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January 2015 - edited by Mick Tems
THE FOLKWALES LISTINGS is an
absolutely crucial service: it's an
Up-To-Date All-Wales Diary of Roots/Folk Events, which covers the
borders with England, too - serious folkophiles will find it essential! Whenever
possible, The Listings shows the EXACT venue and the EXACT time,
with website information and phone numbers; no more desperately searching for
your favourite artists (apart from wondering if you have missed the gig in the
first place.) The
Diary below is as up-to-date as our latest information allows, but please phone or email to confirm details before travelling to an
event. Many professional music venues, theatres, agents and publicists do tell
us, but last-minute alterations do happen. If you see an incorrect listing, please let us know
by using the Feedback button.
Online links:
CELTIC HEARTBEAT: Frank
Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales, Sundays, 7pm - 9pm
TRAC: MUSIC TRADITIONS WALES:
All-Wales folk development organisation
CASBAR FOLK: South Wales
folk/roots
listings
CWLWM CELTAIDD - Wales' Celtic festival, the
Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
GOWER FOLK
FESTIVAL: June festival, stunning artists, stunning scenery
TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK
FESTIVAL: May festival which celebrates international music & dance
GŴYL IFAN: Cardiff dance festival celebrating the longest day
FOLKLIFE QUARTERLY:
online & printed listings & articles
ACOUSTIC ROUTES: Dapper FM, Penywaun & the Upper Cynon Valley. Every Monday night with Dave Chamberlain,
8pm - 10pm
RADIO TIRCOED: John (the Violin
Man) Carpenter, Sundays, 7am - 9am (Traditional Folk Music); Gareth Cornfeld,
Sundays, 9pm - 10pm; Andy Boyt, Fridays, 8pm - 11pm; Anthony Rees,
Thursdays, 8pm - 9pm. 106.5 FM
online
THE RECORD JOURNAL:
Promoting Folk Music In North Wales
COB RECORDS: Porthmadog
THE MUSIC WELL: (formerly
Radio Britfolk)
UK FOLK MUSIC: Website packed
with information / news / reviews / diaries and two podcasts
TAPLAS: "The voice of folk in Wales & the Borders"
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DATE
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LOCATION
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WHAT'S HAPPENING -
WHO'S ORGANISING - CONTACTS
GLOSSARY: (E) England; (NW) North Wales.
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Fri 2 |
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Sat 3 |
Sain Ffagan/St Fagans |
Jingle Bal with Quercus:
Pentreffest, St Fagans Village
Hall, Crofft-Y-Genau Road, St Fagans, CF5 6DU
queries@www.pentreffest.org.uk |
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Sat 3 |
Casnewydd /Newport |
Twmpath/Ceilidh with Dr
Price's Fire Band: St Patrick's Church Hall, Cromwell Road, Newport, 8pm
- charity fundraiser for Tredegar House Folk Festival
POSTPONED |
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Sat 3 |
Llandinam |
Twelfth Night: TASC's
showcase with songs, dances, traditions & cake: St LLonio's Church (tbc)
& Llandinam Village Hall |
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Sun 4 |
Bath (E) |
French/Breton session:
The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Road, Bath BA2 3BW, 8pm (01225 481409).
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Mon 5 |
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Tue 6 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Guto Dafis, David
Ambrose, Anonyma, Bread & Roses, Pwngk, Frankie Armstrong & Mikey
Price: Acoustic Tuesday, South Riverside Community Development
Centre, Brunel Street CF11 6ES, 7.30pm |
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Wed 7
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Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Sera, Tom Fitton and Olly
James: Gwdihw Café Bar, Guildford Crescent, Cardiff, 8pm. £4 |
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Thu 8 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
David Ambrose - Where Truth
Lies: Kemis
Storytelling Cafe, 186 Kings Road CF11 9DF, 029 2037 2055 |
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Thu 8 |
Roch, Pembs |
The Rumblestrutters:
Cuffern Manor, Roch, Haverfordwest SA62 6HB, 8.30pm. 01437 710071 |
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Fri 9 |
Porthcawl |
The Rumblestrutters,
Bear Bones: Stage Door, Grand Pavilion, The Esplanade, Porthcawl,
8pm |
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Sat 10 |
Dolgellau |
Plygain with Mair
Tomos Ifans, Y Fari Lwyd: Tŷ Siamas, Eldon Square, 7.30pm |
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Sat 10 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Anonyma: House
Concert, Cathedral Road, 8pm. Please call 029 2023 0919 to book & for full
details |
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Sun 11 |
Pontypŵl / Pontypool |
Anonyma:
Panteg House, Greenhill Road,
Griffithstown, Pontypool NP4 5BE, 7.45pm. Tickets: £7 in advance, £8 on the
door. Call 07966 381352 to book tickets at the advance price |
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Mon 12
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Tue 13 |
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Wed 14 |
Pontyclun |
John Alderslade:
Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun
Institute Athletic Club, Palalwyf Avenue/Castan Road CF72 9EH, 8.30pm.
