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.

This web site now hosts information for Pontardawe's VALLEY FOLK CLUB.

I have also 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

Acoustic Sessions usually 3^rd Thurs. The Commercial Inn, Killay – FIRST ONE BACK AFTER THE BREAK – Thursday 26^th August 2021!!! at 7.30pm Check with Roland 07811 358475 www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk

Gower Bluegrass Acoustic Sessions – usually 2^nd & 4^th Tues -- Future dates will be posted when known

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 8 - 10pm 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 MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU MAY HAVE TO BOOK. CHECK FOR YOURSELVES

2021

SEPTEMBER

Fri Sep 17^th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais John

Alderslade

Wed Sep 15^th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Phil Beer

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 23^rd Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ Moreton

Roadshow

Thu Sep 23^rd The Globe, Cardiff The Handsome Family

Fri Sep 24^th Tŷ Tawe, Christina St Swansea Mei Gwynedd & Mabli Tudur

Sat Sep 25^th 8.30pm Riverside Folk Club, Loughor Boating Club Rocky Road, Old Strafford and The Larks

Sat Sep 25^th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Grace Petrie

Sun Sep 26^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff John McCusker Band

Tue Sep 28^th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Spiers & Boden

OCTOBER

Fri Oct 1^st RhosyGilwen Mansion, Pembs. Martin & Eliza Carthy

Sun Oct 3^rd Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Edwina Hayes

Wed Oct 6^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Rapsquillion

Wed Oct 6^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Schmoozenbergs

Thu Oct 7^th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Fri Oct 8^th The Gate, Cardiff Trials of Cato

Sun Oct 10th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Thea Gilmore

Mon Oct 11^th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Holy Moly & The Crackers with Rob Heron supporting.

Tue Oct 12^th St David’s Hall Kitty MacFarlane

Wed Oct 13^th 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 14^th 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 17^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Barbara Dickson & Nick Holland

Sun Oct 17^th St David’s Hall, Cardiff The Waterboys

Fri Oct 22^nd The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Le Vent du Nord

Fri Oct 22nd Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martin & Eliza Carthy

Sat Oct 23rd Pontardawe Arts Centre Steeleye Span’s 50th Anniversary Tour BOX OFFICE OPEN

Sat Oct 23^rd Tŷ Tawe, Christina St Swansea Welsh language Folk Acts – part of Swansea Fringe

Sat Oct 23^rd Rhosygilwen Mansion, Pembs Sean Lakeman & Kathryn Roberts

Mon Oct 25^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Fairport Convention SOLD OUT

Wed Oct 27^th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

Thu Oct 28^th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

Jigantics

Sat Oct 30th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Billy Bragg

Sun Oct 31^st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Clannad

NOVEMBER

Mon Nov 1^st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Richard Thompson

Tue Nov 2^nd Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Lau- Unplugged

Wed Nov 3^rd Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cara Dillon

Wed Nov 3^rd 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 10^th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Zervas & Pepper

Fri Nov 12^th Pontardawe Arts Centre Martyn Joseph

Sat Nov 13^th The Gate, Cardiff Calan

Tue Nov 16^th Pontardawe Arts Centre The Devil’s Violin

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 19^th The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Max Boyce

Sun Nov 21^st Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Budapest Café Orchestra

Mon Nov 22nd Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Skerryvore

Sat Nov 27^th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Big Gospel Choir

Sun Nov 28^th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Klezmer-ish

Sun Nov 28th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Show of Hands

Tue Nov 30^th 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 8^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff St Agnes Fountain

Sat Dec 11^th 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 15^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

DIY Xmas Party

Wed Dec 22^nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Xmas Party – Jackie Oates & John Spiers

Sat Dec 18^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Los Pacaminos Xmas Party with Paul Young

Sun Dec 19^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff “Awake Arise” Lady Maisery, Jimy Aldridge & Sid

Goldsmith

2022

JANUARY

Wed Jan 12^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

JackDawgs

Friday Jan 21^st (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Old Strafford

FEBRUARY

Wed Feb 2^nd Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff FLOOK

Sun Feb 20^th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Maz O’Connor

MARCH

Mar 1^st Pontardawe Arts Centre Bronwen Lewis St David’s Day Concert

Sun Mar 6^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Morganway

Wed Mar 9^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Brooks Williams & Boo Hewerdine (State of the Union)

Thu Mar 10^th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

Sapphire Storm

Thu Mar 10^th Acapela studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Peatbog Faeries (TBC)

Sat Mar 12^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Rusty Shackle

Sat Mar 12^th Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli Max Boyce

Wed Mar 16^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

“Fake Thackray” John Watterson

Fri Mar 25^th Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Barbara Dickson

Tue Mar 29^th Pontardawe Arts Centre Peggy Seeger FINAL TOUR

Wed Mar 30^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Over The Moon

APRIL

Fri Apr 1^st Pontardawe Arts Centre Flats & Sharps

Wed Apr 6^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Charlie Dore

Sun Apr 10^th New Theatre, Cardiff Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders

Wed Apr 13^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Winter Wilson

Sun Apr 24^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Gordon Giltrap

Tue Apr 26^th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Hot Club of Cowtown

Wed Apr 27th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Tania Opland & Mike Freeman

MAY

Thu May 5^th Pontardawe Arts Centre Grace Petrie

Fri 6^th – Sun 8th May TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL

Fri 6^th - Sat 7^th May ROATH FOLK FESTIVAL The Gate, Cardiff

Wed May 18^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Cup O Joe

Thu May 19^th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners

Fri May 20^th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Andy Irvine

Wed May 25th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Rory McLeod

Sat May 28^th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Fairport Convention

30th May – 4^th Jun EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL YR URDD Fferm Kilford, Dinbych

JUNE

Wed Jun 1st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Catrin Finch & Sekou Keita and Vishtèn

Fri 10^th – Sun 12^th Jun GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL

Sat Jun 11^th Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners

Wed Jun 15^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Nick & Mally Dow

Thu Jun 16^th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

Dan McKinnon

Sat Jun 18^th Pontardawe Arts Centre Midnight Skyracer

Thu Jun 23^rd Pontardawe Arts Centre Spiers & Boden

JULY

Sun Jul 3^rd Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Roving Crows

Wed Jul 6^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Andy Cutting

Wed Jul 20^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Pauline Vallance

30th Jul - 6th Aug EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL Tregaron, Ceredigion

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Wed Sep 7th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Road Not Taken

Thu Sep 15^th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

Maria Dunn & Shannon Johnson

Wed Sep 21^st Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Hungrytown

OCTOBER

Wed Oct 5^th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Sapphire Storm

NOVEMBER

Fri Nov 25^th Pontardawe Arts Centre Calan

DECEMBER