MeMbers List 1: VeNUes Song — Music — Poetry — Story — Dance Clubs — Concerts — Singarounds — Sessions — Dance Clubs & Ceilidhs NORTH-EAST ~ Denbighshire; Flintshire; Wrexham2nd Sun Denbs DENBIGH DENBIGH TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html see website for current details3rd Sun Denbs LLANNEFYDD ABERGELE TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Abergel.html see website for current detailsWeekly Thu Denbs RUTHIN RUTHIN ALLSTYLES MUSIC CLUB http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk Chris/Jayne Birchall 01824 704844Weekly Fri Denbs RHYL RHYL FOLK CLUB www.rhylfolkclub.com Brian Bull 01745 339502NORTH-WEST ~ Conwy, Gwynedd, Ynys Môn3rd Mon Gwynedd CAERNARFON CAERNARFON TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html see website for current detailsMID-WALES ~ Ceredigion; Powys § 4pm start2nd,4th Sun § Powys LLANDRINDOD WELLS ARVON ALE HOUSE FOLK SESSION facebook.com/arvonalehouse Laura Gallagher 07477 6272673rd Sun § Powys LLANDRINDOD WELLS ARVON ALE HOUSE BLUES & ACOUSTIC SESSION facebook.com/arvonalehouse Laura Gallagher as aboveWeekly Mon Ceredigion ABERYSTWYTH ABERYSTWYTH TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html see website for current detailsMonthly Wed Powys DOLANOG DOLANOG TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Dolanog.html see website for current details1st Thurs Herefds LONGTOWN BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/BlackHil.html see website for detailsSOUTH-EAST ~ Glamorgan, Gwent • County & Borough abbreviations Mons: Monmouthshire RhCT: Rhondda Cynon Tâf BG: Blaenau Gwent Vale G.: Vale of GlamorganLast Tues RhCT LLANTRISANT LLANTRISANT TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llantris.html see website for detailsWeekly Wed RhCT PONTYCLUN LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB www.folk.wales Pat Smith 01443 226892Weekly Thu Newport ROGERSTONE NEWPORT FOLK CLUB www.newportfolkclub.co.uk Bryn Millichip (Chair) 07397 9808471st & other Fri Swansea GLAIS, Nr Clydach THE VALLEY FOLK CLUB (xAug) www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk Huw & Heather Pudner 01792 8620621st Fri Cardiff ST FAGANS PENTREFFEST NOZ www.pentreffest.org.uk Contact 029 2023 29701st Sat BG TREDEGAR TREDEGAR TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Bedwell.html see website for current details2nd Sat BG TREDEGAR VALLEYS HARP CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/TelBed1.html see website for current details2nd Sat Mons LLANFOIST, Abergavenny GWERIN GWENT folk band www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/calendr.html Meurig Williams 02920 628300Last Sat BG ABERTILLERY SIX BELLS TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html see website for current details3rd Sat Caerphilly NELSON LLANCAIACH FAWR TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llancai.html see website for current details2nd Sat Mons CALDICOT MAGOR TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/MagorCh.html see website for current details3rd Sat Torfaen PONTYPOOL PANTEG TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html see website for current details1st Sat Vale G. LLANTWIT MAJOR LLANTWIT MAJOR TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llantwit7.html see website for current detailsSOUTH-WEST ~ Pembrokeshire, CarmarthenshireOccasional only Carms LLANDOVERY TYWI TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llandeilo.html Helen Adam 01550 721476

MeMbers List 2: PerFOrMers Pf.1 Folk Music & Song — Pf.2 Folk Dance — Pf.3 Spoken Word Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Groups / Bands Gwent GWERIN GWENT, Clera’s S-E Wales tune clubs www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/calendr.html Meurig Williams 02920 628300Powys RISKY BUSINESS www.riskiesmusic.com Ruth and Ken Powell ………………Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo Carms FIDDLEBOXRhondda PAT SMITH AND NED CLAMP www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp Pat Smith 01443 226892Powys RUTH & KEN POWELL www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk Ruth and Ken Powell ………………Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo Denbs. BRIAN BULL www.tradfolk.net Brian Bull 01745 339502 Carms HELEN ADAM www.helenadam.com Helen Adam 01550 721476 Swansea PETE KIDDLE www.facebook.com/pete.kiddle Pete Kiddle 07934293757Pf.2a Folk Dance Callers Denbs. BRIAN BULL www.tradfolk.net Brian Bull 01745 339502Rhondda PAT SMITH www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp Pat Smith 01443 226892Rhondda NED CLAMP www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp Ned Clamp 07813 845440Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands

