FOLK MUSIC RELATED GIGS in South Wales.
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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 6 - 8pm 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 2nd & 4th Tues --
2019 Feb 26th / Mar 12th & 26th / Apr 9th & 30th / May 7th & 21st / Jun 11th & 25th / Jul 9th - - Gower Acoustic Sessions 7.30pm usually 3rd Thurs. The Commercial Inn, Killay -- 2019 Feb 21st /
Mar 14th (change) / Apr 18th / May 16th / Jun 20th Check with Roland 07811 358475 www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk
Tŷ tawe, Christina St. Swansea Welsh music sessions 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.
2019
FEB
Tue Feb 19th 7-10pm Sesh Sŵn Cwmafan, The Brit Pub, London Row, Cwmavon. Am ddim. Dewch ag offeryn
Tue Feb 19th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Jim Moray
Wed Feb 20th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Solasta.
Fri Feb 22nd Pontardawe Arts Centre The Blues Band
Fri Feb 22nd 7pm £12(15) Rudry Parish Hall, Cardiff Dan Donnelly & Jon Sevink and friends
Feb 23rd 7.30pm Free Barry West End Club,CF62 6QY. Jacob & Drinkwater “This Old River Tour”
Sat Feb 23rd £42-67 7.30pm St David’s Hall, Cardiff Joan Baez “Fare Thee Well Tour”
Wed Feb 27th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Showcase – Mike Johnson
Thu Feb 28th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. The Rosellys
MAR
Fri Mar 1st – Sat Mar 2nd CROESO SWANSEA 2019 Castle Square Swansea
http://www.enjoyswanseabay.com/croeso-swansea-2019-live-music-and-entertainment/
Fri Mar 1st Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Steve Tilston
Fri Mar 1st 8pm Ty Tawe, Christina St. Swansea Lowri Evans
Fri Mar 1st St Fagan’s Village Hall Crofft Y Genau Rd, CF5 6DU MoltenAmba
Fri Mar 1st &.30pm £16 The Bleddfa Centre, Knighton Ceilidh Dance with Henry Marten’s Ghost Inc meal
Sat Mar 2nd 1pm - late ROATH FOLK FESTIVAL The Gate, Cardiff
Sat Mar 2nd 2 – 4pm £10/12 Swansea Wellbeing Centre SA1 5PQ Workshop – Songs & Rhythms from Cuba
07811 628247 Heathermurray125@gmail.com
Sat Mar 2nd 6pm Pre-book Nicholaton House, Penmaen, Gower St David’s Day Dinner & Dance Ceilidh with
Coppercaillie
Sun Mar 2nd Catbrook memorial Hall,Monmouthshire Jamie Smith’s Mabon
Sun Mar 3rd Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Forest of Dean Pete Coe
Sun Mar 3rd0 7.30pm £26/27 Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl Barbara Dickson
Mon Mar 4th Pontardawe Arts Centre Hayseed Dixie
Tue Mar 5th 7.30 – 10pm Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St Cardiff
Resident Singers and guests
Tue Mar 5th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Juan Martin
Fri Mar 8th Pontardawe Arts Centre Jon Boden & The Remnant Strings
Fri Mar 8th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Luke Daniels & Nancy Kerr
Fri 8th – Sun 10th March CWLWM CELTAIDD Porthcawl
Wed Mar 13th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Judy Cook
Thu Mar 14th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Thunder & Rain
Thu Mar 14th Pontardawe Arts Centre O’Hooley & Tidow
Thu Mar 14th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. Spotlight on Americana (Mark Purnell & Darren Baker)
Fri Mar 15th (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Les Barker
Fri Mar 15th 7.30pm £10 Llanwrda Hall, nr Llandovery SA19 8HD Twmpath with Di Enw & Rose Matthews Food
llandoveryfolkdancing.co,uk . Jean 01550 720483
Sat Mar 16th RUFF CMC Sports & Social Club, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff
CF14 4XW Token Women & Jo Freya
Sat Mar 16th Rhosygilwen Manor Cilgerran, Pembs Peter Knight & John Spiers
Sun Mar 17th 5.30 – 8.30 £3 Jacs Aberdare, Wind St. CF44 7LL Parcel of Rogues – St Patrick’s Day show.
