Cerys Matthews Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
27th February 2014
Fact: Pulp star Jarvis Cocker is to go head-to-head with former Catatonia frontman Cerys Matthews for the Radio Broadcaster of the Year prize at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, which will be handed out in London next month (Mar14). Cocker presents shows on Bbc Radio 4 and Bbc 6 Music, the same station which hosts Matthews.
6th December 2011
Quote: "I’ve got another coming out next year. I don’t watch television at all, I just read a lot." Welsh rocker Cerys Matthews is preparing to release another children's book after launching Tales from the Deep, which featured stories based on Welsh folklore, in May (11).
9th October 2011
Quote: "Sometimes I'm a lucky angler but when it's something like salmon fishing, which takes extreme expertise, then I'm very much a beginner. The biggest fish I've caught was 120lb, a blue shark. Some of the best sharks are caught off the coast of Wales in the Irish Sea." Former Catatonia frontwoman Cerys Matthews is a keen angler.
25th January 2007
Fact: Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, former CATATONIA star Cerys Matthews and BELLE + SEBASTIAN singer STUART MURDOCH all appear on SONGS FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART - a new compilation of children's songs being released next month (FEB07).
9th December 2005
Fact: <p>Former CATATONIA singer Cerys Matthews will sing FAIRYTALE IN NEW YORK with The Pogues when the SHANE MacGOWAN-fronted band play Cardiff, Wales, on Monday (12DEC05). </p>
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