Listings July 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.

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
FRI 1	Flintshire / Sir Fflint	Folk At The Hall – Dreamers’ Circus, Dougie MacLean, Cara Dillon, Greg Russell, Talisk, Kris Drever, The Outside Track, Ryan Young & Jenn Butterworth, Hannah Rarity, Luke Jackson, Jim Moray: Trelawnyd Memorial Hall, London Road, Trelawnyd LL18 6DN (until July 2)
FRI 1	Blaenavon / Blaenafon	Ceilidh with Mynd I’r Gap, Rod Denley Jones calling: Blaenavon Constitutional Club, 2 Old James Street, Pontypool NP4 9EJ, 7.30pm, £3. Details: 07794 574572
SAT 2	Pembs/ Sir Benfro	D &A, Ceri Rhys Matthews, Julie Murphy, Guto Dafis, Cass Meurig, Llio Rydderch, Brodyr Kilbride, Rag Foundation, Glen Peters: Rhosygilwen Mansion, Cardigan SA43 2TW, 7.30pm – 11pm – Ffach Tradd 40th Anniversary concert, remembering the deaths of Richard & Wyn Jones
SAT 2	Pontypridd	Clwb Alawon Llantrisant: Parti Ponty, The Bandstand, Ynysangarad Park, Pontypridd, 10am-10.30am
SAT 2	Flintshire / Sir Fflint	Folk At The Hall : Trelawnyd Memorial Hall, London Road, Trelawnyd LL18 6DN (ends tonight)
SUN 3	Swansea /Abertawe	Fossilheads, Marieke Fink: Elysium Gallery, 210 High Street, Swansea, Doors open: 3pm. Tickets: £4
SUN 3	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Roving Crows: Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9QD, 8pm
MON 4
TUE 5	Cardigan / Aberteifi	Rory McLeod: The Cellar Bar, Quay Street, Cardigan SA43 1HU, 7.30pm
TUE 5	Gwynedd	Gwenan Gibbard: Capel Salem, 20 Pool Hill, Caernarfon LL55 1NP, 10.45am
TUE 5	Powys	Hayseed Dixie, Rusty Shackle: Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon LD3 7EW, 8pm. Tickets £19.50
WED 6	Pontyclun	Andy Cutting: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Admission £8 (members £5) – diatonic accordion virtuoso will take you on a European magic carpet ride
WED 6	Aberystwyth	Rory McLeod, Catrin O’Neill: Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Terrace Road, Aberystwyth SY23 2AQ, 7.30pm
THU 7	Powys	De Temps Antan: The Welfare, Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais SA9 1JJ, 8pm
THU 7	Newport / Casnewydd	Jez Lowe: Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Newport NP10 9AE 8pm
THU 7	Gwynedd	Rory McLeod: Magic Lantern Cinema, Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, 8pm
THU 7	Llangollen	Llangollen International Eisteddfod: (until Sunday June 10)
FRI 8	Anglesey / Ynys Môn	Folk On The Farm Festival 2022 – Idiot & Friend, O’Hooley & Tidow, Y Moniars, Phoebe Rees, Kaite Spencer, Rory McLeod, Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Karen Pfeiffer & Paul Walker, Gaelforce & more: Tyddyn Môn, Hendy, Dulas LL70 9PQ (until Sunday July 10)
FRI 8	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Servas & Pepper: Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9QD, 8pm
SAT 9	Powys	Journey of Georgian Songs – Ensemble Stumrebi & Voices of the Ancestors: The Willow Globe, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, nr Llandrindod Wells LD1 6NN, 7pm-9pm
SAT 9	Swansea / Abertawe	Ceri Rhys Matthews: Yscolan Bach Tune School, Elysium Gallery, 210 High Street, Swansea SA1 1PE, 11am. Come and learn tunes from the traditional Swansea repertoire – £10 for a two-hour session. 01559 384962
SUN 10	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Le Vent Du Nord: Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9QD, 8pm
SUN 10	Swansea / Abertawe	Baggyrinkle: Pump House, Pump House Quay, Swansea SA1 1TT, 3pm-5pm (free)
MON 11	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Folk Prom – The Unthanks: St David’s Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH, 7.30pm
TUE 12	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Second Tuesday Club: Whitchurch RSSC, Samuels Crescent CF14 2TH, 8pm, £3
WED 13	Gwynedd	The Spooky Men’s Chorale: Neuadd Ogwen, Ffordd Bangor, Bethesda LL57 3AN, 7.30pm
THU 14	Newport / Casnewydd	Dan Walsh & Brooks Williams: Lyceum Folk Club, Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Road Newport NP20 5PJ, 8.30pm
THU 14	Cardiff / Caerdydd	The Jake Leg Jug Band: The Bootlegger, 5A Womanby Street, Cardiff CF10 1BR, 9pm
THU 14	Ruthin	Jackson Williams Band: Ruthin AllStyles Music Club, The Feathers Inn, 52 Well Street, Ruthin LL15 1AW, 7.45pm
FRI 15	Dolgellau	Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau – NoGood Boyo, VRï, Skerryvore, Avanc, Bwncath, Candelas, Granny’s Attic, N’famady Kouate, Pedair, Tapestri, The Trials Of Cato, Truckstop Honeymoon, Welsh Whisperer, Will Pound, Y Moniars & more: Sgwar Eldon & all around the town (until Sunday July 17) – ~SOLD OUT
