Editing Guto Pryce

{{Short description|Welsh bassist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Guto Pryce
| image = Guto Pryce.jpg
| caption = Pryce with the [[Super Furry Animals]] in 2008
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Guto Dafydd Pryce
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|9|4}}
| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[indie rock]]
| instrument = Bass guitar
| occupation = Musician
| associated_acts = [[Super Furry Animals]] <br /> Gulp <br />Spectrum <br />{{ill|U Thant (band)|lt=U Thant|cy}}<br /> [[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]]
| website             = 
}}

'''Guto Dafydd Pryce''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]] pronunciation: {{IPA|cy|ˈɡɪtɔ|}}; born 4 September 1972) is a Welsh musician best known as bass guitar player and songwriter in the band [[Super Furry Animals]]. With them he has recorded nine [[UK Albums Chart]] Top 25 studio albums, plus numerous singles, EPs, compilations and collaborations. Pryce also records and performs with several other musical acts including his band Gulp.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He is part of the era of Welsh music prominence known as [[Cool Cymru]].

==Biography==
He was born in [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 (band)|Catatonia]]) and others in a changing line-up, from 1989 to 1993. He recorded with [[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]] on their first two EPs before Super Furry Animals formed in 1993.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Owens|first=David|title=Cerys, Catatonia and the Rise of Welsh Pop|date=2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781448116362}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

Working with dub and reggae label [[Trojan Records]], Pryce put together a compilation ''Furry Selection: Luxury Cuts Of [[Trojan Records|Trojan]] Chosen by a Super Furry Animal'' in 2007.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2010 Pryce played bass for [[Peter Kember|Spectrum]] on their US and European tours.<ref>{{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}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2014}}

Under the band name The Stand, Pryce joined Welsh actor [[Jonny Owen]], Owen Powell (formerly of [[Catatonia (band)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

[[File:Gulp yn chwarae Tafarn Parrot, Caerfyrddin.jpg|thumb|left|Gulp in performance in 2013]]
In 2012, Pryce began performing with his partner, Scottish singer and keyboardist Lindsey Leven, under the name Gulp.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=More New Music|journal=New Musical Express|date=12 April 2014|page=12}}</ref> The band includes Gid Goundrey on guitar, Gwion Llewelyn (formerly of [[Race Horses (band)|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<ref>{{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}}</ref> and Sŵn Radio.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Gulp's debut album ''Season Sun'' was released in July 2014 on [[Everloving Records]] in the US and on Sonic Cathedral in the UK.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 (musician)|Grasshopper]] of [[Mercury Rev]] and Martin Smith of [[Tunng]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2012, Pryce led music workshops for youth at the charity Grassroots Cardiff Ltd.<ref>{{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}}</ref> At [[Focus Wales]] 2013, Pryce was a panelist for the Welsh Music Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Focus Wales 2013 Music Festival and Conference|url=http://focuswales.com/2013/conference/index.php|publisher=Focus Wales|year=2013}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

Pryce and Leven currently live in [[Dundee]], after years in Cardiff. Their son Elis was born in 2018.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Discography==

===U Thant===
*1989 ''Dim I.D.'' EP Recordiau Thant
*1991 ''Duwuwd'' LP Crai/[[Sain (record label)|Sain]]

===Catatonia===
{{further|Catatonia (band)#Discography}}
*1993 ''For Tinkerbell'' EP Crai/[[Sain (record label)|Sain]]
*1994 ''Hooked'' EP Crai/Sain
*1998 ''[[The Crai-EPs 1993/1994]]'' Crai/Sain

===Super Furry Animals===
{{main|Super Furry Animals discography}}

===The Stand===
*2010 "I'll Be There" (fundraising single)

===Gulp===
*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)

==Filmography==
*2000 ''[[Beautiful Mistake (film)|Beautiful Mistake (Camgymeriad Gwych)]]'' (with [[Super Furry Animals]])
*2004 ''[[9 Songs]]'' (with [[Super Furry Animals]])

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150902214357/http://gulpgulp.co.uk/ Gulp official website]
*{{IMDb name|nm1797520}}

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[[Category:Musicians from Cardiff]]
[[Category:Welsh rock bass guitarists]]
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[[Category:Super Furry Animals members]]
[[Category:People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf]]
[[Category:21st-century British bass guitarists]]