Fernhill is a Welsh folk band formed in 1996. The meeting of Ceri Rhys Matthews and Julie Murphy at Art College in Maidstone was the starting point for Fernhill. Murphy went back to Wales with Matthews, and started performing Welsh songs with Matthews' mandolin to accompany Murphy's vocals. Later they combined with piper Jonathan Shorland, and, later still in '96, they were joined by squeezebox wizard Andy Cutting to become Fernhill proper. The band produced two terrific albums, 'Ca' Nos' and...
Fernhill is a Welsh folk band formed in 1996.
The meeting of Ceri Rhys Matthews and Julie Murphy at Art College in Maidstone was the starting point for Fernhill. Murphy went back to Wales with Matthews, and started performing Welsh songs with Matthews' mandolin to accompany Murphy's vocals. Later they combined with piper Jonathan Shorland, and, later still in '96, they were joined by squeezebox wizard Andy Cutting to become Fernhill proper. The band produced two terrific albums, 'Ca' Nos' and 'Llatai', which demonstrated and developed links between the songs and tunes of the Welsh tradition (much of which survives), and the music and dance of Brittany. Their third album, 'Whilia', featured the trio of Murphy, Cutting, and Matthews, joined by Tim Harries on double bass, and Cass Meurig on fiddle. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
