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Super Furry Animals - a St David's Day Surprise

Mary Anne has an exclusive chat with Super Furry Animals, who are to play their first shows in six years. Plus she celebrates St David's Day with Welsh music and Bethan Elfyn.

Celebrate St David's Day with a Welsh music feast ... Legendary band the Super Furry Animals will be giving their first interview since they announced their return on Friday morning. SFA will be rereleasing their classic album Mwng on May 1st, and playing their first live UK dates since 2009. How exciting! Prepare yourself to be charmed by indie heroes Gruff and Bunf from the band.

Also ... Broadcaster Bethan Elfyn joins Mary Anne to talk about the grassroots scene in Wales. Bethan Elfyn is 成人快手 Wales' new music champion. She is involved in 'Horizons', a scheme that aims to grow fresh musical talent in Wales. She has loads of good tips for brand new bands who are trying to make their way in the world.

Also ... Expect loads of lovely Welsh music to be played from Mary Anne Hobbs' record collection.

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Sun 1 Mar 2015 07:00
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Music Played

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Motorcycle Emptiness

    • COLUMBIA.

  • The Vaccines

    Handsome

    • Columbia.

  • Gruff Rhys

    Lost Tribes (6 Music Festival 2015)

  • Florence + The Machine

    What Kind Of Man

    • Island.

  • Nico

    These Days

    • CHELSEA GIRL.
    • SHADY RECORDS.

  • Sharon Van Etten

    Give Out

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Paleman

    Dining And Bar

  • The White Stripes

    Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

    • XL.

  • Foo Fighters

    Congregation

    • Columbia.

  • The Slits

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Island.

  • Bob Dylan

    Obviously 5 Believers

    • Blonde on Blonde.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 13.

  • Neutral Milk Hotel

    In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

    • In The Areoplane Over The Sea.
    • Blue Rose.

  • Death Cab for Cutie

    Black Sun

    • Atlantic.

  • Los Campesinos!

    Death To Los Campesinos

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Wichita.

  • Neil Young

    Like A Hurricane

    • REPRISE.

  • The Cribs

    Burning For No One

    • Sonic Blew/Sony Red.

  • Joanna Gruesome

    Secret Surprise (6 Music Session, 27 Jan 2014)

  • Hot Chip

    Huarache Lights

    • DOMINO RECORDING CO LTD.

  • Aled Rheon

    Dyma Fi'n Mynd

  • 3 Minute Epiphany

    Bethan Elfyn: Grassroots Music in Wales

  • Casi

    Roads

  • Dobie Gray

    The In Crowd

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Courtney Barnett

    Pedestrian At Best

    • Marathon Artists/House Anxiety.

  • The Triffids

    Wide Open Road

    • BORN SANDY DEVOTIONAL.
    • Domino.

  • Panda Bear

    Boys Latin

    • Domino Recording Company.

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Far Gone And Out

    • Blanco Y Negro.

  • Drenge

    We Can Do What We Want

    • Infectious Music.

  • Gruff Rhys

    Gyrru Gyrru Gyrru (6 Music Festival 2015)

  • Laura Marling

    False Hope

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Super Furry Animals

    Ymaelodi Ar Ymylon

    • Placid Casual.

  • 3 Minute Epiphany

    Super Furry Animals: Why Reissue A Record

  • Super Furry Animals

    Ysbeidiau Heulog

    • Placid Casual.

  • Donovan

    Sunshine Superman

    • Rhino.

  • Alabama Shakes

    Future People

  • John Holt

    Ali Baba

    • Trojan Records.

  • Slaves

    Feed The Mantaray

    • Virgin EMI.

  • The Undertones

    Teenage Kicks

    • EMI.

  • St. Vincent

    Bad Believer

    • CAROLINE.

  • Stormzy

    Know Me From

  • TV on the Radio

    Dancing Choose

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4 A.D..
    • 1.

  • Pulp

    Do You Remember The First Time

    • Island.

  • Interpol

    Anywhere

    • Soft Limit.

  • Joy Division

    Transmission

    • London.

  • Sunriser

    • Sufjan Stevens

      No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross

      • Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Mar 2015 07:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music