September 2014: Edited by
Mick Tems
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Online links:
CELTIC HEARTBEAT: Frank
Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales, Sundays, 6pm - 8pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/sites/celticheartbeat/
TRAC: MUSIC TRADITIONS WALES:
http://www.trac-cymru.org/
FOLKLIFE QUARTERLY (Printed):
online listings & articles:
http://www.folklife-west.org.uk
ACOUSTIC ROUTES: Dapper FM,
Penywaun & the Upper Cynon Valley. Every Monday night with Dave Chamberlain,
8pm - 10pm;
www.dapperfm.co.uk.
RADIO TIRCOED: John the Violin
Man, Wednesdays, 6pm - 8pm (Traditional Folk Music.) 106.5 FM
http://www.radiotircoed.com/
online
CASBAR FOLK: Local folk/roots
listings
http://www.casbar.co.uk/Giglist.html
COB RECORDS: Porthmadog:
http://www.cobrecords.com/
THE MUSIC WELL (formerly
Radio Britfolk):
http://www.themusicwellhome.co.uk/
UK FOLK MUSIC: Website packed
with information / news / reviews / diaries and two podcasts:
http://www.ukfolkmusic.co.uk
TAPLAS
- "The voice of folk in Wales & the Borders"
www.taplas.co.uk
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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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Mon 1
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Tue 2
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Abertawe / Swansea |
Galoots: The Brunswick Arms, 9pm |
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Wed 3
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Llwchwr / Loughor |
Bluegrass picking session: Loughor
Boating Club SA4 6TB, 7.30pm. Roland Emmanuel,
ssru1@hotmail.com |
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Thu 4 |
Selattyn |
Sheesham & Lotus & Son: Cross
Keys, Selattyn - Canadian |
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Thu 4 |
Roch, Pembs |
Bram Taylor: Cuffern Manor, Roch |
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Thu 4
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Parkmill, Gower |
Bluegrass picking session: The
Gower Inn - session to welcome visitors to the Gower Bluegrass
Festival. Roland Emmanuel,
ssru1@hotmail.com |
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Fri 5 |
Parkmill, Gower |
Gower Bluegrass Festival - Whitefern
Mountain String Band, Jaywalkers, The Grass Snakes: Gower Heritage Centre,
http://gowerbluegrass.co.uk/ (until Sunday) |
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Fri 6 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
PentreffestNoz with Jon & Kate: St
Mary’s Church Hall, Church Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2EA, 8pm.
£6/£4 |
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Sat 6 |
Parkmill, Gower |
Gower Bluegrass Festival - A &
E Old Time String Band, The Thrifts, Maria Wallace, Nantucket
Sleighride, Shoostring Evening Concert Hatful of Rain, Blossom Hill,
Chris Moreton, Jaywalkers, Brandywine: Gower
Heritage Centre,
http://gowerbluegrass.co.uk/ (until Sunday) |
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Sat 6 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Voicelab - singing workshop with
Pauline Down: Singing From The Heart: St Catherine's Hall, Kings
Road. 1pm - 4pm. £20/£15. 07952 752823,
paulinedown7@gmail.com,
www.paulinedown.com |
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Sat 6 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Sian Francis and Dom Barry:
Whitchurch
Rugby Sports and Social Club, Samuel's Crescent, Whitchurch CF14 2TH,
8.30pm. Tel: (029) 2061 2477,
http://whitchurchrssc.co.uk/ |
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Sat 6 |
Pontypŵl
/ Pontypool |
Dawson & The Dissenters: Borough
Blues Club, New Panteg Rugby Club, New Inn, Pontypool, NP4 0PZ.
Tickets £7 (members £5)
http://www.boroughblues.com/ - Abertillery-born Dawson Smith & his
rootsy dream band |
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Sat 6 |
Leominster (E) |
The Village Quire & Phil Smith - Back
To The Garden: Leominster Priory, 7.30pm - the story of Corporal
William Bevan, soldier & head gardener to an estate. Part of Rifles &
Spades: Children Of The Steam & The Field - Leominster's War
1914-1918, also including scenes from Memories by writer Geoffrey
Bright and Leominster Morris's Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire. Tickets
free from Leominster Tourist Information Centre (01568 616460) and the
Leominster Museum (www.leominstermuseum.org.uk
/ 01568 615186), but book in advance. |
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Sun 7 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Ray Davies: St David's Hall, The
Hayes, 7.30pm |
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Sun 7 |
Parkmill, Gower |
Gower Bluegrass Festival -
Garth Mountain Boys, Blossom Hill, A &
E String Band, Whitefern Mountain
String Band: Gower
Heritage Centre,
http://gowerbluegrass.co.uk/ (ends today) |
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Mon 8 |
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Tue 9 |
Solfa / Solva |
Dana & Susan Robinson, Quarto:
The Ship, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm. £10 including food |
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Tue 9 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Second Tuesday Club: Whitchurch
Rugby Sports and Social Club, Samuel's Crescent, Whitchurch CF14 2TH,
8pm. Tel: (029) 2061 2477,
http://whitchurchrssc.co.uk/ |
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Wed 10 |
Pontyclun |
Dana & Susan Robinson: Llantrisant
Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road CF72 9EH,
8.30pm. Members £5, non-members £8.
