Listings September 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.

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.

THE RECORD JOURNAL: Promoting Folk Music In North Wales

DATE	LOCATION	WHAT’S HAPPENING – WHO’S ORGANISING – CONTACTS GLOSSARY: (E) England
FRI 1	Pontypridd	NoGood Boyo: Clwb y Bont, 85A Taff Street, Pontypridd CF37 4SL, 8pm
FRI 1	Swansea Valley / Cwmtawe	Open Night: Valley Folk Club, Glais RFC, 605 Birchgrove Road, Glais SA7 9EN, 8pm, £2
SAT 2
SUN 3	Forest of Dean (E)	The Jigantics: Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling GL16 8LH, 8pm
SUN 3	Chester (E)	Filkin’s Drift: The Raven Folk Club, The Bear and Billet, 94 Lower Bridge Street, Chester CH1 1RU, 8.30pm
MON 4	Denbigh / Sir Dynbych	Filkin’s Drift: St Anne’s Church, Vale Road, Rhyl, LL18 2PD, 7pm
TUE 5	Llandudno	Filkin’s Drift: St Tudno’s Church, St Tudno’s Road, Llandudno, LL30 2XE, 7pm
WED 6	Pontyclun	Song & Music Night: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Palalwyf Avenue / Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Admission: £3
WED 6	Conwy	Filkin’s Drift: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Church, Church Street, Conwy, LL32 8LD, 7pm
THU 7	Newport / Casnewydd	Enda Kenny: Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club, 45 Malpas Road, Newport NP20 5PJ, 8.30pm
THU 7	Cardiff / Caerdydd	90th Caerdydd Galician Session: The Flute and Tankard, 4 Windsor Place CF10 3BX, Cardiff, 8.30pm. Contact: Jorge Bellón
FRI 8	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Lindisfarne: St David’s Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH, 7.30pm – POSTPONED: The Hall is closed following emergency RAAC work
FRI 8	Carms / Sir Gâr	Edwina Hayes: Miners’ Theatre, 11A Wind Street, Ammanford SA18 3DN, 7.30pm
FRI 8	Ceredigion	Bwncath, Catrin O’Neill – Parti Barti: Cellar Bar, 25-26 Quay Street, Cardigan SA43 1HU, 8pm
FRI 8	Anglesey / Môn	Filkin’s Drift: Plas Bodfa, Llangoed, Beaumaris, Anglesey, LL58 8ND, 7.30pm
FRI 8	Swansea / Abertawe	Gower Bluegrass Festival – Old Baby Mackerel, Taf Rapids Stringband, Blue Lass, One Tree Hillbillies, Western Edge, Chris Moreton, Jeri Foreman & Ruth Eliza, Jackdawgs, The Hogranch, Whitefern Mountain Stringband & more: Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill SA3 2EH  (until September 10)
SAT 9	Carms / Sir Gâr	Lindisfarne: The Lyric Threatre, King Street, Carmarthen SA31 1BD, 7.30pm
SAT 9	Powys	VRÏ: Bontcadfan, Y Trallwm, Powys, 7pm. Tickets: £25. Contact Cwpan Pinc/Alun Jones
SAT 9	Anglesey / Môn	Filkin’s Drift: St Eleth Church, St Eleth, Amlwch LL68 9ET, 7pm
SAT 9	Llantwit Major / Llanilltud Fawr	Bragod: St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major CD61 1SG, 6.30pm. Tickets: £10 – Robert Evans (crwth) & Mary Anne Roberts (vocals in the Welsh language)
SAT 9	Anglesey / Môn	Josh Weaver: Ucheldre Centre, Millbank, Holyhead LL65 1TE, 7.30pm
SAT 9	Carms / Sir Gâr	Old Strafford: Aberglasney Food & Music Fair, Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen SA32 8QH, 2pm (£10 entry)
SAT 9	Swansea / Abertawe	Sadwrn Acoustig: The Railway Inn, 553 Gower Road, Swansea SA2 7DS (no time advertised)
SUN 10	Anglesey / Môn	Filkin’s Drift: Eglwys Llanbadrig. Cemaes Bay, LL67 0LH (no time advertised)
SUN 10	Newport/ Casnewydd	2nd Sunday Sing: The Little Tap House, 18 Baneswell Road, Newport NP20 4BP, 7pm –  CANCELLED: The pub is closed!
MON 11	Aberystwyth	Music In The Mountain – Jock Tyldesley, Vera Van Heeringen, Jerry Bloom, Steve Blake, Craig Judelman, Gwennie, Ed Hicks, Luke Richardson: Tutors teach a week of tuition – ends Saturday September 16. Book places now
TUE 12	Anglesey / Môn	Filkin’s Drift, Eve Goodman: Ucheldre Centre, Millbank, Holyhead LL65 1TE, 7.30pm
WED 13	Pontyclun	Mark Dowding: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Palalwyf Avenue / Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Admission: £8 (members £5) – Superb Lancashire singer-songwriter
THU 14	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Heather Jones: Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay CF10 4PT, 7.30pm
THU 14	Pontardawe	Bronwen Lewis: Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, Pontardawe SA8 4ED, 7.30pm
THU 14	Anglesey / Môn	Filkin’s Drift: St Cwyfan’s Chapel. Eglwys Cwyfan, Ty Croes, LL63 5YR, 4pm (beware tides!)
THU 14	Newport / Casnewydd	Spotlight on Mark Dowding: Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club, Crindau Constitutional Club, Malpas Road, Newport NP20 5PJ, 8.30pm
THU 14	Bristol (E)	The Jake Leg Jug Band: The Bristol Fringe, 32 Princess Victoria Street, Bristol BS8 4BZ, 8.30pm
