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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Georgia Ruth Williams
| name = Georgia Ruth Williams
| birth_place = Llantwit Major, Wales
| birth_place = Llantwit Major, Wales
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1988|1|5}}<ref>https://twitter.com/georgiaruth/status/949201746567581696</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1988|1|5}}<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Georgia|last=Ruth|user=georgiaruth|number=949201746567581696|date=5 January 2018||title=DIRTY THIRTY! Tros nos, fe'm tridegwyd|accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>
| death_date =
| image = Georgia Ruth.jpg
| image = Georgia Ruth.jpg
| caption = Williams performing in 2013
| background = solo_singer
| instrument = Vocals, [[harp]], keyboards
| instrument = Vocals, [[harp]], keyboards
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[indie pop]]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[indie pop]]
| occupation = Songwriter, musician, radio presenter
| years_active = 2008–present
| occupation = Songwriter, musician, radio presenter
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = Gwymon, Bubblewrap
| label = Gwymon
| website = {{URL|https://georgiaruth.co.uk/}}
| associated_acts = [[Richard James (musician)|Richard James]], [[Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog]], [[Y Niwl]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], [[:Jinnwoo]]
| website = {{URL|http://georgiaruthmusic.co.uk}}
}}
}}


'''Georgia Ruth Williams''' (born 5 January 1988) is a [[singer-songwriter]] and [[harp]]ist originally from [[Aberystwyth]], Wales. She sings in both English and [[Welsh language|Welsh]].
'''Georgia Ruth Williams''' (born 5 January 1988) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] singer-songwriter and [[harp]]ist. She sings in both English and [[Welsh language|Welsh]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Llantwit Major]] in South Wales, Williams moved with her family to Aberystwyth when she was 4 years old, and she was educated bilingually in English and Welsh, though her parents were not Welsh speakers.
Williams was born in [[Llantwit Major]] in [[South Wales]]. At the age of four she moved with her family to [[Aberystwyth]], where she was educated bilingually in English and Welsh, though her parents were not Welsh speakers.


Choosing to learn the harp at the age of 7, Williams began to play her own music independently whilst studying English Literature at the [[University of Cambridge]]. Her early recordings were sent to [[BBC Radio Wales]]'s [[Adam Walton]], and acclaim led to an early ''[[BBC Introducing]]'' appearance at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00dgj3j|title=BBC Music - Glastonbury, 2008, Georgia Ruth Williams - Ocean|work=BBC}}</ref> Following graduation in 2009, Williams, based in both London and [[Caernarfon]], wrote and performed further works in hope of attracting greater attention to her material.
She began to learn the harp at the age of seven, and began to perform her own music whilst studying English Literature at the [[University of Cambridge]]. Her early recordings were sent to [[BBC Radio Wales]]'s [[Adam Walton]], and acclaim led to an early ''[[BBC Introducing]]'' appearance at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2008|2008 Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00dgj3j|work=[[BBC Music]]|title=Glastonbury, 2008, Georgia Ruth Williams – Ocean|date=27 June 2008|accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>


==Music career==
==Career==
Williams's first official release was a vinyl issue EP, ''In Luna'', released by Gwymon in 2011 on limited edition 10" vinyl. Engineered and produced by [[David Wrench (singer)|David Wrench]] at the Bryn Derwen Recording Studio in [[Snowdonia]], the EP features Pete Richardson from [[Y Niwl]] on drums and Pete Walton on double bass.
Williams's first EP, ''In Luna'', was released on limited edition 10" vinyl in 2011. It was engineered and produced by [[David Wrench (singer)|David Wrench]] at the Bryn Derwen Recording Studio in [[Snowdonia]] and featured Pete Richardson from [[Y Niwl]] on drums and Pete Walton on double bass.


