Listings August 2022

Edited by Mick Tems

THE FOLKWALES LISTINGS is an absolutely crucial service: it’s an up-to-date All-Wales Diary of Roots/Folk Events, which covers the borders with England, too – folkophiles will find it essential! The Diary below is as immediate as our latest information allows, but please phone or email to confirm details before travelling to an event. Many professional music places, theatres, agents and publicists do tell us, but last-minute alterations do happen. If you see an incorrect listing, please let us know by posting at the bottom of the page below.

The Folk Movement is an incredibly broad church – however, FolkWales Listings reserves the right to filter out rock, pop, jazz and classical events, on behalf of our more discerning customers!

Online links:

CELTIC HEARTBEAT: Frank Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales, Sundays, 7pm – 9pm

TRAC: MUSIC TRADITIONS WALES: All-Wales folk development organisation

TASC: Traditional Arts Support In The Community for Powys and beyond

CASBAR FOLK: South Wales folk/roots listings

CWLWM CELTAIDD – Wales’ Celtic festival, the Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl

GOWER FOLK FESTIVAL: June festival, stunning artists, stunning scenery

TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL: May festival which celebrates international music & dance

GŴYL IFAN: Cardiff dance festival celebrating the longest day

FOLKLIFE QUARTERLY: online & printed listings & articles

ACOUSTIC ROUTES: Jacs Radio (broadcasting from Toronto): Every Monday night with Dave Chamberlain (8pm – 10pm) repeated on Saturday (2pm – 4pm). BLUES AND ROOTS RADIO: (Thursday, 7pm, repeated Friday, 1.30pm). These times may occasionally change by an hour in March and October as Canadian Daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates to the UK.

Times vary during March and October; Canadian daylight saving times are different from the UK.

