Cerys Matthews, Dr Crotchety
Cerys Matthews offers advice on creating the perfect playlist for all occasions
Cerys Matthews: songs to say goodbye
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego marks her final column with some banging tunes
Cerys Matthews: music to beat the end-of-summer blues
Lethargy is a fact of life once the summer holidays are over, but our musical agony aunt’s alter ego has just the remedy
Cerys Matthews: music for a karaoke night with your son's future in-laws
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego helps a sixtysomething father choose karaoke tunes that won’t show him up as an old fart
Cerys Matthews: music for the first dance at a wedding
Make sure you pick a tune that suits you to a T, says our musical agony aunt’s alter ego
Cerys Matthews: music for life drawing classes
When you’re busy concentrating on getting you lines and shadows just right in a life drawing class, our musical agony aunt’s alter ego recommends turning to soothing music that doesn’t demand too much attention
Cerys Matthews: music for funerals
It pays to make some plans for your final farewell, else heaven knows what tunes others will choose to play when you shuffle off this mortal coil. Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego has a few suggestions
Cerys Matthews: music for barbecues
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, Dr Crotchety, unwraps some smoking summer tunes
Cerys Matthews: perfect albums
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, Dr Crotchety, picks out the imperfections that help make an impeccable selection of songs
Cerys Matthews: songs for a summer holiday
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, Dr Crotchety, picks a playlist for those scorching days and balmy evenings
Cerys Matthews: tunes for farmers
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego Dr Crotchety devises a playlist to ensure a bumper crop
Cerys Matthews: songs to celebrate a summer of sport
Summer 2015 looks set to be a sporting bonanza, but what tunes to play to mark the occasion? Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego Dr Crotchety has a playlist to ensure you’ll have a ball
Cerys Matthews: tunes to ease the post-Glastonbury blues
Dr Crotchety, our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, picks the perfect tracks to return you to the real world
Cerys Matthews: tunes to play on the ukulele
Dr Crotchety, our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, picks the perfect tunes to strum on a ukelele
Cerys Matthews: music for family occasions
Love, home, cruelty – a riff on family dynamics calls for dynamic tunes, from 70s pop and reggae to a darker turn from Antony And The Johnsons
Cerys Matthews: getting into jazz
If you like Miles Davis, you’ll love these other jazz greats, says our musical agony aunt
Cerys Matthews: modern takes on 90s guitar bands
If the Stone Roses, Nirvana and Charlatans are your cup of tea, our musical agony aunt Dr Crotchety recommends listening to some of the new wave of modern guitar bands
Cerys Matthews: music to sustain marathon runners
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego Dr Crotchety prescribes tunes for first-time marathon runners
Cerys Matthews: music to help students through exams
Dr Crotchety, our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, suggests a soundtrack for testing times
Cerys Matthews: modern music to complement the 70s revival
Dr Crotchety, our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, goes back to the 70s future
Cerys Matthews: music for festivals
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego Dr Crotchety prescribes watery tunes for happy campers
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