Cerys on 6
Music, entertainment, games and guests wth Cerys Matthews
Cerys on 6 - 01/08/2010
A musical road trip with Cerys, stopping off for brunch and poetry along the way.
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Cerys on 6 - 01/09/2009
Cerys picks another classic album you'd want to take to a desert island. Expect to hear some Captain Beefheart, Cat Power or even Fela Kuti.
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Cerys on 6 - 01/12/2009
Andrew Collins sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by Californian native Jesca Hoop, who has been endorsed by everyone from Tom Waits (she worked as his nanny) to Guy Garvey.
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Cerys on 6 - 02/05/2010
A smorgasbord of tunes, session tracks and recipes care of Ms Matthews.
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Cerys on 6 - 02/09/2009
Cerys visits a another location from around the world and examines its musical history.
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Cerys on 6 - 02/10/2009
Cerys is joined by seminal LA artist Chuck Prophet for a live session in the 6 Music Hub.
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Cerys on 6 - 02/11/2009
Cerys is joined by Jessica Davies and Katherine Blamire of folk-blues outfit The Smoke Fairies.
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Cerys on 6 - 03/08/2009
Cerys educates the listeners with another historical tune in Back to School Monday.
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Cerys on 6 - 03/09/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look at the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 03/11/2009
Cerys takes over the lunchtime show and Alex Heminsley joins her to review the latest book releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 03/12/2009
Andrew Collins sits in for Cerys all week and is joined by Interpol's Julian Plenti.
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Cerys on 6 - 04/01/2010
Andrew Collins chat to Yeasayer about new single 'Ambling Alp' which is Video of the Week.
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Cerys on 6 - 04/04/2010
Cerys returns to her spiritual home with a groovy smorgasbord of tunes, live sets and recipes.
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Cerys on 6 - 04/08/2009
Cerys is joined by author Richard Williams for a chat about his new book The Blue Moment.
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Cerys on 6 - 04/09/2009
London folk band Mumford And Sons drop in to the 6 Music Hub to play a session for Cerys.
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Cerys on 6 - 04/11/2009
Every week, Cerys visits somewhere around the world to examine its musical history. Previous destinations include the Mississippi, Iceland, Spain, Greece, Australia and Haiti.
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Cerys on 6 - 04/12/2009
Andrew Collins sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by the original New York punk band, New York Dolls.
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Cerys on 6 - 05/08/2009
Cerys takes the listeners on a Wednesday Road Trip to one of the world's musical cities.
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Cerys on 6 - 05/10/2009
Cerys is joined by Parisian duo Air, who talk about their new album Love 2.
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Cerys on 6 - 05/11/2009
Film expert Jason Solomons joins Cerys to talk about the latest releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 06/01/2010
Andrew Collins sits in and chats to the author of Confessions of a City Girl.
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Cerys on 6 - 06/06/2010
Cerys' Sunday smorgasbord of tasteful tunes, recipes and archive sessions.
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Cerys on 6 - 06/08/2009
Film expert Larushka Ivan-Zadeh joins Cerys to review the latest movie releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 06/10/2009
Cerys is joined by Swedish band Fanfarlo, who play tracks from their new album Reservoir.
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Cerys on 6 - 06/11/2009
Cerys is joined by South African rock band BLK JKS, who play a mix of kwaito, progressive, post-punk, and psychedelic rock.
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Cerys on 6 - 07/07/2009
Cerys Matthews plays the music she loves, plus she's joined by the Silversun Pickups and Jamaican artist Terry Lynn.
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Cerys on 6 - 07/09/2009
Beth Ditto and her band The Gossip join Cerys to chat about their new album Music For Men.
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Cerys on 6 - 07/10/2009
Cerys explores the musical histories of places from around the world.
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Cerys on 6 - 08/01/2010
Andrew Collins sits in and digs out some gems from his record collection.
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Cerys on 6 - 08/07/2009
Lunchtime music and chat, plus Cerys Matthews is joined by poet and illustrator Laura Dockrill, who chats about her new book Ugly Shy Girl.
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Cerys on 6 - 08/10/2009
Film expert Jason Solomons joins Cerys to review the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 09/05/2010
A smorgasbord of lovely tunes, sessions and recipes. Plus a musical trip to Namibia!