Members £5, non-members £8.
Pat Smith:
07989 209824 (mob), 01443 226892 |
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Thu 15 |
Casnewydd / Newport |
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston:
Lyceum Folk Club Of Newport,
100 Malpas Road, 8.30pm |
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Thu 15 |
Y Fenni/Abergavenny |
Martin Flory & Andrew Walker -
Synergy Singing Course for
male singers: Llanfoist Fawr Primary School, School Way, Abergavenny NP7
9LS, 7.30pm. Contact John at 01446 771664.
johngwales@hotmail.co.uk.
Six-week course (free) |
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Fri 16 |
Pontardawe |
DnA (Delyth & Angharad Jenkins):
Valley
Folk Club, The Ivy Bush, 103 High Street SA8 4JN, 8pm. Huw & Heather
Pudner, 01792 425231.
info@pontardawefolkclub.co.uk |
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Fri 16 |
Bristol (E) |
Kelly Oliver, The Portraits:
Downend Folk Club,
Frenchay Village Hall,
doors open 7.30pm |
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Sat 17 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Cats Claw with Mic Spenceley, Taff Rapper:
RUFF
Ceilidhs, Sports & Social Club, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff,
8pm. |
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Sat 17 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
India Dance Wales - Margam: Cardiff YMCA Housing Association, The Walk,
Roath CF24 3AG, 7pm. Tickets: £8/£5 (in advance). Group discount (6
tickets): £7/£4. 02920 465250,
enquiries@cardiffymcaha.co.uk - an evening of Bharatanatyam (Classical
Indian dance style) performed by the next generation of Bharanatyam dancers
who have all completed their arangetrams (professional debuts). Fundraising
for free dentistry in rural parts of Honduras |
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Sun 18 |
Dursley, Glos (E) |
Jim Causley: Dursley Acoustic Music Nights, 7.30pm. Email
David Cheffings (01453 54506,
mob 07973 994711) for directions. |
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Sun 18 |
Llandrindod |
Winter Warmer: TASC Folk
Session, Arfon Ale House, Temple Street, run by John Buckley & Laura
Gallagher. 2pm onwards |
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Mon 19
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Tue 20
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Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Fernhill:
Roots Unearthed, Lefel 3 Lounge, St David's Hall, The Hayes, 8pm |
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Tue 20 |
St Ishmael's, Pembs |
Cahalen Morrison & Eli West:
Pembrokeshire Intimate Gigs, St Ishmael's Sports & Social Club SA62 3TB,
8.30pm. Tickets from 07966 180059 |
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Tue 20 |
Abertawe / Swansea |
The Special Concensus:
The Chattery,
59 Uplands Cres, Uplands SA2 0EZ. 01792 473276. Four-man Bluegrass band from
the Midwest of the US |
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Tue 20 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Francis Maxey & Megan Lloyd,
Bread & Roses (Frankie
Armstrong, Pauline Down & Laura Bradshaw):
Storytelling at Milgi's Yurt,
213 City Road CF24 3JD, 8pm |
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Wed 21 |
Martletwy, Pembs |
The Bully Wee Band with Phil
Beer: Burnett's Hill Chapel, 7.30pm, £10. Tickets from Main Street Music, 44 Main Street,
Pembroke, 01646 651725 / 01646 651725 |
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Thu 22 |
Rhydri / Rudry |
Steve Knightley: Rudry
Parish Hall, Rudry CF83
3DF, 7.30pm (doors & bar open 6.30pm). £17.60
Buy tickets from
Wegottickets.com - more info from Chris Allender on 07740 192879. The
Show Of Hands front man on his Grow Your Own Gigs tour |
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Thu 22 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
The Bully Wee Band & Phil
Beer:
Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay CF10 4PA, doors
open 7pm. 029 2087 7959 |
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Thu 22 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
The Rumblestrutters:
Blues In The Night, Gwdihŵ Bar, Guildford Place, 7.30pm (free entry) |
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Thu 22 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Nath Trevett:
Spirituality Café, The Gate Arts Centre,
Keppoch Street, 7.30pm. £6/£5 cons - fine guitarist who does an original
take on Welsh tradition |
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Thu 22 |
Y Fenni/Abergavenny |
Martin Flory & Andrew Walker -
Synergy Singing Course for
male singers: Llanfoist Fawr Primary School, School Way, Abergavenny NP7
9LS, 7.30pm. Contact John at 01446 771664.
johngwales@hotmail.co.uk.
