festivals
Cadi Ha
May The annual Cadi Ha Festival. Held in the Holywell/Mold area, Flintshire Contact details
Chris Bailey
bailey.cm@virgin.net 01597 829361
Tredegar House Folk Festival
May A spectacular three-day celebration of dance and folk. Contact details
micktems@folkwales.org.uk
Sue Oates,01633 246241
susieoates@bushell100.fsnet.co.uk
www.tredegarhousefolk.ik.com
| Fishguard Folk Festival
May Fishguard`s annual celebration of folk music, song and dance takes place over the late Spring Bank Holiday weekend in the historic seaport town of Fishguard, with concerts, dance displays, `meet the artist` events, busking, informal music and song sessions and a real ale bar.
Over the past ten years the seaport town of Fishguard has been host to this friendly small traditional music festival. Also featuring is the ever-popular guided `Pirate and Smugglers` walk. The festival is mainly free, and embraces the talents of old and young alike and actively encourages visitors to join in the sessions with the `stars` of the show. Contact details
www.pembrokeshire-folk-music.co.uk/Festival.htm |
| Coastline Bluegrass Music Event
June A weekend festival in a beautiful location, to encourage the playing of acoustic music across a wide range of ages and abilities.
Plas Uchaf Farm, near LLandudno Junction, North Wales LL28 5PD
Concerts, Picking sessions, Workshops, Visiting bands, Scratch bands, Camping, Food & real ale Contact details
www.coastlinebluegrass.co.uk
coastline1@hotmail.co.uk |
| Gwyl Ifan Dance Festival, Cardiff
June Gŵyl Ifan, a weekend festival of folk dancing and fun held in Cardiff, includes a Folk Dance, Procession, Taplas, Displays and Workshops. Teams come from all over Wales and beyond. Contact details
029 2056 5101
www.gwylifan.org |
Snowdon Fiddle Festival
June Music lovers take note! In June the hills will be alive to the sound of fiddle playing as the Snowdon Fiddle Festival returns to Nant Peris in Gwynedd.
The Snowdon Fiddle Festival started as an offshoot of the local fiddle club Clwb Ffidil yr Wyddfa. The aim was to raise the profile of traditional fiddle playing in the area, give Welsh fiddle music some well deserved exposure and to provide a chance to hear and learn from the foremost exponents of fiddle playing from further afield. Set in the picturesque village of Nant Peris at the foot of Snowdon, the festival has become known for fine music and for its warm and friendly atmosphere.
Festivities start on the Friday night with an open session in the cosy back room of the Vaynol Arms. During the day on Saturday there are workshops for fiddle for all abilities including a chance to play fiddle for the first time, a guitar workshop and for the more daring, an opportunity to try the crwth (a medieval bowed lyre), and the musical saw!
One of the high points of the festival is the open-mike concert in the pub at lunchtime, where musicians of all ages and abilities can be heard, followed by an all-afternoon session to which all are welcome. The more energetic can try clog dancing and for children there will be a story and song show from storyteller Cath Aran and fiddler and actor Idris Morris Jones. The evening concert takes place in Rehoboth chapel, conveniently situated nearly opposite the pub for the session afterwards!
Come, enjoy and be inspired! Contact details
For more information see www.gwylffidil.info or contact 01286 871042 / 870402 Sea Swansea Festival
June SEA SWANSEA FESTIVAL at The National Waterfront Museum, The Swansea Museum, and The Swansea Yacht Club. North Wales Bluegrass Festival
July The International Bluegrass Music and Dance Festival - Conwy, North Wales
Contact details
www.northwalesbluegrass.co.uk/
Tony Franks Webmaster tonyfranks6@hotmail.com
Gill Williams - Festival Director 01492 580454 NorthWalesBluegrass@hotmail.com Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival, St Donat`s
July All the gardens of Spring and Summer were blooming in the tall tales beyond the border ... (Dylan Thomas)
Contact details
www.beyondtheborder.com
01446 799100 Two Rivers Folk Festival, Chepstow
July Contact details
www.tworiversfolkfestival.com Llangollen International Eisteddfod
July Contact details
www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk Small Nations Festival
July Small Nations Festival, a celebration of the music of Wales and other small nations.
Here you will find the best of Welsh and International music in all its wonderful variety.
Small Nations Festival is, and will remain, a small festival with a total capacity of 1500.
