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Katie Hoggan

The Welsh band that turned down Cerys Matthews and played alongside Nirvana in the 90s

"The Pooh Sticks kind of didn't exist, I think I'm allowed to say that now thirty five years on. It was just me and another guy who made this little song and the press overtook us."

This is the honest reflection of Huw Williams, 57, founder of 'The Pooh Sticks'- a group which is often considered as one of Wales' "greatest lost bands". The Pooh Sticks were an indie pop group from Swansea who once showed promise to take over the music charts and were supported by bands like The Cranberries and Pulp who went on to much bigger things but they broke up not long after being signed to a major label.

Now, Pooh Sticks founder Huw Williams admits the band never really existed and has joined up with former Pooh Sticks singer Amelia Fletcher and fellow indie luminaries Rob Pursey and Ian Button to form the indie group 'Swansea Sound' who will play at The Bunkhouse in Swansea on Saturday, 17 September.

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