beatles, abba, joni, emmylou, bjork, radiohead, animal collective, architecture in helsinki, gorkys, super furry animals, igor stravinsky, neutral milk hotel, benjamin britten, yo la tengo, violent femmes, syd barrett, blur, paul simon, the strokes (1st album), the shins, pj harvey, boulez, messiaen, tallis, taverner and tavener, my bloody valentine, the 'oliver' soundtrack, ms john soda, mu, mogwai (cody), magnetic fields, KATE BUSH!!!, did I say joni mitchell!!!!, joanna newsom, jeff buckley, I am kloot, fugees, digable planets, bowie, the cure, coldplay (1st album), camille, bob dylan, sigur ros, blonde redhead, blackalicious, lauryn hill, billie holiday, miles davis, beirut, beck, andrew bird, alfie, bernstein.
Sounds Like
"really nice"
"sweet, naive, innocent but gorgeous"
- bethan elfyn on radio 1
Bertel was born in Rhandirmwyn, Wales, he grew up on a small farm in a gorgeous little valley (and yes, his father really did lay hedges... amongst other things).
He moved to Kingston, where he currently lives, to study music, he now works for an organic food company and writes music on the side.
Bertel has had some songs played on the radio by the lovely Bethan Elfyn, he has also had his first symphony performed by the Kingston Chamber Orchestra.
Hopefully he will be playing more shows in the not too distant future.
Bertel is formulating a plan to record a full album over the next few months, featuring old and new songs.
Bertel is getting married to Jenn in June 2009 - please congratulate him heartily
Please see live clips recorded "Live from The Utility Cupboard" below
I'm really enjoying your music...it's very cool..and quite different...be lovely if you came on Weds..if not ...soon! Let me know if you are performing..
Hey Bertel, I'm glad you like my songs. The ones up that are improvised are Floating Leaves and Pondering.
Yes Emmylou is amazing, and yes Where Will I Be is a great song, but I love Boulder to Birmingham best, she wrote it about Gram Parsons and it's so sad but beautiful, always gets me!
I definitely am going to gig more, and so should you too, and not just in your cupboard.
hey!! thanks for looking and hopefully listening... we hope you like the sounds coming from your speakers... we salute you... all the best except the general
Hey Bertel. I've just got back from visiting Sarah (who always used to be at Rubi with me) in NYC and I thought you'd like to know that we sang your song Christopher almost every night as we waited for the train in the subway called Christopher. We could only remember about 4 lines so we just sang them over and over again; 'oh Christopher, Christopher my only friend, noone hurts Christopher, his nose starts to bleeeeed' etc. Do we get credits on your album for introducing your music to New York? Thanks.
Big Bad Love at 93 Feet East July 10th Doors: 7pm £6.50
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Hello! Really good songs and arrangements! Beautiful vocals!!! Thank you for supporting PESKY GEE! which later evolved into cult rockers BLACK WIDOW. You can order Black Widow's 1970 live DVD from http://www. mysticrecords. co. uk
i love organic food.. i'm in kingston/london next week.. would be lovely to have a drink, catch up with the berthole. i might also have a musical opportunity for you..
hey buttgold, how are you? still in kingston? babygap? i dont know if i ever told you how much i like your music, i REALLY like it. hope you are well and happy.
I feel that I should say that I'm not always completely drunk, just the last two times I've seen you and Jen. Normally I'm quite lucid, erudite and charming.
Hey Bertel, Long time no...you know. Your player thing seems to be saying 'loading error'. I was hoping to listen to some actual good music as per usual. ALAS! Any road I have put up some new stuff... a new version of 'charming mary' on this page, but 3 new ones on www.myspace.com/benparkerben check them out if you fancy a listen at any point.
hey I have heard that song before:(us guys like) I remenber.... it was on the tape you gave me at christmas years and years ago. have to find it and listent to it again:) really liked the title on that tape, so striking at that time, he he..
