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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 

2022

MAY

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

                                Rory McLeod

Thu May 26^th                           Pontardawe Arts Centre  The Unthanks

Thu May 26^th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                                Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter

Fri May 27^th                             Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Dervish

Fri May 27^th                             Torch Theatre, Milford Haven  Fairport Convention

Fri May 27^th                             Taliesin Arts Centre, Jake Blount

Fri May 27^th                             The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Cedrick Burnside (Folk/Blues)

Fri May 27^th 7.30pm £10/7      Y Parlwr, Kings Rd Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff Gwilym Bowen Rees with Patrick Rimes &

                                 Gwen Màiri

Fri 27^th – Sun 29^th May           FISHGUARD FOLK FESTIVAL

Sat May 28^th                            Rhosygilwen Manor, Pembrokeshire Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman

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

Sun May 29^th                           The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Luke Daniels

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 

Thu 2^nd – Sun 5th Jun             HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN FESTIVAL Hay on Wye

Fri Jun 3^rd                                HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN FESTIVAL Hay on Wye Dave Mitchell & Graham Vincent

Sat Jun 4^th                               Moylegrove Village Hall, Pembrokeshire Caper Ceilidh Band (Night Out)

Tue Jun 7^th                              St David’s Hall, Cardiff Lady Maisery

Wed Jun 8^th                             Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Hannah Read & Michael Starkey

Wed Jun 8^th                             Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Martin & Eliza Carthy

Thu Jun 9^th                              Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy The Red Wine Seranaders

Thu Jun 9^th                              The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Sister Cookie (Blues)

Fri Jun 10^th                              The Gate, Kepoch St. Cardiff Georgia Ruth

Fri 10^th – Sun 12^th Jun            GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL Woebley Castle Only SUNDAY tickets left!

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

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

                                 Calennig Arbennig

Sat Jun 18^th                             Pontardawe Arts Centre Midnight Skyracer

Sat Jun 18^th  7PM                   The Grange Farm Barn, Wick, Vale of Glamorgan Barn Dance with JUICE

Sat Jun 18^th                             The Globe, Hay on Wye The Monster Ceilidh Band (Electrofolkmegadon)

Thu Jun 23^rd                            Pontardawe Arts Centre Spiers & Boden

Fri Jun 24^th                              The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Martin Simpson / Sheelanagig

Sat Jun 25^th                             The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Jack Rutter / Sam Sweeny Band / Eliza Carthy Trio

Sat 25^th – Sun 26^th Jun           Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill Ukulele Festival of Wales

Sun Jun 26^th                            The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Martin Carthy / Rachel Newton

Sun Jun 26th                           Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Luke Jackson Trio

Wed Jun 29^th                           Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                Showcase with Steve & Julie Wigley

JULY

Sat Jul 2^nd                               Rhosygilwen Manor, Pembrokeshire 40 Years of Fflach Records presented by

                                Angharad Jenkins with many of the artists recorded by the label. A tribute to late founders

                                                 Wyn & Richard Jones.

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

Tue Jul 5^th -Sun 10^th July        LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD

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

                                Andy Cutting

Thu Jul 7^th                               The Welfare, Ystradgynlais De Temps Antan

Thu Jul 7^th                               Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, High Cross Jez Lowe

Sun Jul 10^th                             Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Le Vent du Nord

Mon Jul 11^th                            FOLK PROM St David’s Hall, Cardiff The Unthanks

Thu Jul 14^th                             Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                Dan Walsh & Brooks Williams.

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

Pauline Vallance

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

                                                20 minute Showcase Pontyclun U3A Ukulele Club

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

AUGUST

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

                                Beach Party with JackDawgs

Wed Aug 3^rd                            Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Yves Lambert Trio

Sun Aug 7^th                             Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Winter Wilson

Sat Aug 13^th                            Caldicot Castle  Rusty Shackle- Live!

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

                                                Fellow Pynins

Fri 26^th – Sun 28^th Aug            BETWEEN THE TREES FESTIVAL Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve, South Wales

Wed Aug 31^st                           The Globe, Cardiff The Handsome Family

SEPTEMBER

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

                                Road Not Taken

Thu Sep 8^th                             Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Oysterband

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

Aidan Sheehan’s Harmonica Club Showcase

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

                                Maria Dunn & Shannon Johnson

Thu Sep 15^th                           Pontardawe Arts Centre Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders

Fri Sept 16^th                             (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais John James

Tue Sep 20^th                           St David’s Hall, Cardiff Chris Wood

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

                                Hungrytown 

Thu Sep 22^nd                           Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, High Cross Reg Meuross

Fri Sep 23^rd                             Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Old Baby Mackerel (Bluegrass & Old Time American)

Sat Sep 24^th                            RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Cat’s Claw with Mic Spenceley

                                                ruffCeilidhs | Be prepared to laugh and dance…

Sun Sep 26^th                           Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Pete Morton

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

                                               SHOWCASE with The Stoney Mountain Ramblers

OCTOBER

Tue Oct 4th                              St David’s Hall, Cardiff Martin Simpson

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

Sapphire Storm

Wed Oct 5^th                             Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Faustus

Thu Oct 6^th                              Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Rheingans Sisters

Fri 7^th – Sun 9^th Oct            CWLWM CELTAIDD, Porthcawl ( Cwlwm Celtaidd | Celtic Festival of Wales )

Sun Oct 9^th                              Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Julie July Band “The Sandy Denny Experience 2022"

Tue Oct 11^th                         Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff LAU – Unpugged

Sat Oct 15^th                             Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Max Boyce

Sun Oct 16^th                            Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff John McCusker

Sun Oct 16^th                            Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford Hungrytown

Fri Oct 21^st                              (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais

                                The Foxglove Trio and Andy Tamlyn Jones (50/50 night)

Fri Oct 21st                              Pontardawe Arts Centre Afternoon in Paris

Sun Oct 30^th                            Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Budapest Café Orchestra

NOVEMBER

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

                                      David Foley & Ryan Young

Fri Nov 4^th                               Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Fisherman’s Friends

Wed Nov 9^th                            Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Hooten Hallers

Fri Nov 11^th                             Neath Little Theatre Martyn Joseph

Sun Nov 13^th                           Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff  Thea Gilmore

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

                                      Janie Meneely, Rob Van Sante & John Conolly

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

Sun Nov 20^th                           St David’s Hall, Cardiff Bellowhead Sam Sweeney Band supporting.

Sun Nov 20^th                           Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff N’famady Kouyaté

Fri Nov 25^th                             Pontardawe Arts Centre Calan

Sat Nov 26^th                            St David’s Hall, Cardiff Judy Collins

Wed Nov 30^th                          Glee Club, Cardiff Eliza Carthy & The Restitution

DECEMBER

Fri Dec 9^th                               (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais XMAS PARTY

                                                With CAPTAIN CAT & THE SAILORS Bring & share buffet.

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

                                      Xmas Party #1 Bring a small plate of food to share.

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

                                                The Magical Christmas Tree with Emily Sanders, Chris Parkinson and Pete Morton

2023

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

Tue Feb 7^th                             St David’s Hall, Cardiff Martyn Joseph

MARCH

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

Megan Henwood & Finlay Napier                                                      

Wed Mar 29^th                          Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Mike & Dylan James

Fri Mar 31^st                              (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais

                                Mike & Dylan James 

APRIL

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

                                     Tania Opland & Mike Freeman

MAY

Tue May 23^rd                           St David’s Hall, Cardiff Gretchen Peters

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DECEMBER