Listings July 2023

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.

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.

THE RECORD JOURNAL: Promoting Folk Music In North Wales

 

DATE	LOCATION	WHAT’S HAPPENING – WHO’S ORGANISING – CONTACTS GLOSSARY: (E) England; (NW) North Wales.
SAT 1	Penarth /Pen-ardd	Boo Hewerdine: Penarth Pier Pavilion, The Esplanade, Penarth CF64 3AU, 7.30pm. Book tickets: £19.95
SAT 1	Pontyclun	The Pickled Pair, Cliff Rescue & The Helicopters, Snakebite, Andy Caven & The Somethin’ Else Band (South Wales Chapter), Llantrisant Folk Club: Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road/Palawyf Avenue CF72 9EH, 7.30pm. Entry: £5 – An evening to celebrate and remember the late Russell Jones, ex-chairman of Llantrisant Folk Club, in aid of the British Heart Foundation
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WED 5	Pontyclun	Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road/Palawyf Avenue, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Entry: £8 (members £5)
WED 5	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Cardiff Harmonica Club: Upstairs conference room, Whitchurch Rugby Club, Samuels’ Crescent, Velindre Road, Whitchurch CF14 2TH, 7.30pm-9pm, £7. Contact Aidan Sheehan  (ends tonight)
THU 6	Newport / Casnewydd	Spotlight on Phil Millichip: Newport Folk Club, Fugitives Athletics Club, Highcross Road, 8pm
THU 6	Cardiff / Caerdydd	88th edition of the Caerdydd Galician Session: The Flute and Tankard, 4 Windsor Place CF10 3BX, 8.30pm – 11pm
FRI 7	Carms / Sir Gâr	Beyond The Border – Abbi Patrix, Angharad Jenkins Quintet, TUUP, Csenge Zalka, N’famady Kouyate, Mererid Hopwood, The Devil’s Violin, The Successors of The Mandingue, Anne Lister, Carl Gough, Cath Little, Ceri Rhys Matthews, Julie Murphy, Christine Cooper, Cheryl Beer, David Ambrose, Deepa Nair Rasiya, Guto Dafis, Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Mair Tomos Ifans, Megan Lloyd, Michael Harvey, Stacey Blythe, Tamar Eluned Williams & more: Dinefwr Park, Newton House, Llandeilo SA19 6RT (until Sunday 9)
FRI 7	Powys	Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys: The Welfare Ystradgynlais, Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais SA9 1JJ, 8pm
FRI 7	Gwynedd	Dafydd Iwan: Clwb Rygbi Bro Ffestiniog, Llwyn Gell Industrial Estate, Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3NE, 6pm
SAT 8	Carms / Sir Gâr	Beyond The Border: Dinefwr Park, Newton House, Llandeilo SA19 6RT (until Sunday 9)
SAT 8	Bristol (E)	Aidan Sheehan: Harmonica Workshop: Bristol Folk House, 40A Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG, 10am-4pm – Beginners to intermediate level. Book tickets: full fee: £59.00; over 65s: £53.10; benefit: £47.20.
SUN 9	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Cara Dillon: Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9HH, 8pm
SUN 9	Carms / Sir Gâr	Beyond The Border: Dinefwr Park, Newton House, Llandeilo SA19 6RT (ends today)
SUN 9	Bridgend / Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr	Copper Folk Ashore: Ogmore-by-Sea Hall, 87 Main Road, Ogmore-by-Sea, Bridgend CF32 0PW, 12.30pm-5.30pm, £5. Contact Carol & Andrew
MON 10	Cardiff / Caerdydd	The Carrivick Sisters, Tapestri: Roots Unearthed, L3 Lounge, St David’s Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH, 7.30pm – part of the Folk Proms series
TUE 11	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Bread and Roses, Cath Little, The Oasis One World Youth Project, The Oasis One World Choir: Saint Germans Church, Metal Street, Cardiff CF24 0JY, 7.30pm –  Frankie Armstrong, Laura Bradshaw & Pauline Down join forces with other performers for a benefit concert for Care International, which helps women & children internationally, & Casrdiff Womens’ Aid. Donations of £8 would be appreciated.
TUE 11	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Second Tuesday Club: Whitchurch Rugby, Sports & Social Club, Samuels Crescent, Velindre Road, Whitchurch CF14 2TH, 8pm, £3
WED 12	Pontyclun	Song & Music Night: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road/Palawyf Avenue, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Entry: £3
THU 13	Newport / Casnewydd	Shep Woolley:  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club, 45 Malpas Road, Newport NP20 5PJ, 8.30pm