FRI 15	Neath / Castell Nedd	Bronwen Lewis: Gwyn Hall, Orchard Street, Neath SA11 1DU, 7.30pm
FRI 15	Anglesey / Môn	Filkin’s Drift: Llanedwen Parish Church, Llanedwen, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll LL61 6SJ (no time advertised)
FRI 15	Oswestry / Croesoswallt	Chris Quinn: Hermon Arts, Chapel Street, Oswestry SY11 1LF, 8.30pm
FRI 15	Carms / Sir Gâr	Llandovery Folk Dancing: Llanwrda Hall SA19 8HD, 7pm. Kelvin Lee: “More British Folk Dances”
SAT 16	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Crannog with Rhi Davies: Fairwater Conservative Club, 61 Ely Road, Cardiff CF5 2BY, 7.30pm-11pm (Ruff Ceilidhs)
SUN 17
MON 18	Powys	TASC Seven Stars Steady Session: Seven Stars Inn, Aberedw, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact TASC
TUE 19
WED 20	Pontyclun	Pete Coe: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Palalwyf Avenue / Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Admission: £8 (members £5) – one-man folk factory!
WED 20	Powys	Khamira: The Welfare, Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais SA9 1JJ Ystradgynlais, 8pm – Indo-Welsh world music
THU 21	Newport / Casnewydd	Alice Jones: Newport Folk Club, Newport Fugitives Athletics Club, High Cross Road, Newport NP10 9AE, 8pm
THU 21	Pembs / Sir Benfro	Martha Spencer & Archer: Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy SA67 8AX, 7.30pm
FRI 22	Gwynedd	Fara: Cabaret Pontio, Theatr Bryn Terfel, Prifysgol Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor LL57 2TQ, 8pm – fiddle-led Orkney frontwomen Jeana Leslie, Catriona Price & Kristan Harvey & young Highland pianist Rory Matheson.
FRI 22	Carms / Sir Gâr	Trio Walters Favrau Pinc & special guests: St Thomas Church, Ferryside SA17 5TD, 7pm. Tickets: £10\£8 – traditional music from Brittany; benefit concert for the Ferryside lifeboat
FRI 22	Carms / Sir Gâr	Bronwen Lewis: The Lyric Threatre, King Street, Carmarthen SA31 1BD, 7.30pm
FRI 22	Swansea Valley / Cwmtawe	Pete Coe: (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club, Glais Rugby Football Club, 609, Birchgrove Road. Glais, Swansea SA7 9EN, 8pm
FRI 22	Oswestry / Croesoswallt	Ellie Gowers: Hermon Arts, Chapel Street, Oswestry SY11 1LF, 8.30pm
SAT 23	Swansea / Abertawe	Sisiwn Werin Gymreig gyda Aneirin Jones & Angharad Jenkins: Tŷ Tawe, 9 Christina Street, Swansea SA1 4EW. Doors open 7pm, music 8pm – A European Folk Day event
SAT 23	Llanelli	Bronwen Lewis: Theatr Ffwrnes, Park Street, Llanelli SA15 3YE, 7.30pm
SAT 23	Shropshire (E)	Rapsquillion & Monty Folk: Free Harmony Workshop followed by an Evening of Song, Tunes and Dance, Church Barn, Barn Lane, Bishops Castle SY9 5AF. Workshop: 2.30pm – 4pm. Evening: 7.30pm. Tickets: £8 from the TASC website
SUN 24	Pontypridd	Cobbler’s Awl (12pm), Bethan Nia & Meg Cox (1pm), Calennig – Twmpath (2pm): Bandstand, Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd
SUN 24	Cardiff / Caerdydd	Luca Stricagnoli: Acapela Studio, Heol y Pentre, Pentyrch, Cardiff CF15 9QD, 8pm
MON 25
TUE 26	Llantrisant	Clwb Alawon Llantrisant: Caerlan Hall, Parish Office, Newbridge Road, Llantrisant CF72 8EX, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Contact Mike Edwards
WED 27	Pontyclun	S&M Night: Llantrisant Folk Club, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Palalwyf Avenue / Castan Road, Pontyclun CF72 9EH, 8.30pm. Admission: £3 – requested evening; something you don’t normally do at a folk club (that’s Song & Music!)
THU 28	Cardiff / Caerdydd	The Gentle Good: Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay CF10 4PT, 7.30pm – Galargan album launch
FRI 29	St Asaph /Llanelwy	Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhríain: St Asaph Cathedral, High Street, St Asaph LL17 0RD, 7.30pm – part of the North Wales International Music Festival
FRI 29	Anglesey / Ynys Mon	Daoirí Farrell: Ucheldre Centre, Millbank, Holyhead LL65 1TE, 7.30pm
FRI 29	Powys	Cerys Hafana: Wyeside Arts Centre,  Castle Street, Builth Wells LD2 3BN, 7.30pm
FRI 29	Gwynedd	Graffiti Classics: Theatr Bryn Terfel, Prifysgol Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor LL57 2TQ, 7:30pm – comedy string quartet
SAT 30	Swansea / Abertawe	Tecwyn Ifan: Tŷ Tawe, 9 Christina Street, Swansea SA1 4EW, 7pm
SAT 30	Swansea / Abertawe	Old Time Sailors – Sea Shanty: Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall Road South, Swansea SA1 4PE, 7pm
SAT 30	Powys	The Mark Harrison Band: The Globe at Hay, Newport Street, Hay on Wye HR3 5BG, 8pm

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.