Sun Mar 17th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Phil Knight & John Spiers
Thu Mar 21st £15.50/13.50 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman 7.30pm
Fri Mar 22nd Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff 3 Daft Monkeys
Sat Mar 23rd 7pm £8 Llanbedr Village Hall, Crickhowell Mumbo Jumbo 01873 812385 / 810239
llanbedrvillagehall@gmail.com http://www.llanbedrvillagehall.org.uk/Llanbedr_Village_Hall/up_coming_events.html
Sat Mar 23rd Pontardawe Arts Centre Steve Knightly
Sat Mar 23rd SOLD OUT Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Amy Wadge & Luke Jackson
Sun Mar 24th SOLD OUT Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Amy Wadge & Luke Jackson
Tue Mar 26th Rhosygilwen Manor, Cilgerran Pembs Moya Brennan
Wed Mar 27th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Vula Viel https://thewelfare.co.uk/Shows/vula-viel/
Wed Mar 27th RAFA Club, St David’s The Brother Brothers
Thu Mar 28th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. Nick Dow
Fri Mar 29th (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Mansant and
Neil & Louise Thomas
Fri Mar 29th Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Daoïri Farrell
Fri Mar 29th Jack Murphy’s, Wind St. Swansea The Rumblestrutters
Sat Mar 30th Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport “Acoustic Together” (DiElle Trio)
Sun Mar 31st Portland House, Cardiff Bay “Acoustic Together” (DiElle Trio)
Sun Mar 31st Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Moya Brennan
APR
Mon Apr 1st Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Daoïri Farrell
Wed Apr 3rd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH The
Fishguard Singers (Pat’s Birthday Bash)
Fri Apr 5th St Fagan’s Village Hall Crofft Y Genau Rd, CF5 6DU WÖD
Fri Apr 5th Rhosygilwen Manor Cilgerran, Pemb Keith James -The Songs & Poems of Leonard
Cohen
Sat Apr 6th 7.30pm £10/12 Barry West End Club,CF62
6QY.Sean Taylor
Sun Apr 7th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Forest of Dean Anthony John Clarke
Wed Apr 10th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy The Often Herd
Mon Apr 15th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Trials of Cato
Wed Apr 17th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Mairearad Green & Anna Massie
Fri Apr 19th 8pm £8 (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais MARTIN
CARTHY
Fri Apr 19th 7.30pm £5 Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery, SA20 ODD International Circle Dancing: Chris Yemm
llandoveryfolkdancing.co,uk . Jean 01550 720483
Thur Apr 25th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. Si Barron
Sat 27th April 8pm Acapella Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Sheelanagig
Mon Apr 29th Druidstone Hotel, Pembs Flook
Tue Apr 30th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Flook
Tue Apr 30th Pontardawe Arts Centre Topette
MAY
Thu May 2nd The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Talisk
Thu May 2nd Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Ron Block & Tony Furtado
Sat May 4th – Sun May 5th FESTIVAL OF THE CELTS Llandeilo (More later)
Wed May 8th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
John Doyle
Wed May 8th Pontardawe Arts Centre Sharon Shannon & Seckou Keita
Fri 10th – Sun 12th May TREDEGAR HOUSE FESTIVAL Newport NP10 8YW www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk/
Sat May 11th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Luke Jackson Trio
Fri May 3rd St Fagan’s Village Hall Crofft Y Genau Rd, CF5 6DU The Andro Sisters
Thu May 9th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. John Connolly & Rob van Sante
Wed May 15th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy The Churchfitters
Fri May 17th The Gate, Cardiff Julie Murphy Support Ben Smith
Sun May 19th 8pm £15 Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Fara (Orkney)
Sun May 19th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Forest of Dean Kevin Dempsey
Wed May 22nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH The
Hut People
Fri May 24th (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Andy Cutting
Fri May 24th Rhosygilwen Manor Cilgerran, Pemb Belshazzar’s Feast
Fri 24th -Mon 27th May FISHGUARD FOLK FESTIVAL https://fishguard-folk-music.co.uk/fishguard-folk-festival.html
Wed May 29th Queen’s Hall Narberth Fairport Convention
Thu May 30th Pontardawe Arts Centre Fairport Convention
Mon May 27th – Sat 1st Jun EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL YR URDD Bae Caerdydd Am ddim
Fri May 31th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Fairport Convention
Fri May 31st (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais 50/50 Night
Graham Larkbey + Dave Illingworth
Larkbey + Dave Illingworth
Fri May 31st – Sun 2nd Jun FIRE IN THE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL nr Aberystwyth www.fireinthemountain.co.uk
Fri 31st May – Sun 2nd Jun LAZZMATAZ 2019 Castle Hotel, Llandovery
JUN
Wed Jun 5th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Showcase – Jayne Williams & Friends (San Francisco)
Thu Jun 6th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road
Newport NP20 5PJ. Pete Harris & Mick Ryan
Fri Jun 7th Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Woody Mann