Rhondda CALENNIG www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp Pat Smith 01443 226892Carms FIDDLEBOX

MeMbers List 3: MeDiA M.1 ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS National ALAWON CYMRU, monthly sets of Welsh tunes & archive going back to 2012 www.alawoncymru.com Meurig Williams 02920 628300National BYWYD GWERIN Welsh-language traditions Directory www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru Sam Simmons 01684 561378North [+Mersey,Cheshire] CALENDAR: OPEN MIKE, FOLK & ACOUSTIC EVENTS http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk, then click ‘Other local clubs’South CASBAR, website folk related listings & contacts www.casbar.co.uk Cas Smith ………………National FOLKWALES online magazine ........... www.folk.wales/magazine Mick Tems, Editor 01443 201634National SESIWN.COM, classes, sessions and tune clubs across Wales www.sesiwn.com Meurig Williams 02920 628300National TRAC Music Traditions Wales www.trac-cymru.org trac 01446 748556 National [+part England] FOLKLIFE MEMBERS’ ONLINE DIRECTORY www.folklife-directory.uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378 M.2 PRINTED FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS • for JOURNALS see list 8: FOLKLIFE STUDIESUK & Ireland LIVING TRADITION National [+part England] FW, FOLKLIFE WEST print magazine www.folklife.org.uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378M.3 FOLK RADIO National CELTIC HEARTBEAT (BBC Radio Wales) www.bbc.co.uk/radiowales Frank Hennessy ……………… MeMbers List 4: serViCes S.1 FOLK JOURNALISTS For our FW: WALES NEWS CORRESPONDENTS, see page 3National MICK TEMS, Editor Folkwales online magazine www.folk.wales/magazine Mick Tems 01443 201634S.6 CRAFTS AND MAKERS Powys POWELL GUITARS https://powellguitars.com Ken Powell ……………… see DIARY-LISTINGS Pages (follows the ) for List 5 : WORKSHOP DIARY List 6 : FESTIVAL DIARY (next 12 months) Rydym yn croesawu hys-bys dwyieithog ar gyfer ein gwefan ar gyfer traddodiadau Cymraeg, www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru

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, Wednesdays weekly, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, CF72 9EH, guests are Irish guitarist

, resident in the US (May 8); (May 22); storyteller presents (June 12, in aid of Cure

Parkinson’s Trust); New Zealand songwriter (July 3); (July 17); (Isle of Lewis

& Spain, September 4). The , 1st and other Fridays, Glais Rugby

Football Club, 609 Birchgrove Road, Glais SA7 9EN, guests include (May 24); (May 31);

(June 21) and (July 5). S.E. W meets weekly on Thursdays in The Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone NP10 9AE, and features

(May 30) and (July 4),

The , also Thursdays, Crindau Constitutional Club, 45 Malpas Road, Newport NP20 5PJ, and welcomes John Conolly & Rob Van Sante (May 9); Mick Ryan & Pete Harris (June 9) and State Of The Union (Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams, July 4).

, L3 Lounge, St David’s Hall The Hayes CF10 1AH: Alaw (Monday, May 20); Blair Dunlop (June 4), Lleuwen (July 9 – showcasing her stunning new album, Gwn Glan Beibl Budr, with 80-year-old triple harper Llio Rhydderch accompanying). In Pembrokeshire, (Roch SA62 6HB), 1st Thursday monthly, and welcomes Geoff Robb (May 2)

; (Martletwy SA67 8AX)

Cassidy & James Hickman (July 10) and the Roma violin and accordion of Faith I Branko (August 7). Be prepared to take a torch and cushions; the pews are hard! meets monthly on Mondays in The Goat Major, 33 High Street, CF10 1PU. meets in The Lewis Arms, Heol Goch CF15 9PN (Thursdays, monthly). , Amgeuddfa Ceredigion Museum, Terrace Road, SY23 2AQ, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays; and organises session, St. David’s Church Hall, Bath Street (monthly, 2nd Tuesday).

, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DP meets on 2nd and 4th Sundays (4pm) plus a Blues Session, 3rd Sunday, 4pm)

, the Association of Traditional Instruments in Wales, has a website which lists many tune clubs and sessions around Wales: www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/calendr.html .

Mick ®

, and for an in-depth diary of Welsh events,

- prestigious tributes given to the most deserving Welsh artists or musicians resident in Wales - have now been launched. The Awards were devised from a partnership of Welsh folk development organisations: and

from the world of Welsh folk. There were 11 accolades for

and each chosen from a long list by a Nominating Panel representing folk club and festival organisers, young musicians, tradition bearers, music journalists and broadcasters, promoters, folk activists and enthusiasts. The Judging Panel also gave a

and a for the best collection of three original tunes in the Welsh folk tradition, open to composers of any age and aimed at grass-roots players from sessions, folk clubs or folk dance. The Awards were due to be announced at the BBC Hoddinott Hall at Cardiff Bay’s Wales Millennium Centre on April 11, and the Awards Evening was due to be broadcast later on

and on as well. I was one of the judges - but as FW went to press in late March, I’m not in a position to tell you who the winners were! However, the

has published a full list of celebrating victors – go to .

[more details for ® ] , Tredegar House & Country

Park, Newport NP10 8YW, May 10-12, lists Alaw, Calan, Belshazzar’s Feast, Brooks Williams, Frank Hennessy, Jez Lowe, The Hut People, Will Pound & Eddy Jay, Patty Gurdy, Welsh and European dance teams and many more

, Weobley Castle Farm, SA3 1HB, June 14-16, and the wonderful line-up is Alaw, Morfa, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Cup o’ Joe, Deux Sans Frontières, Don’t Feed The Peacocks, Edgelarks, The Eelgrinders, Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, Hannah James & Toby Kuhn, The Mischa Macpherson Band, Midnight Skyracer, Vera Van Heeringen Trio, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer and more (www.

). , Bank Holiday weekend, May 24-27, ( ) artists tba, due to Wales Arts Council’s grant rules. festival is held in Eldon Square and pubs in Dolgellau from July 19-21 (sesiwnfawr.cymru/).

, near Aberystwyth, May 30 - June 2, Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, Whiskey Moon Face, Ye Vagabonds, Po Boys Cajun Band, Carreg Bica, Interstate Express, Johnnie Glaz (Bzh), Big Chimney Barn Dance and more ( ).

, August 30 – September 1 in Llanwddyn Community Centre, Abertridwr SY10 0LR, and features Midnight Skyracer, Steve Tilston, The House Devils, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, The Trials of Cato, Twmpathology and more.

cenedlaethol / NATIONAL

, supporting traditional folk music, performance and services. ’s rôle is to promote and develop the music and dance traditions of Wales – both within Wales and beyond. , including

with the help of one of the most respected names in traditional Welsh music, [ ] See website, , for

PO Box 205, Barry CF63 1FF, 01446 748556.

)With , 7pm.

The best in traditional and contemporary folk groups and acoustic music, plus Frank Hennessy’s weekly Celtic gig guide.

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( below) and

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®St Fagans Village Hall, Crofft-Y-Genau Road, St Fagans, Cardiff CF5 6DU.

Innovative, voluntary organisation aiming to encourage the development of traditional social dance events to increase a sense of community. The emphasis is on opportunity, inclusion, participation and fun. Everyone, regardless of age or ability, is encouraged to “have a go”. The evening starts with separate workshops for dancers and musicians. Each month something new will be taught, with revision of dances and tunes learnt in previous months. Doors open 7.15pm, music or dance workshops 7.30pm, bal [dance] 9pm. Open to musicians of all abilities and any instrument. Learning by ear is encouraged, but notation is provided. Musicians are taught tunes for

Held annually, the

is a celebration of the culture and language in Wales.

