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
Gower Bluegrass Pickin’ Sessions Loughor Boating Club in the Bar.Tuesdays tba.
Acoustic Sessions The Commercial Inn, Killay – Thursdays May19th, Jun 9th /23rd, Jul 7th / 21st , Check with Roland 07811 358475 www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk
Sesiwn Werin Tŷ Tawe – Ail Nos Wener pob mis.
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/
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 26th Pontardawe Arts Centre The Unthanks
Thu May 26th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter
Fri May 27th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Dervish
Fri May 27th Torch Theatre, Milford Haven Fairport Convention
Fri May 27th Taliesin Arts Centre, Jake Blount
Fri May 27th The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Cedrick Burnside (Folk/Blues)
Fri May 27th 7.30pm £10/7 Y Parlwr, Kings Rd Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff Gwilym Bowen Rees with Patrick Rimes &
Gwen Màiri
Fri 27th – Sun 29th May FISHGUARD FOLK FESTIVAL
Sat May 28th Rhosygilwen Manor, Pembrokeshire Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman
Sat May 28th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Fairport Convention
Sun May 29th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Luke Daniels
30th May – 4th Jun EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL YR URDD Fferm Kilford, Dinbych
JUNE
Wed Jun 1st St David’s Hall, Cardiff Catrin Finch & Sekou Keita
Thu 2nd – Sun 5th Jun HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN FESTIVAL Hay on Wye
Sat Jun 4th Moylegrove Village Hall, Pembrokeshire Caper Ceilidh Band (Night Out)
Wed Jun 8th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Hannah Read & Michael Starkey
Wed Jun 8th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martin & Eliza Carthy
Thu Jun 9th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy The Red Wine Seranaders
Thu Jun 9th The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Sister Cookie (Blues)
Fri Jun 10th The Gate, Kepoch St. Cardiff Georgia Ruth
Fri 10th – Sun 12th Jun GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL Woebley Castle Only SUNDAY tickets left!
Sat Jun 11th Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners
Wed Jun 15th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Nick & Mally Dow
Thu Jun 16th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Dan McKinnon
Fri Jun 17th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais
Calennig Arbennig
Sat Jun 18th Pontardawe Arts Centre Midnight Skyracer
Sat Jun 18th 7PM The Grange Farm Barn, Wick, Vale of Glamorgan Barn Dance with JUICE
Thu Jun 23rd Pontardawe Arts Centre Spiers & Boden
Fri Jun 24th The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Martin Simpson / Sheelanagig
Sat Jun 25th The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Jack Rutter / Sam Sweeny Band / Eliza Carthy Trio
Sat 25th – Sun 26th Jun Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill Ukulele Festival of Wales
Sun Jun 26th The Druidstone, Haverfordwest SA62 3NE Martin Carthy / Rachel Newton
Sun Jun 26th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Luke Jackson Trio
Wed Jun 29th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Showcase with Steve & Julie Wigley
JULY
Sat Jul 2nd 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 3rd Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Roving Crows
Tue Jul 5th -Sun 10th July LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD
Wed Jul 6th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Andy Cutting
Thu Jul 7th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais De Temps Antan
Thu Jul 7th Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, High Cross Jez Lowe
Sun Jul 10th Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff Le Vent du Nord
Thu Jul 14th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Dan Walsh & Brooks Williams.
Wed Jul 20th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Pauline Vallance
Wed Jul 27th 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 3rd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Beach Party with JackDawgs
Wed Aug 3rd Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Yves Lambert Trio
Sat Aug 13th Caldicot Castle Rusty Shackle- Live!
Wed Aug 17th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Fellow Pynins
Fri 26th – Sun 28th Aug BETWEEN THE TREES FESTIVAL Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve, South Wales
Wed Aug 31st 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 8th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Oysterband
Wed Sep 14th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Aidan Sheehan’s Harmonica Club Showcase
Thu Sep 15th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Maria Dunn & Shannon Johnson
Fri Sept 16th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais John James
Wed Sep 21st Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Hungrytown
Thu Sep 22nd Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, High Cross Reg Meuross
Fri Sep 23rd Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Old Baby Mackerel (Bluegrass & Old Time American)
Sat Sep 24th RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Cat’s Claw with Mic Spenceley
ruffCeilidhs | Be prepared to laugh and dance…
Wed Sep 30th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
SHOWCASE with The Stoney Mountain Ramblers
OCTOBER
Wed Oct 5th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Sapphire Storm
Wed Oct 5th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Faustus
Thu Oct 6th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Rheingans Sisters
Fri 7th – Sun 9th Oct CWLWM CELTAIDD, Porthcawl ( Cwlwm Celtaidd | Celtic Festival of Wales )
Sun Oct 9th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Julie July Band “The Sandy Denny Experience 2022"
Tue Oct 11th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff LAU – Unpugged
Sat Oct 15th Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Max Boyce
Sun Oct 16th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff John McCusker
Fri Oct 21st (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais
The Foxglove Trio and Andy Tamlyn Jones (50/50 night)
Sun Oct 30th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Budapest Café Orchestra
NOVEMBER
Wed Nov 2nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
David Foley & Ryan Young
Fri Nov 4th Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Fisherman’s Friends
Wed Nov 9th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Hooten Hallers
Sun Nov 13th Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Thea Gilmore
Wed Nov 16th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Janie Meneely, Rob Van Sante & John Conolly
Fri Nov 18th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais Rapsquillion
Sun Nov 20th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Bellowhead Sam Sweeney Band supporting.
Sun Nov 20th Acapela studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff N’famady Kouyaté
Fri Nov 25th Pontardawe Arts Centre Calan
Sat Nov 26th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Judy Collins
Wed Nov 30th Glee Club, Cardiff Eliza Carthy & The Restitution
DECEMBER
Fri Dec 9th (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais XMAS PARTY
With CAPTAIN CAT & THE SAILORS Bring & share buffet.
Wed Dec 14th 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 21st 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 7th St David’s Hall, Cardiff Martyn Joseph
MARCH
Wed Mar 15th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Megan Henwood & Finlay Napier
Wed Mar 29th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Mike & Dylan James
Fri Mar 31st (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Rd. Glais
Mike & Dylan James
APRIL
Wed Apr 12th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
MAY
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PONTARDAWE
The next Valley Folk Club ZOOM is Friday May 27th
You could use this link to go straight there
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2319682073?pwd=VXEwWnZId1NRU1JqRktKUlZBUlI3dz09
GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL
is almost sold out.
ONLY SUNDAY TICKETS LEFT !!
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