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Rhys Williams
Alternative / Acoustic / Country

"Buy The Fire Stairs at http://www.rhyswilliams.net"

London,
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/3/2008
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   Rhys Williams: General Info
Member Since9/24/2006
Band Websiterhyswilliams.net
Band MembersRhys Williams - voice, guitar Mark Ferguson - bass, voice Leila Macfie - keyboards, voice Spencer Cullum - pedal steel Nikolaj Bjerre - drums
InfluencesTS Eliot, Toni Morrison, Cathal Coughlan, The Beach Boys, Neil Young, Neil Finn, Talking Heads, Kraftwerk, The Beatles, Julian Cope, Simon and Garfunkel, Morrissey, The Smiths, Super Furry Animals, The Pixies, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Whiskeytown, Chuck Prophet, Aimee Mann, Iron and Wine, The La's, Teenage Fanclub, Wilco, Kate Bush, Diego Brown and the Good Fairy
Sounds LikeCalifornia crossed with Pembrokeshire
Record LabelVinegar Alley
Type of LabelIndie




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   About Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams is a Welsh singer/songwriter based in London. His debut album 'The Fire Stairs' is released on December 11th in a limited edition numbered run on Vinegar Alley Records. You can buy it at http://www.rhyswilliams.net. The album was recorded at Crouch Hill Studios in 2007, with genius Scandiwegian producer and keyboard player Thomas Johansen in charge. Also featured on the album are legendary drummer and Spurs season ticket holder Dave Barbarossa (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow, Republica), the Deadstring Brothers' Spencer Cullum on pedal and lap steel, harpist Camilla Pay (Spiritualized, The Divine Comedy, Jay-Z) and longtime Morrissey cohort Boz Boorer on electric guitar. Four songs from The Fire Stairs are previewed here. The album opener, 'Comfort', asks how far you'd have to sink before you considered taking your own life; 'Lie Of The Land' looks at primal violence in Britain and the Balkans; in 'Straw', a closed community discovers an abuser in its midst and decides to take justice into its own hands; 'The Cameraman' tells the tale of a tabloid photographer driven mad by doorstepping. But, in the great British tradition, bleakness is offset by beauty in the shape of some insanely memorable melodies. Rhys is the third most famous flautist in popular music history, thanks to his one minute contribution to Morrissey's multi-squillion selling You Are The Quarry album in 2004 and subsequent cameo at Morrissey's triumphant Manchester comeback the same year. His playing has been variously described as 'delightful' by Q Magazine, 'striking' by Radio 4's Front Row and 'horrific' by the NME. It has also prompted at least one internet death threat. Buy The Fire Stairs at http://www.rhyswilliams.net

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Rhys Williams has 126 friends.
 Spencer Cullum 


 Mr Ferguson 


 wHaT LeiLa DiD 


 crouch hill studios 


 boz boorer 


 Dave 


 Loz 


 Camilla 


 diego brown and the good fairy 


 jeny d 


 Gill 


 Joanna Hart 


 Kat 


 Al 


 Laura 





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super punk muffin





Jul 3 2008 11:24 AM

Pleasure to have yer talented company, yer acoustically majestic fella :)

Cheers, yer star,

All us Muffins :)
15 Minute Club @ Prohibition St Kats docks, London





Jun 30 2008 4:44 AM

Be Someone @ Cosmobar this saturday-Come to the party, 10-late!
Rae x
Clerkenwell Road
Farringdon
London
15 Minute Club @ Prohibition St Kats docks, London





Jun 19 2008 8:23 AM

Hey...Can you make the 20th July at 15minuteclub Prohibiton? x
Jay Green





Mar 14 2008 8:54 AM

Hi Rhys.. I am John's guitar instructor in the States. I like your work.
15 Minute Club





Jan 28 2008 3:56 PM

Hey Rhys,
top performance last night. Thanks so much!

Laurence @ Rae
Missbee Music





Dec 9 2007 5:59 PM

Hey Rhys, how's it goin? Music sounding great!
Bryan O’Wilson





Dec 7 2007 8:44 AM

mid gethill





Dec 6 2007 1:30 PM

Thanx for the add !

Great Music !

/Mid
Bryan O’Wilson





Dec 3 2007 11:00 AM

Bryan O’Wilson





Dec 2 2007 11:15 AM

CLICK HERE OR GO TO   WWW.STALKERTRACK.COM   FOR A MYSPACE TRACKER TO TRACK WHO VISITS YOUR PROFILE
Brownmusic





Sep 26 2007 2:49 AM

Hi Rhys,
How cool to hear from you. It was great to hear tracks like 'Straw' & 'Lie of the land' and hear how they've evolved - like the sound. So when/where are you giging? Tash x
Loz





Jun 30 2007 10:59 AM

hello
Joanna Hart





May 21 2007 11:03 AM

Ok trying not to spam your page here lol! But just wanted people who stop by to see this - YOUR MUSIC IS FANTASTIC! Think big things will happen hon! Not just little Williams either! You HAVE to let me know when he/she makes their appearance :o) Take care pickle xx
Joanna Hart





May 12 2007 12:47 PM

Boo!! ha ha, are you being boring and staying in to watch the Eurovision contest too...hope yesterday went well hon, cant wait to hear your songs, have a fab weekend xxx
Joanna Hart





May 8 2007 1:46 PM

Just saw Vince in that ad again and thought of you..."it's gotta be mocha, goes with the drapes"...hee hee!! See ya tomorrow x
Laura





May 2 2007 2:27 PM

I've just spied you're online. Shouldn't you be doing systems letters or something? Ah ha, ah ha ha, ha ha ha! (She wouldn't let it lie....)
Camilla





Apr 30 2007 5:51 AM

THE KORROS ENSEMBLE (Flute, Clarinet & Harp)

Present a recital of De Falla, Haydn, Shostakovich, Bax and Richard Peat.

7.30pm Thursday 3rd May 2007

St John's Church, Notting Hill
Lansdowne Crescent, London W11 2NN

Free Entry (donations welcomed)

love Camilla, Nick and Eliza x
jeny d





Apr 14 2007 6:36 PM

did you hear that cheked shirt guitar playin boys are all the rage. there may be a line of you in top shop soon, designed by kate moss or pete doherty or such
reid





Mar 20 2007 2:02 PM

Is it wrong to dream about Chicken Soup?
Spencer Cullum





Mar 1 2007 2:56 AM

good to hear from you rhys - looking forward to hearing the songs

spencer
Laura





Dec 13 2006 10:38 AM

Rhys,
Many thanks for your kind, kind words. Fishing for comments, eh? I was merely trying to do a good deed for a fellow 'virtual friend' by ensuring you were making full use of my site as a promotional tool for your fine music. Instead, all I get is abuse. In future, I shan't bother. Hmph.
And no, Ralf (or 'Raiph' as he likes it to be pronounced) is not named after the famous muppet of the same name. He balks at the very thought as he is not a muppet fan AT ALL. He wants me to make that crystal clear. He'd also like me to point out that he doesn't play piano either- just lead guitar.
Laura





Dec 7 2006 11:37 AM

Where be my 'Welcome to MySpace' message, Rhys Williams? I is officially your friend now so show me some respec' innit.
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