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Gwenno - An Stevel Nowydh/”The New Room” (from Tresor)
Checking out the Gwenno album Tresor again. Great music with the lyrics in
Cornish. You can watch this video on YouTube with the English translated lyrics
in the info area. Love the retro vibe of this one (and her voice is so awesome).
Definitely a consideration for my top albums this year.
#gwenno#an stevel nowydh#the new room#tresor#gwenno saunders#st. ives#cornwall#cardiff#wales#uk#heavenly recordings#pias#retrofuturism#psychedelic pop#baroque pop#music
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9 février : la Journée de la musique en langue galloise
La Journée de la musique en langue galloise (Dydd Miwsig Cymru) est célébrée chaque année le deuxième vendredi de février. Elle a été créée pour célébrer toutes les formes de musique galloise et sensibiliser à l’importance de préserver la langue galloise. La musique a toujours été un élément important de l’identité nationale galloise. Mais surtout Dydd Miwsig Cymru fait partie de la vision à long terme visant à voir un million de personnes parler et utiliser le gallois d'ici 2050. Actuellement cette langue en perte de vitesse n’aurait guère plus d’un demi-million de locuteurs soit quelque 17% seulement de la population galloise.
Le festival a lieu chaque année à Cardiff, la ville natale de Huw Stephens, le présentateur télé qui est à l’origine de la fête, mais il organise également des événements dans d'autres villes du Royaume-Uni, notamment à Londres, Caernarfon et Swansea. Le Welsh Language Music Day englobe de l'indie, du rock, du punk, du funk, du folk, de l'électro, du hip-hop…. Parmi les artistes mis en avant, Mellt, Gwenno Saunders, The Gentle Good, Chroma, Adwaith, Candelas, Meic Stevens, Los Blancos et Alffa. Des organisations de tout le Pays de Galles sont impliquées dans l'événement annuel, notamment Sŵn, BBC Horizons, Forté Project, Clwb Ifor Bach et Big Fish.
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Un article de l'Almanach international des éditions BiblioMonde, 8 février 2024
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Gwenno – Tresor
Drugi krążek Gwenno Mererid Saunders to moje pierwsze spotkanie z muzyką walijskiej artystki piszącej swoje płyty w języku kornijskim. Album kupił mnie swoim openerem – “An Stevel Nowydh” (ang. “The New Room”) to zdecydowanie najlepsze rozpoczęcie płyty tego kwartału. “Drzwi są otwarte / Popołudniowy cień pada na podłogę / Powiew z okna / Jestem tutaj”. I dalej: “Czy kompletny brak znaczenia jest nieodzowną częścią istnienia?”. Cudowne jest to, że dosadność tych słów jest w stanie poczuć każdy – nie tylko te niespełna kilkaset osób, które aktualnie biegle włada celtyckim językiem wywodzącym się z terenów Kornwalii. Fala znajomego vintage-popowego brzmienia wypełniająca słuchawki nieopisanym spokojem i przestrzenią. Uczucie to przeplatane jest bardziej snującymi się rytmami, zakrawającymi o wpływy mistyczne czy etniczne. Przebojowość wraca głównie w “N.Y.C.A.W.” i “Keltek”. Solidna płyta z ciekawym przesłaniem i niebanalnymi aranżami. Warto dać szansę chociaż tym wyżej wymienionym perełkom.
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3 July 2022: Tresor, Gwenno. (Heavenly/PIAS, 2022)
I learned of Gwenno Saunders when she was part of the kitschy, high-concept British group The Pipettes, modeled after ’50s/’60s girl-group vocal acts. The original 2006 UK version of their debut We Are the Pipettes was a favorite of mine from the time (the 2007 US/Canada edition bungled it, changing the track list and cover art). A casual observer of The Pipettes could understandably take them for a novelty act, and in some ways they were. When the group disbanded, Gwenno having been the sole constant across their two studio albums (the second, 2010′s Earth vs. The Pipettes having given very diminishing returns), I was pleasantly surprised to see her turn to serious record-making and away from the levity of her previous project.
