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: Dec 3, 17.
Acoustic Sessions The Commercial Inn, Killay – Thursdays 2024 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
DECEMBER
Rhag 7 Dec 1yp £15 GŴYL WERIN GELTAIDD Llanybydder
Sat Dec 7th Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay VRï
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
Wed Dec 11th Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Maddy Prior & Carnival Band -Carols & Caper
(Farewell Tour)
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
Mon Dec 16th Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Georgia Ruth
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
Sun Dec 22nd LLANTRISANT MARI LWYD TOUR See details to left of screen.
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.
Sun Jan 12th 10.45am MARI LWYD SERVICE Gellionnen Chapel, Mynydd Gellionnen, Pontardawe
Thu Jan 16th Cubanas, Broad St. Barry John Showman & Chris Coole
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
Sun Jan 19th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Sarah McQuaid
Sun Jan 19th Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Eos Revisited
Wed Jan 22nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Half & Half / Haner a Haner night with The Blessed Crow and Greg Rowlands
Thu Jan 23rd Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Aaron Catlow & Brooks
Williams.
Wed Jan 22nd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Half & Half / Haner a Haner night with The Blessed Crow and Greg Rowlands
Thu Jan 23rd Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain
Thu Jan 30th Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay Three Cane Whale
Thu Jan 30th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Rob Lear Band
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 + The Blessed Crow
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 Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Eliza Carthy (solo)
Fri Feb 7th The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen Catherine & Lizzie Ward Thomas Special Guest
Beth Rowley
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
Sun Feb 16th Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Pete Morton
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
Sat Feb 22nd Glowyr, Wind St. Ammanford 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 Pontardawe Arts Centre Twmpath - Cawl a Chân
Sat Mar 1st Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Taff Rapids String Band
Sun Mar 2nd Ffwrnes Llanelli Twmpath Gŵyl Dewi gyda Jac Y Do
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
Thu Mar 6th Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Blazin’ Fiddles
Sun Mar 9th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Juan Martin
Mon Mar 10th The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Spiers & Boden
Thu Mar 13th Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Rosie Calvert
Thu Mar 13th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff The Hooten Hallers – “The Devil’s Egg”
Thu Mar 13th Lyric, Carmarthen Lindisfarne
Sun Mar 16th Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Wynford Jones & Geoff Cripps
Wed Mar 19th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Celebrate St Patrick’s Night with Piskey Led
Wed Mar 19th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Thea Gilmore
Thu Mar 20th Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders
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
Fri Mar 28th Lyric, Carmarthen The Fureys
Sat Mar 29th Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers: In Time
APRIL
Tue Apr 1st Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Keith James – “The Songs of Nick Drake”
TThu Apr 3rd CHANGE Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Keith Donnely
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
Sun Apr 6th Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Folklaw
Tue Apr 8th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Damn Tall Buildings
Thu Apr 10th Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner
Thu Apr 19th Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain
Wed Apr 23rd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Polly Morris
Thu Apr 24th Lyric, Carmarthen “One Night In Dublin” – The Wild Murphys Irish Tribute Band
& Dancers
Fri Apr 25th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Bwncath
Sat Apr 26th Pontardawe Arts Centre The Young‘uns (20)
MAY
Thu May 1st Swansea Grand Theatre 7 Drunken Nights – The Story of the DublinersS
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
Wed May 7th Ludlow Assenbly Rooms Oysterband
Thu May 8th Ludlow Assenbly Rooms Oysterband
Fri 9th – Sun 11th May TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL Nesport, South Wales
Tue May 13th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Coracle
Sat May 17th RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Kettlehawk and Alison Rowley
Sun May 18th Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Sian & Rob Colquhoun
Sun May 18th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Martin Simpson
Thu May 22nd Pontardawe Arts Centre Made in Tennessee
Fri May 23rd Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Kroke
Fri 23rd – Mon 26th May FISHGUARD FOLK FESTIVAL
Wed May 28th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira
Fri May To be rearranged Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street
SA8 4EB 50/50 night John Davies + Wild Eyed, Wicked and Oblivious
Fri May 30th Pontardawe Arts Centre Peggy Seeger- 90th birthday tour
Sat May 31st Pontardawe Arts Centre Zervas & Pepper present “This Flight Tonight” – The Songs of
Joni Mitchell
Sat May 31st & Jun 1st SEA SHANTY FESTIVAL Barry Island South Wales
JUNE
Sun Jun 1st Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Sarah McQuaid
Wed Jun 4th Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay Chloe Matharu
Thu Jun 12th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Lowri Evans
Fri 13th – Sun 15th Jun GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL Watch the web site for updates. https://www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk/
Sun Jun 15th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff O’Hooley & Tidow
Wed Jun 18th Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Tim Edey
Thu Jun 19th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Dave Kelly & Christine Collister
Wed Jun 25th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Hilary Spencer
Thu Jun 26th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Josienne Clarke sings Sandy Denny – Across The
Evening Sky
JULY
Wed Jul 16th Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Dave Gibb
Wed Jul 23rd Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH
Patakas – (Joe & Will Sartin)
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”
Thu Aug 21st Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
We Mavericks
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.
Fri Oct 10th Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cara Dillon
NOVEMBER
Thu Nov 13th Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ
Rory McLeod
DECEMBER
Sunday, December 22:
Llantrisant Mari Lwyd tour
12 noon: meet in the car park of the Dynevor Arms, Groes Faen, CF72 8NS;
12.45pm (or sooner if we are ready): The Castell Mynach, CF72 8PN;
1.30pm: Llantrisant Town, taking in:
The New Inn, CF72 8ED;
The Bear, CF72 8DA;
The Cross Keys and The Wheatsheaf (if open) CF72 8BQ;
A private house behind The Wheatsheaf;
Anywhere else that might make us welcome. Once up the town, time can run away with us - so anyone joining us up there can't miss a horse's skull in a white sheet roaming around.
4pm-ish: The Cross Inn, Cross Inn, CF72 8AZ.
We will be collecting for the Marie Curie cancer hospice, Holme Towers, Penarth - you are very welcome to join us.
Print 