Lewis' album, In the Wake, was released in October 2010. With the official release of 'In The Wake' this led to the album entering the Amazon Top 10 Folk albums chart upon its release, gathering support and praise from eminent DJs such as Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens and Bob Harris (BBC Radio 1 / 2 / 6music). [9] The album was recorded at his home studio in Nashville. As of October 2014 Lewis and Leigh have released a four-track EP, Night Drives. For the American Tin Pan Alley songwriter, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Welsh singer-songwriter with a surprise Christmas hit that cost just £1,000 to make", "Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau in 2015 is 'bigger and better, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Lewis_(singer-songwriter)&oldid=946571122, Articles with incomplete citations from September 2015, Articles with dead external links from October 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, BLP articles lacking sources from September 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 March 2020, at 01:07. In June 2009, Lewis released his first Welsh language album, Sawl Ffordd Allan , [6] reaching number one in the C2 Radio Cymru Welsh language chart , [ citation needed ] and the Skin & Bones EP, in collaboration with fellow Welsh singer and songwriter Sarah Howells of Paper Aeroplanes . He came second in the competition with the song Llosgi (Burning), jointly composed by Lewis and Arwel Lloyd Owen.[3]. Thank you for subscribing, check your inbox (and spam) for a confirmation email from me!
The album also features a rerecorded version of Llosgi. Here are the most recent UK tour dates we had listed for Al Lewis. In early 2013, Lewis released his second English language album, which again featured backing vocals from Sarah Howells. © 1999 - 2020 Ents24.com all rights reserved, Be the first to know about new tour dates, We hate spam and will never share your email address with anyone else, More than a million fans already rely on Ents24 to follow their favourite artists and venues. Al has so far released a total of 8 albums, his solo debut English language album ‘In the Wake’ was nominated for the inaugural Welsh Music Prize and his Welsh language albums have all spent multiple weeks at #1 on the BBC Cymru Welsh Language Charts.
Great singer/songwriter from Cardiff performing a mixture of contemporary adult pop and acoustic rock. By his links in Nashville, Lewis met Mississippi-born singer-songwriter Alva Leigh and they formed the band Lewis and Leigh. As a bilingual writer and performer, Al has so far released a total of 5 albums, his debut English language album ‘In the Wake’ was nominated for the inaugural Welsh Music Prize and his Welsh language album ‘Heulwen o Hiraeth’ was nominated for the National Eisteddfod Welsh Album of the Year prize. In 2007, Lewis released his first Welsh language EP entitled Byw Mewn Breuddwyd. In 2011 Al was picked by Caffe Nero to be their Artist of the Month, performing in stores across the length and breadth of Britain. [7], Lewis and Howells have also recorded a live video session for the BBC.

Ents24 Ltd, Technology House, 16-18 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LG The EP features three original songs and a cover of Wilco's Say You Miss Me. 722 Followers. [2], He participated in Cân i Gymru in 2007, the 38th edition of the competition. Al is also a fervent collaborator – as one half of both the award-winning duo Lewis & Leigh with American singer/songwriter Alva Leigh whose debut album Ghost came out to critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic and GLASLYN his latest project with soundscape artist Kayla Painter. Cardiff. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Al Lewis on your desktop or mobile device. Al Lewis is a singer/songwriter originally from North Wales now based in Cardiff. Lewis appeared at the Wakestock Festival, alongside Mark Ronson, and at the inaugural Sŵn Festival in Cardiff. He is reminiscent of the classic singer-songwriters of the 70s delivered with a modern twist. [11], This article is about the Welsh songwriter.

With the official release of 'In The Wake' this led to the album entering the Amazon … For all bookings and press inquiries, please contact FKM Management Co. at fken10353@aol.com. Lewis appeared at the Wakestock Festival,[4] alongside Mark Ronson, and at the inaugural Sŵn Festival[5] in Cardiff. By invitation of Bob Harris and BBC Music Introducing - Al performed a showcase at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville (USA). In 2011 Al was picked by Caffe Nero to be their Artist of the Month, performing in stores across the length and breadth of Britain. Lewis attended Ysgol y Creuddyn in Conwy, where he formed a cover band called Bluewood. [2][10] The song was added to the BBC Radio 2 playlist.[2].