Gig List
FOLK MUSIC RELATED GIGS in South Wales.
Check with the venue before you go.
Things change and people don't tell me.
This list is compiled from various sources. Please check with venue before you go.
The gig list is available by email and may be even more up to date. To receive the list or to have your event included email me - cas@casbar.co.uk
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
Gower Bluegrass Acoustic Sessions Loughor Boating Club – usually 2nd & 4th Tues -- 2020 dates will be confirmed when known / * Bluegrass Instrumental Pickin’ Sessions, Loughor Boating Club – led by Will Pinnock – usually Wed 2020 dates will be confirmed when known / * Gower Acoustic Sessions 7.30pm usually 3rd Thurs. The Commercial Inn, Killay -- 2020 dates will be confirmed when known All sessions start at 7.30pm Check with Roland 07811 358475 www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk
See Home Page for addresses.
Tŷ tawe, Christina St. Swansea Welsh music sessions USUALLY 2nd Friday each month. Door open 8.30pm Start 9pm http://www.sesiwn.cymru/
See the FOLK CLUBS page for CLUBS, REGULAR GATHERINGS, POETRY & FESTIVALS in South Wales. See the VENUES page for addresses of where folk happens.
PLEASE CHECK WITH VENUE AS MANY EVENTS ARE BEING CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. I AM REMOVING EVENTS THAT I KNOW ARE CANCELLED.
I will continue to add gigs for future dates but it is by no means certain that these will occur.
JUNE
Thu Jun 4th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Zervas & Pepper
Sun Jun 7th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Bob Dylan Story
Sun Jun 7th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Folklaw
Wed Jun 10th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Red Wine Seranaders 20s ragtime & jugband blues from
Italy
Sun Jun 21st Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Edwina Hayes
Thu Jun 25th Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, NP10 9AE
John Watterson (aka Fake Thackray)
Tue Jun 30th Pontardawe Arts Centre Midnight Skyracer
JULY
Thu Jul 2nd Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, NP10
9AE Reg Meuross
Sat Jul 4th The Brunswick, Swansea The Philanderers
Sun Jul 5th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford The Meadows Band
Wed Jul 8th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Granny’s Attic
Tue Jul 14th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff FLOOK
Fri Jul 24th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Budapest Café Orchestra
Sun Jul 26th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Big Gospel Choir
Fri Jul 31st Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Maz O’Connor
AUGUST
Thu Aug 13th Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, NP10
9AE Sadie & Jay
Sun Aug 16th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Sadie & Jay
Fri 28th – Sun 30th Aug BETWEEN THE TREES FESTIVAL Candleston Castle, Meryr Mawr, South Wales
SEPTEMBER
Wed Sep 2nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Hungrytown
Wed Sep 9th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Llantrisant Folk Club 40th Birthday Party (with buffet)
Fri Sep 11th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cara Dillon
Sun Sep 13th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Roving Crows
Mon Sep 14th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Any Wadge
Wed Sep 16th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Findlay Napier & Megan Henwood
Wed Sep 16th
Acapela Studios, Pentyrch,
Cardiff Fairport Convention
Thu Sep 17th
Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone,
NP10 9AE Jay Turner
Fri Sep 18th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais John James
Sat Sep 19th RUFF Ceilidh St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff Band tba
Sun Sep 20th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Julie July Band - The Fotheringay Tour – Songs from
Sandy Denny
Sun Sep 20th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Harp & a Monkey
OCTOBER
Thu Oct 1st Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ Martin Carthy
Fri Oct 2nd (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Martin Carthy
Sat Oct 3rd Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Rusty Shackle
Thu Oct 4th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Hilary Pavey & Jim Reynolds
Fri Oct 9th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Thea Gilmore
Sat Oct 10th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Grace Petrie
Sun Oct 11th Acapela studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Tir Na nOg
Wed Oct 14th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Gordon Giltrap
Fri 16th – Sun 18th Oct PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL St Fagan’s Village Hall, Croft y Genau Rd. St Fagan’s Cardiff with Arbadetorne, Rozenn Talec + Yannic Noguet and Carol Turner
Fri Oct 16th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Dave Peabody & Regina Mudrich
Sat Oct 17th RUFF Ceilidh St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff Out of Hand plus Alison Rowley
Wed Oct 21st Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Winter Wilson
Sun Oct 11th Acapela studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Tir Na nOg
Thu Oct 22nd Acapela studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Peatbog Faeries
Thu Oct 22nd Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, NP10
9AE Jack Rutter
Sat Oct 24th Pontardawe Arts Centre Kris Drever
Wed Oct 28th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Daoiri Farrell
Fri Oct 30th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Old Strafford
Fri Oct 30th Pontardawe Arts Centre Afternoon in Paris
NOVEMBER
Tue Nov 3rd Rhosygilwen, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire Martin & Eliza Carthy
Wed Nov 4th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martin & Eliza Carthy
Sat Nov 7th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Lau - Unplugged
Wed Nov 11th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Jody Kruskal
Thu Nov 12th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ Alden, Patterson & Dashwood.