Fri Jun 7th St Fagan’s Village Hall Crofft Y Genau Rd, CF5 6DU Mike Gulston & Blanche Rowen
Wed Jun 12th £5 Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Eirwen Malin – “Sorting the Sock Drawer” Showcase evening in aid of “Cure
Parkinson’s Trust” and/or Parkinson’s UK
Wed Jun 12th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Wheatley’s Arcadians
Fri 14th – Sun 16th Jun GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL 2019 Full line up now on the web site. Tickets on sale in
January http://www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk/
Sun Jun 16th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Forest of Dean Jinski
Fri Jun 28th £5 Pontardawe Arts Centre Folk Music Night (Benefit fot for the Arts Centre)
Fri 28th – Sun 30th Jun UKULELE FESTIVAL OF WALES Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill
JUL
Mon 1st – Sun 7th Jul LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. https://international-eisteddfod.co.uk/ Wed Jul 3rd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Martin Curtis (New Zealand)
Thu Jul 4th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. State of the Union (Brooks Williams & Boo Hewardine)
Fri Jul 5th Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Veronica Spergia & Max De Bernardi
Sun Jul 7th Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Forest of Dean Merrymaker
Thu 11th – Sun 14th Jul NEATH MUSIC FESTIVAL 3 stages 100 hours eclectic musical mix
Wed Jul 17th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Mrs
Ackroyd
Thu Jul 18th 7pm £10 Barry West End Club,CF62 6QY. Rory McLeod
Fri 19th – Sun 21st Jul PICKIN’ & SINGING WEEKEND (A Tribut to Darrell) Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill,
SA3 2EH Acoustic Pickin’ Sessions, Harmony Workshops, Instrument & Harmony
Workshops. www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk
AUG
Fri 2nd – Sat 10th Aug EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL Lanrwst, Conwy https://eisteddfod.wales/2019-eisteddfod Wed Aug 7th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Faith i Branko
Fri 30th Aug – Sun 1st Sep BETWEEN THE TREES FESTIVAL, Candleston Castle Campsite, Merthyr Mawr,
nr Bridgend
SEP
Wed Sep 4th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente
Sat Sep 7th St Fagan’s Village Hall Crofft Y Genau Rd, CF5 6DU Trio Durand Millet Raillard
Wed Jul 10th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Dan Cassidy & james Hickman
Wed Sep 11th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Lonesome Ace String Band
Sat 14th – Sun 15th Nov FIDDLE FESTIVAL OF WALES Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill
Wed Sep 18th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Colum Sands
Thu Sep 19th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. Robin Laing (Scotland)
Fri Sep 20th (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Andrew McKay
& Carole Etherton
Sun Sep 22nd Rhosygilwen Manor Cilgerran, Pemb Kongero – Swedish Folk’apella
Fri Sep 27th Llandeilo Acoustic, Angel Hotel, Llandeilo Buttonsville (Best in the West series)
OCT
Wed Oct 2nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Showcase with Bruce Watson (Australia)
Wed Oct 2nd Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Tell Tale Tusk
Sun Oct 6th Pontardawe Arts Centre Riccardo Tesi & Anne Niepold
Fri Oct 18th (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Cathryn
Craig & Brian Willoughby
Sat Oct 19th RUFF Ceilidh, St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff
Crannog & Mic Spenceley
Tue Oct 22nd Pontardawe Arts Centre Faustus
Thu Oct 24th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. Wildwood Jack
Fri Sep 27th – Sun 29th The Red Lion, Sennybridge LD3 8PH SONG & ALE WEEKEND
Wed Oct 30th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Hallowe’en Special with Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton
NOV
Wed Nov 6th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH Dan
McKinnon (Canada)
Thu Nov 7th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. Rosie Hood & Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Sat Nov 9th Pontardawe Arts Centre Show of Hands
Mon Nov 11th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Celtic Women
Fri Nov 15th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Budapest Café Orchestra
Sat Nov 16th RUFF Ceilidh, Sports & Social Club, University Hospital of Wales The Jam & Crumpet
Band & Fee Lock
Wed Nov 20th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Tommy Sands
Fri Nov 22nd (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Whiskey River
(trio)
Sat Nov 30th Rhosygilwen Manor Cilgerran, Pemb Jim Causley’s Christmas
DEC
Wed Dec 11th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Xmas Party #1
Fri Dec 13th (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais XMAS PARTY
“Carols & Crumpets” with John Kirkpatrick.
Sat Dec 14th RUFF Ceilidh, St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff Juice & Dave Parsons
Wed Dec 18th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Xmas Party - “Carolling & Crumpets” with John Kirkpatrick.
2020
Thu Apr 2nd Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ Dan McKinnon
Thu Sep 17th Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport
NP20 5PJ. Maria Dunn & Shannon Johnson