Ani Glass
Ani Glass | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anna Eiluned Saunders |
| Genres | Electronic Pop |
| Formerly of | The Pipettes, Genie Queen, The Lovely Wars |
| Website | https://aniglass.bandcamp.com/ |
Anna Eiluned Saunders (born 20 October 1984 in Cardiff) is a Welsh-Cornish musician better known under her stage name, Ani Glass. She is also an artist, producer and a photographer[1] and has studied for a PhD in Economical and Regional Development at Cardiff University.[2]
Biography
[edit]Her sister is the Cornish-Welsh singer Gwenno and her father is Tim Saunders, the Cornish poet and journalist, known for his writing in Cornish, Welsh, Irish and Breton. Saunders was raised speaking both Cornish and English at home.[3]
Musical Career
[edit]Early career (2004–2011)
[edit]Before joining her sister in The Pipettes in 2008[4], Glass was a member of the group ‘Genie Queen’,[5] a band whose former members included Abbey Clancy and was managed by Andy McCluskey[6] of the group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. As a member of The Pipettes, she wrote and recorded the second album of the group, Earth vs The Pipettes in 2010[7].
After The Pipettes (2011– 2020)
[edit]After The Pipettes disbanded in 2011, Glass returned to Cardiff. She was a founding member of The Lovely Wars[8] before releasing Ffôl (Foolish), her first solo single in 2015.[9]Ffôl was chosen as single of the week on BBC Radio Cymru and was also played on BBC 6 music[4]. Her first EP, Ffrwydrad Tawel (Silent Explosion) was released in 2017[1] and is a celebration of an art exhibition of the same name by Welsh artist Ivor Davies[5].
Her first album, Mirores (Observer), was released in 2020[10] with songs in Cornish, English and Welsh. The album won Welsh Album of the year in the National Eisteddfod in 2020[11] [12]and reached the shortlist for the Welsh Music Award 2020.
Ennill yn Barod and Phantasmagoria (2020 - now)
[edit]In 2022 Glass released the track Ennill yn Barod (We've won already) to celebrate the Welsh national football team participating in the World Cup.[13]
In 2025 Glass received a grant from the PRS Foundation[14]. This funding is to allow her to complete her second album, Phantasmagoria, which draws inspiration from her diagnosis in 2020 of having a rare benign brain tumour.[15]
Ordination as a bard
[edit]In 2013 she was ordained as a bard of the Gorsedh Kernow in 2013 under the bardic name 'Mirores'[16].
Discography
[edit]With The Pipettes
[edit]| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Earth vs. The Pipettes |
Albums as solo artist
[edit]| Year | Name | Label | Form | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mirores | Recordiau Neb | Digital download, CD and vinyl | Welsh, Cornish and English |
Solo releases
[edit]| Year | Name | Form | Language/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Ffôl" / "Little Things" | Digital download | Welsh and English |
| 2016 | Y Ddawns | Digital download | Welsh |
| 2017 | Ffrwydrad Tawel | Digital download | Welsh |
| 2018 | Peirianwaith Perffaith | Digital Download | Welsh |
| 2020 | Ynys Araul | Digital download | Welsh |
| 2022 | Ennill yn Barod | Digital Download | Welsh |
External links
[edit]- Ani Glass Instagram
- The Lovely Wars - Brân i Frân (Youtube video)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Selar, Y. (2018-09-26). "Peirianwaith Perffaith Ani Glass". Y Selar (in Welsh). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Wright, Ellyn (2020-03-06). "Reflections: Ani Glass releases album inspired by Cardiff". The Cardiffian. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Wright, Ellyn (2020-03-06). "Reflections: Ani Glass releases album inspired by Cardiff". The Cardiffian. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ a b "Ani Glass's new single 'Y Ddawns' (The Dance) out 27th June 2016?!?!". americymru.net. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ a b Rockshot (2016-08-17). "Interview: Ani Glass, Heart of Ani. | Rockshot Magazine". rockshotmagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "BBC - Liverpool Music - Genie Queen". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2003-10-09. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Ani Glass". Wales Millennium Centre. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: The Lovely Wars - Archive Of God Is In The TV". 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ electricityclub (2016-06-29). "Introducing ANI GLASS". ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Ani Glass". FOCUS Wales 2026. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Welsh Language Album of the Year shortlist announced | Eisteddfod". eisteddfod.wales. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Holland, Cath (2020-08-01). "NEWS: Ani Glass Wins Welsh Language Album Of The Year 2020 - God Is In The TV". Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Ennill yn Barod, by Ani Glass". Ani Glass. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Grantee Results". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Ani Glass: PPL Momentum Accelerator Wales Artist". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ https://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/2020/Documents/BardicRolls/BardicRollSurname2019.pdf
- Welsh pop musicians
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Welsh-language singers
- Cornish-language singers
- Welsh-speaking musicians
- Cornish-speaking people
- Singers from Cardiff
- British people of Cornish descent
- 21st-century Welsh women singers
- Welsh pop singers
- Welsh women in electronic music
- The Pipettes members
- Bards of Gorsedh Kernow