Welsh Music prize won by female post-punk trio Adwaith

Carmarthen band win award previously won by Gwenno and Gruff Rhys for album described by Huw Stephens as ‘personal, beautiful music’

Welsh-language female post-punk trio Adwaith have won the 2019 Welsh Music prize for their album Melyn.

Announcing their win, BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens said the album was “a very exciting and deserved winner from an exceptional shortlist. Adwaith have made a real impact with their personal, beautiful music that captures what it’s like to be young, female, frustrated and bewildered at the world we live in.”

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