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/

 

Gower Bluegrass Acoustic  Sessions 7.30pm Loughor Boating Club  – usually 2^nd & 4^th Tues  --

2019  Jun 25^th / Jul 9^th  - - Gower Acoustic Sessions 7.30pm  usually 3^rd Thurs. The Commercial Inn, Killay --  2019  Jun 20^th   Check with Roland 07811 358475 www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk

 

Tŷ tawe, Christina St. Swansea Welsh music sessions 2^nd 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.

 

2019

 

JUN

Fri Jun 14^th 7.30pm  £20/24    Swansea Grand Theatre, The Wild Murphys “One Night in Dublin”

Fri Jun 14^th £8 8pm till late      Rumney Folk Club,St Augustine’s Church Hall, Whitehall Parade, Ceilidh with The Girl on

                                                the Train

Fri 14^th – Sun 16^th Jun            GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL 2019 Tickets & full line up on the web site.             

                                                http://www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk/

Sun Jun 16^th                            Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Forest of Dean Jinski

Tue Jun 18^th                            Tramshed, Cardiff Eddie Reader

Fri Jun 21^st                              (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais 50/50 Night -

                                                Barry 'Scouse'  and The Meadows

Fri Jun 21^st  £12adv/£!5door   Knighton Community Centre LD7 1DR  The Carnival Band 01547 428088

                                                knightoncomm@gmail.com

Fri Jun 21^st  7.30pm £10/5      Llanwrda Hall, Llandovery SA19 8HD Midsummer Twmpath Live band Crannog

llandoveryfolkdancing.co,uk Jean 01550 720483 Bring food to share

Sun Jun 23^rd    3.45pm  £5     Copper Folk cruise on ‘Copper Jack’ Cruise the River Tawe leaving Swansea Marina

                                               outside The National Waterfront Museum. Bring voices, instruments and all things traditional.

                                               £5. Booking essential. http://copperfolk.wix.com/copperfolk 01792 386283

Sun Jun 23^rd                           Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, Powys Close to Folk – Sinfonia Cymru & Kabantu

Fri Jun 28^th  £5   7.30pm         Pontardawe Arts Centre Folk Music Night (Benefit for the Arts Centre) Geraint Roberts &

                                                Caradog Jones, Jack Dawgs and The Eclectics

Thu Jun 27^th                            The Brunswick, Swansea The Philanderers

Fri Jun 28^th  £5                        Pontardawe Arts Centre Folk Music Night (Benefit fot for the Arts Centre)

                                                Caradog & Aneirin Jones, JackDawgs and The Eclectics

Fri 28^th – Sun 30^th Jun            UKULELE FESTIVAL OF WALES Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill

 

JUL

Mon 1^st – Sun 7^th Jul               LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. https://international-eisteddfod.co.uk/

Tue Jul 2^nd                              Acoustic Tuesday, South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St. Riverside

                                               Cardiff CF11 6ES  Resident performers & guests  http://acoustictuesdaycardiff.uk/

Wed Jul 3^rd                              Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                                Martin Curtis (New Zealand)

Thu Jul 4^th                               Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

                                                NP20 5PJ. State of the Union (Brooks Williams & Boo Hewardine)

Thu Jul 4^th                               Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerston Crows

Thu Jul 4^th                               Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Veronica Spergia & Max De Bernardi

Fri Jul 5^th                                 (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais John Howes &

                                                 Friends

Sat Jul 6^th                                Barry West End Club, Barry Max De Bernardi & Veronica Spergia with The Bay Rum

                                                Hounds

Sun Jul 7^th                               Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Forest of Dean Merrymaker

Tue Jul 9^th                               St David’s Hall, Cardiff Lleuwen

Wed Jul 10^th                            Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Dan Cassidy & james Hickman

Thu 11^th – Sun 14^th Jul            NEATH MUSIC FESTIVAL 3 stages 100 hours eclectic musical mix

Wed Jul 17^th                            Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Mrs

