Guto Pryce

He was born in Cardiff.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/superfurryanimals/pages/guto_pryce.shtml| title=Guto Pryce biography|access-date=9 November 2007|publisher=BBC}}

Pryce was in the Welsh-language band {{ill|U Thant (band)|lt=U Thant|cy}}, with his brother Iwan Pryce, Huw Bunford (also later of Super Furry Animals), Owen Powell (later of Catatonia) and others in a changing line-up, from 1989 to 1993. He recorded with Catatonia on their first two EPs before Super Furry Animals formed in 1993.{{cite web|title=Super Furry Animals – Guto Pryce|url=https://www.nme.com/news/super-furry-animals/28095|work=BBC Wales Music|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=16 May 2014|date=12 March 2008}}{{cite book|last=Owens|first=David|title=Cerys, Catatonia and the Rise of Welsh Pop|date=2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781448116362}}{{cite web|last=Elfyn|first=Bethan|title=Pre-Cool Cymru: the pioneering bands|date=9 July 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/Pre-Cool-Cymru-the-pioneering-bands|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=16 May 2014}}{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Peter|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|date=2003|publisher=Rough Guide, Penguin|location=London|isbn=1843531054|pages=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/1034 1034–1035]|edition=3rd|url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/1034}}{{cite book|last=Hill|first=Sarah|title=Blerwytirhwng?: The Place of Welsh Pop Music|date=September 2007|publisher=Ashgate|location=Cardiff, Wales|isbn=978-0-7546-5898-6|page=200}}

Working with dub and reggae label Trojan Records, Pryce put together a compilation Furry Selection: Luxury Cuts Of Trojan Chosen by a Super Furry Animal in 2007.{{cite web|title=Super Furry Animals star puts together reggae compilation: Guto Pryce raids Trojan Records' back catalogue|url=https://www.nme.com/news/super-furry-animals/28095|publisher=NME|access-date=16 May 2014|date=3 May 2007}}

In 2008 Pryce recorded The Golden Mile with The Peth, a group which features Welsh actor Rhys Ifans on vocals, Super Furry Animals bandmate Dafydd Ieuan, Meilyr Gwynedd, Osian Gwynedd, Mick Hilton, Dic Ben and Kris Jenkins.{{cite web|last=McLean|first=Craig|title=I'm with the band| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/16/popandrock1|work=The Guardian: Culture|access-date=16 May 2014|date=15 August 2008}}

In 2010 Pryce played bass for Spectrum on their US and European tours.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cardiff/2010/aug/26/super-furry-animals-break-for-solo-projects|title=Super Furry Animals break to pursue solo projects|date=27 August 2010|access-date=28 August 2010|newspaper=The Guardian | location=London | first=Hannah | last=Waldram}}{{failed verification|date=May 2014}}

Under the band name The Stand, Pryce joined Welsh actor Jonny Owen, Owen Powell (formerly of Catatonia) and Ryan Richards of Funeral for a Friend to record a fundraising single "I'll Be There" in 2010. Stuart Cable of Stereophonics was involved in the project prior to his death. Proceeds from sales went to a fund to erect a statue of the footballer Fred Keenor on the Cardiff City F.C. grounds. The song was adapted from the original written during the coal miner's General Strike of 1926 and often sung by Cardiff City fans.{{cite web|last=McLaren|first=James|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2010/10/the-stand-ill-be-there-single-cardiff-city.shtml|title=The Stand – I'll Be There - BBC Blogs Wales|work=BBC Wales|date=19 October 2010}} Pryce had previously shown his support for the team when the Super Furry Animals signed on as sponsors in 1999, with the band's name displayed on team jerseys.{{cite web|title=Super Furry Animals FAQ|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/super-furry-animals/pages/faq.shtml#ten|work=BBC Wales|access-date=16 May 2014|date=29 January 2009}}

