Name: Dylan thomas - A Child's Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs
Brand: Cerys Matthews

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-10-16

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Artist

Cerys Matthews

Genre GB

Singer Songwriter

Label GB

Cerys Elizabeth Matthews, MBE (born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer/songwriter, author and broadcaster. She gained fame as a founding member of the Welsh rock band Catatonia. With her distinct vocals and captivating stage presence, Cerys has become an iconic figure in the music industry.
Aside from her musical career, Cerys also showcases her talents as a presenter and producer. She hosts a weekly music show on BBC Radio 6 Music, where she shares her passion for diverse genres and introduces listeners to new sounds. Additionally, she creates compelling documentaries for both television and radio.
With influences ranging from folk to rock, Cerys Matthews continues to inspire audiences with her soulful performances and thought-provoking lyrics. Her contributions to the Welsh music scene have solidified her status as one of the country's most beloved artists.

Released to coincide with Dylan Thomas Centenary. Double CD Plus booklet. Cerys writes - Dylan Thomas was always present in my life - we shared the same view of the crescent shaped Swansea bay, and my uncle Colin Edwards amassed the largest amount of interviews on him, starting in the years following Dylanʼs tragic death in New York City. Colin would talk to us about him for hours, and it wasn't long before I too fell for his magical, maverick voice. 'The world is never the same place once a good poem has been added to it'. Said Dylan, who never prefaced his readings with explanations, but rather with a simple 'I am going to read aloud now'. Reading his work aloud, feeling those syllables roll around your mouth with the rhythms finding their own ebb and flow is one of life's greatest pleasures. In Welsh (and similarly in Somali) there is only one word to cover both music and poetry - the powerful, transformative qualities of each have always lead me to treat them both with a similar approach. I often hear music when I read great writing, especially Dylanʼs, which is so infused with melody and rhythm, and so the idea for this project was born. Jeff Towns, Chairman of the Dylan Thomas Society, and owner of the one and only ʻDylan Thomas Mobile Book Busʼ has written the notes on the poems, excerpts and short story released in this double album and also generously shares with us some of his wonderful collection of Dylan Thomas photographs and illustrations. Choosing the works presented here seemed to come naturally, some are familiar, some more obscure. As for 'A Child's Christmas in Walesʼ? Well, I've always loved the matrimony of music and narration in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and dreamed, many years ago, that ʻA Childʼs Christmasʼ should also ʻdanceʼ with music. Together with composer and arranger Mason Neely from Chattanooga, I began working toward this goal. With the help of some of the countries leading players and soloists - Catrin Finch on harp, Alice Neary on cello, and David Adams on violin, we made this a reality. Tiger eggs indeed.

Dylan thomas - A Child's Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs

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