Her first solo album (after four EPs), 2014′s Y Dydd Olaf was sung entirely in Saunders’s native Welsh. For its follow-up Le Kov (2018), she sang entirely in Cornish, a language originally spoken in the far southwest of England that died out in the late 18th century. A revival of the language began in the early 20th century, and a small number of people do now speak Cornish as their first language; Gwenno’s father spoke Cornish at home and since birth she has been a speaker of both Welsh and Cornish. She has said her decision to record her last two albums in Cornish was sparked by the British government’s 2016 resolution to cut funding for advancement of the Cornish language. Gwenno’s music has contributed significantly to subsequent language-revival efforts; the Cornish Language Board reported that Le Kov contributed to a 15% increase in the number of people taking Cornish language exams in 2018 (see an article here). Tresor is entirely in Cornish but for one song in Welsh, “N.Y.C.A.W.,” which stands for “Wales is not for sale.”
Above are the front cover, the rather large hype sticker, and back cover.
Below is the opened gatefold.
Here is the 12″ x 24″ fold-out insert, which the hyper sticker calls a “pull out poster.” It contains the lyrics to the album.
Below are both sides of the inner sleeve. That white box in the upper left in the second photo is a sticker showing download-code details.
Here is side one’s label.
This is the first of four posts detailing purchases I made at my final visit to the longtime Wisconsin music chain The Exclusive Company. My last trip was to the Milwaukee location. The chain closed after 66 years due to the November 2021 death of owner James Giombetti (known as “Mr. G” to longtime customers) and his family’s unwillingness to maintain the business in his absence. I’ve visited Exclusive Company stores in Milwaukee, Greenfield, and Madison (home to two locations, which closed in 2009 and 2012, respectively), and multiple other Wisconsin cities were home to their outlets: Janesville, Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, and West Bend. The chain never resurfaced in Madison, but the other seven towns’ stores remained in business until recent months. Some of the stores were successfully bought out by employees and have reopened under other names: the Milwaukee location closed in July, shortly after my visit, and has since reopened as Lilliput Records; the Greenfield location, another Exclusive Company outlet I liked to visit, has reopened as Volta Records.
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Gwenno – Treasure | UNCUT
Gwenno – Treasure | UNCUT
“If we opened up people, we would find landscapes,” said the French director Agnes Varda in 2009. Varda is one of many artists, musicians and filmmakers around the world who have inspired Treasurethe Cornish-speaking Welsh psychonaut’s third album Gwenno Saunders — and this quote is especially beloved of a musician who is dedicated to mapping the intersection of land, heritage, identity and…
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Gwenno - Tresor Gwenno Saunders hat es geschafft: Mit ihrem zweiten Album “Le Kov” von 2018 hat die walisische Musikerin erfolgreich internationale Augen auf ihre eigene Kultur gezogen und ihr neues Leben eingehaucht. Die Platte war fast komplett in der kornischen Sprache gehalten, die am südwestlichen Zipfel Großbritanniens von immer weniger Menschen gesprochen wird. Dem Walisischen und Bretonischen […] #Gwenno https://www.musikblog.de/2022/06/gwenno-tresor/
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[Video] Gwenno präsentiert Video zu “Tresor”!
Die walisische Elektronik-Künstlerin Gwenno Saunders teilt den Titeltrack aus ihrem kommenden Album “Tresor”, das am 1. Juli über Heavenly Recordings erscheinen wird.
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In "Tresor" geht es um die bewussten Entscheidungen, die wir haben, um entweder einen positiven oder negativen Einfluss auf unsere Umwelt auszuüben, während Gwenno zudem die Herausforderungen und Hürden für Empowerment anprangert. "Do you want a crown upon your head and a woman at your feet? / Do I want to fill a room with all of my will and feel ashamed?"