Held at Glangwenlais, Cilycwm
Contact details
www.smallnations.co.uk Llanfyllin Workhouse Festival
July An extravaganza of live music, workshops and childrens entertainment and a whole venue dedicated to dance workshops and celtic music with opportunities to bring your instrument and session. Contact details
suedolman@yahoo.co.uk
www.workhousefestival.co.uk
National Eisteddfod
August Contact details
www.eisteddfod.org.uk Women In Tune
12 - 16 August 2010 WIT Festival is a fabulous weeklong, women-only extravaganza of music and arts workshops for all abilities, and stunning evening performances by top women artists.
Set in a picturesque location near Lampeter in West Wales, WIT`s a great chance to get away from it all, relax, have fun, and meet new friends. Contact details
www.womenintune.org.uk
witinfo@womenintune.org.uk
07990 992196 Pontardawe Festival
20 - 22 August 2010
Contact details
For more details
www.ponty2010.com
01792 830200 Tegeingl - the festival of hidden folk
20 - 22 August 2010 Contact details
info@tegeingl.com
www.tegeingl.com Green Man Festival
20 - 22 August 2010 Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons Contact details
info@thegreenmanfestival.co.uk
www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk
Rumney Folk Festival, Cardiff
5 September 2010 Now in its 2nd year, the festival is situated in a small village suburb of Cardiff, which plays host to a special lil` folk club in St. Augustine`s church hall every month.
Rumney Folk Club produces a candle lit atmosphere, a diverse range of musicians and a relaxed crowd, with varying tastes and appreciations regardless of the performers skill or age (a few people have made their first public performances here).
Rumney Folk Festival 08 was a triumph for the club; a well supported event (despite the weather) raising a lot of money for its chosen charity, the St. Augustine`s Parish Church Restoration Fund.
For 2009, the festival is set to be quite a hit, with the inclusion of a farmers market outside the hall and instrument workshops inside St Augustine`s Church; an 11th century building with some amazing acoustics.
Admission to the festival is a mere £5, including a full days entertainment, a licensed bar, bbq, demonstrations/displays, a raffle, merch. stall, church & bell tower open day, the farmers market and workshops. It`s a perfect way to end the summer in Rumney....heck, in Cardiff!
We`ll see you there! Saturday 5th September, doors 11:30AM. Contact details
www.rumneyfolkclub.co.uk
www.myspace.com/rumneyfolkfestival
email derek@rumneyfolkclub.co.uk
| Gower Bluegrass Festival
12 September 2010 `GoFest` is a one-day Bluegrass festival set in the heart of the beautiful Gower Peninsula. Hear music from fiddles, mandolins, banjos, guitars, dobros, basses. Workshops and informal picks. Listen to Swansea`s own foot-tappin` Bluegrass band Roots and Galoots. Check out the website for full details.
Contact details
www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk |
| Owain Glyndwr Festival, Upper Swansea Valley
17-19 September 2010 A weekend event with a dedicated music marquee, craft stalls, exciting entertainment and on-site camping, this is one event not to be missed.
Contact details
The Sleeping Giant Foundation
01639 731062
sgf.ltd@virgin.net
www.sgfnet.co.uk
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Fiddle Festival of Wales.
1-5 September 2010 Takes place at the National Trust Stackpole Centre in Pembrokeshire Over 30 workshops over 3 days on tunes and technique for junior to senior; absolute beginners to advanced. Contact details
For further information about the festival,
tickets for the workshops, concerts and competition,
visit www.fiddlefestivalofwales.org.uk
or email info@fiddlefestivalofwales.org.uk
or call David on 01646 621269 Pentreffest Autumn Weekend
15-17 October 2010 A weekend of Scandinavian, French and Breton music & dance
Concerts, Workshops and Dances
Rudry Parish Hall
(10 minutes from M4, Jct 30 at Cardiff )
Camping (indoor and outdoor) available. Local B&B and hotels
Tickets available for part or all of festival
Programme & further details are on the website Contact details
www.pentreffest.org.uk
www.myspace.com/pentreffest
jon.mills@pentreffest.org.uk
Jon 029 2023 2970
Mobile: 07909 535068
Cwlwm Celtaidd
March 2011 The Celtic Festival of Wales
Porthcawl
Parade of the Celts - Concerts - Sessions - Workshops - and more Contact details
01656 766667
derek@cwlwmceltaidd.com
www.cwlwmceltaidd.com
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