Welsh break-through Aderyn awarded prestigious Triskel Award

Up-and-coming Welsh pop artist Aderyn has been awarded the prestigious Triskel Award, part of the 12th annual Welsh Music Award. Aderyn has been recognised following the hugely successful release of her summer hit singles Playground and Honey – mainstays on the BBC airwaves since their release earlier this year. 

Following the success of Honey earlier this year, which landed her Artist of the Week on BBC Radio Wales, 3 weeks on the Welsh A-List, and a spin from BBC 6 Music, Aderyn followed this success up with the striking and brilliant single Playground, recorded in LA with esteemed producer Bobby Bloomfield. Both tracks have made it to Apple Music’s New in Alternative and New in Indie playlists. 

Adern said of the win: “I am blown away by the support I have had from the Welsh music scene. Winning the Triskel Award is an amazing honour. This support will enable me to record my upcoming EP and continue making music.” 

The three Triskel Award winners – Aderyn, Minas and Sage Todz – will receive a £5,000 financial award to assist their careers. The Triskel Awards are given to three artists who judges believe offer a bright future for music in Wales. This year, the charity has expanded its support for the emerging Welsh talent with one-to-one application writing support and tailored business skills guidance with music industry experts, reinforcing their long-term career plans.

The Triskel Award was created by the Welsh Music Prize team in 2019 to celebrate and support three emerging artists that offer a bright future for music in Wales, and form part of the Welsh Music Prize – started by radio presenter Huw Stephens and music consultant John Rostron. Previous winners have included Alice Low, Juice Menace, and Melin Melyn. 

From a childhood running wild on a 500 year old farm in the Brecon Beacons, Aderyn left home at just 16 to become a drummer, forging a hugely successful career that took her from playing with indie grunge bands to some of the biggest stages, including the West End, MTV Awards and more. Then came lockdown, and a forced sabbatical from life on the road inspired an artistic shift, bringing focus back to her love of songwriting and lyricism. Sheltered in the welsh valleys amid the global pandemic, Aderyn sought to create music that could be an antithesis to the current climate. So, Aderyn began to write, with one goal in mind: to make music that sounds like it belongs on a classic 90’s movie soundtrack. Aderyn is now signed to Welsh label Clwb Music. 

Blending sardonic, confessional lyrics with hooky guitars, Aderyn mixes together her indie and pop influences to create something that sounds like “Beabadoobee if she had a lot of caffeine.” Aderyn has already been championed by the likes of Huw Stephens (BBC Radio Wales), Tom Robinson (BBC 6 Music), Bethan Elfyn (BBC Radio Wales / BBC 6 Music), Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales), Radar Magazine, and God Is In The TV zine.