THU 13	Tintern / Dindyrn	Folk On The Lawn – AfroWelsh Connection, Anna My Charlotte, The Blesséd Crow, The Boxwood Chessmen, Celtic Vagabond, Chloe Matharu, Darren James, Dragons Breath, Goodnight Vincent, The Face That Boils Itself, Filkin’s Drift, Gareth Davies, The Iambic Assassin, Lo-fi Jones, Paul Hayes, Piskey Led, The Rob Connolly Band, Shanghai Treason & more: Abbey Mill, Tintern NP16 6SE (until Sunday July 16)
THU 13	Anglesey / Môn	Merry Hell, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Tapestri, Truckstop Honeymoon, The Duncan Mcfarlane Band, Edwina Hayes, Wet The Tea, Henry Priestman & Les Glover & more: Folk On The Farm Festival, Tyddyn Môn, Brynrefail LL70 9PJ (until Sunday July 16)
FRI 14	Caerphilly / Caerffili	Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Nick Harper, Eve Goodman, Ellie Gowers, Hazel & Grey & more: Off The Beaten Track Festival 2023, Rudry Parish Hall, Ty Sarn, Rudry CF83 3DF (until Saturday July 15)
FRI 14	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Rumney Folk Club: The Ty’r Winch, Tyr Winch Road, Old St Mellons CF3 5UW, 8pm
SAT 15	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Tafwyl 2023 – Bwncath, Band Pres Llareggub, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, Brigyn, Cerys Hafana, Dafydd Iwan, N’Famady Kouyate, Tecwyn Ifan, Y Gerddorfa Ukulele & more: Bute Park, North Road, Cardiff CF10 3DX (until Sunday July 16)
SAT 15	Carms / Sir Går	Diwrnod y Dawnsio/ Day of Dance: The National Botanic Garden, Middleton Hall, Llanarthne SA32 8HN. Parade: 10.15am. Organised by Cymdeithas Ddawns Werin Cymru / The Welsh Folk Dance Society – contact ffynonlwyd@gmail.com
SAT 15	Bristol (E)	Tinariwen: SWX Bristol, 15 Nelson Street, Bristol BS1 2JY, 6.30pm. Tickets: £28.34 including booking fee
SAT 15	Bristol (E)	The Shackleton Trio: The Bristol Folk House, 40a Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG, 8pm
SUN 16	Forest of Dean (E)	Jim Causley: Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling GL16 8LH, 8pm
MON 17	Abergavenny / Y Fenni	Catrin Finch & Cimarrón: Borough Theatre, Cross Street, Abergavenny NP7 5HD, 7.30pm
TUE 18
WED 19	Swansea / Abertaw	Catrin Finch  & Cimarrón: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Singleton Park SA2 8PZ, 7.30pm
WED 19	Abergavenny / Y Fenni	Fairport Convention: Borough Theatre, Cross Street, Abergavenny NP7 5HD, 7.30pm
WED 19	Pontyclun	Song & Music Night: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Entry £3
WED 19	Pembs / Sir Penfro	The Red Wine Serenaders: Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy SA67 8AX, 7.30pm
THU 20	Powys	Gwilym Bowen Rhys & La Tropa Son: Braich Goch Bunkhouse & Inn, Corris, Machynlleth SY20 9RD, 6.30pm – the Wales-Colombian project displays three Colombian musicians who are touring in Wales
THU 20	Newport / Casnewydd	Spotlight with Dave & Ann Reader: Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone NP10 9AE, 8pm
FRI 21	Gwynedd	La Tropa Son & Gwilym Bowen Rhys: Yr Asgwrn, Trawsfynydd Spray, Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 4UW, 7.30pm
FRI 21	Pembs / Sir Benfro	Whiskey River: Ffwrn, 6 Main Street, Fishguard SA65 9HH, 7.30pm. Tickets £10 –  an official Aberjazz event
FRI 21	Bristol (E)	The Jake Leg Jug Band: The Old Duke, 45 King Street, Bristol BS1 4ER, 9pm
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TUE 25	Newport / Casnewydd	Last Tuesday Sing: The Inn at Rhiwderyn, Caerphilly Road, Rhiwderin, Newport NP10 8RX, 8pm. Organised by Newport Folk Club
WED 26	Pontyclun	Chris Dale – Wilmot: A Musical Journey: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Entry £5 – based on the account of William Knox, who emigrated from Scotland to Ontario, Canada, June-August 1838
WED 26	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Catrin Finch & Cimarrón: Acapela Studio, Heol Y Pentre, Pentyrch CF15 9QD, 8pm
THU 27	Powys	La Tropa Son: Mid Wales Arts Centre, Maesmawr, Llandinam SY17 5SB, 7.30pm
THU 27	Cardiff / Caerdydd	The Pentyrch Session: The Lewis Arms, Heol Goch, Pentyrch CF15 9PN, 8.15pm. Contact Mike Greenwood
FRI 28	Powys	Meinir Gwilym & La Tropa Son: Neuadd Cemmaes Hall, Commins Coch, 8pm
SAT 29	Gwynedd	La Tropa Son: Plas Glyn y Weddw Arts Centre, Glynyweddw Estate, Pwllheli LL53 7TT, 7pm
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MON 31

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