Notes from the margins of Welsh popular culture
One youthful attendee of Nero’s (see previous post) was Welsh-language thesp and musical person Gareth Potter. I can distinctly recall him chicken-dancing to The Cramps. In this YouTube he has seemingly forsaken his punky roots and embraced hip-hop and dance music. During his Ty Gwydr incarnation (along with Mark Lugg) he turned out some cracking stuff. My favourite is Rhyw Ddydd which features a sample from a famous Saunders Lewis speech. The video contains some great footage, too – in particular I like the way Welsh-language activism is visually linked to the ANC and other freedom movements. And I’m still trying to work out which roof it was all filmed on.
posted by Anthony Brockway at 11:35 AM
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