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Cerys on 6 - 09/07/2009
It's Film Thursday and Cerys shares some of her favourite soundtrack moments.
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Cerys on 6 - 09/10/2009
Cerys is joined by Stockport band David Cronenberg's Wife, who play tracks from their new album Hypnagogues in the 6 Music Hub.
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Cerys on 6 - 09/12/2009
Chris Hawkins sits in for Cerys all week and chats to psychedelic rockers Sleepy Sun.
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Cerys on 6 - 10/07/2009
Cerys is joined by Chicago jazz band Hypnotic Brass Ensemble for a live session.
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Cerys on 6 - 10/09/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look at the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 10/11/2009
Cerys takes over the lunchtime show and Alex Heminsley joins her to review the latest book releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 10/12/2009
Chris Hawkins sits in for Cerys all week and is joined by Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip.
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Cerys on 6 - 11/11/2009
Every week Cerys visits a different location around the world and examines its musical history, previous visits include Mississippi, Iceland, Spain, Greece, Australia and Haiti.
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Cerys on 6 - 12/08/2009
Cerys is joined by Californian pop group The Morning Benders, who have recently released their debut album Talking Through Tin Cans.
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Cerys on 6 - 12/09/2010
Guy Garvey has taken the wheel for Cerys' musical road trip. Along the way we have a bit of ornithology, Mercury Prize gossip, a bit of jazz and a bit of opera - eclectic!
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Cerys on 6 - 12/10/2009
Cerys is joined by eccentric folk musician Devendra Banhart for a live session in the 6 Music Hub featuring tracks from his new album What Will We Be.
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Cerys on 6 - 12/11/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show on 6 Music. Film expert Jason Solomons joins her to review the latest releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 13/06/2010
A smorgasbord of tastefully selected tunes and a live set from Oud maestro Khyam Allami.
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Cerys on 6 - 13/07/2009
Local Natives play live in the 6 Music Hub, plus Cerys is joined by Duncan Jones, director of sci-fi film Moon, which stars Sam Rockwell as a lonely astronaut.
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Cerys on 6 - 13/08/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look at the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 13/10/2009
Cerys is joined by Bernard Sumner's supergroup Bad Lieutenant, who play two tracks in the 6 Music Hub.
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Cerys on 6 - 13/11/2009
Folk singer Martha Wainwright joins Cerys and plays tracks from her new allbum Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record, an album of Edith Piaf covers.
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Cerys on 6 - 14/09/2009
Cerys is joined by singer and author Nick Cave, who talks about his new novel The Death of Bunny Munro.
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Cerys on 6 - 14/10/2009
Cerys chats to New York indie kingpin Adam Green of anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches.
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Cerys on 6 - 14/12/2009
Chris Hawkins continues to sit in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by Taken By Trees, the solo project of Victoria Bergsman, former lead singer for The Concretes.
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Cerys on 6 - 15/07/2009
Cerys is joined by film director Duncan Jones, who talks about his new film Moon.
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Cerys on 6 - 15/09/2009
Cerys takes over the lunchtime show on 6 Music and is joined by writer Iain Banks, who talks about his new novel Transition.
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Cerys on 6 - 15/10/2009
Cerys turns Record Detective to hunt down a listener's lost track and Jason Solomons reviews two hotly-tipped films.
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Cerys on 6 - 15/12/2009
Chris Hawkins covers for Cerys and is joined by guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela.
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Cerys on 6 - 16/05/2010
A smorgasbord of lovely tunes and recipes, featuring a live set from Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara.
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Cerys on 6 - 16/07/2009
Cerys is joined by Karin Dreijer of Fever Ray and electronic duo The Knife.
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Cerys on 6 - 16/09/2009
Cerys is joined by Kansas singer Piney Gir, alias Angela Penhaligon, who plays tracks from her new album The Yearling.
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Cerys on 6 - 16/11/2009
Cerys Matthews is joined by controversial KLF founder Bill Drummond, who talks about his final No Music Day, during which the city of Linz will not listen to music.
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Cerys on 6 - 16/12/2009
Chris Hawkins fills in for Cerys and is joined by chanteuse Martha Wainright.
