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Ysgol OM Edwards pupils to open show for Robert Plant | Ysgol OM Edwards pupils to open show for Robert Plant |
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A primary school band will play to a slightly bigger audience than they are used to on Saturday night when they open a show for Robert Plant. | A primary school band will play to a slightly bigger audience than they are used to on Saturday night when they open a show for Robert Plant. |
The former Led Zeppelin frontman agreed to let Y Storm perform after hearing of their success at one of Europe's biggest youth festivals, the Urdd Eisteddfod, in May. | The former Led Zeppelin frontman agreed to let Y Storm perform after hearing of their success at one of Europe's biggest youth festivals, the Urdd Eisteddfod, in May. |
The band members are pupils at Ysgol OM Edwards in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd. | The band members are pupils at Ysgol OM Edwards in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd. |
Plant's band will headline Forest Live in front of 10,000 people. | Plant's band will headline Forest Live in front of 10,000 people. |
The father of two of Y Storm's band members is Liam Tyson, guitarist with the The Sensational Space Shifters which tour with Plant. | |
One of Tyson's sons, Osian, is a guitarist, while the other, Guto, plays the drums. | One of Tyson's sons, Osian, is a guitarist, while the other, Guto, plays the drums. |
Tyson said the gig at Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, was a natural progression for Y Storm after all their hard work and Urdd Eisteddfod success. | Tyson said the gig at Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, was a natural progression for Y Storm after all their hard work and Urdd Eisteddfod success. |
He said he asked Plant for a "favour" to see if the children could play at one of their gigs and he replied "of course" straight away. | He said he asked Plant for a "favour" to see if the children could play at one of their gigs and he replied "of course" straight away. |
"He knows they've been in a band, he's seen the progression over the years. He knows they've won the eisteddfod, and he champions all things Welsh, so it was the next step to do," Tyson said. | "He knows they've been in a band, he's seen the progression over the years. He knows they've won the eisteddfod, and he champions all things Welsh, so it was the next step to do," Tyson said. |
Despite his links with Plant, Tyson said the band had earned the Forest Live gig on merit. | Despite his links with Plant, Tyson said the band had earned the Forest Live gig on merit. |
"For their age they'd give anybody a run," he said. | "For their age they'd give anybody a run," he said. |
"They're on the gig because they've done well over the years and they've progressed and progressed and they've kept progressing." | "They're on the gig because they've done well over the years and they've progressed and progressed and they've kept progressing." |
Y Storm write their own material and will be performing in English and Welsh at the concert. | Y Storm write their own material and will be performing in English and Welsh at the concert. |
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