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In 2012, Pryce began performing with his partner, Scottish singer and keyboardist Lindsey Leven, under the name Gulp.{{cite web|last=Owens|first=David|title=Super Furry Animals' Guto Pryce on plans for his new outfit Gulp|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/super-furry-animals-guto-pryce-2027184|work=Wales Online|publisher=Media Wales|access-date=16 May 2014|date=10 July 2012}}{{cite journal|title=More New Music|journal=New Musical Express|date=12 April 2014|page=12}} The band includes Gid Goundrey on guitar, Gwion Llewelyn (formerly of Race Horses and currently of Yr Ods) on drums, with contributions from Gareth Bonello (The Gentle Good) on acoustic guitar and cello. Gulp has performed around the UK, Europe and United States and done several UK radio sessions, including for BBC Radio Wales{{cite web|title=Gulp in session for Bethan Elfyn on BBC Radio Wales |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p41nw|work=BBC Radio Wales|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 May 2014|date=1 December 2012}} and Sŵn Radio.{{cite web|last=Owens|first=David|title=Live updates: Swn Festival 2013 in Cardiff|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music/live-updates-swn-festival-2013-6201500|work=WalesOnline|publisher=Media Wales|access-date=21 May 2014|date=21 October 2013}} Their track "Game Love" was included on the compilation Late Night Tales: Django Django, and they released a cover of Django Django's "Hand of Man".{{cite web |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/django-django-to-helm-late-night-tales/ |title=Django Django To Helm Late Night Tales |publisher=Clash Music |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=18 March 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/news/django-django-announce-new-late-night-tales-compilation/ |title=Django Django Announce New 'Late Night Tales' Compilation |publisher=Django Django Announce New 'Late Night Tales' Compilation |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=18 March 2014}} Gulp's debut album Season Sun was released in July 2014 on Everloving Records in the US and on Sonic Cathedral in the UK.{{cite magazine|title=Hear Super Furry Animals Offshoot Gulp's Winning 'Game Love'|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/05/hear-super-furry-animals-offshoot-gulps-winning-game-love/|magazine=Spin|access-date=16 May 2014|date=7 May 2012}}{{cite web|last=Elfyn|first=Bethan|title=Introducing: Gulp|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/introducing_gulp|work=BBC Wales Bethan Elfyn Blog|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=16 May 2014|date=25 June 2012}}{{cite web|last=Minsker and Matthew Strauss|first=Evan|title=Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Spring 2014|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/54563-pitchfork-guide-to-upcoming-releases-spring-2014/|website=Pitchfork|access-date=24 May 2014|date=1 April 2014}}

Pryce was part of a rare 2012 concert appearance by English singer-songwriter Mark Fry, honouring Fry's 1972 album Dreaming with Alice, along with Nick Franglen of Lemon Jelly, Nick Palmer of The A. Lords, Grasshopper of Mercury Rev and Martin Smith of Tunng.{{cite web|last=Shimon|first=Darius Drewe|title=Live Review – Mark Fry & Friends|url=http://happeningmagazine.blogspot.com/2012/05/live-review-mark-fry-friends.html|work=Shindig Happening Magazine|publisher=Shindig Magazine|access-date=16 May 2014|date=10 May 2012}}{{cite magazine|last=Tuffrey|first=Laurie|title=Mark Fry To Perform Dreaming With Alice|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/08560-mark-fry-performs-dreaming-with-alice-live|magazine=The Quietus|access-date=21 May 2014|date=18 April 2012}}

In 2012, Pryce led music workshops for youth at the charity Grassroots Cardiff Ltd.{{cite web|title=The 'Grassroots' Takeover Project|url=http://3space.org/5289/the-grassroots-takeover-project|publisher=3Space|access-date=18 May 2014|date=9 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123413/http://3space.org/5289/the-grassroots-takeover-project|archive-date=17 May 2014}} At Focus Wales 2013, Pryce was a panelist for the Welsh Music Foundation.{{cite web|title=Focus Wales 2013 Music Festival and Conference|url=http://focuswales.com/2013/conference/index.php|publisher=Focus Wales|year=2013}}{{cite web|title=Focus Wales 2013|url=http://www.welshmusicfoundation.com/en/news/news.php?id=38|publisher=Welsh Music Foundation|access-date=21 May 2014|date=25 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521070049/http://www.welshmusicfoundation.com/en/news/news.php?id=38|archive-date=21 May 2014}}

Pryce and Leven currently live in Dundee, after years in Cardiff. Their son Elis was born in 2018.{{cite web|title=Super Furry Animals' Guto Pryce on his new album, new baby, and moving to Dundee|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/16401135.super-furry-animals-guto-pryce-on-his-new-album-new-baby-and-moving-to-dundee/|publisher=The Herald Scotland|first=Lorraine|last=Wilson|date=11 August 2018}}

• 1989 Dim I.D. EP Recordiau Thant
• 1991 Duwuwd LP Crai/Sain

{{further|Catatonia (band)#Discography}}

• 1993 For Tinkerbell EP Crai/Sain
• 1994 Hooked EP Crai/Sain
• 1998 The Crai-EPs 1993/1994 Crai/Sain

{{main|Super Furry Animals discography}}

• 2010 "I'll Be There" (fundraising single)

• 2012 '"Game Love" E.L.K. (single)
• 2012 "Hand of Man (Gulp Version)" (from Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed Because Music)
• 2013 "Play" E.L.K. (single)
• 2014 "Game Love" (from Late Night Tales – Django Django Late Night Tales)
• 2014 "Season Sun" (album)
• 2018 "All Good Wishes" (album)

• 2000 Beautiful Mistake (Camgymeriad Gwych) (with Super Furry Animals)
• 2004 9 Songs (with Super Furry Animals)

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