www.folkwales.org.uk/. Pat
Smith: pat.spoons@virgin.net,
07989 209824 (mob), 01443 226892 |
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Wed 10 |
Aberteifi / Cardigan |
Sam Sweeney's fiddle: Made In The
Great War (Sam Sweeney, Hugh Lupton, Paul Sartin, Robert Harbron): Theatr Mwldan, Bath
House Road SA43 1JY, 7.30pm, £13 (£12 cons). 01239 621600.
Details, video |
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Thu 11 |
Tŷ Du / Rogerstone |
Colum Sands: Newport Folk Club,
Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, 8.45pm.
www.newportfolkclub.co.uk/ 01633 897923 |
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Thu 11 |
Broad Haven, Pembs |
Sheesham & Lotus & Son: Pembrokeshire
Intimate Gigs, Druidstone Hotel, Broad Haven SA62 3NE. 8pm, £10 in advance. 01437 781221 |
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Thu 11 |
Porthcawl |
Blind River Scare, Shooting The Crow:
Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl |
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Thu 11 |
Sebastopol, Gwent |
Tom Crow & Nick Smith: The Open
Hearth, Sebastopol,
http://ohacoustic.wordpress.com/directions/ |
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Fri 12
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Sat 13 |
Pentyrch |
Kizzy Crawford: Acapela Studio,
Heol y Pentre, 8pm. |
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Sat 13 |
Llanbedr Pont Steffan /Lampeter |
Gwyl Golwg Festival -
Meic Stevens, Plu, Mati Mathias:
Victoria Hall, 8pm, £10.
http://gwylgolwg.com/ (until Sun 14) |
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Sat 13 |
Dolgellau |
An informal evening of folk singing
& music: Tŷ Siamas, Eldon Square, 7.30pm (free) |
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Sun 14 |
Llanbedr Pont Steffan /Lampeter |
Gwyl Golwg
Festival - Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Catrin Herbert, Blodau
Gwylltion, Lowri Evans: Rock Tent, St David's University Campus.
1pm - 7pm,
http://gwylgolwg.com/ - ends tonight |
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Mon 15
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Tue 16 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Marion Leeper, Olion
Byw: Storytelling/music, Milgi's Yurt, 213 City Road, 8pm |
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Tue 16
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Abertawe / Swansea |
Mardi Jug Band:
The Brunswick Arms |
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Wed 17
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Llwchwr / Loughor |
Bluegrass picking session: Loughor
Boating Club SA4 6TB, 7.30pm. Roland Emmanuel,
ssru1@hotmail.com |
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Thu 18 |
Casnewydd / Newport |
Will Kaufmann -
Woodie Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard
Travellin': Lyceum Folk Club, Malpas Road, doors open 8pm.
http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk/ |
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Thu 18 |
Abertawe / Swansea |
Rag Foundation:
The Brunswick Arms, 3
Duke Street |
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Thu 18 |
Cilgerran, Pembs |
Estron:
Rhosygilwen Folk Club, Rhosygilwen Mansion, 8pm |
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Fri 19 |
Llanfairpwll,
Ynys Môn |
The Big Experiment - Patrick Rimes,
Oli Wilson-Dickson, Stacey Blythe, Huw Williams, Antwn Owen-Hicks,
Meinir Olwen, Neil & Meg Browning, Rhodri & Chris Jones, Gwenan
Gibbard, Angharad Jenkins, Mari Morgan, Ned Clamp & Pat Smith, Arfon
Gwilym & Sioned Webb, Bryn Davies, Fiona Collins: Conway Centre,
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.
Website: click here
(until Sunday) |
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Fri 19 |
Pontardawe |
Meic Stevens: Gigs Y Gwach,
Pontardawe Inn |
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Fri 19 |
Llanbedr |
The Village Quire & Phil Smith -
Precious Bane: Llanbedr Village Hall, near Crickhowell NP8 1SR.
£7.50.
