February 2010
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diary below, which lists guest events in Wales and the Borders, is as up-to-date as our latest information
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DATE
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LOCATION
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WHAT'S
HAPPENING - WHO'S ORGANISING - CONTACTS
GLOSSARY:
(*) Twmpaths/Ceilidhs; (E) England; (NW) North Wales.
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Mon
1
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Tues
2
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Wed
3
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Pontyclun |
DAVE
SWARBRICK, Llantrisant
Folk Club, The Windsor Hotel, Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun CF72 9DQ.
8.30pm. £7 (£5 members). E-mail Pat
Smith, 01443 226892 |
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Wed
3
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Bristol
/ Bryste (E) |
BELLOWHEAD,
Old Vic |
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Wed
3
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Bristol
/ Bryste (E) |
STEVE
TILSTON, Cabot Circus Hotel |
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Wed
3
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Bristol
/ Bryste (E) |
THE
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS, St George's |
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Thu
4
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Roch,
Pembs |
BLANCHE
ROWEN & MIKE GULSTON, Cuffern
Manor |
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Fri
5
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Y
Fenni/Abergavenny |
DERVISH,
Borough Theatre |
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Fri
5
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Caerdydd/
Cardiff |
PENTREFFESTNOZ
(Workshop & bal), St Mary's Church, Whitchurch |
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Fri
5
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Ystradgynlais |
HEATHER
JONES: CYRI A CAN, Welfare Theatre - Welsh all levels. |
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Fri
5
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Y
Mwmbwls/ Mumbles |
THE
AMIGOS, The William Hancock |
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Fri
5
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Llantrisant |
ELFEN
(STACEY BLYTHE & HELINA REES),
The Wheatsheaf, High Street, 9pm (free) |
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Sat
6
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Sun
7
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Mon
8
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Tue
9
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Caerdydd/
Cardiff |
MAWKIN:CAUSLEY,
Level 3, St David's Hall |
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Wed
10
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Martletwy,
Pembs |
MAWKIN:CAUSLEY,
Burnett's Hill Chapel |
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Thu
11
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Y
Bae Caerdydd/ Cardiff Bay |
CELTISH,
Norwegian Church |
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Fri
12
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Caerdydd
/ Cardiff
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JUDY
COLLINS, The Globe, Albany Road. Tickets in advance: £18. info@theglobecardiff.com.
Jeff Musgrave: jeff@theglobecardiff.com,
07786
421860 |
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Fri
12
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Ystalyfera
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TWMPATH/CEILIDH/BAL/FEST
NOZ with SILLE ILVES, MARTIN LEAMON, PENNI EDEKER, JULIE MURPHY,
CERI RHYS MATTHEWS: St David's Church Hall, Ystalyfera, 7pm-11.30pm.
The first in a monthly series of social folk dancing. |
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Fri
12
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Treorchi
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MABON,
Park & Dare Hall |
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Fri
12
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Machynlleth |
10
YEARS OF EMBER: EMBER, KTB, FINKITY CHAROS, New Hall, Plas
Machynlleth, 7.30pm - Midnight. |
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Sat
13
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Y
Bae Caerdydd / Cardiff Bay |
VALENTINE'S
STORYTELLING WITH MEGAN LLOYD, Wales Milliennium Centre, 12 noon
(free). www.beyondtheborder.com |
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Sat
13
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Caerllion/
Caerleon |
DAI
BACH BAND, Caerleon Town Hall (Haiti benefit ceilidh) |
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Sun
14
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Abertawe/
Swansea |
HENRY
MARTEN'S GHOST, The Brunswick |
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Sun
14
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Abertawe/
Swansea |
THE
AMIGOS, The Vaults, No Sign Bar, Wind Street |
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Mon
15
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Whitecroft,
Glos (E) |
JEFF
LANG, Forest Folk Club, Miner's Arms |
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Tue
16
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Stroud,
Glos (E) |
MABON,
The Prince Albert |
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Wed
17
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Pontyclun |
LYNNE
HERAUD & PAT TURNER, Llantrisant
Folk Club, The Windsor Hotel, Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun CF72 9DQ.
