,[2][3] and teacher.

Ceri Rhys Matthews
Background information
Born (1960-05-29) 29 May 1960 (age 64)
OriginSwansea, Wales
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Musician, Record Producer, Teacher
Instrument(s)Flute, pibgorn, Welsh Bagpipes, Guitar
Years active1985–present

Biography

Matthews was born in the suburb and historical village of Treboeth, in Swansea, Wales. Educated in Welsh-Medium schools in Ynystawe, Lonlas and Ystalyfera, he went on to study Fine Art and Painting at Swansea Art School and Maidstone College of Art under Patricia Briggs, Robin Sewell, Noel White and Michael Upton.[4]

Music and production

As a soloist and member of the Welsh folk group Fernhill,[5] he has been called "a key figure in the renaissance of Welsh musical traditions", by journalist Julian May in Songlines (magazine) and described by him as "a one man Welsh music industry"[6] He has produced twenty-one CDs for Welsh label Fflach's subsidiary fflach:tradd.[7] In 2000, he produced the Rough Guide to the Music of Wales for World Music Network.[8] In 2009, he produced Blodeugerdd: Song of the Flowers - An Anthology of Welsh Music and Song for Smithsonian Folkways which came first in the 2009 Independent Music Awards for Best World Traditional Album.[9]

Teaching

His teaching activities cover a wide spectrum. These include a long term Junior School Flute-making project[10] in Dolgellau, Wales; teaching at various Summer Schools including The English Acoustic Collective Summer School, Ruskin Mill;[11] and at the Yscolan Weekends, Pentre Ifan.[12]

He is a visiting tutor at the BMus Degree in folk and traditional music at Newcastle University, and The Sage Gateshead; and at the BMus (Hons) Music Degree at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

Discography

[13]

With Saith Rhyfeddod

As solo musician

With fernhill

As Record Producer

References

  1. ^ Vallely, Fintan. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Cork University Press, 1999, p. x. ISBN 1-85918-148-1
  2. ^ http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3229
  3. ^ http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/various-artists-blodeugerdd-song-of-the-flowers-an-anthology-of-welsh-music-and-song/
  4. ^ Golwg magazine. September 1991 issue.
  5. ^ Harris, Craig. "Biography: Fernhill". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  6. ^ Songlines magazine. Issue number 41.
  7. ^ Living Tradition Magazine. Issue number 30. Article on fernhill
  8. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1059488/a/Rough+Guide+To+The+Music+Of+Wales.htm
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ Cambrian News. Article, April 2009.
  11. ^ http://www.englishacousticcollective.org.uk/live/archive.html
  12. ^ http://www.thesession.org/events/display/693
  13. ^ http://www.discogs.com/search?type=all&q=Ceri+Rhys+Matthews
  • [1] fernhill official website
  • [2] Ceri Rhys Matthews official website
  • [3] Blodeugerdd, Smithsonian Folkways
  • [4] fflach:tradd official website
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