Gruff Rhys
- ️Thu Apr 17 2025
Gruff Rhys is yet another confirmation that the Welsh are born musicians and that song pumps through their blood. Gruff’s interest in music really began to take shape after he taught himself to play the guitar incorrectly. You read that right. Despite being right-handed, Gruff learned to play on his brother’s left-handed guitar before switching over to a right-handed guitar, which he plays upside down. Casual. Despite the odd way he learned to play his main instrument, Gruff plays with mastery and his success with multiple bands as well as with his own solo work is attributed to this.
In addition to his impressive guitar work, Gruff is also an immensely skilled songwriter, author and filmmaker. Earlier this year Gruff Rhys arranged for the release of his newest album “American Interior” to be accompanied by a film, book and, last but not least, a mobile app. Far from a gimmick, this multi-format release instead builds up a landscape of Gruff’s artistic mind and each element serves as a compliment to the others.
See Gruff Rhys perform live and you’re in for a night of truly gorgeous music. It feels like each song is a tiny portion of Gruff’s brain, which he has served up in a perfectly presented musical package. Songs like “Lost Tribes” and “American Interior” will almost certainly leave their mark on you to such an extent that the minute he finishes playing, you’ll be dying to see him perform all over again.