Aus dem Album hatte Gwenno bereits im Vorfeld die Songs "An Stevel Nowydh" und "Men An Toll" veröffentlicht.
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People I've seen live
- [ ] Ed Sheeran at the O2 Area on the 12th of October 2014 with Saint Raymond supporting
- [ ] All time low the at Wembley arena on the 20th of March 2015 with neck deep and real friends supporting
- [ ] Gabrielle Aplin at Wilton's Music hall on the 9th of July 2015 with Jack Morris supporting
- [ ] Ed Sheeran at Wembley Stadium on the 10th of July 2015, with Foy Vance and One Republic supporting
- [ ] Roxette at the O2 Arena in London on the 13th of July 2015, with some act not even worth mentioning supporting
- [ ] Shannon Saunders on the 26th of October 2015 at the Hoxton bar and kitchen
- [ ] BMTH at Alexandra Palace on the 28th of November 2015 with Pvris and Neck Deep supporting
- [ ] Gabrielle Aplin at the O2 forum on the 8th of February 2016 (Was supposed to be Shepherds Bush but it was broken) with Hannah Grace and Lewis Watson supporting
- [ ] James Bay at the Apollo in London on the 30th of March 2016 with Francis supporting
- [ ] Moose Blood at O2 Academy Islington on the 15th of April 2016 with The Winter Passing and Gray Wind supporting
- [ ] Ratboy at the Waterfront in Norwich on the 4th of March 2016 with some blues dude and Skaters supporting
- [ ] Real Friends at the Hippodrome in Kingston on the 27th of March 2016 with Boston Manor supporting
- [ ] Passenger busking on Southbank outside Tate modern on the 18th of June 2016
- [ ] Moose Blood at The Anvil in Bournemouth on the 28th of July 2016 with The Lion and the Wolf and Weatherstate supporting
- [ ] 28th again with Moose Blood at The Winchester in Bournemouth with The Lion and the Wolf, Dead! and Sad Blood supporting
- [ ] Moose blood, again, at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, London 4th of August 2016
- [ ] Moose Blood at HMV Oxford Street on the 5th of August 2016
- [ ] Modern Baseball at Kamio in Shoreditch, London, August 25th 2016 with Youth Club, and The winter passing supporting
- [ ] The 1975 at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, September 19th 2016 with Christine and the queen supporting
- [ ] Passenger at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, London, September 23rd 2016
- [ ] Dodie Clark at The Social in London, September 26th 2016, with Grafton Ash, Robbie Cavanagh and sonny supporting
- [ ] Moose Blood at Koko in Camden, London, October 7th, 2016, with Boston Manor and Turnover supporting
- [ ] Kings of Leon at 229 in Regent's Park, London, October 18th 2016
- [ ] Passenger in Kingston Upon Thame, London, November 17th 2016, with Gai supporting
- [ ] Dodie Clark at The Google Youtube Space in London, November 19th 2016
- [ ] Dodie Clark at Bush Hall in Shepherds Bush, London, December 4th 2016 with Orla Gartland supporting
- [ ] Biffy Clyro at The O2 Arena in London, December 8th 2016 with Brand New supporting
- [ ] The 1975 at the O2 Arena in London, December 15th 2016 with The Japanese House supporting
- [ ] A Day to Remember at Wembley stadium, January 27th 2017 with Moose Blood, Neck Deep and New Found Glory supporting
- [ ] Hippo campus at Dingwalls in Camden Market, London, February 1st 2017 with Fake Laugh and Marsicans supporting
- [ ] Devlin at Oslo, March 7th 2017
- [ ] The XX at Brixton, London, March 15th 2017, with Gillies Peterson and Floating Points supporting
- [ ] dodie at O2 Academy Islington, March 18th 2017, with ??? Supporting
