Cerys Matthews

About Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews is a musician, author and broadcaster. She is a columnist for the Guardian, a roving cultural reporter for the BBC’s One Show and hosts and programmes an award winning radio show on BBC 6 music every Sunday. Cerys co-founded the Good Life Experience festival with Charlie and Caroline Gladstone in 2014. She has curated for theatres and the Tate Modern and was artistic director for the opening ceremony of the World Music Expo 2013. She was awarded an inaugural St David Award for her services to culture from the First Minister of Wales in 2014 and was awarded an MBE last November for her services to music.

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PeeWee Ellis

An evening at Ronnie Scott’s

I attended the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club 60th Anniversary event and bumped into Pee Wee Ellis. I first met him in 1987 whilst working as a breakfast waitress in Aberystwyth’s Sea Bank Hotel. He was so kind and encouraged me to follow my passion: Music.
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