CEG Records & Blue Sky Cafe Bangor present: 

Courteous Thief 

Eve Goodman 

The Worldwide Welshman 

All available on https://cegrecords.com 

Kicking off the night we have the Worldwide Welshman, mr Liam Rickard. Originally of Betws y Coed he now operates out of ‘the London’, though his roots are very much grounded here in the North of Wales. He will be releasing his new single and album (on CEG Records) on this night! 

Followed hotly on the heels by Ms Eve Goodman & friend/s.  

Having released her debut EP Low Sun in 2017 on CEG Records (as our first release :), her own spellbinding take on Welsh folk song Dacw Nghariad has subsequently hit over a million views on YouTube! She has also previously worked in collaboration with renowned influential and prolific Welsh singer/songwriter, Aled Rheon as a part of his band, The Gorgeous Charge. 

And topping the night we will have Indie/folk singer/songwriter mr Courteous Thief. With a vibe that has been compared to the likes of Ben Howard and Damien Rice, his recent releases have been hitting playlists on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Introducing, & BBC 6 Music amongst others. On this night he will be releasing a version of his winter track, Mountains & Sea with a limited edition ep available for one night only. 

Tickets available from 

http://www.blueskybangor.co.uk/whatson/courteous-thief

Tomorrow, 15/10/18 will the the release of a new single "Take Me Higher" from singer/songwriter Courteous Thief, available to download from CEG Records (www.cegrecords.com/courteous-thief) with the official digital release set for 18/10/18. The Track was recorded and produced by Russ Hays From Orange Sound Studios who is an ever growing name on the music scene having previously worked with likes of Catfish And The Bottlemen, Rubylux (BBC Radio 2) amongst many many others.

The Track has already been making waves on the music scene after hitting Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music Mixtape, with more set to follow.

We spoke with Courteous Thief, aka Singer/songwriter Gary Roberts about the track who told us - It was a bit of a random choice to record the track on the day really. I had wrote it a few weeks earlier with the idea of giving the track to another artist but when I got to the studio I just though we would try it and see what came out. Its a bit different to what I normally do but It turned out well, so lets get it out there. 

There is also a little indie video recorded for the track, check it out below.

You can catch Courteous Thief Live at -

Glyn Fest - Theatre Colwyn, Colwyn Bay on Friday Nov 2nd.

Blue Sky Caffe - Bangor, Wednesday, 28th of November.

The Acoustic Lounge - Stockport, Saturday 26th of January.

With the recent sad news and announcement that this will be the last Festival No. 6 for the time being, some good news was well needed. And this is it, the Welsh artists line up has now been released, and it's quite a thing.

In amongst it all and featuring all day on the Saturday 8th Sept we have our very own CEG artists performing from midday until 9pm.

The Friday sees BBC Horizons hosting the stage with a fine line up, and the Sunday Nyth Gwydyr and you only need to look at who they've got playing to want to spend most of the day there! We think it's going to be amazing and we're super chuffed to amongst such reputable hosts.

We've also been very privileged and proud of being able to represent local quality songwriters, musicians, and bands over the last 4 years at Festival No. 6, and we're eternally grateful for the opportunities this has provided us, and many of the acts who we've been able to extend that opportunity, some of whom have gone on to much greater things.

And whilst we've loved being in the woods with our Woodcutters Stage the last 2 years, this year sees us hosting the Bandstand Stage in the Village Green area, which we're super chuffed about being more in the midst of the action for this years festival.

Check out the line ups yourself below, and hopefully we'll see you there. & the CEG acts stage timings are also listed below.

CEG on The Bandstand Stage @Festival No. 6, Saturday 8.09.18, 12 - 9pm

Line up

8.15pm - Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles (https://www.billybibby.com)

7.30pm - Ap Cooper (https://www.facebook.com/apcoopermusic)

6.45pm - Vulpes Urbana (https://cegrecords.com/vulpes-urbana)

6pm - Colossous (https://cegrecords.com/colossous)

5pm - Roger & The Secret (https://rogerhughesmusic.com)

4.15pm - Eve Goodman (https://cegrecords.com/eve-goodman)

3.30pm - Courteous Thief (https://www.courteousthief.co.uk)

2.45pm - Sera Owen (https://serasongs.com)

2pm - Hannah Willwood (https://cegrecords.com/hannah-willwood)

1.15pm - Tagaradr (https://www.facebook.com/tagaradr)

12.35pm - Beth Celyn (https://www.facebook.com/beth.celyn)

12pm - The Stash (https://www.facebook.com/TheStash1)

Check it out! So if you're there then come find us, have a listen, and say hello :)

Thanks

CEG

Our time at the Tabernacle is drawing to a close for a time but we still have two shows left at this amazing venue. The first of which takes place on Saturday the 30th of June and involves the legendary singer/songwriter Chris Helme who first rose to prominence as the front man of John Squire’s post-Stone Roses band ‘The Seahorses’.

