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.

Posts by Cerys Matthews:

9 Jun 2018 News

Sunday and Monday = Radio

Cerys Matthews

My usual Sunday mix promises to be a good one.

Listen here

I’ll be digging through my Blues collection on Monday night…..

Listen here

1 Jun 2018 News

Beautiful Belfast

Cerys Matthews

I can highly recommend a visit to the Titanic exhibition, information found here . I had a great time and send a huge thanks to the staff there.

…and also the Belfast City Bike Tours http://www.belfastcitybiketours.com/ . Thanks to John for the tour of Belfast, including McHughs, St George’s Market, Belfast’s leaning tower of Pisa (aka Albert clock) and Curated Kitchen.

Some photos can be found on my instagram

https://www.instagram.com/cerys6music/?hl=en

1 Jun 2018 News

‘The Biggest Weekend’ and what’s coming up…..

Cerys Matthews

Last week my Sunday show was live from Belfast as part of BBC Radio’s The Biggest Weekend.

Catch up and have a listen here

Sunday brings another eclectic music mix on Radio 6

Join me and listen in https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b4zjhx

The Monday Blues show on Radio 2 is not to be missed for your weekly dose of the Blues.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b52fbk

26 May 2018 News

On the radio…….

Cerys Matthews

Listen in on Sunday to my BBC Radio 6 music show live from Belfast. I’ll be joined by punk band The Outcasts, Martin Furey performs live and I talk to musician Malojian along with Red Box recording studios about the local music scene. As well as musical highlights from The Biggest Weekend.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b492bj

And for Monday on BBC Radio 2 a bank holiday banger of a blues show

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b25mg0/broadcasts/upcoming

18 May 2018 News

BBC Radio 2 and 6, Westminster Abbey and The Good Life Experience News

Cerys Matthews

BBC RADIO SHOWS

The first programme of my new Radio 2 show went out live on Monday with guest Sir Tom Jones talking about his love of the blues. If you missed it have a listen here

Next week slide guitar legend Ry Cooder joins me to talk about his blues passions. We are live on Monday at 8pm for an hour.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b30khr

This Sunday on my BBC Radio 6 Music show Peter Frawley CEO of the International Cricket Group talks about the International Cricket Season and Trio Da Kali are in session. Listen in on Sunday at 10:00am.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3fkx7

OTHER NEWS…..

On Wednesday this week I did a reading adapted from Nahum Tate at Westminster Abbey in a service of celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Arts Society.