The EP drew acclaim and praise from reviewers and DJs alike and gained radio airplay from [[Huw Stephens]] and [[Steve Lamacq]]. This led to an appearance at the [[Green Man Festival]] in 2012. She also performed at the festival in 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenman.net/artist/georgia-ruth |title=Green Man Festival |work=Green Man Festival |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202135/http://www.greenman.net/artist/georgia-ruth |archivedate=6 June 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
The EP drew critical acclaim and gained radio airplay from [[Huw Stephens]] and [[Steve Lamacq]], leading to an appearance at the 2012 [[Green Man Festival]]. She also performed at the festival several times since.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenman.net/artist/georgia-ruth|title=GEORGIA RUTH|work=Green Man Festival|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202135/http://www.greenman.net/artist/georgia-ruth|archivedate=6 June 2014}}</ref>


Her first album, ''Week of Pines'', (2013) was once again produced by David Wrench and featured Dafydd Hughes, Iwan Hughes and Aled Hughes from [[Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog]]. Music from the album gained significant radio airplay from [[Adam Walton]] and [[Bethan Elfyn]] on [[BBC Radio Wales]], Huw Stephens on [[BBC Radio 1]], Steve Lamacq<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s9hct|work=BBC Radio 6 Music|title=Steve Lamacq With Georgia Ruth|date=8 May 2013}}</ref> and [[Tom Robinson]] on [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] and [[Simon Raymonde]] on [[Amazing Radio]]. Additional live sessions were recorded on 6 Music with [[Lauren Laverne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f0w8g|work=BBC Radio 6 Music|title=Georgia Ruth performs live in session for Lauren Laverne|date=12 August 2013}}</ref> with interviews on [[BBC Radio Cymru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039gz84|work=BBC Radio Cymru|title=C2, Georgia Ruth|date= 5 September 2013}}</ref>
The first album from Williams, ''Week of Pines'', was released by Gwymon in 2013. Utilising Dafydd Hughes, Iwan Hughes and Aled Hughes from acclaimed North Welsh band [[Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog]], the record was once more engineered, produced and mixed by David Wrench at the Bryn Derwen Recording Studio.


Music from the album gained significant radio airplay from Adam Walton and [[Bethan Elfyn]] on BBC Radio Wales, Huw Stephens on [[BBC Radio 1]], Steve Lamacq<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s9hct|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Steve Lamacq, With Georgia Ruth|work=BBC}}</ref> and [[Tom Robinson]] on [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] and [[Simon Raymonde]] on [[Amazing Radio]]. Additional live sessions were recorded on 6 Music with [[Lauren Laverne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f0w8g|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Lauren Laverne, 12/08/2013, Georgia Ruth performs live in session for Lauren Laverne|work=BBC}}</ref> with interviews on [[BBC Radio Cymru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039gz84|title=BBC Radio Cymru - C2, Georgia Ruth, 05/09/2013|work=BBC}}</ref>
The album was further promoted by live appearances at [[Festival N°6]], ''BBC Introducing'' on [[BBC Radio 2]] in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01gbmml|work=BBC Radio 2|title=Georgia Ruth – Winter at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park|date=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Latitude Festival]] and [[WOMEX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womex.com/virtual/williams_georgia/georgia_ruth|website=womex.com|title=Georgia Ruth|accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> In 2014 she appeared in session for [[Bob Harris (radio)|Bob Harris]] on BBC Radio 2 and a collaboration with [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]-based [[Ballet Cymru]] at the [[Riverfront Arts Centre]], in which a live performance of tracks from the album was interpreted by the company's dancers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/ballet-cymru-brings-georgia-ruths-7017152|work=[[Media Wales#WalesOnline|WalesOnline]]|title=Ballet Cymru brings Georgia Ruth's debut album to life|first=Karen|last=Price|date=26 April 2014|accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>


