HOME PAGE & GIGS LIST
This web site exists to spread the word about folk music related gigs and events across South Wales and receives a huge amount of hits each month.
I have included pages listing folk clubs and festivals, regular happenings and venue addresses which I hope you will find useful.
The information on this site is kept as up to date as possible but it relies on people letting me know when things change. Please check that things are still happening before you travel to gigs
If you would like your event included please email me on cas@casbar.co.uk
Cas Smith
Gower Bluegrass Acoustic Sessions Loughor Boating Club – usually 2nd & 4th Tues -- Future dates will be posted when known Bluegrass Instrumental Pickin’ Sessions, Loughor Boating Club – led by Will Pinnock – usually Wed Gower Acoustic Sessions usually 3rd Thurs. The Commercial Inn, Killay -- When they return all sessions start at 7.30pm Check with Roland 07811 358475 www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk
Tŷ tawe, Christina St. Swansea Welsh music sessions USUALLY 2nd Friday each month. Door open 8.30pm Start 9pm http://www.sesiwn.cymru/
Links
FOLKWALES ONLINE MAGAZINE www.folk.wales/
CELTIC HEARTBEAT Frank Hennessy BBC Radio Wales Sundays 7 - 9pm Online too http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/sites/celticheartbeat/
RADIO TIRCOED 106.5FM “All Folked Up” Thursdays 8-9pm http://www.radiotircoed.com/
OYSTERMOUTH RADIO Wed & Fri 8pm Folk & Blues with John Davies www.oystermouthradio.com
See the FOLK CLUBS page for CLUBS, REGULAR GATHERINGS, POETRY & FESTIVALS in South Wales. See the VENUES page for addresses of where folk happens.
SOUTH WALES GIGS LIST
THE DATES I HAVE LISTED ARE POSSIBLE DATES. NO DOUBT MORE WILL GET CANCELLED AS TIME GOES ON.
2021
JUNE
Tue Jun 1st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Lady Maisery
Sun Jun 6th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Maz O’Connor
Wed Jun 9th Llantrisant Folk Club on ZOOM Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
Sun Jun 27th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Charlie Dore
Wed Jun 30th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martyn Joseph plays entire classic 2003 album +
audience requests
JULY
Thu Jul 1st Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff An Evening with Martyn Joseph
Sun Jul 4th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Roving Crows
Wed Jul 7th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Nick & Mally Dow
Wed Jul 7th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Schmoozenbergs
Mon Jul 26th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Midnight Skyracer
Wed Jul 28th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Pharis & Jason Romero
AUGUST
Wed Aug 4th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Merry Hell
Fri Aug 6th Acapela studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Peatbog Faeries
Wed Aug 11th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Sadie & Jay
Wed Aug 18th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
The Jigantics
Sun Aug 22nd Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Luke Jackson Trio
Thu Aug 26th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Red Sky July
Fri 27th – Sun 29th Aug BETWEEN THE TREES FESTIVAL Candleston Castle, Meryr Mawr, South Wales
SEPTEMBER
Wed Sep 1st Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Hungrytown
Wed Sep 1st Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Magpies
Fri Sep 3rd Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Kizzy Crawford
Sat 4th – Mon 6th Sep St David’s Hall, Cardiff Riverdance
Sun Sep 5th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Bob Dylan Story
Sat Sep 11th Pontardawe Arts Centre Eliza Carthy – Restitute Live
Tue Sep 14th The Globe, Cardiff John Smith
Wed Sep 15th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Phil Beer
Thu Sep 16th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Maria Dunn & Shannon Johnson
Sun Sep 19th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Julie July Band - The Fotheringay Tour – Songs from
Sandy Denny
Wed Sep 22nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Geoff Lakeman & Rob Murch
Thu Sep 23rd The Globe, Cardiff The Handsome Family
Sun Sep 26th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff John McCusker Band
Sat Sep 28th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Grace Petrie
Sat Sep 28th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Spiers & Boden
OCTOBER
Sun Oct 3rd Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Edwina Hayes
Wed Oct 6th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Will
Pound & Pheobe Rees
Thu Oct 7th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Judy Cook
Sat Oct 9th Pontardawe Arts Centre Grace Petrie
Sun Oct 10th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Thea Gilmore
Mon Oct 11th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Holy Moly & The Crackers
Wed Oct 13th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martin Taylor & Martin Simpson
Thu Oct 14th The Gate, Cardiff Karine Polwart
Thu Oct 14th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ Martin Carthy
Thu Oct 14th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Martin Carthy
Fri Oct 15th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Martin Carthy
Sun Oct 17th St David’s Hall, Cardiff The Waterboys
Wed Oct 20th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Ryan Young & Chris Amer
