The Alarm very much changed the Welsh music landscape. Bursting onto the scene in 1977 (albeit under the different name of the Toilets) the rock band - which currently consists of Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Jules Jones Peters and Steve ‘Smiley’ Barnard - reflected cultural trends in Wales.
Lead singer Mike Peters’ love for Wales hasn’t diminished over the years and in an interview with the WalesOnline podcast In the Spotlight he explained why. “The difference between Wales and other Celtic countries is that we have this umbilical cord to Wales, hiraeth, that we can't separate. We can't cut it and we're always drawn back.
“I think Irish and Scottish people, other Celtic nations, they're happy to forage ahead and leave their roots behind. We don't have that luxury in Wales because we're eternally tied to where we're born.” Listen to In the Spotlight with Mike Peters below.