- [ ] Ed Sheeran at The Royal Albert Hall, March 28th 2017, with Busted supporting
- [ ] Lewis Watson at The Portland arms in Cambridge, April 2nd 2017, with Slowlights supporting
- [ ] Ed Sheeran at The O2 Arena, May 3rd 2017, with Ryan Mclarry and Anne Marie supporting
- [ ] Royal Blood at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, May 17th 2017, with Black Honey supporting
- [ ] Knuckle Puck at The Old Blue Last in London, June 7th 2017, with Wallflower supporting
- [ ] Knuckle Puck at The Fighting Cocks in Kingston, June 9th 2017 with Wallflower supporting
- [ ] Alt-j at The O2 Arena in London, June 16th 2017, with Blaenavon supporting
- [ ] A Blaze of Feather at The Princess Pavillion in Falmouth, July 2nd 2017, with Tender Central supporting
- [ ] A Blaze of Feather at Guildhall in St Ives, July 3rd 2017, with Tender Central supporting
- [ ] A Blaze Of Feather at The Phoenix in Exeter, July 5th 2017, with Tender Central supporting
- [ ] A Blaze Of Feather at House of Vans in London, July 6th 2017, with Tender Central Supporting
- [ ] Neck Deep at The UEA in Norwich, October 11th, 2017, with Woes, Real Friends and As It Is supporting
- [ ] Hippo Campus at KOKO in Camden, London, October 12th 2017, with Marsicans and Toothless supporting
- [ ] Marsicans, Jerry Williams, Busty and the Bass, Clean Cut Kid, The xcrts, Jaws, Wstr, Peace and Circa Waves at 2Q Festival in Lincoln, October 28th, 2017
- [ ] dodie at The Waterfront in Norwich, October 29th, 2017, with Declan Jay Donovan Supporting
- [ ] Mac Demarco at The Coronet Theatre in London, with Montero, Scouting for Girls and the LCR in Norwich, with Ben McKelvey supporting
- [ ] George Ezra at the Union Chapel in London, December 8th, 2017, with Jocie long, tim Tom, Billie Martin, Luke Prichard, and The Kooks supporting
- [ ] Fall Out Boy At Electric in Brixton, London, January 11th, 2018
- [ ] Paramore at The O2 Arena in London, January 12th, 2018, with mewithoutyou supporting
- [ ] The Wombats at HMV in Oxford Street, February 9th, 2018
- [ ] The Wombats at The Hippodrome in Kingston, February 15th, 2018
- [ ] Ed Sheeran at Indigo at The O2, February 19th, 2018, with Mahalia supporting
- [ ] Bon Iver at the Apollo, London, February 21st, 2018
- [ ] Bon Iver at the Apollo, London, February 27th, 2018
- [ ] Moose Blood at HMV in Oxford Street, London, March 11th, 2018
- [ ] Moose Blood at The Roundhouse in London, March 11th, 2018, with Honey Lung and The Dangerous Summer Supporting
- [ ] James Bay at Electric in Brixton, March 15th, 2018, with Luna vardon???? Supporting
- [ ] Fickle Friends at The Platform, Lincoln, March 16th, 2018, with Healyum and swimming girls supporting
- [ ] The Wombats at the LCR in Norwich, March 25th, 2018, with Bloxx and The Night Cafe Supporting
- [ ] dodie at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, April 1st 2018
- [ ] The Wonder Years at O2 Academy Islington, London, April 11th, 2018, with AW (covering Sorority Noise) Supporting
- [ ] Turnover at The Norwich Arts Centre, May 24th, 2018, with Marigolds and CC Honeymoon supporting
- [ ] James Bay at The Hippodrome in Kingston, May 25th, 2018
- [ ] Ben Howard at Salle Pleyle, Paris, June 11th, 2018, with The Dead Tongues supporting
- [ ] Foo Fighters at London Stadium, June 22nd, 2018, with Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes and Wolf Alice supporting
- [ ] Ben Howard at The Eden Project in Cornwall, June 30th, 2018, with Gwenno supporting
- [ ] Ben Howard at Theatres Romains, Lyon, July 3rd, 2018, with Tamino supporting
