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Gower Bluegrass Pickin’ Sessions  Loughor Boating Club in the Bar.Tuesdays 2025 Jan 7, 21 Feb 4, 18 Mar  4, 18 Apr 8, 22  May 6, 20  Jun 3, 17 Jul 8, 22 Aug 5, 19 Sep 9, 23 Oct 7, 21 Nov 4, 18 Dec 2, 16

Acoustic Sessions The Commercial Inn, Killay – Thursdays 2025 Jan 9, 23 Feb 13, 27 Mar 13, 27 Apr 10, 24 May 8, 22 Jun 5, 19 Jul 3, 17 Aug 14, 28 Sep 11, 25 Oct 9, 23 Nov 6, 20 Dec 4, 18

 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.

2025

JANUARY

Sun Jan 19^th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Sarah McQuaid

Sun Jan 19^th                            Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Eos Revisited

Wed Jan 22^nd                          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 23^rd                            Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Aaron Catlow & Brooks

                                 Williams.

Thu Jan 23^rd                            Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain

Fri Jan 24^th                              Tŷ  Tawe, Christina St. Swansea Meinir Gwilym

Sat Jan 26^th                             St Mary’s Church, Holton St. Barry Windborne

Thu Jan 30^th                            Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay Three Cane Whale

Thu Jan 30^th                            Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Special Concensus

Thu Jan 30^th                            Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ

                                                Rob Lear Band

FEBRUARY

Sat Feb 1^st                              Bridgend Deaf Sports & Social Club, Brackla Crannog with Ned Clamp Ceilidh

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 + The Blessed Crow

Thu Feb 6^th  1 – 2.30pm Free Y Muni, Pontypridd Aneirin Jones (bilingual)

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

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

Fri Feb 7^th    7pm                    Mumbles Cricket Club, Swansea Poems, Pints & Music / Barddoniaeth, Peintiau a

                               Cherddoriaeth Dave Hughes, Delyth Jenkins, Roland Emmanuel & the Singing

                                Armadillos (Urdd 2025 fundraiser)

Fri Feb 7^th                               Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Eliza Carthy (solo)

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

                                Beth Rowley

Fri Feb 7^th                               Ludlow Assembly Rooms Spiers & Boden

Sat Feb 8^th                              Cegin Diod, Llandeilo Gwilym Bowen Rhys Trio

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

Tue Feb 11^th                           Pontardawe Arts Centre Hayseed Dixie

Thu Feb 13^th                           Paradise Garden, Cardiff Gwilym Bowen Rhys Trio

Fri Feb 14^th                             The Park, Barry Gwilym Bowen Rhys Trio

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

Sat Feb 15^th                            Canolfan a Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil Gwilym Bowen Rhys Trio

Sat Feb 15^th                            Morganstown Village Hall, CF15 8LE ruffContra – Box of Frogs with Rhodri Davies

Sat Feb 15^th                            Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay Swingin’ Bill’s Vintage Revue

Sun Feb 16^th                           Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Pete Morton

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

Sat Feb 22^nd                            Glowyr, Wind St. Ammanford 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    

Sun Feb 23^rd                           Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Seth Lakeman

Tue Feb 25^th                           Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Fairport Convention

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                              Pontardawe Arts Centre Twmpath - Cawl a Chân

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

Sun Mar 2^nd                             Ffwrnes Llanelli  Twmpath Gŵyl Dewi gyda  Jac Y Do

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

Thu Mar 6^th                             Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Blazin’ Fiddles

Thu Mar 6^th   1-2.30pm free    Y Muni, Pontypridd Filkin’s Drift (bilingual)

Thu Mar 6^th                             The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Cynefin

Sat Mar 8^th                              Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay VRïSun Mar 9^th                             Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Juan Martin

Mon Mar 10^th                           The Welfare, Ystradgynlais Spiers & Boden

Wed Mar 12^th                          Rhosygilwen Mansion, Cilgerran, Pembs.Kathryn Tickell & Amy Thatcher

Thu Mar 13^th                           Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Rosie Calvert

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

Thu Mar 13^th                           Lyric, Carmarthen Lindisfarne

Thu Mar 13^th                           Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Budapest Café Orchestra

Sat Mar 15^th                            Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Christian Garrick & Budapest Café Orchestra

Sat Mar 15^th                            Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay The JulyieJuly Band

Sun Mar 16^th                           Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Wynford Jones & Geoff Cripps

Sun Mar 16^th                           Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Budapest Café OrchestraWed Mar 19^th                          Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

                                      Celebrate St Patrick’s Night with Piskey Led

Wed Mar 19^th                          Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Thea Gilmore

Thu Mar 20^th                           Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders

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

Stone &Julie Wigley / Stonesthrow

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

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

Thu Mar 27^th                           Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay Ranagri

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

Fri Mar 28^th                             Lyric, Carmarthen The Fureys

Sat Mar 29^th                            Borough Theatre, Abergavenny The Fureys

Sat Mar 29^th                            Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers: In Time

APRIL

Tue Apr 1^st                              Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Keith James – “The Songs of Nick Drake”

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

                                                  Keith Donnely

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

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

                                                SA8 4EB Jake Leg Jug Band

Sun Apr 6^th                              Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Folklaw

Tue Apr 8^th                              Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Damn Tall Buildings

Thu Apr 10^th                            Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Rd. Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner

Thu Apr 10^th                            Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Briain

Sat Apr 12^th                             Rhosygilwen Mansion, Cilgerran, Pembs Sam Sweeney

Thu Apr 19^th                            Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain

Sat Apr 19^th                             Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Imar

Sat Apr 19^th                             Rhosygilwen Mansion, Cilgerran, Pembs “Where Do You Really Come From” –

                                 Glen Peters

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

                                                Polly Morris

Thu Apr 24^th                            Lyric, Carmarthen “One Night In Dublin” – The Wild Murphys Irish Tribute Band

                                & Dancers

Fri Apr 25^th                              Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Bwncath

Sat Apr 26^th                                           Pontardawe Arts Centre The Young‘uns (20)

MAY

Thu May 1^st                             Swansea Grand Theatre 7 Drunken Nights – The Story of the DublinersS

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

Wed May 7^th                            Ludlow Assenbly Rooms Oysterband

Thu May 8^th                             Ludlow Assenbly Rooms Oysterband

Fri 9^th – Sun 11^th May             TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL Newport, South Wales See poster on left.

Tue May 13^th                           Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Coracle

Fri May 16^th                             Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Kroke

Fri 16^th- Sun 18^th May             FERRYSIDE UILLEANN PIPES FESTIVAL www.uilleannfestival.wales

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

Sun May 18^th                           Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Sian & Rob Colquhoun

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

Thu May 22^nd                          Pontardawe Arts Centre Made in Tennessee

Fri May 23^rd                             Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Kroke

Fri 23^rd –  Mon 26^th 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 30^th                             Pontardawe Arts Centre Peggy Seeger- 90^th birthday tour

Sat May 31^st                 Pontardawe Arts Centre Zervas & Pepper present “This Flight Tonight” – The Songs of

Joni Mitchell

Sat May 31^st                            Rhosygilwen Mansion, Cilgerran, Pembs Peggy Seeger- 90^th birthday farewell tourSat May 31^st & Jun 1^st            SEA SHANTY FESTIVAL Barry Island  South Wales

JUNE

Sun Jun 1^st                              Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling nr Coleford Sarah McQuaid

Wed Jun 4^th                             Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay Chloe Matharu

Thu Jun 12^th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Lowri Evans

Fri 13^th – Sun 15^th Jun            GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL Watch the web site for updates. https://www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk/

Sun Jun 15^th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff O’Hooley & Tidow

Wed Jun 18^th                           Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Tim Edey

Thu Jun 19^th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Dave Kelly & Christine Collister

Sat Jun 21^st                             Rhosygilwen Mansion, Cilgerran, Pembs Summer Solstice with Julie Murphy &

                                Ceri Rhys Matthews

Wed Jun 25^th                           Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun CF72 9EH

Hilary Spencer

Thu Jun 26^th                            Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Josienne Clarke sings Sandy Denny – Across The

                               Evening Sky

JULY

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

                                                  Dave Gibb

Tue Jul 22^nd                          Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Patakas

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

                                                 Patakas – (Joe & Will Sartin)

AUGUST

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

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

Joni Mitchell”

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

We Mavericks

SEPTEMBER

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

                                Enda Kenny

Sat Sep 20^th                            RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX 3 Sticks

OCTOBER

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

                                Brooks Williams, Aaron Catlow & Jon Short.

Fri Oct 10^th                   Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cara Dillon

Fri Oct 10^th                              Acapella Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff Cara Dillon

Sat Oct 18^th                             Morganstown Village Hall, CF15 8LE ruffContra – WillPower with Mic Spenceley

NOVEMBER

Thu Nov 13^th                           Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ  

                                Rory McLeod

Sat Nov 15^th                            RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Cat’s Claw with Ned & Mic

DECEMBER

 

2026

Sat Jan 17^th                             RUFF CEILIDH St Mary’s Hall, Talbot St. Cardiff CF11 9BX Oxford Nags

Sat Feb 21^st                            Morganstown Village Hall, CF15 8LE ruffContra – Bearded Dragons