Listings June 2018

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

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: Dapper FM, Penywaun & the Upper Cynon Valley. Every Monday night with Dave Chamberlain, 8pm – 10pm

THE RECORD JOURNAL: Promoting Folk Music In North Wales

DATE	LOCATION	WHAT’S HAPPENING – WHO’S ORGANISING – CONTACTS GLOSSARY: (E) England; (NW) North Wales.
FRI 1	Aberystwyth area	Fire In The Mountain Festival – Martin Simpson,  Lankum, Sam Amidon,  Julie Murphy & Ceri Rhys Matthews,  Martha  Tilston,  Sheelanagig,  Tim Eriksen,  A  Fistful Of Spookies,  Ewan McLennan, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith,  Three Legg’d Mare, Assembly Lane, Keith Summers  String Band, Cut A Shine, Josh O’Keefe,  Murston Bapchild & The Branston Hicks, Stray Local, The Farewells & more:  Cwmnewidion Farm (until Sunday, June 3)
FRI 1	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Pentreffest Noz with The Andro Sisters: St Fagans Village Hall, Crofft-Y-Genau Road, St Fagans CF5 6DU, 7.30pm
FRI 1	Llandovery / Llanymddyfri	Lazzmatazz Festival: Castle Hotel, Kings Road, Llandovery SA20 0AP – three days of music & poetry, hosted by Lazarus Carpenter; The Fireside Family are on Sunday. (Until Sunday June 3)
SAT 2	Hay on Wye / Y Gelli	Show Of Hands with Miranda Sykes:  Hay Festival, Oxfam Moot, 9.35pm.  Book tickets: £15
SAT 2	Knucklas, Powys	Folk Down The Track: Castle Inn, Knucklas Road LD7 1PW, 7pm. Tel: 01547 528150 – Knucklas Castle musicians celebrate the 150th anniversary since the opening of  The Heart of Wales Line
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Elfen: Acoustic Tuesday, Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel Street, CF11 6ES, 7.30pm
WED 6	Pontyclun	Brooks Williams: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. £8  (members £5)
WED 6	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Fairport Convention: Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, 7.30pm – veteran folk-rock team celebrate 50 years together with a 27-date tour
WED 6	Martletwy, Pembs	Kyle Carey: Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy SA67 8AX, 7.30pm
THU 7	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Billy Bragg, Nadine Shah – Voices Of Protest: Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, 7.30pm. Tickets: £16-£26.50 – Billy  performs in the 11-day Festival Of Voice Wales,  which runs from June 7 – 17
THU 7	Tredegar, Gwent	Rory McLeod: The Nags Head, Merthyr Road, Tredegar NP22 3AP. Doors open 7pm, concert 7.30pm. ticket price: £10 (reservations 01495 722867)
THU 7	Ruthin (NW)	Jimmy Rae & The Moonshine Girls: Ruthin AllStyles Music  & Acoustic Club, The Feathers Inn/ Tafarn Y Plu, 52 Well Street, Ruthin LL15 1AW, 7.30pm
FRI 8	Gower	Gower Folk Festival –  Kantref, DnA, The Trials Of Cato, Vrï, Pat Smith & Ned Clamp, Karen Pierce & Ken Humphreys, Granny’s Attic, Teyr, The Demon Barbers, The Wilson Family,  Pilgrims’ Way,  Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh, Bowjolie, Becky Price & Friends, Paul Downes & Mick Ryan, Flossie Malavialle, Andy Tamlyn-Jones, Si Barron, Hannah Rarity & Luc McNally,  Jon Swayne  & Becky Price: Weobley Castle (until Sunday June 10)
FRI 8	Pontardawe	Rory McLeod:  Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 4ED, 7.30pm
FRI 8	Cardiff / Caerdydd	A Filletta:  Y Tabernacl Chapel, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AJ, 7pm. £20 – fabulous Corsican polyphonic traditional voices; part of  the  Festival Of Voice/Gwyl y Llais
FRI 8	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Lump: Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, 8pm. Tickets: £17.50-£29.50 – collaboration by alt-folk singer Laura Marling and producer  Mike Lindsay – part of  the  Festival Of Voice/Gwyl y Llais
FRI 8	Bristol (E)	Joe Broughton’s  Conservatoire Folk Ensemble: Bristol Folk House, 40A Park Street BS 5JG, 7.30pm
SAT 9	St Donats  / Sain Dynwyd	BTB’s Birthday Barnstormer – Joanne Harris, Robin Williamson,  Baracwda Samba Band, Smita Bellur, Hugh Lupton & Daniel Morden, Sally Pomme Clayton, Ben Haggerty, Paola Balby, Markus Luukonen, Totgrim Mellum Stene, Joe Baele, Tom Van Outryve,  Bina Williamson, Lynne Denman, Cath Little, Tamar Williams, Michael Harvey, Guto Dafis & more: Beyond The Border Festival,  St Donats  Arts Centre & St Donats Castle, UCA Atlantic College. Book tickets here. (until Sunday  June 10)
SAT 9	Flintshire / Sir y Fflint	Jamie Smith’s Mabon: Greenfield Valley Museum Heritage Park, Greenfield Road, Greenfield, Holywell CH8 7GH
SAT 9	Bristol (E)	Blackbeard’s Tea Party: Bristol Folk House, 40A Park Street BS 5JG, 7.30pm
SUN 10	Bristol  (E)	Kelly Oliver: Bristol Folk House, 40A Park Street BS 5JG, 7.30pm
SUN 10	Chester (E)	Wet The Tea: Raven Folk Club, The Bear & Billet, Lower Bridge Street, Chester, 8.30pm
MON 11