Thu Nov 12th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Clannad
Fri Nov 13th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Robin Huw Bowen
Fri Nov 13th The Gate, Cardiff The Trials of Cato
Sat Nov 14th The Gate, Cardiff Calan
Sat Nov 14th RUFF Ceilidh St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff Random with Mike Courthold
Sun Nov 15th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Jigantics
Sun Nov 15th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Charlie Dore
Sat Nov 21st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Show of Hands
Tue Nov 24th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Sam Sweeney Band
Wed Nov 25th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Blair Dunlop
Thu Nov 26th Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, NP10
9AE Ruth Notman
DECEMBER
Thu Dec 3rd Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ Dave Gibb
Sun Dec 6th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Bonner & Blake
Wed Dec 9th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Geoff Lakeman & Rob Murch
Wed Dec 9th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Kate Rusby at Christmas
Wed Dec 9th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Mediaeval Babes
Fri Dec 11th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Xmas Party with Les Barker
Sat Dec 12th RUFF Ceilidh St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff Juice & Dave Parsons
Mon Dec 14th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff “Awake-Arise – A Christmas Show For Our Times”
Lady Maisery, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith.
Wed Dec 16th £3 Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72
9EH Julie Crode & Adam Jenkins All proceeds McMillan Cancer Support. Bring small
plate of food for the buffet. Huge Xmas Raffle
Thu Dec 17th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff St Agnes Fountain
Fri Dec 18th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Los Pacaminos.
Sat Dec 19th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Los Pacaminos
Sun Dec 20th The Globe, Albany Rd, Cardiff The Wurzels
2021
Thu Jan 14th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ Brooks Williams
Fri Jan 15th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Brooks
Williams
Sat Jan 23rd Pontardawe Arts Centre George Hichcliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
Sun Jan 24th St David’s Hall, Cardiff The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Fri Jan 30th Pontardawe Arts Centre Eliza Carthy – Restitute Live
Fri Feb 20th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Mike & Dylan
James
Fri Feb 20th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Merry Hell
Fri 5th – Sun 7th Mar CWLWM CELTAIDD Hi Tide inn, Porthcawl
Sun Mar 7th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Phil Beer
Wed Mar 10th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Anthony John Clarke
Wed Mar 24th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Over The Moon
Fri Apr 9th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Andy Irvine
Wed Apr 21st Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Road Not Taken
Wed May 5th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
The Outside Track
Tue May 11th Acapela Stdios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Skerryvore
Mon May 17th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Catrin Finch & Sekou Keita and Vishtèn
Wed May 26th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Rory McLeod
31st May – 5th Jun EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL YR URDD Fferm Kilford, Dinbych
Tue Jun 1st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Lady Maisery
Wed Jun 2nd St David’s Hall, Cardiff Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners
Wed Jun 9th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
Jul 1st – Aug 7th EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL Tregaron, Ceredigion
https://eisteddfod.cymru/eisteddfod-2021
Wed Aug 11th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Sadie & Jay
Sat 4th – Mon 6th Sep St David’s Hall, Cardiff Riverdance
Tue Oct 12th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Midnight Skyracer
Wed Oct 20th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Ryan Young & Chris Amer
Wed Nov 3rd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Cup O Joe
Fri Nov 19th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Jez Lowe
Wed Dec 1st Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Quicksilver
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