Various venues, Cardiff Bay
Sat 8 Apr
Venturing outside of the confines of the Wales Millennium Centre after 2015’s successful debut, Gŵyl CAM ‘17 brings its day-long festival of music, film and discussion to three venues in and around Mount Stuart Square. Curated by Welsh Music Prize winner and Cardiff legend Gwenno Saunders (she of the Clwb Ifor Bach mural), the various events will take place at the somewhat quirky venues of Octavo’s, Sunflower & I and Mischief’s.
The festival promises to be an amazing exploratory experience about anything and everything surrounding the arts scene in Wales, ranging from talks about the ever-changing face of Butetown (including a screening of After Many A Summer) to a musical performance by Ankst heroes Llwybr Llaethog. Speaking of the decision to move the festival into the heart of Butetown, Gwenno says “Multi-venue city festivals create such a buzz… the fact that beyond the foundation of its coal and port history so many of the creative industries have made it their home over the years too and now that there are three independent and varying venues there, we thought CAM could be a perfect opportunity to celebrate that.”
Gareth Potter’s Leaving The 20th Century lecture, focusing on the recent history of Welsh language, music promises to be a festival highlight, as will The National Screen And Sound Archive Of Wales takeover of Octavo’s – plus DJ sets from Georgia Ruth and Datblygu’s Pat Morgan.
Admission: £8 (wristband) £4 per venue. Info: 029 2063 6464