TUE 12	Cardiff  / Caerdydd	Gretchen Peters: Roots Unearthed, The L3 Lounge, St David’s Hall, The Hayes, 8pm
TUE 12	Druidstone, Pembs	The Rubber Wellies: Druidstone Haven SA62 3NE, 8pm. Tel. 01437 781221
WED 13
THU 14	Cardiff / Caerdydd	The Gentle Good & The Mavron Quartet, Ivan Moult: Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, 7.30pm – part of  the  Festival Of Voice/Gwyl y Llais
THU 14	Pontypool	TBA: Upstairs In The Unicorn, The Unicorn Inn, Albion Road, Pontypool NP4 6LE, 8pm
FRI 15	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Karine Polwart – Wind Resistance: Richard Burton Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff CF10 3ER, 7pm. Tickets: £20 – the wonderful Scottish singer-songwriter performs her musical essay about Fala Flow, a protected peat bog south of Edinburgh where 2.500 pink-footed geese  fly from Iceland and Greenland to winter.  Part of  the 11-day Festival Of Voice Wales; Karine performs a three-day weekend show
FRI 15	Myddfai, Carms	Midsummer Twmpath with Crannog: Myddfai Community Hall, Myddfai, 7.30pm, £8/6. Organised by Llandovery Folk Dancing, tel. 01550 720483
FRI 15	Bristol (E)	Rachel McShane & The Cartographers, supported by Road Not Taken: Downend Folk Club, Downend School , 7.30pm
SAT 16	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Karine Polwart – Wind Resistance: Richard Burton Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff CF10 3ER,  2pm and 7pm. Tickets: £20 – part of  the 11-day Festival Of Voice Wales
SAT 16	Llanbedr, Powys	Jamie Smith’s Mabon: Llanbedr Village Hall
SAT 16	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Gwyl Ifan: Day of dance at locations all over Cardiff, organised by Cwmni Dawns Werin Caerdydd; in the evening at The Angel Hotel,  a twmpath & banquet will be held. This midsummer festival is being bought forward by a week, because of Ed Sheeran’s  four nights in the Principality Stadium
SUN 17	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Karine Polwart – Wind Resistance: Richard Burton Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff CF10 3ER,  2pm. Tickets: £20 – part of  the 11-day Festival Of Voice Wales
SUN 17	Llanwrtyd, Carms	Jamie Smith’s Mabon: Victoria Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells
SUN 17	Forest of Dean (E)	Morai: Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford GL 16 8LH, 8pm. 01594 833883
MON 18
TUE 19	Cardiff / Caerdydd	DnA: Storytelling at Milgi’s Yurt, 213 City Road, Roath, 8pm
WED 20	Pontyclun	Tommy Sands: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. £8  (members £5)
THU 21	Pontardawe	Alaw: Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 4ED, 7.30pm. Tickets: £13.20/£11
FRI 22	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones: Acapela Studios, Hoel y Pentre, Pentyrch, 8pm TICKETS SELLING FAST
FRI 22	Llandeilo	Lowri Evans & Lee Mason: Llandeilo Acoustic, The Angel, Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo
FRI 22	Caerphilly CBC	Gaz Brookfield plus support: Rudry Village Hall CF83 3EH. Doors open 7pm, support starts 8pm
FRI 22	Swansea Valley / Cwmtawe	50/50 night with The Eclectics & Jackdawgs: (Pontardawe’s) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Road, Glais, 8pm, £7
FRI 22	Bangor	Gwenno, with support from R.Seiliog: Theatr Bryn Terfel, Pontio, Bangor University, Deiniol Road LL57 2TQ, 8pm. £12 in advance/£14 on the door (standing gig) – singer-songwriter
SAT 23
SUN 24	Llanwrthwl, Powys	The Devil’s Violin – Stolen: Willow Globe, Shakespeare Link, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, Powys LD1 6NN
MON 25
TUE 26
WED 27	Martletwy, Pems	Midnight Skyracer: Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy SA67 8AX, 7.30pm
THU 28	Newport / Casnewydd	Midnight Skyracer: Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club, Crindau Constitutional Club, 45 Malpas Road, Newport NP20 5PJ. Doors open 8pm. Contact Ruth for Guest Night tickets: 07966 754366 – the Carrivick Sisters return with some new friends
FRI 29	Gower	Ukulele Festival of Wales – Georgia Mae, The Hedge Inspectors, Ukoholix, Sarah Kelly, Madison Martin, Ben Rouse, Fflip Fflops, Manitoba Hal, Gaudy Orde, The Elderly Brothers, Amigos Gypsy Jazz Orchestra: Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill (until Sunday July 1)
FRI 29	Swansea / Abertawe	Lowri Evans: Tŷ Tawe, 9 Christina Street SA1 4EW, 8pm (free) –  Tŷ Tawe’s monthly Tyrfe Tawe series of folk events
FRI 29	Bristol (E)	The East Pointers: Bristol Folk House, 40A Park Street BS 5JG, 7.30pm
FRI 29	Pontardawe	Showcase night with Triantan: (Pontardawe’s) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Club, 609 Birchgrove Road, Glais, 8pm, £3
SAT 30	Brecon / Aberhonddu	Show of Hands: Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon LD3 7EW, 7.30pm

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 to let us know about it.