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stromnessmuseum.bsky.social
Today @cerysmatthews.bsky.social & Andrew Appleby of @johnraesociety.bsky.social
paid us a visit, enjoying a guided tour by our Collections Manager Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller (centre). Here’s Cerys with Siobhan & Andrew, looking very #coolcymru by sporting a stylish Stromness Museum tote bag! 😎 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Three people standing outside Stromness Museum’s front entrance from left to right: Cerys Matthews, Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller and Andrew Appleby.
October 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
thebrambler13.bsky.social
I'm always looking at new Welsh music and recently found Allan yn y Fan. They're a Welsh folk group which are less common than you'd think. We have a big punk rock and metal scene oddly enough.

youtu.be/qdzP09QbGKg

This song fit my stories well.
#SongsOfSeptember #Raven+Bear #CoolCymru #WriteSky
September 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
minilebowski.bsky.social
#coolcymru
a wales flag with a red dragon and the words wales intensifies below it
ALT: a wales flag with a red dragon and the words wales intensifies below it
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January 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
tunedtotheroar.bsky.social
Was living in San Francisco but feeling the hiraeth for #CoolCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (and Chester) #5DebutAlbums9599
1. Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic
2. Catatonia - Way Beyond Blue
3. Mansun - Attack of the Grey Lantern
4. Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
5. 60ft Dolls - The Big 3
May 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
superdrogidge.bsky.social
#5albums90sfinal
#NowPlaying
#CDCollection
#CoolCymru
#SFA

Super Furry Animals - Radiator

Gruff Rhys (🎤🎸) Huw Bunford (🎸🎤) Guto Pryce (bass 🎸) Cian Ciaran (🎹⚡🎸🎤) Dafydd Ieuan (🥁🎤)

Play It Cool
youtu.be/knImDxylC1k?...
August 13, 2024 at 10:22 PM
superdrogidge.bsky.social
#5albums90s3
#NowPlaying
#CoolCymru

Super Furry Animals - Radiator

Gruff Rhys (🎤🎸) Huw Bunford (🎸🎤) Guto Pryce (bass 🎸) Cian Ciaran (🎹⚡🎸🎤) Dafydd Ieuan (🥁🎤)

Demons
youtu.be/BmvwINJeLKU?...
June 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM
superdrogidge.bsky.social
#5albums90s1
#NowPlaying
#CoolCymru 
#SFA
3rd self produced album from Wales' finest.. Guerrilla chosen as the album's title as a pun on the group's name..

@superfurry - Guerrilla

Northern Lights
youtu.be/dv1h3VSQjf8?...
April 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social
Cardiff, Wales, 2003.

Another blue themed picture for #blueskymonday. The wonderful Welsh band #GorkysZygoticMynci play dead for me.

We had a lot of fun shooting these!

#portrait #music #musicphotography #funny #coolcymru #britpop #wales #welsh #cymru #funny #architecture #rockband #photography
Cardiff, Wales, 2003. Another blue themed picture for Blue Sky Monday. The wonderful Welsh band Gorkys Zygotic Mynci play dead for me. We had a lot of fun shooting these! Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw
February 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social
This week I've been editing my archive of #SuperFurryAnimals pictures.

It's now complete. I photographed this fantastic Welsh band 10 times over 20 years.

Check out my archive of the band here: www.alamy.com/stock-photo/...

#musicphotography #rockmusic #music #photography #coolcymru #archive
This is a selection from my Super Furry Animals archive. I photographed this fantastic Welsh band 10 times over 20 years. Check out my archive of the band here: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/furry-animals-watkins.html?sortBy=oldest-datetaken
December 20, 2024 at 7:20 AM
robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social
On this day 25 years ago...

I photographed @stereophonicshq.bsky.social at the CIA in Cardiff. I snapped the #WelshBand 10 times in 4 years.

Find my whole #Stereophonics picture archive here: www.alamy.com/stock-photo/...

#coolcymru #welshmusic #rock #rockphotography #wales #photography #Cardiff
The Stereophonics original lineup play Cardiff in December 1999. Photo @ Rob Watkins. These pictures and my complete archive can be viewed at: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/stereophonics-watkins.html
December 17, 2024 at 2:41 PM
robwatkinsphoto.bsky.social
I took this #portrait of the amazing #CerysMatthews from #Catatonia at the old BBC Studios in Cardiff in 1998.

That day their album #InternationalVelvet was at No.1 in the charts.

My Catatonia archive is hosted here: www.alamy.com/stock-photo/catatonia-watkins.html

#musicphotography #coolcymru
Carys Matthews, Cardiff, 1998. Photo © Rob Watkins. My Catatonia archive is hosted here: www.alamy.com/stock-photo/catatonia-watkins.html
December 16, 2024 at 2:23 PM
godisinthetvzine.bsky.social
Our Favourite Music Books of 2024 - #TimBooth #blondie #Sum41 #suzironson #TheJesusMaryChain #JonSavage19 #Palomafaith #jackjones #coolcymru

@saydemesne.bsky.social @librarygordon.bsky.social @billcummings80.bsky.social

www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/12/30/o...
Our Favourite Music Books Of 2024 - God Is In The TV
With so many outstanding music books released recently, the God Is in the TV team have come together to curate a list of our favourite reads from the year.
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 2:59 PM
hazychainsaw.bsky.social
#MusicSky #CoolCymru Super Furry Animals · Happiness Is a Worn Pun
youtu.be/c46tzwNHQY0?...
Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom. Photo shows road signs with town names and distances in Snowdonia. Gruff Rhys, the lead singer of the indie rock band Super Furry Animals, is originally from the Snowdonia area.
July 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
hazychainsaw.bsky.social
Cael penwythnos gwych 💚
#MusicSky #CoolCymru Super Furry Animals · Something 4 the Weekend
youtu.be/uTGzmvyczko?...
March 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
hazychainsaw.bsky.social
#MusicSky #Friyay #CoolCymru Catatonia · Difrycheulyd
youtu.be/6321Ai2MzXI?...
Catatonia - Difrycheulyd
YouTube video by Ffarout
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March 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
ricorrea.bsky.social
#manicstreetpreachers #welshrock #coolcymru #lovewales

music.youtube.com/watch?v=0AW-...
The Everlasting
YouTube video by Manic Street Preachers - Topic
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June 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
ricorrea.bsky.social
This was the first Manic's song I've listened to.
Felt for them immediately.

#manicstreetpreachers #welshrock #coolcymru #lovewales

music.youtube.com/watch?v=vjrp...
Ocean Spray
YouTube video by Manic Street Preachers - Topic
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June 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
ricorrea.bsky.social
Stereophonics!

#welshsongs #welshrock #coolcymru

music.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Np...
I Wanna Get Lost With You
YouTube video by Stereophonics - Topic
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June 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
ricorrea.bsky.social
And now for something totally different...
C'mon Wales
#wales #welshmusic #welshrock #coolcymru

music.youtube.com/watch?v=97TY...
Juxtapozed with U
YouTube video by Super Furry Animals - Topic
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June 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
stupidpod.bsky.social
Itunes podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Youtube www.youtube.com/channel/UCfP...
Instagram www.instagram.com/stupidandcon...
Spotify MIXTAPE: open.spotify.com/playlist/013...

#indiemusic #musicpodcast #welshmusic #coolcymru #90smusic
April 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
calvjones.bsky.social
The second in the series on #Wales thinks about the potential (re)localisation of #economics; production and consumption to address issues of wellbeing and resilience while thinking about issues of #climate and #globaljustice.

#Manics #CoolCymru content of course.

afallen.cymru/2024/06/13/m...
Must Everything Go? The Prospects for economic (re-)localisation in Wales – Afallen
afallen.cymru
September 1, 2024 at 7:09 AM
recordcollector10.bsky.social
Further #newarrivals to my #recordcollection include these brilliant 15 x #Catatonia #CDSingles from the late 90s/early 00’s

I loved the #CoolCymru movement & #Catatonia & #CerysMatthews remain a firm favourite

#StrangeGlue #RoadRage #GameOn #MulderAndScully - such fab songs

#RecordCollector
15 Catatonia CD Singles
March 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
recordcollector10.bsky.social
Happy St David’s Day - Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🌼 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#NowPlaying #Catatonia & their 1998 UK No 1 album #InternationalVelvet

It had huge hits like #MulderandScully & #RoadRage (tho #GameOn was always my fave) - a time when #Welsh bands inundated the charts as part of #CoolCymru

#RecordCollector
Picture of Catatonia’s 1998 LP #InternationalVelvet Picture of Catatonia’s International Velvet album
March 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
barcygnusx1.bsky.social
It's crazy to think this was 20 years ago today. What a day! #coolcymru
January 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM