10/05/2015
Frank Hennessy presents the best in folk, roots and acoustic music from the Celtic nations and the world. His guest is Irish folk singer Mary Black.
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The Sweet Sunny South
Showtime
- Showtime.
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Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies
Folk Of The Wood
- Bricks And Feathers.
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Mary Black
Rose Of Allendale
- Mary Black.
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Rag Foundation
Freedom Is A Stranger
- The Sparrow And The Thief.
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Tim Dalling
Two Lighthouses
- Eve's Bonny Squad.
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Gwyneth Glyn
Nei Di Wely Clyd Make Me A Cosy Bed
- Cainc.
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Seckou Keita
Alpha Yaya
- 22 Strings.
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Rusty Shackle
Cold Hearted Town
- Hounds Of Justice EP.
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The Changing Room
Hal And Tow
- Behind The Lace.
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Mary Black
I Live Not Where I Love
- Down The Crooked Road.
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Mary Black
Carolina Rua
- Down The Crooked Road.
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Mary Black
Colcannon
- Down The Crooked Road.
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Mary Black
Sonny
- Down The Crooked Road.
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Mary Black
Who Know Where The Time Goes
- Down The Crooked Road.
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Bellowhead
10,000 Miles Away
- Broadside.
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Eddi Reader
Mona Lisa
- Back The Dogs EP.
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Ranagri
When The Music Speaks
- Charity Single.
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Grace Griffith
May Morning
- Passing Through.
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Steeleye Span
All Around My Hat
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The Urban Folk Quartet
Five Hundred Miles
- The Escape.
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The Changing Room
Row Boys Row
- Behind The Lace.
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Bella Hardy
Whiskey You're The Devil
- Battleplan.
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Barry Kerr
California To You
- Boy In A Boat.
This Week's Gig Guide
Tuesday 12th May
Emily Smith - St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Seckou Keita & Gwyneth Glyn - Theatre Mwldan Cardigan
Wednesday 13th May
Julie ‘Sheds’ Croad - Llantrisant Folk Club at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun
Thursday 14th May
Seckou Keita And Gwyneth Glyn - Royal College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff
Sunjay - Lyceum Folk Club at Lyceum Tavern, Newport
Rose Among Thorns - Open Hearth Acoustic at The Open Hearth, Sebastapool, Abertillery
Amy Wadge & Pete Riley - The Chattery, Uplands, Swansea (first of two nights)
Friday 15th May
Amy Wadge & Pete Riley - The Chattery, Uplands, Swansea (Sold Out)
James Hickman & Dan Cassidy - Valley Folk Club at the Ivy Bush Hotel, Pontardawe
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog - Over The Road “Gigs Y Gwach” at the Pontardawe Inn, Pontardawe
Mary Black (Farewell Tour) - St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Seckou Keita And Gwyneth Glynn - Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells
Rufus Maychild - Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery (calling for Maypole Dancing and other May Dances)
Saturday 16th May
Pibau Tawe - Calan Mai Folk Days at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea (2pm – free)
Gower Allstars + special guest singer Julie Murphy - Abercych Village Hall, Pembs
Christy Moore - St Davids Hall, Cardiff
Allan Yn Y Fan - Global Village Festival at Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil
Paper Aeroplanes + Ellie Makes Music - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Sunday 17th May
Sarah Mcquaid - Forest Folk Club at the Miners Arms, Whitecroft, Forest Of Dean
Seckou Keita & Gwyneth Glyn - Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
Eddi Reader - Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
Broadcast
- Sun 10 May 201519:00BBC Radio Wales
On BBC Sounds: The Story of Miwsig
Huw Stephens and Sian Eleri time travel through the history of Welsh language pop music.