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Cerys on 6 - 17/07/2009
Cerys is joined by comedian and ukelele player Lady Carol, who has just won the Brighton Festival Music Event Award.
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Cerys on 6 - 17/09/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look at the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 18/04/2010
A smorgasbord of groovy tunes, intrepid international travel and recipes.
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Cerys on 6 - 18/09/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show on 6 Music. Punk legends Penetration play a live session.
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Cerys on 6 - 18/11/2009
Cerys is joined by multi-instrumentalist trio Peggy Sue, whose sound has been labelled everything from post-folk to anti-soul.
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Cerys on 6 - 19/10/2009
Danny Wallace sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by Marina and the Diamonds.
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Cerys on 6 - 20/06/2010
Cerys returns to her spiritual home with tunes, live sets and recipes.
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Cerys on 6 - 20/08/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look at the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 20/10/2009
Danny Wallace and Rich Glover sit in for Cerys with a live session from Wolfmother.
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Cerys on 6 - 20/11/2009
Gary Crowley sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by Portland band Pyramid, who talk about their debut UK tour and new single Medicine.
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Cerys on 6 - 21/07/2009
Andrew Collins sits in for Cerys Matthews and discusses the 2009 Mercury Prize shortlist.
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Cerys on 6 - 21/09/2009
Cerys is joined by San Franciscan duo Girls, aka Christopher Owens and Chet JR White, for a live session.
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Cerys on 6 - 22/08/2010
If you like your blues but don't understand them, Cerys helps you out with a dictionary of vintage blues music.
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Cerys on 6 - 22/09/2009
Singer-songwriter and former Ash member Charlotte Hatherley joins Cerys to chat about her third album New Worlds.
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Cerys on 6 - 23/05/2010
Cerys returns to her spiritual home with tunes, live sets and recipes.
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Cerys on 6 - 23/07/2009
Lauren Laverne sits in for Cerys Matthews on the lunchtime show and discusses the latest film releases with Jason Solomons.
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Cerys on 6 - 23/09/2009
Cerys talks to journalist Stevie Chick, author of Pyschic Confusion - The Sonic Youth Story.
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Cerys on 6 - 24/07/2009
Lauren Laverne sits in for Cerys Matthews and chats to puppeteer Sammy J about his Forest of Dreams show, plus The Do perform in the 6 Music Hub.
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Cerys on 6 - 24/08/2009
Jo Good sits in for Cerys with a Western theme this lunchtime, as Brooklyn singer-songwriter Dawn Landes drops by to talk about her third album Sweet Heart Rodeo.
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Cerys on 6 - 24/09/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look at the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 24/11/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show and acoustic ensemble Port O'Brien play live tracks from their new album Threadbare.
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Cerys on 6 - 24/12/2009
Cerys Matthews takes over the lunchtime show on 6 Music and is joined by film expert Jason Solomons for a look at the latest releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 25/04/2010
Cerys has Breton-Welsh singer-songwriter Ketell Keineg in for a live session.
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Cerys on 6 - 25/07/2010
Cerys fills your Sunday morning with Frank Zappa, Ray Barretto, Ella Fitzgerald and Villagers.
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Cerys on 6 - 25/08/2009
Jo Good sits in for Cerys on 6 Music's lunchtime show, featuring Alexandra Heminsley reviewing the latest book releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 25/09/2009
Cerys is joined by alt-country husband and wife outfit The Handsome Family.
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Cerys on 6 - 26/08/2009
Jo Good sits in for Cerys on 6 Music's lunchtime show, featuring comedian Chris Addison dropping in to talk about his role in the satirical film In The Loop.
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Cerys on 6 - 26/11/2009
Chris Hawkins sits in for Cerys Matthews, who's had her baby already!
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Cerys on 6 - 27/07/2009
Lauren Laverne sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by comedy troupe Canadian Content prior to their Edinburgh show.
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Cerys on 6 - 27/08/2009
Jo Good sits in for Cerys on the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look at the latest film releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 27/10/2009
Richard Bacon sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by Maps, aka James Chapman, who talks about Turning the Mind, his follow-up to the Mercury-nominated We Can Create.
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Cerys on 6 - 27/11/2009
Cerys Matthews had her baby early, so the Hawk sits in and chats to actress and musician Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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Cerys on 6 - 28/07/2009
Lauren Laverne sits in for Cerys Matthews and chats to comedian Frank Skinner.
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Cerys on 6 - 28/08/2009
Jo Good sits in for Cerys and Noah And The Whale drop in to the 6 Music Hub to play tracks from their new album First Days Of Spring.
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Cerys on 6 - 28/09/2009
Cerys aims to extend your education with tunes of a geographical or historical bent.
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Cerys on 6 - 28/10/2009
Richard Bacon sits in for Cerys Matthews and chats to Brett Anderson about the possibilities of Suede reforming and his new solo album Slow Attack.
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Cerys on 6 - 29/07/2009
Lauren Laverne sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by magician Pete Firman.
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Cerys on 6 - 29/09/2009
Cerys takes over the lunchtime show on 6 Music and Alex Heminsley joins her to talk about the week's book releases.
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Cerys on 6 - 30/05/2010
Cerys returns to her spiritual home with tunes, live sets and recipes.
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Cerys on 6 - 30/07/2009
Gary Crowley sits in for Cerys Matthews on the lunchtime show and is joined by Jason Solomons for a look the the latest films.
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Cerys on 6 - 30/09/2009
Cerys is joined by photographer Kevin Cummins, who talks about his book 'Manchester - Looking for the light through the pouring rain', a history of Manchester pop from 1976 onward.
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Cerys on 6 - 30/10/2009
Richard Bacon sits in for Cerys Matthews and Eagles of Death Metal perform live in the 6 Music Hub.
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Cerys on 6 - 30/11/2009
Andrew Collins sits in for new mum Cerys Matthews and chats to video director Chris Hemming, whose video for Cornershop's new single Free Love is the Video of the Week.
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Cerys on 6 - 31/07/2009
Lauren Laverne sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by London band The XX, who play live in the 6 Music Hub.
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Cerys on 6 - 31/08/2009
Cerys Matthews goes on a mariachi Bank Holiday as LA punk band Mariachi El Bronx play a session in the 6 Music Hub.
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Cerys on 6 - Back to the Old Country
Cerys plays tunes with a country twang alongside all the usual blues and soul oddities. Our recipe this week is perfect for a slow summer weekend and our poetry in motion features Edward Thomas
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Cerys on 6 - Bella Union's Simon Raymonde For Independence Day
The founder of Bella Union Simon Raymonde gives us his 3 step plan on how to set up your own label, we set up another cracking musical challenge and go summery for our Sunday recipe.
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Cerys on 6 - Boxing Day - Billy Bragg & Florence
Cerys Matthews makes Boxing Day shine with a world of multi-genre seasonal music. There's poetry and a very special session track from Florence and Billy Bragg plus Cerys's recipe.
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Cerys on 6 - Dave Arcari Slide Tutorial and Burns special
Cerys spins across the world genres and has Dave Arcari in for a slide guitar tutorial, plus some special Robert Burns poetry.
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Cerys on 6 - Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman & This Is The Kit
A musical road trip with Cerys, stopping for a chat with Elektra's Jac Holzman and a live session from This Is The Kit along the way.
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Cerys on 6 - Elvis week special
In celebration of Elvis week Cerys takes you back to the deep south to revisit some of the blues artists Elvis made famous including Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Ray Charles and Big Mama Thornton.
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Cerys on 6 - Glastonbury - Friday
Cerys has all the behind the scenes news and gossip from Worthy Farm and is joined by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble ahead of their appearance tonight with Gorillaz on the Pyramid Stage.
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Cerys on 6 - Glastonbury - Saturday
Live from Glastonbury Cerys chats to Dizzee Rascal, Devendra Banhart and Jesca Hoop. Plus live music from Black Keys, Broken Bells, Snoop Dogg and more...
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Cerys on 6 - Glastonbury - Sunday
Cerys continues coverage of the final day from Worthy Farm with guests including Dr John, Toots and The Maytals, Villagers and the London Community Gospel Choir.
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Cerys on 6 - Golden Gate Quartet
A musical road trip with Cerys, stopping for brunch, poetry and a live session from Golden Gate Quartet along the way.