Fri Oct 22nd Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martin & Eliza Carthy
Sat Oct 23rd Pontardawe Arts Centre Steeleye Span’s 50th Anniversary Tour
Mon Oct 25th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Fairport Convention SOLD OUT
Wed Oct 27th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
Sat Oct 30th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Billy Bragg
Sun Oct 31st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Clannad
NOVEMBER
Mon Nov 1st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Richard Thompson
Tue Nov 2nd Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Lau- Unplugged
Wed Nov 3rd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Cup O Joe
Wed Nov 3rd Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cara Dillon
Wed Nov 3rd St David’s Hall, Cardiff Amy Wadge
Fri Nov 5th St David’s Hall, Cardiff The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Sun Nov 7th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Blair Dunlop
Wed Nov 10th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Zervas & Pepper
Fri Nov 12th Pontardawe Arts Centre Martyn Joseph
Sat Nov 13th The Gate, Cardiff Calan
Wed Nov 17th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Daoiri Farrell
Fri Nov 19th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Jez Lowe
Fri Nov 19th Pontardawe Arts Centre Martyn Joseph
Fri Nov 19th The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Max Boyce
Sun Nov 21st Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Budapest Café Orchestra
Mon Nov 22nd Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Skerryvore
Sat Nov 27th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Big Gospel Choir
Sun Nov 28th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Klezmer-ish
Sun Nov 28th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Show of Hands
Tue Nov 30th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Sam Sweeney Band
Tue Nov 30th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Kris Drever
DECEMBER
Wed Dec 1st Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Quicksilver
Wed Dec 1st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Kate Rusby at Christmas
Thu Dec 2nd St David’s Hall, Cardiff Fisherman’s Friends
Sun Dec 5th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Mediaeval Baebes
Wed Dec 8th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff St Agnes Fountain
Sat Dec 11th The Gate, Cardiff Georgia Ruth
Sat Dec 11th The Globe, Albany Rd, Cardiff The Wurzels
Fri Dec 10th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Xmas Party –
Les Barker
Wed Dec 15th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
DIY Xmas Party
Wed Dec 22nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Xmas Party – Jackie Oates & John Spiers
Sat Dec 18th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Los Pacaminos Xmas Party with Paul Young
Sun Dec 19th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff “Awake Arise” Lady Maisery, Jimy Aldridge & Sid
Goldsmith
2022
Wed Jan 12th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
JackDawgs
Wed Feb 2nd Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff FLOOK
Wed Mar 9th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Brooks Williams & Boo Hewerdine (State of the Union)
Sat Mar 12th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Rusty Shackle
Sat Mar 12th Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli Max Boyce
Wed Mar 16th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
“Fake Thackray” John Watterson
Wed May 25th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Rory McLeod
Fri Mar 25th Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Barbara Dickson
Wed Mar 30th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Over The Moon
Sun Apr 10th New Theatre, Cardiff Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders
Wed Apr 13th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Winter Wilson
Wed Apr 27th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
Sun Apr 24th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Gordon Giltrap
Fri 6th – Sun 8th May TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL
Thu May 19th St David’s Hall, Cardiff seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners
Fri May 20th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Andy Irvine
30th May – 4th Jun EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL YR URDD Fferm Kilford, Dinbych
Wed Jun 1st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Catrin Finch & Sekou Keita and Vishtèn
Fri 10th – Sun 12th Jun GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL
Sat Jun 11th Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners
Thu Jun 16th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Dan McKinnon
30th Jul - 6th Aug EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL Tregaron, Ceredigion
Wed Sep 7th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Road Not Taken
New Year Limerick
Once we’ve got shot of the virus
I’m sure that we’ll all be desirous
Of a dance and a sing
And a bloody good fling
With like minded friends to inspire us
written by Lisa Taylor
The next Valley Folk Club ZOOM is Friday April 30th.
You could use this link to go straight there
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2319682073?pwd=VXEwWnZId1NRU1JqRktKUlZBUlI3dz09
This is instead of meeting on the 1st Friday of the month. We will return to the usual 1st & 3rd Friday schedule from May 21st.
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