ALL FOLKED UP: Radio Tircoed, Swansea. Every Thursday with Anthony Rees, 8pm

THE RECORD JOURNAL: Promoting Folk Music In North Wales

DATE	LOCATION	WHAT’S HAPPENING – WHO’S ORGANISING – CONTACTS GLOSSARY: (E) England; (NW) North Wales.
MON 1	Ceredigion	Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session. 12pm: Dawnswyr Talog. 2.15pm: Cymdeithas Alawon Gwerin Cymru. 3.30pm: Gareth Bonello. 5pm: Owen Sheirs, Gwilym Morus, Brug Muse ac eraill.  6.15pm: Bronwen Lewis. 7.30pm: Bwchadanas. 9pm: The Trials Of Cato.  (until Saturday, August 6)
TUE 2	Ceredigion	Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session. 12pm: Cymdeithas Alawon Gwerin Cymru. 1pm: Phyllis Kinney 100 – Sioned Webb ac eraill. 2.15pm: Stomp Stori – Gwyl Beyond The Border. 3.30pm: Aneurin Jones & Ryan Young. 5pm: Cerys Hafana. 6.15pm: Lily Beau. 7.30pm: VRï. 9pm: Casi x Seindorf. 10pm: Ceri Phillips & Tamar Elyned Williams. (until Saturday, August 6)
WED 3	Pontyclun	Beach Party with Jack Dawgs: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm – including a knobbly knees competition and a bulging biceps competition! Entry: £8 (members £5)
WED 3	Pembs / Pembrokeshire	Yves Lambert Trio: The Snooty Fox, Martletwy, Narberth SA67 8AD , 7.30pm
WED 3	Ceredigion	National Eisteddfod: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session. 12pm: Selthenyn Dancers. 1pm: Welsh Dant Music Society. 2.15pm: Ceredigion Folk Tunes. 3.30pm: Gwen Mairi. 5pm: Cerdd Dant Gymnasium. 5.30pm: Folk Stomp. 7.30pm: Eve Goodman. 9pm: Four (until Saturday, August 6)
THU 4	Ceredigion	National Eisteddfod: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session.12pm: Caernarfon Dancers. 1pm: Pontsian Eirwen Spirit Is Still Here! 2.15pm: Mari Mathias folk tales project launch. 3.30pm: Angharad Jenkins & Bush Gothic. 5pm: Gynanfa Alawon Gwerin. 5.30pm: Troedyrhiw Company. 7.30pm: Lowri Evans. 9pm: Doreen Lewis. Cottage Gwerin – 8pm: Mabinogion Tales for Adults – Guto Dafis,Mair Tomos Ifans, Tamar Elyned Williams (until Saturday, August 6)
FRI 5	Ceredigion	Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session. 12pm: Cymdeithas Ddawns Gwerin Cymru. 1pm: Bois y Gilfach & Dewi Pws. 2.15pm: Burum. 3.30pm: Gwenifer Raymond. 5pm: Tecwyn Ifan. 6.15pm: Cynefin. 7.30pm: Plu. 9pm: Andy Hickey.  (until Saturday, August 6)
SAT 6	Ceredigion	Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session. 12pm: Props ar y Pryd. 2.15pm: Catrin O’Neill. 3.30pm: Troupe Djéliguinet. 5pm: Solera & Linda Griffiths. 6.15pm: Three Legg’d Mare. 7.30pm: Siõn Richard a’r Band. 9pm: Bwncath. (ends today)
SAT 6	Bridgend / Penybont-ar-Ogwr CBC	Cefn Junction Signal Box Grand Re-opening: Bedford Road, Cefn Cribbwr, 2pm-5pm – organised by John Mason and Jeff Jones (Dawnswyr Penybont & Cobbler’s Awl musician), who will play a session from 2pm if anybody cares to join him. Stalls, traditional music, exhibition.
SAT 6	Swansea / Abertawe	Ceri Rhys Matthews – Yscolan Fach Tune School: Elysium Gallery, 210 High Street, Swansea, 11am-1pm, £10 – learn tunes from the traditional Swansea repertory; bring your own melody instrument. Starting every other Saturday – phone 01559 384962
SAT 6	Bristol (E)	The Liam Ward Band: The Old Duke, 45 King Street, Bristol BS1 4ER, 9pm
SUN 7	Glos (E)	Winter Wilson: Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LH, 8pm
MON 8
TUE 9	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Second Tuesday Club: Whitchurch Rugby Sports & Social Club,, Samuels Crescent, Cardiff CF14 2TH, 8pm, £3
WED 10	Pembs / Sir Benfro	Khrystyna Markar: Rhosygilwen Mansion, Pembrokeshire SA43 2TW, 7.30pm – Ukrainian international soprano Khrystyna and her two young children fled when Russian troops invaded her country; she gained sanctuary at Urdd Gobaith Cymru’s residential camp at Llangrannog. She performs many Ukrainian folk songs, accompanied by Dorothy Singh on the piano.
THU 11	Powys	Troupe Djeliguinet – African Cultural Celebration Day: The Welfare Ystradgynlais, Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais SA9 1JJ. Times:1pm – 2.30pm: West African Dance Workshop.From 1pm (Drop In): Carnival Themed Arts & Crafts Workshop. 3pm – 4pm: Butetown Carnival Performance (Outdoors): Dwndwr y Dŵr (BACA & Rhiannon Mair). 4pm-5.30pm: Djembe Drumming Workshop. 7.15pm: Butetown Carnival Performance (Outdoors), followed by a procession into the Main Hall. 8pm: Troupe Djeliguinet