01873 812017/811158 |
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Fri 19 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
The Chalk Circle Collective, Frankie
Armstrong & Mikey Price: Revolutionary Ballads!: Llanover Hall,
Romilly Road, Cardiff CF5 1FH, 7.30pm. The 7 female singers of the
Collective present new settings of songs from Bertolt Brecht's The
Caucasian Chalk Circle, plus Frankie & Mikey joining them for a
specially-chosen set of Brecht's work.
chalkcirclecollective@mail.com,
www.facebook.com/chalkcirclecollective |
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Fri 19 |
Llanelli |
Emily Hinshelwood & Delyth
Jenkins - Salt In Our Boots: Ffwrnes, Llanelli - poetry, harp music &
animation |
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Fri 19 |
Aberteifi /Cardigan |
The Johnny Cash Roadshow: Theatr
Mwldan, Bath House Road, Cardigan, 7.30pm - The only tribute show to
be endorsed by the Cash family! |
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Fri 19 |
Pontardawe |
Will Kaufmann -
Woodie Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard
Travellin': Valley
Folk Club, The Ivy Bush, High Street, 8pm.
http://www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk/ |
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Fri 19 |
Llangollen |
Llangollen Storytelling Cafe:
The Courtyard Coffee Shop, Castle Street, Llangollen LL20 8NY,
7.30pm |
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Fri 19 |
Llanymddyfri /
Llandovery |
Peter Brock - Playford Folk Dancing:
Llandovery Folk
Dancing, Rhys Prichard Hall, Llandovery, SA20 0DD 7.30pm -
10.30pm, £4. Refreshments included. 01550 750 232 |
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Fri 19 |
Abertawe / Swansea |
Doghouse: The Wig, 134 Saint
Helen's Road, Swansea SA1 4BL |
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Sat 20 |
Llanfairpwll,
Ynys Môn |
The Big Experiment: Conway
Centre, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.
Website: click here
(until Sunday) |
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Sat 20
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Pentyrch |
Mynediad Am Ddim:
Acapela Studio, Heol Y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9QD, 8pm.
http://www.acapelaconcerts.com/ |
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Sat 20 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
The Grass Snakes: Boomswinger
Bluegrass Club, MacIntosh Institute, Keppoch Street, Roath CF24 3JW |
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Sat 20 |
Castell Nedd / Neath |
Rod Clements: Neath Little
Theatre, 7.30pm |
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Sat 20 |
Pontsian, Ceredigion |
Twmpath with the Gower All Stars:
Pontsian Memorial Hall, Llandysul, 7.30pm, £5 adults/£3 10-17/under 10
free - part of Gwyl
Pontsian Festival . |
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Sat 20 |
Pennant, nr Llanon |
Brenig: Pennant
Community Centre, nr Llanon |
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Sat 20 |
Lower Lydbrook, Glos (E) |
The Chalk Circle Collective, Frankie
Armstrong & Mikey Price: Revolutionary Ballads!: The Garden Cafe,
Lower Lydbrook GL17 9NN, 7.30pm. The 7 female singers of the
Collective present new settings of songs from Bertolt Brecht's The
Caucasian Chalk Circle, plus Frankie & Mikey joining them for a
specially-chosen set of Brecht's work. Advance tickets only - contact
Paul on 01594 860075.
chalkcirclecollective@mail.com,
www.facebook.com/chalkcirclecollective |
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Sat 20 |
Berkeley, Glos (E) |
Barn Dance: Hamfields, Berkeley,
7.30pm, £12 (child £6) including ploughman's supper. Entry by ticket
only: 01454 260376 or 01454 260277 |
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Sun 21 |
Llanfairpwll,
Ynys Môn |
The Big Experiment: Conway
Centre, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.
Website: click here
(ends today) |
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Sun 21 |
Oldwalls, Gower |
Tom McConville:
Halfpenny Folk Club, The Greyhound, Oldwalls, Gower, 8.30pm.
www.halfpennyfolkclub.com/
. Joy Toole:
joy@gowerfolkfestival.co.uk |
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Sun 21 |
Bristol (E) |
The Chalk Circle Collective, Frankie
Armstrong & Mikey Price: Revolutionary Ballads!: The Folk House,
40A Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG, 7.30pm. The 7 female singers of the
Collective present new settings of songs from Bertolt Brecht's The
Caucasian Chalk Circle, plus Frankie & Mikey joining them for a
specially-chosen set of Brecht's work.
chalkcirclecollective@mail.com,
www.facebook.com/chalkcirclecollective |
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Sun 21 |
Whitecroft, Glos (E) |
Mick Ryan & Paul Downes: Forest
Folk Club, The Miners' Arms, 8pm.
http://www.forestfolkclub.com/ |
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Sun 21 |
Dursley, Glos (E) |
James Findlay: Dursley
Acoustic Music Nights, 7.30pm. Contact David Cheffings,
dursleyfolky@gmail.com |
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Mon 22
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Tue 23 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy
Kerr: Roots Unearthed, Lefel 3 Lounge, St David’s Hall, 8pm |
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Tue 23 |
Abertawe / Swansea |
Bear Bones:
The Brunswick Arms, 3
Duke Street, Swansea. 01792 465676 |
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Tue 23 |
Llandeilo |
Llandeilo Welsh Tune Club with Helen
Adam: The Angel.
