Christmas Traditions: The Mari Lwyd / Hunting Of The Wren
National Museum Of History St Fagans, Vale Of GlamorganA Welsh folk ritual dance performance with educative tendencies, taking place here at 11am and 2pm on both Saturdays and 1pm and 3pm on both Sundays. Cwmni Dawns Werin Caerdydd, a local folk dancing troupe, act out the Mari Lwyd (featuring customary horse’s skull) and Hunting Of The Wren (not featuring actual wren).
Dan Johnson
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomChapter, Canton’s hub of art innovation, has announced that Dan Johnson will be their artist in residence for the autumn/winter season. Through his six-month tenure at the arts centre, the artist aims to offer a varied suite of performance and teaching to a wide range of new audiences. In practice, Johnson is a percussionist, performance …
Graham The Bear’s Christmas Day Disco
Corn Exchange High Street, Newport, Newport, United KingdomGraham The Bear is a member of Goldie Lookin Chain, but it seems that his music tastes diverge from the sound of that group, as his DJ set (running from 6-10pm, so not really the ‘day’ in this reporter’s opinion) promises 90s indie and pop hits from down the decades.
Those Damn Crows
Utilita Arena Cardiff Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomBridgend, until recently a town without a dedicated music venue of its own, has produced two bands set to headline Cardiff Arena in December and January. Grungy hard rockers Those Damn Crows are the first, playing their only UK headline show this year and their biggest non-festival gig in their career so far.
Twrw Trwy’r Dydd
Clwb Ifor Bach 11 Womanby Street, Cardiff, CardiffThe return of this possibly biannual (the last one was in May at any rate) Welsh-language indie and pop showcase. The distinctly Pavemental local lads Hyll headline, with Sywel Nyw …
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