The festival travels from place to place, alternating between north and south Wales, attracting around 150,000 visitors. It can

be traced back to 1176, with the modern history of the organisation dating back to 1861. The Eisteddfod is the natural showcase for music, dance, visual arts, literature, original performances and much more. Encompassing all aspects of the arts and culture in Wales, it is an inclusive and welcoming festival, which attracts thousands of Welsh learners and those who do not speak the language as well as Welsh speakers every year. ~ is organised by the Eisteddfod, and brings together all the folk traditions of Wales in the most eclectic and widest context.

builds on the success of the past few years. The project partners are , and the

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cenedlaethol / NATIONAL

The Wales Arts Council supported , the society for Welsh traditional instruments, in its cross-Wales initiative, , to help musicians learn and

play Welsh traditional tunes and to improve the standard of their playing. The funding has now come to an end but Clera is still supporting Tune Clubs across Wales. : a tune club is a local organisation that meets periodically so that its members can learn Welsh traditional tune together. It needs a venue, an organiser or organising team and members who attend. Meetings may either involve members working on tunes already learned or learning new ones,or tutor sessions led by a paid tutor. Full details of local tune clubs are on (and a summary is on listings Wales, page 2). The website also lists and across Wales.

… from this issue in

will be sending in for ,based on her latest project, This is an interactive site in which you click on a map and it shows you the tune or tunes that is named after the place you've clicked on. And you can hear or download the tune as dots. Take a look ! Helen will be featuring a different Welsh place each time, with the tune, and countermelody and harmony, and talking about it a little.

dancing, and have an opportunity to play for dances later in the evening. It is an aim to build up a repertoire of music for dancing. Dancers of all abilities are welcome, with many experienced dancers to help beginners. It is an aim to build up a repertoire of dances. Dances from Brittany do not usually require a partner, as they are performed in lines or circles. Dances from other parts of France are usually danced in couples or larger sets. Do not worry if you want to come on your own, as there will be others there who will dance with you. Some dances we teach are ‘mixers’, so you will get a chance to dance with other people anyway. After a short break for tea or coffee and biscuits, the evening continues with the bal – dancing to live music. A wide range of dances will be enjoyed. This part of the evening begins with the House Band, featuring all those who play in the music workshop, having the chance to play the tunes they have just been taught in the workshop, along with other tunes they have learned in previous Pentreffest workshops. After this, other musicians and groups have the chance to play. There will normally be one advertised group performing, but opportunity is there for others to play as well. (see also online)

Pentreffest Noz with Pentreffest Noz with

with A French traditional group of young musicians from Morvan.

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®, Glais Rugby Football Club, 609 Birchgrove Road, Glais, near Clydach, Swansea SA7 9EN.

, 8pm The meets in on various Fridays every month. We try to use the each month for a warm welcome is extended to everyone to sing, play, recite or just enjoy - and the for These sometimes move to accommodate the guest or other events at the Rugby Club. When there is a in the month, we either have an extra Open Night, sometimes with a , or a with 2 acts each doing one set, often featuring local talent. Evenings usually start at 8pm.

Next deadline: 19 Jul for 1 Sep issue

• May 3 (£3) • May 24 (£7) 4th Friday• May 31 (£7) • Jun 7 (£3)• Jun 21 (£7)• Jul 5 (£7) • Jul 19 (£3)• Aug 18 in Gellionnen Chapel &

, part of - details later.• Sep 6 (£3)• Sep 20 (£7) • Oct 4 (£3)Contact ,

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, energetically engage their audience in an eclectic journey through their Welsh and American songs and tunes, on concertinas, guitar, harmonicas, spoons and, if they can get hold of them, washboard and banjelele.

®, ,

, Folk Dance Caller , ,

, Folk Dance Caller ,

Specialising in Welsh dance music, Calennig are equally at home playing for experts and novices alike … Available for: Ceilidh, Performance, Weddings.

