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SOUTH WALES GIGS LIST

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

Acoustic Sessions The Commercial Inn, Killay – Thursdays 2024   Thu Sep 5^th  in the Gower Inn – pre Gower Bluegrass Festival 7pm Sep 19, 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

SEPTEMBER

Thu Sep 5^th  7pm                    Gower Inn – pre Bluegrass Festival session

Fri Sep 6^th – Sun 8^th                GOWER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Gower

Thu Sep 12^th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Paul Jones & Dave Kelly

Fri Sep 13^th                             Queen’s Hall, Narberth Made in Tennessee

Sat Sep 14^th            8pm         Mumbales, Mumbles, Swansea  Anthill Blues

Sat Sep 14^th                            Pontardawe Arts centre The Breath 

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

                                      Huw Williams & Ben Tunnicliffe

Thu Sep 19^th                           COWBRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL Holy Cross Parish Church Pedair

https://cowbridgemusicfestival.co.uk/events/pedair/

Thu Sep 19^th                           Newport Folk Club  Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Carrie Martin

Fri Sep 20^th                             Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street

                                                SA8 4EB Rocky Road

Fri Sep 20^th                             The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Jasdeep Singh Degun

Sat Sep 21^st  1pm – 9.30pm   FOLK & ALE FESTIVAL, The Gwachel (Pontardawe Inn) Full folkie programme including

                                               Julie Murphy & Ceri Rhys Matthews, Andy Tamlyn Jones and Up The Creek.

https://www.facebook.com/thegwachel

Sun Sep 22^nd          2pm         White Horse Pub, Llandeilo Anthill Blues

Sun Sep 22^nd                          Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon Keith James – The Songs of Leonard Cohen

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

                                Tom McConville

Fri Sep 27^th                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Zervas & Pepper – “This Flight Tonight” the songs

                                                of Joni Mitchell

Fri Sep 27^th                             The Lost Arc, Rhayader Sarah McQuaid

Sat Sep 28^th                            RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Dodging Pheasants and

                                 Bob Morgan

OCTOBER

Wed Oct 2^nd                            Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells (A rare opportunity to see) John Kirkpatrick & Sue 

                                Harris with support from Benji Kirkpatrick Fundraiser for the Arts Centre 

                                                      https://www.wyeside.co.uk/events-calendar Tickets available August 5^th after 2pm.

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

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

                                     Jack Rutter

Fri Oct 11^th                              SwanseaArena Max Boyce

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

Sat Oct 12th                             SwanseaArena Max Boyce

Sat Oct 12^th                             Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Steeeye Span

Sun Oct 13^th                            The Riverfront, Newport  Magenkyo Taiko Drummers

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

Tue Oct 15^th                            Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                                 Bob Fox

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

                                & Nicola Scott

Sun Oct 27^th                            The Lost Arc, Rhayader Ray Cooper

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

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

                                Reg Meuross, Suntou Susso & Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcyne

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

                                                Showcase with Jeff Hankins

NOVEMBER

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

Thu Nov 7^th                             The Gate, Cardiff Calan

Fri Nov 9^th                               Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Calan

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

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

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

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

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

                                                SA8 4EB Lowri Evans & Lee Mason

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

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

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

Wed Nov 20^th                          Utilita Arena Cardiff Bellowhead

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

                                                Anthony John Clarke

Thu Nov 21^st                           Patti Pavilion, Swansea Martyn Joseph

Sat Nov 23^rd                            Pontardawe Arts Centre Afternoon in Paris

Sun Nov 24^th                           Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Calan

Thu Nov 28^th                           Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Pedair

Fri Nov 29^th                             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 30^th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Merry Hell

DECEMBER

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

                                Festive Special

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

                                                Jake Leg Jug Band

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

Tue Dec 10^th                           Glee Club, Cardiff Grace Petrie

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

                                                SA8 4EB Xmas Party with Whiskey River Trio

Sat Dec 14^th                            Maindee Library, VRï

Fri Dec 20^th                             Pontardawe Arts Centre The Unthanks in Winter

2025

JANUARY

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

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

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

                                Mic Spenceley

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

                                                SA8 4EB Angharad Jenkins & Patrick Rimes

FEBRUARY

Sun Feb 2^nd   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  

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

Fri Feb 7^th                               Ludlow Assembly Rooms Spiers & Boden

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

Tue Feb 11^th                           Pontardawe Arts Centre Hayseed Dixie

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

                                      Karen Pfeiffer & Paul Walker

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

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

                                                SA8 4EB The Joff Lowson Trio    

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

                                State of the Union

MARCH

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

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

                                     Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne

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

Wed Mar 5^th                            Pontardawe Arts Centre Katherine Priddy

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

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

Stone &Julie Wigley / Stonesthrow

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

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

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

APRIL

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

                               Dan McKinnon

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

                                                SA8 4EB Jake Leg Jug Band

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

                                                Polly Morris

MAY

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

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

                                      Caffray/McGurk/Madge

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

Sun May 18^th                           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

AUGUST

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

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

SEPTEMBER

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

                                Enda Kenny

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER