SOUTH WALES' FOLK RELATED GIG LIST
 SOUTH WALES' FOLK RELATED GIG LIST

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

 

SOUTH WALES GIGS LIST

 THE DATES I HAVE LISTED MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU MAY HAVE TO BOOK. CHECK FOR YOURSELVES 

 

Gower Bluegrass Pickin’ Sessions  Loughor Boating Club in the Bar.Tuesdays 2024: Oct 8, 22, Nov 5, 19, Dec 3, 17. 

Acoustic Sessions The Commercial Inn, Killay – Thursdays 2024   Oct 3, 17, Nov 7, 21, Dec 5, 19.

 Check with Roland 07811 358475 www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk  

Sesiwn Werin Tŷ Tawe – Ail Nos Wener pob mis.

Sesiwn Werin Tŷ Tawe – 14.00 – 16.00 Ail Brynhawn Sul pob mis. Sesiwn werin i blant dan 16.

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/

 

See the FOLK CLUBS page for CLUBS, REGULAR GATHERINGS, POETRY & FESTIVALS in South Wales. See the VENUES page for addresses of where folk happens.

2024

 

OCTOBER

Tue Oct 8th                              Cuffern Manor, Roch, Haverfordwest Jack Rutter

Wed Oct 9th                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Steve Knightly

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

                                     Jack Rutter

Wed Oct 9th                             Cawley Hall, Eye Luston HR6 0DS Bal/Concert (Folk Dance music from Eastern Brittany)

                                                 with  Planchée & Mike James maggiep@phonecoop.coop 07579 965851

Thu Oct 10th                            The Lyric, Carmarthen. Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain

Fri Oct 11th              7pm         The Mariners, Nolton Haven SA62 3NH Hands of the Heron

Fri Oct 11th                              SwanseaArena Max Boyce

Sat Oct 12th             8pm         Mumbales, Mumbles, Swansea  Anthill Blues

Sat Oct 12th                             SwanseaArena Max Boyce

Sat Oct 12th                             Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Steeeye Span

Sun Oct 13th                            Rhosygilwen Mansion, Pembs The Brothers Gillespie

Sun Oct 13th                            The Riverfront, Newport  Magenkyo Taiko Drummers

Mon Oct 14th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Li’l Jimmy Reed & The ‘A’ Team

Tue Oct 15th                            Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Wed Oct 16th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Hannah Scott

Thu Oct 17th                            Neath Rugby Club  VRï (Buy tickets from The Gwyn Hall)

Thu Oct 17th                             Newport Folk Club  Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd.Dan McKinnon

Fri Oct 18th                              Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                 SA8 4EB Hallowe’en Special with Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton

Fri Oct 18th                              Conquest Theatre, Bromyard Folk in the Foyer – Farefield

Sat Oct 19th                             The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Batsukh Dorj (Tuvan throat singer, Mongolia)

Sat Oct 19th                             Tŷ Tawe, Christina St Swansea Angharad Jenkins & Patrick Rimes

Sat Oct 19th                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Fairport Convention

Sun Oct 20th                           The Castle Hotel, Neath  The Hat & The Fiddle Band

Tue Oct 22nd                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Budapest Café Orchestra

Thu  24th Oct                           Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                                 Bob Fox

Sat Oct 26th                             ruffContra, Morganstown Village Hall CF15 8LE with  Gareth Kiddier, Will Allen

                                & Nicola Scott

Sun Oct 27th                            The Lost Arc, Rhayader Ray Cooper

Sun Oct 27th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Budapest Café Orchestra

Mon Oct 28th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff “Stolen From God” – Slave Trade song cycle from

                                Reg Meuross, Suntou Susso & Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcyne

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

                                                Showcase with Jeff Hankins

NOVEMBER

Sat Nov 2nd     2pm                 St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St.Pontcanna, Cardiff  Twmpath i’r Teulu.       

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

                                      Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewardine (Night Out grant (tix £10 / £7 members)

Wed Nov 6th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Ellie Gowers

Thu Nov 7th                             Cuffern Manor, Roch, Haverfordwest Ryan Young, Dylan Fowler & Gillian Stevens

Thu Nov 7th                             The Gate, Cardiff Calan

Fri Nov 9th                               Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Calan

Sat Nov 10th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Eleanor McEvoy

Tue Nov 12th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Joachim Cooder

Wed Nov 13th                          Rhos y Gilwen, Pembs The Brothers Gillespie

Thu Nov 14th                           Newport Folk Club  Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Hunter Muskett

Fri Nov 15th                             Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                SA8 4EB Lowri Evans & Lee Mason

Sat Nov 16th                            Elysium, High St. Swansea  N’Famady Kouyate (full band)

Sat Nov 16th                            Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Martin Simpson

Sat Nov 16th                            RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Juice and Ned Clamp

Sun Nov 17th                           Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford. Anthony John Clark

