From playing music my whole life and generally being in the Cardiff circle, isn't crazy how many deeply talented one of a kind musicians there are out there that just dont quite break through the hymen of a wider audience? I have played with or enjoy so many artists that just never quite made it into wider recognition; they all.carry on regardless doing their own thing...I'd like to share a few with you now
I have vague recollections of seeing Gideon Conn on a sky channel which I forget the name of; it was run from manchester and it was terrific , lots of unsigned artists being filmed for an open mic type vibe...I remember watching gideon conn on there, must've been about 2008, didn't dig him much but somehow rediscovered him in later years and he ended up being a massive influence on my own music...i think this video of him playing on a houseboat to a handful people best captures his wonderful song craft...
https://youtu.be/qYgzywD7qs8Hes just released a new album that isn't very good, trying to emulate a style that doesn't fit him with t pain vocoder vocals and stuff, hes at his best with this unassuming but majestic minimalism like in that video...
From my hometown, Islet are an incredibly talented bunch of musicians who got a mention in that James Acaster book that came out last year, live they are astounding, swapping instruments and just making a whole lot of beautiful noise
https://youtu.be/iQ2gWrqlCRc I'll post some more when I can, but what I'm trying to convey is that there is a hell of a lot of music that goes under the radar and doesn't quite reacha wider audience even though it should, bands that would have had a couple of tunes on Myspace that were masterpieces but for whatever reason never got signed or got proper jobs or something....would love to hear your recommendations