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Meet The Compères... Huw Stephens
What's your day job?I listen to records for the radio shows I do. I present a show on Radio 1 on Tuesday (soon to be Wednesday) nights. It focuses on new music of all genres, mostly guitar orientated. On Thursday nights I present the Raido 1 in Wales show with Bethan Elfyn, which we've been doing for seven years. That show focuses on new music of all genres, with a strong empahsis on Welsh music. I also present three shows a week on BBC Radio Cymru, the Welsh language station in Wales, and a music TV show called Bandit for S4C. I write a bit too. And look at myspace....
When and where was your BC compère debut?
I DJ'ed at the festival for the first time last year, also my first year of going to it. I was very pleased to be there, I'd heard so much about it over the years. I had a great time too, such a nice atmosphere...
What stage are you on?
The Village Green stage. Just seen the full line-up, and it looks ace....
What are you personally looking forward to on your stage?
A Hawk and a Hacksaw. I love their records, but yet to see them live. Tunng are always good of course, I've seen them three times this year already - in Texas, Barcelona and Cardiff! I look forward to the Phantom Beats set, and I've heard good things about Bellowhead...
Any embarassing or difficult compère moments to share?
Nothing particularly stands out, and that's a good thing!
Tell us one of your best compère moments!
At the Reading Festival last year, Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age instructed me what to say when introducing them onstage. I was given a piece of paper with the words 'From the Bottom of Hell to the Top of Heaven', and nothing else. Luckily the words came out in the right order..
If all else fails…
Go and visit the food stalls at the Big Chill. Honestly - they blew my mind last year.
My personal Big Chill highlight so far has been…
Fat Freddy's Drop last year. So good.
Top festival tip?
Take suncream. Go and see bands and Dj's you haven't heard of. Never heckle the compére.
Lastly, I'm not posh, I'm…
Welsh.
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Written: 10th Jul, 06
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