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RADIOPHONIC CELT

Gwenno, Riz Ahmed and Insecure Men’s Saul all grind teeth over the ‘Fave Album Ever’ poser.

What music are you currently grooving to? Hen Ogledd, Richard Dawson and Rhodri Davies’s band. You can dance to it and I love the lyrics. Also Julia Holter, Tirzah and Adwaith, who we gigged with recently.

What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favourite album? I always go back to I Hear A New World, by Joe Meek. It combines all the elements I love, of production, sentiment, ambition – it pushed things in an incredible way.

What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it? In about 1988 I heard the Randy Crawford song Almaz and I really liked how depressing it was. I tried to get it in Kelly’s Records in Cardiff but I ended up buying a Randy Crawford record without the song on it!

Which musician, other than yourself, have you ever wanted to be? Delia Derbyshire, in terms of purpose, and concentrating on the job at hand. It was a real revelation when I discovered her. And I really love Enya, how uncompromising she’s been, particularly not fitting in with AngloAmerican rock. What do you sing in the shower? I’ve been trying to sing Irish folk songs, very badly, because I’ve been listening to Clannad. Nothing exciting, just trilling along.

What is your favourite Saturday night record? The last time I went out on Saturday was in Falmouth and they were playing Northern soul and Motown – it was, “This is the best music to dance to!” So, something in that genre. And your Sunday morning record? Children Singing by Brenda Wootton, the Cornish folk artist. I’ll play it to my three-year-old. It’s so homely and relaxing and comforting, and it reminds me of being little myself.

Gwenno tours the UK in May 2019.