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The Amazing Spoons Workshop. Welsh Dance Workshop. Welsh Traditions. ®

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Rydym yn croesawu hys-bys dwyieithog ar gyfer ein gwefan ar gyfer traddodiadau Cymraeg, www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru

Swansea. Songs and music with Bouzouki and English Concertina.

®, 07934 293757, petekiddlehotmail.co.uk, www.facebook.com/pete.kiddle

Llandeilo/Llandovery, Carms Tywi Tune Club (based in Llandovery and Llandeilo) are not meeting regularly at present, but hope to do occasional sessions. Keep in touch by contacting Helen as below. A collection of the tunes we play can be found here at www.tunelines.com

The Club has taken the out around Carmarthenshire; a booklet of tunes and songs relating to the Mari Lwyd tradition has been produced and can be downloaded from www.helenadam.com

and composer living in beautiful West Wales. A

project is a collection of duets to introduce more of the lesser known Welsh dance tunes to a wider audience.

A band comprising Clera’s South-East Wales tune clubs and others from across South Wales. Gwerin Gwent Tune Clubs practice will be on

Saturday, 11/5/2019, 13.15-16.00, at Llanfoist Village Hall, Church Lane,Llanfoist, nr. Abergavenny NP7 9LP.

De-Ddwyrain: GweNt, MOrGANNwG • South-east: GweNt, GLAMOrGAN

are on accordion and vocals and on violin and vocals. We have been playing and working together as a duo since 2002. This long working relationship has allowed us to develop a unique

styles, which include Klezmer, Rock, Classical, Celtic folk, Welsh dance music and song, Blues, and Bluegrass.

We specialise in providing great party music, for weddings, birthdays, and any other occasion that calls for a dance. We both call and have an interesting range of dances, with many traditional Welsh dances, also Scottish, Russian, Eastern European, and American. We are a bilingual band, both having learnt Welsh as adults, and promote the beautiful dance music and songs of Wales to new audiences.

(soundscapes in wind, water and Klezmer). Have a quick listen here:

Hard copies are available to buy on the Fiddlebox website shop.

De-Orllewin: sir beNFrO, sir Gâr • South-West: PeMbrOkeshire, CArMArtheNshire

, 30th May; & , 4th July

®, Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, NP10 9AD. The Club exists to encourage and promote Folk Music and the people who perform it.

: the Club hosts the Marquee Concert,

: Jez Lowe, Belshazzar’s Feast, Frank Hennessy, Calan. See www.tredegarehousefestival.org.uk Their tour with folk-rock legends Fairport Convention was an outstanding success and their new album “Far Off on the Horizon” is their best selling to date. Kip Winter and Dave Wilson bring a sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, often hard-hitting original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with sometimes hilarious tales of life on the road. : with the sad death of Ralph Jordan, previously unreleased radio recordings were discovered. A ‘new’ album, ‘Time To

, was released in 2016, and enthusiastically reviewed - ‘Mick Tems, Mick Ryan,

Dave Bordewey, Pete Harris, and Paul Downes. All well known and highly respected performers in their own right. For the new ‘Crows’, it is very clearly

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, The Rhiwderin Inn (01633 897722), Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8RX. Monthly acoustic session run by Newport Folk Club.

®, Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun, CF72 9EH.

Wed Weekly folk club with singers nights and lots of guest nights: regular international guests, sessions, singarounds, performers welcome. .

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Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire, Powys. Superb mix of folk and acoustic music, with Ruth on vocals and Ken on guitar and banjo, combining songs from the 30’s, to the traditional folk song and English/American contemporary music, giving concerts that appeal to almost every audience. 16th May www.brewoodacousticmusic.com 26th July 5th Dec. ,

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Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire, Powys. Ruth Fuga, Ken Powell and Dave Walmisley: with 25 years combining their skills to include Dave’s wonderful lyrics and songs, Ken and Dave’s skills on the various instruments they play, Ruth’s stunningly clear lead vocals and harmonies to die for. With a little cheeky banter thrown in.