helenadamfiddle@gmail.com |
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Wed 24
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Pontyclun |
BarlowCree:
Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road
CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Members £5, non-members £8.
www.folkwales.org.uk/. Pat
Smith: pat.spoons@virgin.net,
07989 209824 (mob), 01443 226892 - they're going off the road for a
while to write more
songs, and the Club booked them pretty sharpish! |
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Wed 24 |
Aberdaugleddau/ Milford Haven |
Emily Hinshelwood & Delyth
Jenkins - Salt In Our Boots: Torch Theatre, - poetry, harp music &
animation |
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Wed 24 |
Bristol (E) |
Ciğdem Aslan: The Lantern, Colston
Hall BS1 5AR - born in Istanbul of Kurdish parents, she tours Europe
singing Sephardic music & Rebetiko |
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Thu 25 |
Llandeilo |
The Sarah Smith Quartet featuring Andy
MacKenzie: The Angel, Llandeilo.
info@llandeiloacoustic.com
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Fri 26 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Riverdance - 20th
anniversary tour: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. 02920 224488,
http://riverdance.com/uk/ |
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Fri 26 |
Pentyrch |
Rusty Shackle:
Acapela Studio, Heol Y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9QD, 8pm. £12/£10,
http://www.acapelaconcerts.com/ |
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Fri 26 |
Dynbych-yr-Pysgod / Tenby |
Brooks Williams: Cafe Vista,
3 Crackwell Street, Tenby SA70 7HA, 8pm. 01834 849636 |
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Fri 26 |
Dolgellau |
Rhisiart Arwel: Tŷ Siamas, Eldon
Square. 8pm, £10. 01341 421800.
http://www.tysiamas.com/ |
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Fri 26 |
Pontardawe |
Rag Foundation: Acoustic Meeting
Ground, Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street |
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Fri 26 |
Caerfyrddin/ Carmarthen |
Lowri Evans, Sian Walker, Isobel
Stevenson: Carmarthen Arts
Celtic Evening, Carmarthen Quins Rugby Club, 7pm |
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Fri 26 |
Aberystwyth |
Festnoz Aberystwyth:
Llanbadarn Church Hall, £2.50. Beginners' tuition, 7.15pm; bal &
festnoz, 8pm |
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Sat 27 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Riverdance - 20th
anniversary tour: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. 02920 224488,
http://riverdance.com/uk/ |
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Sat 27 |
Casnewydd / Newport |
Rusty Shackle: Fighting Blindness benefit,
Queen's Hotel, 19 Bridge Street, Newport NP20 4AN. £5.50, 7pm. 01633
844900 |
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Sat 27 |
Little Haven, Pembs |
New Rope String Band: Little
Haven Village Hall |
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Sat 27 |
Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Willy Porter: Snails
Deli, 6 Beulah Road, Rhiwbina CF14 6LX, 7pm. £19.80 including a cawl
supper. fran@snailsdeli.com,
029 2062 0415,
www.wegottickets.com |
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Sat 27 |
Llwchwr / Loughor |
Mabsant Festival - Rob Strafford,
Chris Hughes, Occasional Domestics, Bay Choir: St Michael's
Church, £5 |
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Sat 27 |
Pontardawe |
Rag Foundation:
Acoustic Meeting Ground, Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, 8pm |
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Sat 27 |
Llanhennock, Gwent |
Robin & Bina
Williamson: Llanhennock Village Hall - a Caerleon Festival
presentation |
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Sat 27 |
Penfro / Pembroke |
Jess Ward, The Gower
All Stars - The Mermaid's Lament album launch & dance: Pembroke
Town Hall, 7.30pm. £7 (children free) |
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Sun 28
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Caerdydd / Cardiff |
Riverdance - 20th
anniversary tour: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. 02920 224488,
http://riverdance.com/uk/ |
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Sun 28 |
Pentyrch
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New Rope String Band: Acapela
Studio, Heol y Pentre CANCELLED |
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Sun 28 |
Bristol (E) |
Ladysmith Black Mambazo In Inala:
Colston Hall, Colston Street BS1 5AR |
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Mon 29 |
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Tue 30 |
Castell Nedd / Neath |
Emily Hinshelwood & Delyth
Jenkins - Salt On Our Boots: The Gwyn Hall, Neath, 7.30pm. £10 (£5
students) - poetry,
harp music &
animation |
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Tue 30 |
Abertawe /
Swansea |
Phil Okwedy & Mikey
Price - Will & The Welsh Black Cattle: Swansea Storytelling, No
Sign Bar, Wynd Street SA1 1EG, 8pm |
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