- [ ] Hippo Campus at Omeara, London, August 23rd, 2018, with Orchards supporting
- [ ] Hozier at Koko, London, September 11th, 2018, with Saint Sister supporting
- [ ] Sundara Karma at Omeara, London, October 24th, 2018
- [ ] Tiger Warsaw, Faith in Casinos, Vigilantes, Sheafs, The Surrenders, Beans on Toast, King No-one, Little Comets, at 2Q Festival in Lincoln, November 3rd, 2018
- [ ] Ben Howard at BBC Introducing Live at the Tobacco Docks, London, November 8th, 2018, with Marina Hackman and Matt Maltese supporting
- [ ] Easy Life at Moth Club, London, November 21st, 2018, with Kofi Stone supporting
- [ ] Ex:Re at Hoxton Hall, London, November 28th, 2018, with Bryde supporting
- [ ] Ben Howard at Brixton Academy, London, January 16th, 2019, with Ex:Re Supporting
- [ ] Enter Shikari at The Dome, London, February 13th, 2019, with Hot Milk supporting
- [ ] Busted at The Fighting Cocks, Kingston, London, February 17th, 2019
- [ ] Hozier at All Saints Church, Kingston, London, February 17th, 2019
- [ ] Hippo Campus at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, February 21st, 2019, with Lauren Hibberd Supporting
- [ ] Circa Wave at ‘The Circa Waves Tavern’ The Monarch in Camden, London, with Theo from Wolf Alice supporting as DJ, March 19th, 2019
- [ ] Easy Life at Scala in London with Che Lingo Supporting, March 28th, 2019
- [ ] Marsicans at Dingwalls in London, with Only Sun and Lucia supporting, April 5th, 2019
- [ ] Lauran Hibberd at The Lexington in London, with Organ Morgan & Devin supporting, May 23rd 2019
- [ ] All Points East with Bon Iver, Mac Demarco & Julien Baker, June 2nd, 2019
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Musical Birthday Notes - May 23rd
Musical Birthday Notes – May 23rd
Jewel
Shelly West – country singer – hits include – Jose Cuervo – Flight 309 To Tennessee – You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma (duet with David Frizzell) – daughter of country legend Dottie West – 1958
Jewel (Jewel Kilcher) – multi-award winning pop/country singer/songwriter/guitarist/actress/author/poet – hits include – You Were Meant For Me – Foolish Games – 1974
Danny Klein – bassist – The J.…
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My latest review for tQ!
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This is from my favourite album of the year ‘Le Kov’ by Gwenno. It is entirely in Cornish and it’s just lovely. This song is called ‘Eus Keus?’ which translates as “Is there cheese?”. Thus the picture of Gwenno holding cheese with druid owls.
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Life´s too short for weird music - Tagesempfehlung 21.03.2022
Gwenno / An Stevel Nowydh
Da ist der erste Vorbote des dritten Albums von Gwenno – An Stevel Nowyth. Gwenno Saunders Sängerin in den Nullern bei den wunderbaren Pipettes setzt seit ihrem zweiten Soloalbum Le Kov (2018 auf Lyriks in Walisisch (einer Unterart des Gälischen). Und wie bereits kürzlich bei Adwaith ausgeführt: erstmal an das latent kehlige und immer etwas aus der Tonspur wirkende Gälisch gewöhnt, ist an der Musik von Gwenno überhaupt nichts auszusetzen. Bin sehr gespannt auf das neue Album Tresor (gälisch für Schatz). Und auch wenn ich Ihnen keine vollständige Übersetzung liefern kann – leider liegt mein Gälisch Kurs an der Volkshochschule mittlerweile fast 30 Jahre zurück – An Stevel Nowydh steht für The new room – sinngemäß das sich wiederfinden an einem völlig neuen und ungewohnten Ort.
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