11th May , 31st May , 11th July , 25th July , 31st Aug , , see

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Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire, Powys. Ken has become a respected Luthier on the folk scene, with over a hundred instruments under his belt, they can be seen being played by performers such as Chris While & Julie Matthews, Mike Silver, Dave Walmisley … and of course Ken himself! - all instruments are made to order and still very much in demand.

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Folk sessions in Llandrindod Wells Micropub. from 4 pm on of every month. All welcome. Mixture of song, music and even dance sometimes. This sessions have been going for two years and they are friendly, welcoming and popular. Any questions just ask via facebook or email Laura. You can watch some videos of the sessions on youtube.com, just search for Arvon Ales. Arvon Ales also has a on the

from 4 pm, again all welcome. John and Laura opened their Micropub in November 2015 after converting an empty shop into a little pub. In 2016 Arvon Ale House was named CAMRA Pub of The Year and Cider Pub of The Year for Wales. They have 5 ever-changing guest ales, 8 local cider and perry, wines, Irish whiskey range, speciality Gins, soft drinks, hot drinks, wines and spirits. The pub welcomes children. Dogs on lead are welcome. No jukeboxes or fruit machines, just a quiet little pub with lovely drinks, a welcoming atmosphere and a place that encourages us to all have a chat. You can read what people are saying about this pub on tripadvisor.co.uk.

Contact ® arvonales@gmail.com; Twitter @arvonales,

® was formed in 1994 as part of the Mid Wales May Festival (1989-1998).

It is a registered charity based in Llandinam.

, & see

Gogledd-Ddwyrain: sir DDiNbyCh; sir y FFLiNt; wreCsAM• North-East: DeNbiGhshire; FLiNtshire; wrexhAM

®,The Feathers Inn / Tafarn Y Plu, 52 Well Street,

LL15 1AW. , , doors , starts , all year.

We are so lucky having not only an enthusiastic core of ‘regulars’, but a good number of excellent performers who visit the club, often travelling a good distance to do so.

by a selection of Ruthin AllStyles Regulars. An Evening with

– an intimate solo concert – an Intimate Concert

The club meets at 8.00pm every Thursday at The Feathers Inn, Ruthin. All Welcome.

RHYL FOLK CLUB

Y Canolbarth / Mid-WalesCereDiGiON; POwys; MeiriONyDD

® Arvon Ales, Arvon House, Temple St, LD1 5DP. Sun, 4pm

® 3rd Sun, 4pm

Well comrades, winter is where we like it to be … in the past and we can settle back and enjoy the festival season and travel to our local folk clubs without having to wear snow shoes. Good eh? I’ve ventured out myself a bit of late, including a visit to the (www.hungryhorseacoustic.com) which meets at The Whitby Social Club, Chester Rd. Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QF. The main purpose of my visit was to catch a performance by their special guest .

1964 or thereabouts. We were both spring chickens then, Martin and I. I was pleased to discover that Martin is reviving some of the songs I remember from his earlier repertoire, songs such as ‘High Germany’ and ‘The Bedmaking’. But as ever, there were songs I’d never heard before too. Martin’s voice may no longer be quite what it was but I’ll always turn up to see such a legend. Hungry Horse Club organizers John & Angie Owen are also heavily involved in organizing

group, line in repartee which can’t fail to entertain. Also

Tom will need no introduction I’m sure, a genial veteran of

www.wirralfolkonthecoast.com . Another club I paid a visit to was (www.wrexhamfolkacoustic.club). This is a laid back and welcoming club (as all clubs should be) and has an upstairs function room in a well run and popular pub/restaurant (The Nag’s Head) in the centre of Wrexham. Future guests include singer/songwriting duo

, an Anglo/German combination which works well (but best not to mention Brexit I think). Resident group is , led by long time North Wales folkie

As for my local club, (www.rhylfolkclub.com), come Friday June 28th, we’ll be hosting a Western Swing band called

. Western what band I hear you say? Well, can you try and imagine something like Hank Williams crossed with Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli with Bill Black (Elvis’ slap bass player from Sun Records days) thrown in for good measure? No, can’t imagine that? Well you’ll just have to come along and see for yourself then. See you there at Tynewydd Community Centre, Coast Rd., Rhyl, LL18 3RD. Question: Answer:

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