Swn Festival co-founder John Rostron reveals why the Welsh Music Prize is so important ...

So, Swn 2009 is over. The hangover still lingers, ... broadcasters, and it made me realise how useful Swn is becoming as the major networking event on the Welsh music calendar.

THERE’S one major music event on the Welsh map this weekend and that’s Swn Festival. This nascent event, now in its second year and taking place at venues throughout Cardiff, has been ...

BBC Introducing presenter, blogger, promoter, cassette label boss and probably a heap of other stuffer, Jen Long, gives us her guide to some must-see new Welsh acts at this year's SWN Festival ...

A message from Huw: "Swn is the Welsh word for Sound, and is pronounced ‘Soon’. I argue that it i could well be the worst name for a festival ever, John Rostron the festival co-driector argues it ...

The Huw Stephens (pictured) curated SWN festival is getting better man! As the Gallaghers may or may not be saying any longer. This time over 50 bands (56 in total!) have been added to the already ...

Swn Festival will not take place this year, NME has been told, with organisers planning a one-day event in its place ahead of a full return in 2015.. The annual festival was established by Radio 1 ...

Swn co-founder Huw Stephens, a Radio 1 DJ, also presented the 2014 NME awards A Cardiff-based music festival has been named best small festival by judges at the NME Awards. Swn, which is held at ...