Remembered by many for the anthemic Britpop classics Love Is The Law and Blinded By The Sun amongst others as well as his acclaimed works with The Yards, he released his debut solo album "The Rookery" on the 27th of August 2012. The album was recorded in 11 days, produced by Chris Helme with Sam Forrest (of Nine Black Alps).

“ECHOING THE FRAGILITY OF GRAM PARSONS, WHILE FLIRTING WITH THE RUSTIC SIDE OF NEIL YOUNG” UNCUT 

“DREAMY BUT DRIVEN INDIE FOLK.  ENHANCED BY LAVISHLY LAYERED PRODUCTIONS AND A DEFTLY DEPLOYED STRING QUARTET.” Q MAGAZINE

Having also just released his new single "Your Too Bad" to widespread acclaim, It's a great time to catch this guy at this amazing venue, the Tabernacle, Llandudno. 

Tickets are available online HERE and you can find out more by visiting our Facebook event page Here.

Find out more about what Chris is up to via his website at - http://www.chrishelme.co.uk

See you At the Tabernacle x

Courteous Thief track Eyes Wide Open is among a short number of tracks that have been chosen to feature in the film "Soundtrack To Sixteen", written and produced by The Shakespeare Sisters, a film making duo based in London.

Soundtrack to Sixteen is a coming of age film about growing up in London in the Noughties. The film is now in production and you can find out more by heading over to http://www.soundtracktosixteen.com  or   https://www.shakespeare-sisters.com.

A heartfelt romance that touches on the woes of millennials during the years of first crushes and academic anxiety. 

~ Written by Marcus Li, blogger at C'estMoiMarcus

The new EP release from Courteous Thief is set for April the 21st.

The new EP, titled "Rooftops" will feature 4 tracks including the single "Leather Soles" which had its premiere on Carpe Carmina blog spot as well as recently featuring on Adam Waltons BBC introducing in Wales show. 

The new "Rooftops" EP will be released on CEG Records for digital download and there will also be a limited amount of hard copies available from our site.

Spotify lovers can listen to the "Leather Soles" single by heading HERE  but it is also available to stream via Apple music and various other streaming sites along with the whole Courteous Thief catalogue.  

Were supper exited and looking forward to this years Focus Wales where we will have Five acts hitting different stages across the festival.

Firstly Velvet will be hosted at Saith Seren, follow'd by Coloussous at Un Deg Un and Sera playing Ty Pawb both on Thursday the 10th of May as well as Courteous Thief playing the Rock Suite and Eve Goodman playing The Fat Boar both on Friday the 11th of May.

Tickets and info can be found by heading HERE to the Focus Wales website. 

Don't forget to check out all the other amazing acts from  starting on Thursday the 10th of May till Saturday the 12th.

See you there!

Velvet have just been confirmed to play the Saith Seren at this years Focus Wales on the 10th of May. 

Focus Wales, being one of the biggest gatherings of new music is one of the best places to go cruising to catch new, up and coming artist from Wales.

Spread across multiple venues, it all kick's off from the 10th till the 12th of may.

Focus Wales tickets are available HERE

Welsh acoustic band Velvet, headed by songstress Aimee have set the release of their debut EP "Fire", recorded by John Lawrence and to be released on CEG Records on the 26th of November with the release night being held at the skerries in Bangor, North Wales. 

Drawing their musical influences from David Bowie, Catatonia, Supertramp and Radio Head with haunting vocals and a hint of the Cranberries, this will be a release night you won't want to miss.

The band have already hit the BBC Radio Wales airwaves amongst others with their single and title track "Fire". Listen to it HERE.

Its just been confirmed with the boffins at CEG Records HQ that our latest releases from Velvet and Colossous will both be play listed by the main man, Mr Adam Walton on his BBC Radio Wales show tonight.

This will be Velvet's fourth week on the bounce that their new single "Fire" has been played on Adams Show, with Coloussous new single "Mischief on the Holyhead Road" joining them on the list.

Colossous will be releasing his debut ep on the 10th of November and playing the Live Launch at Pie Records in Rhos-On-Sea the same night, North Wales. find the venue on Facebook by heading here. Velvet will also be playing a stripped down set that night, but a full band set upstairs at Rascals on Bangor this coming Friday as a part of the Curiad Bach Bangor Mini Pulse events in and around the city this weekend. You can check out the upcoming CEG Records shows here.

Velvet will also be releasing their debut ep on the 24th of November, venue and support to be announced soon.

Keep on runnin'

CEG R