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- Meic_Stevens abstract "Meic Mortimer Stevens is a Welsh singer-songwriter often referred to as "the Welsh Dylan", who has been compared with Syd Barrett. Stevens's songs have a mystical, faintly psychedelic flavour, and are mostly sung in his native Welsh language. Still largely unknown outside Wales, he was discovered by DJ Jimmy Savile, who saw him performing in a Manchester folk club in 1965. This led to Stevens recording his first single - with arranger John Paul Jones (later of Led Zeppelin) - for Decca Records that same year, though it sold badly. In 1967 he suffered a nervous breakdown and retreated to his home village of Solva (in Pembrokeshire) to recuperate, and started to write songs in Welsh in a concerted effort to create a distinctive national pop music. From 1967-69 he recorded a series of now rare Welsh-language picture sleeve EPs (Mike Stevens, Rhif 2 (Number 2), Mwg (Smoke), Y Brawd Houdini (Brother Houdini), Meic Stevens, Diolch yn Fawr (Many Thanks), Byw yn y Wlad (Living In The Country)). These were made for local labels like Sain and Wren, for whom he was one of the first artistes to record. He also performed around Britain during the '60s, playing on recording sessions (notably for his friend Gary Farr's debut album on the Marmalade label). He made a one-off English language LP, Outlander, for Warner Bros. Records in 1970, but the contract was abandoned by mutual consent. Today, like his other LPs of the period, Gwymon (Seaweed) and Gog (Cuckoo), it is very rare and highly sought-after. Today Stevens' psych-folk influence can be heard in contemporary Welsh groups such as Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, and his song "Cwm y Pren Helyg" was recently covered by Alun Tan Lan. Several CDs of his are available from the Sain label in Caernarfon, and two volumes of his classic 1960s EPs have recently appeared on Sunbeam Records.Stevens can be found occasionally singing in certain pubs/hotels in Aberystwyth until the late hours. He can also be seen performing regularly throughout Wales and England at major festivals, eisteddfodau, pubs, theatres etc. He performs periodically in France, mainly Brittany where he is very popular.".
- Meic_Stevens activeYearsStartYear "1956".
- Meic_Stevens alias "Michael Mortimer Stevens, Y Brawd Hwdini".
- Meic_Stevens associatedBand Alan_Stivell.
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- Meic_Stevens associatedBand Billy_Thompson_(musician).
- Meic_Stevens associatedBand Heather_Jones.
- Meic_Stevens associatedMusicalArtist Alan_Stivell.
- Meic_Stevens associatedMusicalArtist Bara_Menyn.
- Meic_Stevens associatedMusicalArtist Billy_Thompson_(musician).
- Meic_Stevens associatedMusicalArtist Heather_Jones.
- Meic_Stevens background "solo_singer".
- Meic_Stevens birthDate "1942-03-13".
- Meic_Stevens birthPlace Solva.
- Meic_Stevens birthPlace Wales.
- Meic_Stevens birthYear "1942".
- Meic_Stevens genre Blues.
- Meic_Stevens genre Country_music.
- Meic_Stevens genre Folk_music.
- Meic_Stevens genre Folk_rock.
- Meic_Stevens genre Rock_music.
- Meic_Stevens instrument Bass_guitar.
- Meic_Stevens instrument Guitar.
- Meic_Stevens instrument Harmonica.
- Meic_Stevens instrument Singing.
- Meic_Stevens occupation Singer-songwriter.
- Meic_Stevens recordLabel Bluetit_Records.
- Meic_Stevens recordLabel Crai.
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- Meic_Stevens recordLabel Rhino_Entertainment.
- Meic_Stevens recordLabel Sain.
- Meic_Stevens recordLabel Sunbeam_Records.
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- Meic_Stevens recordLabel Warner_Bros._Records.
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- Meic_Stevens alias "Michael Mortimer Stevens, Y Brawd Hwdini".
- Meic_Stevens associatedActs Alan_Stivell.
- Meic_Stevens associatedActs Bara_Menyn.
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- Meic_Stevens associatedActs Heather_Jones.
- Meic_Stevens background "solo_singer".
- Meic_Stevens birthDate "1942-03-13".
- Meic_Stevens birthName "Louis Michael James".
- Meic_Stevens birthPlace Solva.
- Meic_Stevens birthPlace Wales.
- Meic_Stevens caption "Eisteddfod Wrecsam, 2011".
- Meic_Stevens dateOfBirth "1942-03-13".
- Meic_Stevens genre Blues.
- Meic_Stevens genre Country_music.
- Meic_Stevens genre Folk_music.
- Meic_Stevens genre Folk_rock.
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- Meic_Stevens instrument Bass_guitar.
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- Meic_Stevens instrument Harmonica.
- Meic_Stevens instrument Singing.
- Meic_Stevens label Bluetit_Records.
- Meic_Stevens label Crai.
- Meic_Stevens label Fflach.
- Meic_Stevens label Planets_beyond_Neptune.
- Meic_Stevens label Rhino_Entertainment.
- Meic_Stevens label Sain.
- Meic_Stevens label Sunbeam_Records.
- Meic_Stevens label Tic_Toc_(record_label).
- Meic_Stevens label Warner_Bros._Records.
- Meic_Stevens label Wren.
- Meic_Stevens name "Meic Stevens".
- Meic_Stevens name "Stevens, Meic".
- Meic_Stevens occupation Singer-songwriter.
- Meic_Stevens placeOfBirth Solva.
- Meic_Stevens placeOfBirth Wales.
- Meic_Stevens shortDescription "British singer-songwriter".
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- Meic_Stevens yearsActive "1956".
- Meic_Stevens description "British singer-songwriter".
- Meic_Stevens description "British singer-songwriter".
- Meic_Stevens subject Category:1942_births.
- Meic_Stevens subject Category:Living_people.
- Meic_Stevens subject Category:Welsh-language_music.
- Meic_Stevens subject Category:Welsh-speaking_people.
- Meic_Stevens subject Category:Welsh_male_singers.
- Meic_Stevens subject Category:Welsh_songwriters.
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