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Wel-Fest
The Welfare Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais, Powys, United KingdomThey’re calling this the “first annual music festival” in The Welfare, nestled in Powys’ most southwesterly point – and stating a pledge to feature some of “Swansea Valley’s finest bands” on the Saturday, to underline this county border-themed quirk. That day will also feature performers from the venue’s regular open mic nights, with an evening …
Locally Sauced
This is a night devised and promoted by Elliot Brussalis, once of Welsh rap-rockers Astroid Boys and now making UK garage kinda stuff as Douvelle19. It’s intended as a showcase for local producers’ new tracks, which normally amounts to a bunch of people playing to themselves but in Locally Sauced’s case seems a popular draw.
A Celebration Of Welsh Composers
Saint Elvan’s Church Church Street, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon TaffThis concert programme is performed by the Rhondda Symphony Orchestra and was devised by its musical director Edward John, who noted the rarity with which Welsh classical performances feature domestic composition in more than token amounts. These two evenings, then, will include renditions of work by composers from the early 20th century – Nocturne by …
The Hackles
Another churchbound show booked by Roots N All, in conjunction with Barry Arts Festival – which despite its name is basically a company which promotes one-off events every few months. The Hackles are a three-piece from Astoria, Oregon who peddle quirky banjoed-up Americana and have formed a friendship with Michael Hurley, once of the Holy …
Rebecca Ferguson
New Theatre Park Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomRebecca Ferguson was on the downlow one of the most successful {X Factor} contestants, both in terms of initial album sales and what happened later – songwriting for other artists, mainly. Her fifth album came out just before Christmas, this is the tour for it, and assuming she holds to a tweet made around the …
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