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Williams made a guest appearance on "Divine Youth" from [[Manic Street Preachers]] 2014 album ''[[Futurology (album)|Futurology]]''. She was also involved in the Ghazalaw project with [[Gwyneth Glyn]] and Tauseef Akhtar. She features on several tracks on English folk artist [[Jinnwoo]]'s 2016 debut record ''Strangers Bring Me No Light''.
The album was further promoted by live appearances at [[Festival N°6]],<ref>http://www.festivalnumber6.com/music/view/536</ref> ''BBC Introducing'' on BBC Radio 2 in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01gbmml|title=BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, 2013, Georgia Ruth - Winter at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park|work=BBC}}</ref> [[Latitude Festival]] and [[WOMEX]] in Cardiff (2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womex.com/virtual/williams_georgia/georgia_ruth|title=Georgia Ruth|work=womex.com}}</ref> 2014 saw an appearance for a Radio 2 session with [[Bob Harris (radio)|Bob Harris]]<ref>http://www.bbc-now.co.uk/programmes/b04002jn</ref> and a collaboration<ref>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/ballet-cymru-brings-georgia-ruths-7017152</ref> with [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]-based [[Ballet Cymru]] at the [[Riverfront Arts Centre]], in which a live performance of tracks from the album was interpreted by the company's dancers.


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Williams's second album ''Fossil Scale'' was released in October 2016, followed by ''Mai'' in 2020.
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Williams made a guest appearance on ''Divine Youth'', a track on the [[Manic Street Preachers]] album ''[[Futurology (album)|Futurology]]'' in 2014. She was also involved in the [http://www.ghazalaw.com/ Ghazalaw] project with [[Gwyneth Glyn]] and [[Tauseef Akhtar]], whose debut album was released in 2015 on [[Cerys Matthews]]'s label Marvels of the Universe.


In 2024, Williams released her fourth album ''Cool Head'', produced by Iwan Morgan, and simultaneously her first novel, ''Tell Me Who I Am''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://klofmag.com/2024/06/georgia-ruth-cool-head/|title=Georgia Ruth – Cool Head|date=18 June 2024|author=Thomas Blake|website=KLOF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/06/25/in-conversation-georgia-ruth-i-didnt-want-to-dwell-in-the-shadows-of-the-album-for-long/ |title=IN CONVERSATION: Georgia Ruth|author=Bill Cummings|date=25 June 2024|website=God Is in the TV}}</ref>
Williams features on numerous tracks on British folk artist [[:Jinnwoo]]'s debut record [[:Strangers Bring Me No Light]], released 2 September 2016.


On radio, Williams has a long-running music show broadcast on [[BBC Radio Cymru]] (formerly the C2 evening strand). She has also provided cover for Bethan Elfyn on her [[BBC Radio Wales]] show.<ref>.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cz11d|work=BBC Radio Wales|title=Bethan Elfyn, Georgia Ruth Williams sits in|date=3 March 2012}}</ref>
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Williams's second full-length album, ''Fossil Scale'', was released by Navigator on 7 October 2016.


==Broadcasting==
==Awards==
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''Week of Pines'' was awarded the 2013 [[Welsh Music Prize]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Owens |first=David|date=17 October 2013|title=Georgia Ruth named as winner of 2013 Welsh Music Prize |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music/georgia-ruth-named-winner-2013-6201695|work=WalesOnline|accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> Williams was nominated for the Horizon Music Prize in the 2014 [[BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ldc63/profiles/winners-nominees|work=BBC Radio 2|title=BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2014 – Winners|accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> Her second album, ''Fossil Scale'', was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize in 2017; the winning album, [[The Gentle Good]]'s ''Ruins/Adfeilion'', features Williams on harp and backing vocals.
Williams provided cover for Bethan Elfyn on her BBC Radio Wales show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cz11d|title=BBC Radio Wales - Bethan Elfyn, Georgia Ruth Williams sits in|work=BBC}}</ref> and currently presents the Tuesday night slot of [[C2 (radio)|C2]] on BBC Radio Cymru (Thursday nights until April 2016), featuring contemporary Welsh-language music, news and interviews.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Williams is married to musician Iwan Hughes (Huws) from Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog. They share their time between Cardiff and Caernarfon. They have a son, born in 2017.
Williams is married to musician Iwan Hughes (Huws) from [[Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2020/03/georgia-ruth-mai/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.folkradio.co.uk}}</ref> They share their time between [[Cardiff]] and [[Caernarfon]] and have three children.