8.30pm. £7 (£5 members). E-mail Pat
Smith, 01443 226892 |
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Wed
17
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Pontardawe |
FAIRPORT
CONVENTION, Pontardawe Arts Centre |
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Wed
17
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Trefdraeth/
Newport, Pembs |
MABON,
Llys Meddig Hotel |
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Wed
17
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Pontlliw |
THE
SONS OF NAVARONE, The Castle |
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Wed
17
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Bath
/ Caerfaddon |
IAN
KING, Moles |
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Thu
18
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Pontardawe |
AL
LEWIS A GILDAS, Gigs a Gwach, Pontardawe Inn |
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Fri
19
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Pontardawe |
THE
CARRIVICK SISTERS, The Valley Folk Club, The Ivy Bush |
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Fri
19
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Abergwaun/Cardigan |
CARA
DILLON, Theatr Mwldan |
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Fri
19
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Abertawe/
Swansea |
THE
AMIGOS, The Bay View Hotel |
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Fri
19
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Pontlliw |
HENRY
MARTEN'S GHOST, The Buck |
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Fri
19
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Aberystwyth |
ALEJANDRO
TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, Backbeating Sounds |
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Fri
19
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Llanymddyfri/Llandovery |
PETER
BROCK: Playford dancing. Rhys Prichard Hall |
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Sat
20
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Yr
Arberth / Narberth |
ALEJANDRO
TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, Queen's Hall |
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Sat
20
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Quatt,
Salop (E) |
FLEUR
DE LYS, Village Hall, doors open 7.30pm for 8pm. Adults £10, children
£5 |
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Sat
20
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Bristol
/ Bryste (E) |
IAN
KING, Folk House, 07507 836489 |
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Sun
21 |
Harlech |
ALEJANDRO
TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, Theatr Harlech |
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Sun
21 |
Abertawe
/ Swansea |
HENRY
MARTEN'S GHOST, Uplands Tavern |
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Sun
21 |
Llanilltud
Faerdref / Llantwit Fardre |
CATERIN
O'NEILL, The Crown Inn CF38 2HL, 6pm (free). http://freewebs.com/crowninn/ |
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Sun
21
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Whitecroft,
Glos (E) |
PETE
MORTON, Forest
Folk Club, Miner's Arms |
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Sun
21 |
Bristol
/ Bryste (E) |
JOGLARESA,
St George's Hall |
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Sun
21
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Bath
/ Caerfaddon |
INU,
Mission Theatre |
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Mon
22
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Bristol/
Bryste (E) |
OUMOU
SANGARE & more, Colston Hall |
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Tue
23
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Caerdydd
/ Cardiff |
THE
ACOUSTIC STRAWBS, The Globe, 125 Albany Road. 7.30pm, £12. www.theglobecardiff.com
. Tickets are available from Spillers Records, Ticketline, Ticketweb
and from the venue. |
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Tue
23
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Pontardawe |
ANDY
JONES (Boys From The Hill), ANDREW McKAY & CAROL ETHERTON, BOB
THOMAS & HUW PUDNER, BRIAN SMITH, hosted by BEAR BONES: Acoustic
Meeting Ground - Songs from Swansea & South Wales. Pontardawe
Arts Centre |
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Tue
23
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Y
Fenni/ Abergavenny |
ALEJANDRO
TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, Borough Theatre |
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Wed
24
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Pontyclun |
SHOWCASE:
ADRIAN SHEEHAN & HIS HARMONICA ORCHESTRA,
Llantrisant
Folk Club, The Windsor Hotel, Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun CF72 9DQ.
8.30pm. £2. E-mail Pat
Smith, 01443 226892 |
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Wed
24
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Y
Coed Duon/ Blackwood |
FIDDLEBOX,
Blackwood Miners' Institute (12.30pm, free) |
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Wed
24
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Shrewsbury
(E) |
MARTIN
SIMPSON, Theatre Severn |
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Thu
25
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Y
Bontfaen/ Cowbridge
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STEVE
KNIGHTLEY, JENNA: The Minstrel Room above The Little Shop Of Calm, 1
Westgate, Cowbridge, CF71 7AQ. Doors open 7pm, start 7.30. Tickets:
£14 in advance only, 01446 771166. info@thelittleshopofcalm.com,
www.thelittleshopofcalm.com |
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Thu
25
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Rhos
y Gilwen, Pembs
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MADDY
PRIOR & ABBIE LATHIE SONG WORKSHOPS: SIMPLY TRADITIONAL. Rhos y
Gilwen Mansion, £160 including meals. www.rhosygilwen.co.uk
(to Feb 26) |
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Thu
25
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Llandeilo
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LI
HARDING & GARY PHILLIPS TRIO, The Angel |
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Thu
25
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Casnewydd
/ Newport
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LAUFORD,
Newport Folk Club, The Lyceum Tavern, Malpas Road |
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Thu
25
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Hereford
(E)
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HELEN
WATSON & MARK CRESSWELL, The Courtyard Arts Centre |
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Fri
26
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Rhos
y Gilwen, Pembs |
MADDY
PRIOR & ABBIE LATHIE SONG WORKSHOPS: SIMPLY TRADITIONAL. Rhos y
Gilwen Mansion, £160 including meals. www.rhosygilwen.co.uk
(to Feb 26) |
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Fri
26
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Yr
Arberth / Narberth |
JENNIFER
CROOK & SPECIAL GUESTS, Queen's Hall |
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Fri
26
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Bangor |
ALEJANDRO
TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, Hendre Hall |
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Fri
26
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Bristol
/ Bryste (E) |
STEVE
KNIGHTLEY, Colston Hall |
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Fri
26
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Forthampton
(E) |
HILARY
JAMES & SIMON MAYOR, Village Hall |
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Sat
27
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Pontypridd |
TAFFYFEST
2: MARTIN JOSEPH, AMY WADGE & more. The Muni Arts Centre,
Gelliwastad Road, 01443 485934 |
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Sat
27
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Casnewydd/
Newport, Gwent |
JOE
ARKINS, ELMEAR ARKINS, SIOFRA McHUGH, PAUL McMAHON, ÉIBHLIS NI
SHUILLEABHAIN, CONAL O HIARNAIN, OISIN O HIARNAIN, MARTINO VACCA,
NIAHM O'SULLIVAN, OISIN MORRISON & more: ECHOES OF ERIN (Comhaltas
tour.) Dolman Theatre, Kingsway. http://comhaltas.ie/blog/post/comhaltas_tour_of_britain_2010_echoes_of_erin/
Noreen
Johnstone, 01633 276349; Willie Cowan, 01291 425880; Martin
Palmer-Smith, 0292 061 9678 |
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Sat
27
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Abertawe
/ Swansea |
CALAN,
Y BETTI GALWS: Ty Tawe, Christina Street |
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Sat
27
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Llanfyllin
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ALEJANDRO
TOLEDO & THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, The Workhouse |
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Sat
27
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Caerdydd
/ Cardiff
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ALLAN
YN Y FAN with CHRIS JONES calling, THE WIDDERS: RUFF Ceilidh, Recreation Hall, Sports & Social Club,
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CF14 4XW, 8pm to 11.30pm. RUFFceilidhs@googlemail.com,
http://www.freewebs.com/ruffceilidhs/index.htm |
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Sat
27
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Y
Coed Duon/ Blackwood |
RICHARD
SMITH & JULIE ADAMS, Miners' Institute, 7.30pm, £8 (Valleys
Roots members £1 off) |
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Sat
27
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Bath
/ Caerfaddon |
OLD
SWAN BAND, Sulis Club (ceilidh) |
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Sun
28
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Oldwalls,
Gower |
JENNIFER
CROOK & FRIENDS, The Halfpenny Folk Club, The Greyhound |
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Sun
28
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Abertawe/
Swansea |
TWMPATH
with PLUCK & SQUEEZE BAND, National
Waterfront Museum, (2-4pm). Part of St David's Day Eve celebrations
with dancing, music & cctivities.
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Sun
28
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Gloucester
(E) |
STEVE
KNIGHTLEY, The Guildhall |
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