FRI 12	Swansea / Abertawe	No Thee No Ess, Sarah Passmore, Tom Emlyn: Elysium Gallery & Bar, 210 High Street, Swansea SA1 1PE, 7pm
SAT 13	Caldicot	Rusty Shackle live at Caldicot Castle: Caldicot Castle NP26 4HU. Doors open: 5.30pm. Ends: 11pm. Book tickets
SUN 14
MON 15
TUE 16
WED 17	Pontyclun	Fellow Pynins: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm – Harmony duo from Portland, Oregon.  Entry: £8 (members £5)
THU 18	Swansea / Abertawe	Songwriter Sessions: Elysium Gallery, 210 High Street SA1 1PE, 7pm
FRI 19	Swansea / Abertawe	Flash Hearth, Andy Tamlyn Jones, Sarah Birch: Elysium Gallery & Bar, 210 High Street, Swansea SA1 1PE, 7pm
SAT 20	Swansea / Abertawe	Ceri Rhys Matthews – Yscolan Fach Tune School: Elysium Gallery, 210 High Street, Swansea, 11am-1pm, £10 – learn tunes from the traditional Swansea repertory; bring your own melody instrument. Phone 01559 384962
SUN 21	Pontardawe	Folk Service: Gellionnen Chapel, Pontardawe, 10.45am
SUN 21	Swansea / Abertawe	Baggyrinkle: Pump House, Pump House Quay, Swansea SA1 1TT, 3pm-5pm (free)
MON 22
TUE 23
WED 24
THU 25	Bristol (E)	Gretchen Peters, Kim Rickey: St Gorge’s Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR, 8pm
FRI 26	Bridgend CBC / Pen-y-Bont	Between The Trees: Rusty Shackle, Taf Rapids Stringband, The Drystones, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Suthering, Afro-Welsh Connection & more: Candleston Castle Campsite, Merthyr Mawr Road, CF32 0LS (until Sunday August 28)
FRI 26	Gwynedd	Ara Deg 2022 – This Is The Kit, Riley Walker: Neuadd Ogwen, 33, Stryd Fawr, Bethesda, Bangor LL57 3AN
FRI 26	Shrewsbury (E)	Shrewsbury Folk Festival – 3 Daft Monkeys, Thea Gilmore, Edward II, Julie July Band presents the Sandy Denny Experience,  Sound of the Sirens, The Unthanks,  Dan Walsh, Hannah James & Toby Kuhn, The Roaring Trowmen: West Midlands Showground (ends Monday August 29)
SAT 27	Bridgend CBC / Pen-y-Bont	Between The Trees: Niteworks, Noble Jacks, Honey & The Bear, Lowri Evans, The Magpies, Chris Cleverly, Our Atlantic Roots, Mishra, Tobias Robertson, Mari Mathias & more: Candleston Castle Campsite, Merthyr Mawr Road, CF32 0LS (until Sunday August 28)
SAT 27	Gwynedd	Ara Deg 2022 – Carwyn Ellis & 0.18, Troupe Djéliguinet, Ffrancon: Neuadd Ogwen, 33, Stryd Fawr, Bethesda, Bangor LL57 3AN
SAT 27	Powys	Catrin O’Neill: Y Berllan Deg, Darowen, Machynlleth, 3pm
SAT 27	Shrewsbury (E)	Shrewsbury Folk Festival – Kanda Bongo Man, Della Mae, Police Dog Hogan, Namvula, Show of Hands, John Jones & special guests, Track Dogs, Sam Sweeney Band, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Julie July Trio, Dan Walsh, The Rosie Hood Band, The Roaring Trowmen: West Midlands Showground (ends Monday August 29)
SUN 28	Bridgend CBC / Pen-y-Bont	Between The Trees – Nogood Boyo, John Smith, Long For The Coast, Katharine Priddy, Matthew Frederick, Christopher Rees, Nigel Mason, Harbottle & Jonas, Captain Cat & The Sailors, Alex Isembard, The Goudies: Candleston Castle Campsite, Merthyr Mawr Road, CF32 0LS (ends today)
SUN 28	Shrewsbury (E)	Shrewsbury Folk Festival:   Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, The Haar, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, The Breath, Black Umfolosi, Skerryvore, Miranda Sykes, Lauren Housley, Amythyst Kiah, The Roaring Trowmen, Tom Wilson, The Rosie Hood Band, Colin Linden, Fire & Dust – the story of Woody Guthrie in song by Reg Meuross, Al O’Kane, Lady Nade: West Midlands Showground (ends Monday August 29)
MON 29	Shrewsbury (E)	Shrewsbury Folk Festival: Lauren Housley, Moonlight Benjamin,  Judy Collins, Carlos Núñez, Miranda Sykes & Hannah Martin, Lady Nade, Stephen Fearing & The Sentimentals, Reg Meuross, Amythyst Kiah, Tarren: West Midlands Showground (ends today)
TUE 30
WED 31	Cardiff / Caerdydd	The Handsome Family: The Globe, 125 Albany Road, Cardiff CF24 3NS, 7.30pm. Tickets: £19.30

If you see a listing which is inaccurate, or you have information about a gig for this month which is not listed, please use the Comment box below.