Williams has expressed support for [[Welsh independence]]. She said: "An independent Wales is a stronger Wales. We are brave, dynamic and innovative; we contain multitudes. If we are to have agency over our own language, our creative industries and – perhaps most urgently – our own environment and climate, we must be independent."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Georgia Ruth|url=https://www.yesismore.cymru/artists/georgia-ruth/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=yes is more|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Awards==
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''Week of Pines'' was awarded the [[Welsh Music Prize]] for 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Owens |first=David |date=17 October 2013 |title=Georgia Ruth named as winner of 2013 Welsh Music Prize |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music/georgia-ruth-named-winner-2013-6201695 |newspaper=[[Western Mail (Wales)|Western Mail]] |location=[[Cardiff]] |publisher=[[Media Wales]] |accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> Williams was nominated for the Horizon Music Prize in the 2014 [[BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ldc63/profiles/winners-nominees|title=BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2014 - Winners|work=BBC}}</ref> Williams's second album, ''Fossil Scale'', was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize in 2017.


==Solo discography==
==Solo discography==


===EPs===
===EPs===
*''In Luna'' (Gwymon, 2011)
* ''In Luna'' (Gwymon, 2011)


===Albums===
===Albums===
*''[[Week of Pines]]'' (Gwymon, 2013)
* ''Week of Pines'' (Gwymon, 2013)
*''[[Fossil Scale]]'' (Navigator, 2016)
* ''Fossil Scale'' (Navigator, 2016)
* ''Mai'' (Bubblewrap, 2020)
* ''Cool Head'' (Bubblewrap, 2024)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.georgiaruth.co.uk Official homepage]
* {{facebook|music.georgiaruth}}
* {{Soundcloud|georgiaruth}}
* {{facebook|29792444585|Georgia Ruth}}

* {{Twitter}}
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* [https://soundcloud.com/georgiaruth SoundCloud]


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Latest revision as of 03:30, 9 November 2024

Georgia Ruth Williams
Williams performing in 2013
Williams performing in 2013
Background information
Born (1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Llantwit Major, Wales
GenresFolk, indie pop
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician, radio presenter
Instrument(s)Vocals, harp, keyboards
Years active2008–present
LabelsGwymon, Bubblewrap
Websitegeorgiaruth.co.uk

Georgia Ruth Williams (born 5 January 1988) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and harpist. She sings in both English and Welsh.

Early life

[edit]

Williams was born in Llantwit Major in South Wales. At the age of four she moved with her family to Aberystwyth, where she was educated bilingually in English and Welsh, though her parents were not Welsh speakers.

She began to learn the harp at the age of seven, and began to perform her own music whilst studying English Literature at the University of Cambridge. Her early recordings were sent to BBC Radio Wales's Adam Walton, and acclaim led to an early BBC Introducing appearance at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival.[2]

Career

[edit]

Williams's first EP, In Luna, was released on limited edition 10" vinyl in 2011. It was engineered and produced by David Wrench at the Bryn Derwen Recording Studio in Snowdonia and featured Pete Richardson from Y Niwl on drums and Pete Walton on double bass.

