Welsh Music Prize Launched

Ireland has the Choice Music Prize, Canada has Polaris and now Wales has its very own music award; The Welsh Music Prize. The prize, an initiative of SWN Festival and co-founders Huw Stephens and John Rostron, will be selected and judged by a panel of industry figures and music experts. A shortlist of 12 albums released between 1 August 2010 and 31 July 2011 will be announced very soon with the winner to be announced at SWN Festival 2011.

http://welshmusicprize.com

Cleared and Ready for Take Off

Paper Aeroplanes, one of Wales brightest hopes, have announced a 16 date tour UK tour in September & October. To co-incide with the tour the band will be releasing a new 4 track EP 'A Comfortable Sleep' on "My First Records" in September.

Tour Dates are as follows:


Fri 16th Sept - Clwb lfor Bach, Cardiff
Sat 17th Sept - Southsea Festival, Southsea
Fri 23rd Sept - Bristol Folk House, Bristol
Sat 24th Sept - The Chattery, Swansea
Sun 25th Sept - The Old Deli, Milford Haven
Thurs 29th Sept - The Frog And Fiddle, Cheltenham
Fri 30th Sept - Anvil, Basingstoke
Sat 1st Oct - The Book Barge, Manchester
Sat 1st Oct- House Concerts, York,
Sun 2nd Oct - Leaf, Liverpool
Tues 4th Oct - The Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham
Wed 5th Oct - Riverside Studios, London
Thurs 6th Oct - Prince albert, Rodborough, Nr. Stroud
Fri 7th Oct - Beach and Barnicott, Bridport
Sat 8th Oct - Miss Peabod's, Cornwall
Sun 9th Oct - The Musician, Leicester
Mon 10th Oct - The Bicycle Shop, Norwich