Fflaps were a Welsh

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band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, formed in

Bangor, Wales Bangor (; ) is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is the oldest city in Wales. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, it had a population of 18,322 in 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics. Landmarks ...

. Robb, John (2013)
Lost treasure: 80s Welsh underground band the FFlaps
,

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, 2 January 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013 The band comprised vocalist and guitarist Ann Matthews, bassist

Alan Holmes Alan Holmes is a musician, artist and record producer, based in north Wales. Although he began his musical career in the late 1960s in childhood beat group The Insects, he first came to prominence in The Zuggs (in 1979), followed by A Silly Tree ...

and drummer Jonny Evans. Between their formation in 1987 and split in 1992, they released three albums and an EP, recorded two

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(in 1988 and 1990),Fflaps
, ''Keeping It Peel'',

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. Retrieved 3 November 2013 and toured Europe extensively, playing a total of 154 gigs in 7 countries. The band's songs were in the

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.Robb, John (1992) "Fflaps – ''Fflaps''", '' Select'', June 1992, p. 69Strauss, Neil (1996) "The Welsh Invasion", ''

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'', December 1996, p. 83 Matthews and Holmes later formed

Ectogram Ectogram were a Welsh band from Bangor, Wales. Ann Matthews and Alan Holmes were previously members of Welsh language post-punk band Fflaps between 1987 and 1993, touring Europe, releasing three LPs, and recording two John Peel Sessions dur ...

after Evans had to quit to continue his education (he died on 3 March 2001).

Discography

Albums

*''Amhersain'' (1988),

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*''Malltod'' (1990),

*''Fflaps'' (1992), Central Slate

EPs

*''Dilyn Dylan'' (1987),

Anhrefn Yr Anhrefn, also known simply as Anhrefn, were an influential Welsh punk rock group of the 1980s and 1990s. History Anhrefn (Welsh for "Disorder") were an influential punk rock band from Bangor, North Wales and formed in 1982,Hill, Sarah (200 ...

References

External links

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