The EP drew critical acclaim and gained radio airplay from Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq, leading to an appearance at the 2012 Green Man Festival. She also performed at the festival several times since.[3]

Her first album, Week of Pines, (2013) was once again produced by David Wrench and featured Dafydd Hughes, Iwan Hughes and Aled Hughes from Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog. Music from the album gained significant radio airplay from Adam Walton and Bethan Elfyn on BBC Radio Wales, Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1, Steve Lamacq[4] and Tom Robinson on BBC Radio 6 Music and Simon Raymonde on Amazing Radio. Additional live sessions were recorded on 6 Music with Lauren Laverne[5] with interviews on BBC Radio Cymru.[6]

The album was further promoted by live appearances at Festival N°6, BBC Introducing on BBC Radio 2 in Hyde Park,[7] Latitude Festival and WOMEX.[8] In 2014 she appeared in session for Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2 and a collaboration with Newport-based Ballet Cymru at the Riverfront Arts Centre, in which a live performance of tracks from the album was interpreted by the company's dancers.[9]

Williams made a guest appearance on "Divine Youth" from Manic Street Preachers 2014 album Futurology. She was also involved in the Ghazalaw project with Gwyneth Glyn and Tauseef Akhtar. She features on several tracks on English folk artist Jinnwoo's 2016 debut record Strangers Bring Me No Light.

Williams's second album Fossil Scale was released in October 2016, followed by Mai in 2020.

In 2024, Williams released her fourth album Cool Head, produced by Iwan Morgan, and simultaneously her first novel, Tell Me Who I Am.[10][11]

On radio, Williams has a long-running music show broadcast on BBC Radio Cymru (formerly the C2 evening strand). She has also provided cover for Bethan Elfyn on her BBC Radio Wales show.[12]

Awards

[edit]

Week of Pines was awarded the 2013 Welsh Music Prize.[13] Williams was nominated for the Horizon Music Prize in the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[14] Her second album, Fossil Scale, was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize in 2017; the winning album, The Gentle Good's Ruins/Adfeilion, features Williams on harp and backing vocals.

Personal life

[edit]

Williams is married to musician Iwan Hughes (Huws) from Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog.[15] They share their time between Cardiff and Caernarfon and have three children.

Williams has expressed support for Welsh independence. She said: "An independent Wales is a stronger Wales. We are brave, dynamic and innovative; we contain multitudes. If we are to have agency over our own language, our creative industries and – perhaps most urgently – our own environment and climate, we must be independent."[16]

Solo discography

[edit]

EPs

[edit]
  • In Luna (Gwymon, 2011)

Albums

[edit]
  • Week of Pines (Gwymon, 2013)
  • Fossil Scale (Navigator, 2016)
  • Mai (Bubblewrap, 2020)
  • Cool Head (Bubblewrap, 2024)

References

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  1. ^ Ruth, Georgia [@georgiaruth] (5 January 2018). "DIRTY THIRTY! Tros nos, fe'm tridegwyd" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 August 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Glastonbury, 2008, Georgia Ruth Williams – Ocean". BBC Music. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "GEORGIA RUTH". Green Man Festival. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Steve Lamacq With Georgia Ruth". BBC Radio 6 Music. 8 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Georgia Ruth performs live in session for Lauren Laverne". BBC Radio 6 Music. 12 August 2013.
  6. ^ "C2, Georgia Ruth". BBC Radio Cymru. 5 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Georgia Ruth – Winter at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park". BBC Radio 2. 9 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Georgia Ruth". womex.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ^ Price, Karen (26 April 2014). "Ballet Cymru brings Georgia Ruth's debut album to life". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. ^ Thomas Blake (18 June 2024). "Georgia Ruth – Cool Head". KLOF.
  11. ^ Bill Cummings (25 June 2024). "IN CONVERSATION: Georgia Ruth". God Is in the TV.
  12. ^ ."Bethan Elfyn, Georgia Ruth Williams sits in". BBC Radio Wales. 3 March 2012.
  13. ^ Owens, David (17 October 2013). "Georgia Ruth named as winner of 2013 Welsh Music Prize". WalesOnline. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  14. ^ "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2014 – Winners". BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  15. ^ "StackPath". www.folkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Georgia Ruth". yes is more. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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