Bigleaves

                                 14 Nosy questions:
                              Rhodri of Big Leaves

                                      Glitter interview 26 February 1998

Glitter: Would you ever give up singing in Welsh in order to reach a wider audience?

Rhodri: No, �cos it�s our first language! We speak it to each other as much as we speak English and write songs in both languages.

Glitter: Is there such a thing as a �Welsh scene�?

Rhodri: There�s definitely a Welsh scene, but whether it�s a good or bad thing is yet to be known. We would be doing it anyway, we always have done.

Glitter: Discuss the North/South Wales divide.

Rhodri: I�m not aware of any divide, but maybe sports wise there�s a little competitiveness.

Glitter: What are your influences?

Rhodri: Anything with a nice vibe that gets us going!

Glitter: Which was the first gig you ever went to?

Rhodri: My first ever gig was Lenny Kravitz and I was about 15.

Glitter: Which was the first record you really listened to?

Rhodri: My father had a record by Johnny Cash and I listened to that quite a bit.

Glitter: Who did you look up to as a child?

Rhodri: My father �cos he was taller than me, hehe.

Glitter: Name three records that changed your life!

Rhodri: Lou Reed Transformer, The Beatles Abbey Road, Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream, but also stuff by Lee Perry, and the Velvet Underground.

Glitter: Who do you regard as cool?

Rhodri: Mohammed Ali, Bob Dylan and Michael Owen, the footballer.

Glitter: What do you dream about?

Rhodri: Money, Liverpool FC, girls, cars�no, the other night I dreamt that Meilir was riding a bike in a postman�s uniform spreading letters around Caernarfon!

Glitter: What makes you happy?

Rhodri: Being with friends and having a good time.

Glitter: Have you ever been involved in the making of a fanzine?

Rhodri: No, not really. We just like playing music.

Glitter: Any future plans?

Rhodri: To start recording the new LP and get it out as soon as possible. We�ve got all the songs written for it and have almost decided on a name.

Glitter. Do you eat British beef?

Rhodri: Yeah, I�m stupid enough to eat it. You�ve got to believe in the farmers!

Formerly known as Beganifs,
Big Leaves are:

Rhodri Sion (vocals)
Kevin Tame (bass)
Osian Gwynedd (drums)
Meilir Gwynedd (guitar)

Kevin is the oldest at 24 and Meilir the youngest at 21. Rhodri�s brother used to be in the band but left some years ago. Big Leaves have appeared on i-dot (S4C) where they performed Seithennyn Swath and Annwyl Angel.