                                               Ackroyd

Thu Jul 18^th 7pm  £10             Barry West End Club,CF62 6QY. Rory McLeod

Fri Jul 19^th 7.30pm £5            Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery, SA20 ODD Playford Dancing with Peter Brock

llandoveryfolkdancing.co,uk . Jean 01550 720483

Thu Jul 25^th                             St David’s Hall, Cardiff Folk Prom - Spooky Men’s Chorale

Sat Jul 27^th 11am – 10.30pm  Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martyn Joseph Masterclass £50/30

https://www.acapela.co.uk/events/martyn-joseph-masterclass/

Wed Jul 31^st                            Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                                Matthew Byrne (Canada)

 

AUG

Fri 2^nd  –  Sat 10^th Aug            EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL Lanrwst, Conwy https://eisteddfod.wales/2019-eisteddfod

Sat Aug 3^rd                              “A TRIBUTE TO DARRELL JENKINS” BARNDANCE, HOEDOWN & MUSIC Gower

                                                Heritage Centre, Parkmill SA3 5EH (Proceeds to Motor Neurone Disease Association)

Wed Aug 7^th                            Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Faith i Branko

Wed Aug 14^th                          Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                                Mike O’Connor & Barbara Griggs

Fri 30^th Aug – Sun 1^st Sep      BETWEEN THE TREES FESTIVAL, Candleston Castle Campsite, Merthyr Mawr,

                                               nr Bridgend

 

SEP

Wed Sep 4^th                            Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                                Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

Fri Sept 6^th                              Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo John James

Fri 6^th – Sun 8^th Sep                GOWER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Parkmill, Gower, Swansea

Sat Sep 7^th                              St Fagan’s Village Hall  Crofft Y Genau Rd, CF5 6DU Trio Durand Millet Raillard

Fri 6^th – Sun 8^th Sep                GOWER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Parkmill, Gower, Swansea

Wed Sep 11^th                          Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Lonesome Ace String Band

Sat 14^th – Sun 15^th Nov          FIDDLE FESTIVAL OF WALES Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill

Sun Sep 15^th                           Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Gypsyfingers

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

                                               Colum Sands

Thu Sep 19^th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

                                                NP20 5PJ. Robin Laing (Scotland)

Fri Sep 20^th                             (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Andrew McKay

                                                & Carole Etherton

Fri Sep 20^th                             Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Trials of Cato

Fri 20^th – Sun 22^nd Sep           BILLYFOLK FESTIVALThe Inn, Penallt, Mon.NP25 4SE

Sun Sep 22^nd                          Rhosygilwen Manor Cilgerran, Pemb Kongero – Swedish Folk’apella

Sun Sep 22^nd                          Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  The Gentle Good (Gareth Bonello)

Fri Sep 27^th                             Llandeilo Acoustic, Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Buttonsville (Best in the West series)

Fri Sep 27^th – Sun 29^th            The Red Lion, Sennybridge LD3 8PH  SONG & ALE WEEKEND

Sat 28^th September                 Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, Powys Jon Boden

Sat 28^th Sep                            Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Cara Dillon

Sun Sep 29^th                           Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Jon Boden

 

OCT

Wed Oct 2^nd                            Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                               Showcase with Bruce Watson (Australia)

Wed Oct 2^nd                            Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Tell Tale Tusk

Fri Oct 4^th                                Blues Dragon Rhythm & Blues Club, Cathays Cons Club, Wyverne Rd.CF24 4BH

                                               Whiskey River

Fri Oct 4^th  7.30pm  £30.80     Pontardawe Arts Centre Max Boyce

Sat Oct 5^th                               Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Zervas & Pepper

Sun Oct 6^th                              Pontardawe Arts Centre Riccardo Tesi & Anne Niepold

Sun Oct 6^th                              Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Heidi Talbot & Adam Holmes

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

                                                Phoebe Rees

Thu Oct 10^th                            Pontardawe Arts Centre Focus

Thu Oct 10^th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Kris Drever

Tue Oct 15^th                            Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Albert Lee (2^nd gig as Oct 16^th sold out)

Fri Oct 18^th                              (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais  Cathryn

                                                Craig & Brian Willoughby

Fri Oct 18^th                              Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Rusty Shackle

Fri Oct 18^th 7.30pm £33          Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot Max Boyce

Sat Oct 19^th                             RUFF Ceilidh,  St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff  St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff

                                                Crannog & Mic Spenceley

Tue Oct 22^nd                           Pontardawe Arts Centre Faustus

Tue Oct 22^nd                           Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff 9BACH

Thu Oct 24^th                            Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

                                                NP20 5PJ. Wildwood Jack

Fri Oct 25^th                              Pontardawe Arts Centre Andy Fairweather Low  & The Low Riders

Fri Oct 25^th                              Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Clive Gregson

Sun Oct 27^th                            Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Richard Digance

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

                                                Hallowe’en Special with Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton

Wed Oct 30^th                           The Tramshed, Cardiff Oysterband & June Tabor

Wed Oct 30^th                           Acapela studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martha Tilston

NOV

Sat Nov 2^nd                             Pontardawe Arts Centre Afternoon in Paris

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

McKinnon (Canada)

Thu Nov 7^th                             Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

                                               NP20 5PJ. Rosie Hood & Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne 

Thu Nov 7^th                             Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Skerryvore

Fri Nov 8^th                               Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Barbara Dickson with pianist Nick Holland

Mon Nov 11^th                          St David’s Hall, Cardiff Celtic Women

Thu Nov 14^th                           The Miners’ institute, Blackwood The Pitmen Poets

Thu Nov 14^th                           Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon Martin Simpson

Fri Nov 15^th                             Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Budapest Café Orchestra     

Sat Nov 16^th                            RUFF Ceilidh, Sports & Social Club, University Hospital of Wales The Jam & Crumpet

                                                Band & Fee Lock

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

                                                Tommy Sands

Wed Nov 20^th                          Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Will McNicol

Thu Nov 21^st                           Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerston The Hut People

Fri Nov 22^nd                             (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais  Whiskey River

                                                 (trio)

Fri Nov 29^th                             (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais A 50/50 night

                                                with – Neil & Louise Thomas  and Caradog Jones & Geraint Roberts

Fri Nov 29^th                             Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  3 Daft Monkeys

Sat Nov 30^th                            Rhosygilwen Manor Cilgerran, Pemb Jim Causley’s Christmas

 

DEC

Wed 4^th Dec                            Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  St Agnes Fountain

Thu Dec 5^th                             Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

NP20 5PJ Steve Tilston & Friends

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

Xmas Party #1

Fri Dec 13^th                             (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais  XMAS PARTY

                                                “Carols & Crumpets” with John Kirkpatrick.

Sat Dec 14^th                            RUFF Ceilidh,  St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff Juice & Dave Parsons

Sun Dec 15^th                           Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys

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

                                                Xmas Party - “Carolling & Crumpets” with John Kirkpatrick.

2020

 

Fri Jan 17^th                              (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais  Reg Meuross

Wed Jan 22^nd                          Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Showcase with Dragon’s Breath

FEBRUARY

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

Brooks Williams & Sloan Wainwright

Thu Feb 13^th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

                                               NP20 5PJ Vicki Swann & Jonny Dyer

Wed Feb 26^th                          Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Tim Edey

Sat Mar 15^th                            Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Faeland

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

                                               Mike & Dylan James (Brittany)

Thu Mar 19^th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

                                                NP20 5PJ Judy Cook

Fri Mar 20^th                             (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais  Mike & Dylan

                                               James

Thu Apr 2^nd                            Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road

                                               Newport NP20 5PJ Dan McKinnon

Thu Apr 23^rd                            Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport

                                                NP20 5PJ  Allan Taylor

Fri May 15^th                             (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais  The Hut

                                                People

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

                                                Nick & Mally Dow

25^th – 30^th May                        EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL YR URDD Fferm Kilford, Dinby

Mon 1^st – Wed 3^rd Jun            St David’s Hall, Cardiff Riverdance

Wed Jun 3^rd                            Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                               Geoff Lakeman

Aug 1^st - 8^th                             EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL Tregaron, Ceredigion

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

                                               Sadie & Jay

Wed Sep 2^nd                           Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                               Hungrytown

Thu Sep 17^th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road

                                                Newport NP20 5PJ. Maria Dunn & Shannon Johnson

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

                                               Jigantics

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

Winter Wilson