FRI 15	Pembrokeshire/ Sir Benfro	Ceri Rhys Matthews – The 23rd Yscolan Tune School: St Nicholas / Tremarchog  Village Hall, St Nicholas, Goodwick, Pembrokeshire SA64 0LG. Cost: £150 (Friday only, £50; Saturday only, £75; Sunday only, £50: Friday & Saturday, £125; Saturday & Sunday, £125.) Teaching & informal sessions from 2pm Friday to 6pm on Sunday (4pm: Recital by Ceri Matthews & Julie Murphy & anyone who wants to play; the village will be invited.) Lunch & evening meals will be provided; Julie will cook. Booking is essential; places limited to 30. To book, email ceri.matho@btinternet.com marked yscolan tune school, or phone 01559 384962
FRI 15	Cwmbrân	The Whiskey River Boys: The Bush Inn, Graig Road, Upper Cwmbran NP44 5AN, 8.30pm
FRI 15	Bristol (E)	Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow, support from Good Habits: Downend Folk Club, Christ Church, 57 North Street, Downend, Bristol BS16 5SG,  7.45pm
FRI 15	Bristol (E)	The Jake Leg Jug Band: The Old Duke, 45 King Street, Bristol BS1 4ER, 8.30pm
SAT 16	Dolgellau	Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau: Sgwar Eldon & all around the town (until Sunday July 17)  ~SOLD OUT
SAT 16	Newport / Casnewydd	Cascapella workshop & concert: The Riverfront Theatre, Kingsway, Newport NP20 1HG. Voice workshop: 10am – 4pm (£20), concert 7pm-8.30pm (£5). Workshop led by choir leader Sarah Harman.  Box office: 01633 656757
SAT 16	Shropshire (E)	The Spooky Men’s Chorale: Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1AZ, 7.30pm
SUN 17	Dolkgellau	Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau: Sgwar Eldon & all around the town (ends today) ~SOLD OUT
SUN 17	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Richard Digance: Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9QD, 8pm
MON 18
TUE 19
WED 20	Pontyclun	Pauline Vallance: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Admission £8 (members £5) – Scottish clarsach artist
THU 21	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Caerdydd Galician Session: The Albany, 105 Donald Street CF24 4TL, 8.30pm-11pm. Contact Gerardo Albela (gerardoalbela@gmail.com)
FRI 22	Swansea / Abertawe	Don Vappie & Jazz Creole: Taliesyn Arts Centre, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PZ, 7.30pm – New Orleans music from “the Jimi Hendrix of the banjo” – tickets: £16.50
SAT 23
SUN 24	Gwynedd	Dafydd Iwan: Capel Pencaenewydd, Llyn, 4pm
MON 25
TUE 26	Llantrisant	Clwb Alawon Llantrisant: Caerlan Hall,  Newbridge Road, Llantrisant CF72 8EX, 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Contact Mike Edwards
WED 27	Pontyclun	Showcase with Pontyclun U3A Ukelele club: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Entry: £3
THU 28	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Pentyrch Session: The Lewis Arms. Heol Goch, Pentyrch, Cardiff CF15 9PN, 8.15pm – Bring your instruments!  Contact Mike Greenwood
FRI 29	Blaenavon / Blaenafon	Ceilidh with Mynd I’r Gap, Rod Denley Jones calling: Blaenavon Constitutional Club, 2 Old James Street, Pontypool NP4 9EJ, 7.30pm – CANCELLED
SAT 30	Ceredigion	Richard Thompson: Cardigan Castle, Green Street, Cardigan SA43 1JA, 7.30pm. Tickets: £30 – A Cardigan Castle/Theatr Mwldan production
SAT 30	Port Talbot	Martyn Joseph & excerpts from the play Iniquity Camwedd: Grand Hotel, Port Talbot SA13 1DE, 7pm – free concert: places limited: to book email Eirwen Hopkins. Book launch, Dic Penderyn: The Man And The Martyr,  by Sally Roberts Jones
SAT 30	Ceredigion	Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session. 12pm: Hen Fegin. 1pm: folk competition. 2.15pm: Greg Lynn. 3.30pm: Gwyneth Glynn & Twm Morus. 7.30pm: Mari Mathias. 9pm: Bob Delyn a’r Ebyllion.  (until Saturday, August 6)
SUN 31	Ceredigion	Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Tregaron. Tŷ Gwerin: 11am: Clera folk session. 12pm: Cymdeithas Ddawns Werin Cymru. 1pm: Cymdeithas Alawon  Werin Cymru. 2.15pm: Ossian Morris. 3.30pm: Gwenan Gibbard. 5pm: Avanc. 6.15pm: Alaw. 7.30pm: Flach Trad 40 – Ceri Rhys Matthews, D&A, Gwilym Bowen Rhys. (until Saturday, August 6)
SUN 31	Neath / Castell Nedd	Rhythm Of The Dance: Gwyn Hall, Orchard Street SA11 1DT, 7.30pm
SUN 31	Swansea / Abertawe	Baggyrinkle: Pump House, Pump House Quay, Swansea SA1 1TT, 3pm-5pm (free)

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.