Gizmo Varillas
Clwb Ifor Bach 11 Womanby Street, Cardiff, CardiffLatino pop-rocker Gizmo Varillas was born in Spain and lives in Brighton but grew up in Cardiff, where he’ll play his first show since 2021 as part of a European tour whose German leg is entirely sold out. His last album was released in 2020, for good measure, although Varillas has kept his hand in …
Carwyn Ellis
The Muse Brecon, Powys, UKLavish pop crafter Ellis, known for fronting Colorama and Rio 18 as well as playing live with The Pretenders, has a seven-date solo tour this month, all in Wales apart from a dash to Manchester on Sun 14 Apr. That leaves Caernarfon (Sat 13), Swansea (Fri 19), Carmarthen (Sat 20), Aberystwyth (Mon 22), Brecon (Thurs …
David Nicholls
All Saints Church Victoria Square, Penarth, Cardiff, United KingdomReading from novel You Are Here. Tickets: £10/£25 with a signed book/£5 NUS.
Leveret
Pontardawe Arts Centre Swansea, UKHere’s a three-headed band of folk instrumentalists who create a paradoxical sound, boisterous melancholy if you will. Leveret, as sprightly and rustic as their namesake, comprise Andy Cutting on accordion, Rob Harbron on concertina and Sam Sweeney on fiddle, and the dance-band sound on which they’ve landed is swaying, uptempo, variously bucolic and nautical in …
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Aberystwyth Arts Centre Aberystwyth University Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United KingdomFive years since their last release, husband-and-wife duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have returned with seventh album {Almost A Sunset}. Recorded in their Dartmoor studio, the two folk musicians blend the traditional with the contemporary and are promoting it with a sizeable UK tour encompassing four Welsh dates: Acapela, Cardiff (Wed 24 Apr), Aberystwyth …
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