Six-week course (free) |
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Fri 23 |
Port Talbot |
Hayseed Dixie:
Princess Royal Theatre,
Civic Centre, Port Talbot SA13 1PJ, 8pm. £17/£15 |
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Fri 23 |
Llanwrda |
Twmpath with Rattlin’ Bog, Fiddlebox,
Di Enw:
Llanwrda Hall SA19 8HD, 7.30pm. Tel. 01550 720483 - fundraiser
organised by Mike & Kim Turtle for Wales Air Ambulance |
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Fri 23 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Guto Dafis - Abduction and Enchantment
(Stories from Welsh Folklore and Legend): First Space, Chapter
Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, 8pm. £5 on the door |
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Fri 23 |
Pentyrch |
Acapela Unsigned: Acapela Studio,
Heol y Pentre CF15 9QD, 8pm - vote for your favourite band or singer |
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Sat 24 |
Ystalyfera |
Celtic Connection Evening to celebrate
St Dwynwen’s Day/Burns Night: Ystalyfera Social Club, Commercial
Road SA9 2HR - dancing, food,
piping in the haggis etc). 01639 842114 |
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Sat 24 |
Cwmdu, Carms |
Y Fari Lwyd and folk session:
Cwmdu Inn, 7pm |
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Sun 25 |
Abertawe / Swansea |
Swansea Copper Folk: Copper Jack
barge, Victoria Quay, Maritime Quarter, 3.45pm ready for sailing at
4pm. Limited places: book with Andrew McKay & Carol Etherton at the
Swansea Copper Folk
website. Bring instruments & voices |
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Mon 26
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Tue 27
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Caerdydd / Cardiff |
The Lost Tuesday Society, Jonathan
Nicholas, Paul Stephen Edwards: The Acoustic Showcase, Gwdihŵ Bar,
Guildford Place. 8pm, £3 |
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Wed 28
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Pontyclun |
Showcase with Meg & Dave Cox:
Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun
Institute Athletic Club, Palalwyf Avenue/Castan Road CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. £3.
Pat Smith:
07989 209824 (mob), 01443 226892 |
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Thu 29 |
Llandeilo |
Brooks Williams: Llandeilo
Acoustic, The Angel |
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Thu 29 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Bear Bones: The City Arms, Quay
Street, 9pm |
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Thu 29 |
Y Fenni/Abergavenny |
Martin Flory & Andrew Walker -
Synergy Singing Course for
male singers: Llanfoist Fawr Primary School, School Way, Abergavenny NP7
9LS, 7.30pm. Contact John at 01446 771664.
johngwales@hotmail.co.uk.
Six-week course (free) |
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Thu 29 |
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Thu 29 |
Pontardawe |
A Curious Life (documentary) & The Levellers acoustic
tour: Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, 7.30pm |
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Fri 30 |
Pontardawe |
Amy Wadge & Luke Jackson:
Pontardawe Arts Centre,
Herbert Street, 7.30pm |
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Fri 30 |
Pentyrch |
Welsh Gold:
Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre
CF15 9HH, 7.30pm - actor-musicians Glenda Clwyd, Phylip Harries, Lowri-Ann
Richards and Siôn Williams perform Welsh music & poetry from Dafydd Ap
Gwilym to Danny Abse |
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Fri 30 |
Abertawe / Swansea |
Paul Edwards: Café Nesse, Wind Street,
8pm |
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Sat
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Pentyrch |
Rusty Shackle supported by The Manatees,
Danielle Lewis:
Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre
CF15 9HH, 8pm. Tickets: £7.50/£10/£12.
SOLD OUT |
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Sat 31 |
Pentyrch |
Sild, supported by stories from the Mabinogi
from Sioned Davies, Sweet Solace: Penarth Pier Pavilion, 7pm |
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Sat 31 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Lewis & Leigh:
Snails Deli, 6-8 Beulah Road, Rhiwbina. 7pm
- Al Lewis (Wales) & Alva Leigh from Mississippi with a country/americana
package - SOLD OUT
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Sat 31 |
Pontardawe |
Welsh Gold: Pontardawe Arts Centre,
Herbert Street, 7.30pm - actor-musicians Glenda Clwyd, Phylip Harries, Lowri-Ann
Richards and Siôn Williams perform Welsh music & poetry from Dafydd Ap
Gwilym to Danny Abse |
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Sat 31 |
Gorseinon |
Bluegrass Harmony Workshop with Roland
Emmanuel: Gorseinon Institute, Lime Street, 10.30am - 4.30pm, £10.
Roland: 07811 358475 |
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