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Cerys on 6 - Guy Garvey sits in
Guy Garvey is in the hot seat for Cerys, although she does make a cameo appearence, with his usual features That Was The Sky At Night The Week That Was and Beckapedia.
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Cerys on 6 - Heartfelt folk from the wonderful Damien Jurado
Cerys brings you brunch, poetry, live music from lo-fi folky Damien Jurado, and an explanation of what the 'Ancient Booker Prize' is.
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Cerys on 6 - Herb Alpert on A&M records, trumpets and working with Sam Cooke
Herb Alpert tells Cerys how shyness drove him to become a trumpeter, how he dislikes 'over clean' solos, and how to psyche-out bulls (seriously). Plus live music from Olof Arnalds.
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Cerys on 6 - Howe Gelb
A musical road trip with Cerys featuring a special guest session from original Americana artist Howe Gelb, plus the weekly recipe and poetry along the way.
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Cerys on 6 - Inventor of twang guitar Duane Eddy
Cerys is joined by Grammy Award-winning twang guitarist Duane Eddy, plus she has a live session from folk crooner Dan Michaelson.
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Cerys on 6 - January 2nd 2011
Cerys welcomes in the New Year with a plethora of brilliant new and old music, spanning blues, dubstep, electronica, rock, reggae and feelgood tuneage, plus a poem and recipe.
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Cerys on 6 - Laetitia Sadier
A musical road trip with Cerys featuring a session from Laetitia Sadier and stopping for brunch and poetry along the way.
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Cerys on 6 - Michael Rother from Neu! & High Kings in session
Michael Rother, an early member of Kraftwerk and one half of Krautrock band Neu!, stops by for brunch with Cerys.
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Cerys on 6 - Mike Scott from The Waterboys & Garth Cartwright
Mike Scott from The Waterboys joins Cerys to talk about his new project An Appointment With Mr Yeats. Expect exclusive tracks from the forthcoming album.
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Cerys on 6 - Peter Wolf Crier
Cerys traverses the musical world from blues to funk to Americana and more, plus she has a session with Peter Wolf Crier.
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Cerys on 6 - Peter Wolf Crier, Tea and Jug Music - 11th Jan 2011
Cerys runs through a selection of blues-tinged jug music, talks about tea-related music, and has Peter Wolfcrier in session.
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Cerys on 6 - Psychoville's Reece Shearsmith & Guitarist Gary Lucas
Ahead of their Halloween special, Psychoville's Steve Pemberton and Reece Sheersmith join Cerys to play some monster tunes.
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Cerys on 6 - Seeland
Cerys traverses the musical world from blues to funk to Americana and more, including a session from Seeland.
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Cerys on 6 - Seeland
Cerys gets into musical festive cheer with Christmas sessions featuring Serafina Steer.
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Cerys on 6 - Shake that tambourine!
We celebrate the humble tambourine this Sunday with our tambourine track special, which controversially does not feature The Byrds, and we whet your whistle with a seasonal cocktail recipe.
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Cerys on 6 - Strawberries, avocado and Eminem
Your Sunday morning with Cerys is filled with Rush, Caribou, Janis Joplin and Lavi Siffre, plus a recipe that mashes avocado and strawberries.
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Cerys on 6 - The Sound of 6 Music... 2009
Andrew Collins sits in for Cerys Matthews with music and chat.
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Cerys on 6 - The Sound of 6 Music...1979
Andrew Collins sits in for Cerys Matthews with music and chat.
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Cerys on 6 - The Sound of 6 Music...1989
Andrew Collins sits in for Cerys Matthews with music and chat.
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Cerys on 6 - Wild swimming tips and Lucas Renney in session
We take a dip into the UK's best bathing spots with swimming guru Kate Rew before kicking back for a stripped back session from ex Golden Virgins frontman Lucas Renney.
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Cerys on 6 - With Ronnie Wood
Rolling Stones and Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood chats with Cerys about his early days playing the skiffle board, annoying his older brothers and his parents' dedicated music room.
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Cerys on 6 - Woody Guthrie, Serafina Steer in session and Coffee
Cerys brings a cocktail blend of coffee-related music and rare Woody Guthrie tracks, plus a session from Serafina Steer.
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