Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 383,919 in 2024 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd). The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. The Cardiff urban areacovers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played many artists from Cardiff on his radio programmes, including sessions they recorded for his shows.
In 2000, Peel hosted programmes from Cardiff as part of Sound City.
Peel mentioned one of the Twelve Best Gigs, was in Cardiff, when he saw PJ Harvey perform, as part of Sound City in 2000.
Session Artists[]
JOHN PEEL Interview Cardiff University 30th October 2000
The following artists from, or in some way associated with, the Cardiff area recorded sessions for the John Peel Show:
- Amen Corner: (2 sessions, 1967-1968)
- Budgie: (2 sessions, 1972-1976)
- Little George Sueref: (1 session, 2001)
- Lone Star: (3 sessions, 1976-1977)
- Love Sculpture: (3 sessions, 1968-1969)
- Loves: (4 sessions, 2001-2002)
- Mclusky: (2 sessions, 2002-2004)
- Slowjam: (1 session, 1991)
- Super Furry Animals: (5 sessions, 1996-2004)
- Underworld: (2 sessions, 2003-2004)
- Young Marble Giants: (1 session, 1980)