Tue Nov 19th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Andy Irvine

Wed Nov 20th                          Utilita Arena Cardiff Bellowhead

Thu Nov 21st                           Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                                Anthony John Clarke

Thu Nov 21st                           Patti Pavilion, Swansea Martyn Joseph

Sat Nov 23rd            8pm         Mumbales, Mumbles, Swansea  Anthill Blues

Sat Nov 23rd                            Gwyn Hall, Neath  Rhythm of the Dance – 25th Anniversary Xmas Special

Sat Nov 23rd                            Pontardawe Arts Centre Afternoon in Paris

Sun Nov 24th                           Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Calan

Thu Nov 28th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Pedair

Fri Nov 29th                             Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                 SA8 4EB A 50/50 Night Paul Lloyd Nicholas + Neil & Louise Thomas

Sat Nov 30th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Merry Hell

DECEMBER

Sun Dec 1st                             Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford. Reivers Gallows

Thu Dec 4th                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Furrow Collective – “We Know by the Moon”

                                Festive Special

Thu Dec 5th                             Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                                Jake Leg Jug Band

Fri Dec 6th                               Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Christmas Fun with Bronwen Lewis

Tue Dec 10th                           Glee Club, Cardiff Grace Petrie

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

                                      Xmas Party No.1. Bring small plate of food to share. Bumper Raffle

Fri Dec 13th                             Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                SA8 4EB Xmas Party with Whiskey River Trio

Sat Dec 14th                            Maindee Library, VRï

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

                                     Rapsquillion’s Xmas Show

Fri Dec 20th                             Pontardawe Arts Centre The Unthanks in Winter

2025

JANUARY

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

                                Reg Meuross “Fire and Dust” – A Woody Guthrie Story.

Sat Jan 18th                             RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Bunny Eye Band and

                                Mic Spenceley

Sun Jan 19th   2pm                 Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                SA8 4EB Angharad Jenkins & Patrick Rimes

FEBRUARY

Sun Feb 2nd   2pm                   Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                SA8 4EB 50/50 Afternoon with Wynford Jones + Geoff Cripps + Another Guest tbc  

Thu Feb 6th                             Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (Cardiff) Eliza Carthy & Jennifer Reid

                                https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/events/eliza-carthy-jennifer-reid

Fri Feb 7th                               The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Catherine & Lizzie Ward Thomas

Fri Feb 7th                               Ludlow Assembly Rooms Spiers & Boden

Sun Feb 9th                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Geraint Watkins & The Mosquitos

Tue Feb 11th                           Pontardawe Arts Centre Hayseed Dixie

Fri Feb 14th                             Gwyn Hall, Neath Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders

Wed Feb 19th                          Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                      Karen Pfeiffer & Paul Walker

Thu Feb 20th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martha Tilston

Sun Feb 23rd   2pm               Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                SA8 4EB The Joff Lowson Trio    

Tue Feb 25th                           Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Fairport Convention

Thu Feb 27th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                State of the Union

MARCH

Sat Mar 1st                              Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Taff rapids String Band

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

                                     Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne

Wed Mar 5th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Lady Maisery

Wed Mar 5th                            Pontardawe Arts Centre Katherine Priddy

Sun Mar 9th                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Juan Martin

Mon Mar 10th                           The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Spiers & Boden

Thu Mar 13th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Hooten Hallers – “The Devil’s Egg”

Wed Mar 19th                          Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                      Celebrate St Patrick’s Night with Piskey Led

Thu Mar 20th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cerys Hafana

Thu Mar 20th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

Stone &Julie Wigley / Stonesthrow

Thu Mar 20th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cerys Hafana

Fri Mar 21st                              Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                 SA8 4EB Tom Kitching - "Where There's Brass"

Sun Mar 23rd                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Ashley Hutchings & Blair Dunlop

Thu Mar 27th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Sounds of The Sirens

APRIL

Thu Apr 3rd                              Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                               Dan McKinnon

Thu Apr 3rd                              Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Goudies

Fri Apr 4th                                Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                SA8 4EB Jake Leg Jug Band

Wed Apr 23rd                           Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                                Polly Morris

Fri Apr 25th                              Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Bwncath

MAY

Thu May 1st                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Track Dogs

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

                                      Caffray/McGurk/Madge

Sat May 17th                            RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Kettlehawk and Alison Rowley

Sun May 18th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martin Simpson

Wed May 28th                         Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira

JUNE

JULY

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

                                                  Dave Gibb

AUGUST

Tue 12th - Thu 14th Aug           Swansea Arena Riverdance 30 - The New Generation

Wed 20th Aug                          Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Zervas & Pepper “This Flight Tonight – The Songs of

Joni Mitchell”

Fri 25th - Sun 27th Aug           FESTIVAL OF THE CELTS Pontardawe Playing Fields

SEPTEMBER

Thu Sep 11th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                Enda Kenny

OCTOBER

Thu Oct 2nd                             Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                Brooks Williams, Aaron Catlow & Jon Short.

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER