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(Clwb Gwerin Llantrisant)

meets every Wednesday at 8.30pm in the

Windsor Hotel, Llantrisant Rd, Pontyclun CF72 9DQ

Welcome to Llantrisant Folk Club! The Windsor Hotel (the pink pub) has been extended and refurbished in the recent past, and has a new landlord, food, real ale from handpump (Greene King Abbot) and a comfortable function room.  It is in the middle of Pontyclun on the A4222 Talbot Green to Cowbridge Road, near Pontyclun station and on the 122/Shamrock bus route from Cardiff

To locate the Windsor Hotel, click here

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Llantrisant Folk Club has been making glorious music for nearly 30 years, and you are invited to The Session! The Club offers an exciting year-round programme of international artists from these islands and the whole world over. Performers are always welcome if you can sing or play your instrument, be it a guitar, fiddle, melodeon, crwth, pibgorn, concertina, whistle, bagpipe, tabwrdd, bodhran, triple harp or hurdy-gurdy - anything goes, and we always welcome audiences who just want to watch and revel in the spine-tingling atmosphere of a genuine acoustic event.

When no artist is appearing, Llantrisant Folk Club offers Song And Tune Nights, where members and non-members swap songs and tunes in an informal singaround basis. Showcase Nights offer a chance for musicians to stretch their legs in a 20-minute spot or spots.

A night out in Llantrisant Folk Club won't hurt you in the pockets, too. You don't have to become a member - but if you do, we can promise you fantastic savings. Take a look at our prices:

Artist nights 

£6 (non-members)

£4 (members)

Showcase nights  £2
Song & Tune nights  £2 
Membership fee £5 per year - a bargain!

(Occasionally, we book more expensive artists, which inevitably means an increase in the price - but we'll inform you so soon as possible.)

It is normally not necessary to pre-book - just phone or email Pat Smith (see CONTACT INFORMATION below) or just come as you are! 

FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS

Wednesday July 8, 2009

The Askew Sisters (England)

Emily and Hazel Askew are a young London duo making waves on the folk scene with their energetic brand of folk music. Using fiddle and melodeon, they play and sing with an infectious enjoyment and love for the music, winning them fans wherever they go. From rhythmic foot stomping tunes to powerful interpretations of songs and ballads, their playing always guarantees to engage and inspire those who hear.

They have spent three years playing at venues across the country, from top festivals and folk clubs to London's National Theatre and National Portrait Gallery, followed by the release of their acclaimed album All in a Garden Green for Wild Goose Records.  

"Hazel's rich gutsy voice and inventive melodeon playing combined with the skill of Emily's singing fiddle or soulful cello are a new force to be reckoned with" - Stirrings Magazine

"What the Askew Sisters do so well is tell the story and allow the music accompanying to help that story-telling along" - EDS Magazine

Wednesday July 29, 2009

Jerry Epstein & Ralph Bodington (USA)

Here's an interesting and exciting combination to look forward to! Jerry has toured 10 times in Wales, Scotland and England (including several gigs for Llantrisant Folk Club.) He's been involved in traditional music for 40 years and was director of the New York Eisteddfod, which is still making glorious music in Queens, Brooklyn. Ralph is a superb performer of banjo tunes and ballads from the old-time Southern mountain culture, and has a laid-back, easy style that comes right out of the old tradition. 

Wednesday August 12, 2009

 

Brian Willoughby and Cathryn Craig 

Their partnership began when Brian, lead guitarist of The Strawbs for 26 years, met Cathryn, a respected American session singer and songwriter, in Nashville. The rest is history… The duo are festival favourites, and Cathryn is a skilled raconteuse. Her childhood memories are filled with her family singing on the back porch, and one song which Cecil Sharp recorded her great grandfather singing was The Rejected Lover, still one of their favourites. “They remain an accomplished, professional, entertaining but also very personable duo… They've got it all, musical talent, great songs, great singing and great PR” (Steve Pritchard)

Wednesday August 19, 2009

 

Anonyma reunion with Anne Lister and Mary McLaughlin

Anne (from Pontypool) and Mary (from Omagh in the North of Ireland) were once Anonyma and worked as a duo for five years. They toured extensively in the UK, the US and Ireland and recorded Burnt Feathers for the Fellside label, produced by Martin Simpson, which has since become something of a collector's item. Their performances were a combination of Anne's songs, Mary's songs, traditional songs from Britain and Ireland and some songs by other contemporary writers. Anonyma ceased to exist in 1989, when Anne and Mary both had separate interests to pursue. It was an amicable split, and the friendship has survived all the various changes since then. In October 1998, Mary joined Anne to perform some songs at a concert in Santa Cruz and the idea of the reunion tour was born. With Mary, a fine performer who sang in Gaelic from the aga of 11, and Anne's immaculate polishing of her song craft, a good act has become even better.

They have a wide range of skills to offer festivals, either individually or together, rurning workshops on voice, harmony, traditional song, storytelling, songwriting and Gaelic pronunciation - and their concert skills are the icing on the cake.

Wednesday September 2, 2009

The Mrs Ackroyd Band 
Wednesday September 16, 2009

Bram Taylor 

 

Wednesday September 30, 2009

James Keelaghan Trio (Canada) (£5 members, £7 guests - sponsored by the Arts Council of Wales Night Out Scheme)

Folk music tells the stories of people and places, and Canada’s James Keelaghan is certainly that kind of storyteller — mining the past for musical inspiration. His most celebrated songs are finely-crafted pieces that illustrate his compelling ability to create superb, deeply-moving stories about events, people, himself and the Canadian tradition. Now, after nine albums, three Juno nominations and a Juno award, and over 18 years as one of this country’s best-known exports on the folk circuit, Keelaghan has returned to one of his loves — the traditional ballads of the British Isles — and the result is A Few Simple Verses, one of the best albums of his career. In reconnecting with this music, he has found fresh inspiration and affirmation for what he does as a folksinger and songwriter. A guitarist with fingers of steel and with a smooth, coffee-rich, baritone voice that is the perfect vehicle for his personal, intelligent, and meaningful songs, James is a compelling performer. Along with his trio, he develops an intimate rapport with audiences through his stories, enticing melodies, and sense of humour, and then leaves them spellbound with passionate renditions of songs that touch on universal emotions and relate the past to the present.

Wednesday October 21, 2009 Huw Chidgey and Catherine Handley (South Wales)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Barrie & Ingrid Temple
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Showcase: Sian Hopkins and Dom Barry (South Wales)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009  

Christmas Party No 1: Dave Pegg & PJ Wright

Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull bassist Dave Pegg teams up with Little Johnny England guitarist PJ Wright for an extra-curricular celebration of their combined 78 years as professional musicians! Featuring songs, tunes and stories from their differing musical paths through the worlds of folk, folk-rock, blues (some surf-rock, even...) Add Peggy's skills as a raconteur and one or two of PJ’s duff jokes and you have an idiosyncratic, rocking evening of virtuoso fun for nearly all the family. As our reviewer said: "A lively and amusing musical evening." Aw, come on...

Wednesday, December 23, 2009  

Christmas Party No 2: featuring Ourselves!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010   Zoox
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Dave Swarbrick (£5 members, £7 guests)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010   Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner
Wednesday, March 10, 2010   Dana & Susan Robinson ((USA) 
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Tom Lewis
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Pete Grassby
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Debbie McClatchy (USA)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Dan McKinnon (Canada)

 

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Artisan reunion
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 30th Birthday Party No. 1 with Chiefly Ourselves
Wednesday, October 15, 2010

30th Birthday Party No. 2 with The Jo Freya Trio
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Colum Sands (Ireland)

 

DON’T FORGET:

All other Wednesdays are Song And Music Nights, starting at 8.30pm. 

For past guests, click here

 

For booking Information & General Enquiries

 

Pat Smith Mick Tems 

Telephone

01443 226892

Telephone 01443 206689

Mobile

07989 209824

Mobile 07980 474918
Email (click) Pat Smith Email (click) Mick Tems

 

 

ABOUT LLANTRISANT FOLK  CLUB... 

The Club's symbol is Dr William Price of Llantrisant,  the great 19th century free thinker, social fighter, druid and cremation pioneer. There's a life-size statue of Dr Price in Llantrisant Bullring, gazing out to Caerlan Fields, scene of his first ground-breaking act of defiance where he cremated the body of his baby son, Iesu Grist Price. The Club's first haven was The New Inn in Swan Street, Llantrisant, but nowadays we're based in nearby Pontyclun. 

You don‘t have to become a member - but if you do, you become entitled to a range of benefits including reduced admission fees and the chance to take part in trips and special events. A newsletter is e-mailed to all members.

The club welcomes families and has produced a string of young performers.

We're proud of our achievements during our first 30 years - We've staged more than 1,000 guest concerts from all over the world and brought to our part of Glamorgan a sense of culture and purpose. 

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