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