27/11/2016
Frank Hennessy presents the best in folk, roots and acoustic music from the Celtic nations and the world. With studio guests, live sessions, reviews and a weekly Welsh gig guide.
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Damien Dempsey
Schooldays Over
- Joy Of Living - A Tribute To Ewan Mccoll.
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Richard Durrant
A Lesson For Two Tenor Guitars
- A Quiet Word From The 13th Century.
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Welsh Geoff
Spotty Dog
- Spotty Dog.
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Sinéad Lohan
No Mermaid
- No Mermaid.
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The Fisherman’s Friends
Bold Riley
- Proper Job.
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Celtish
Bells Of Rhymney
- Imago.
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Chris Newman & Maire Ni Cathasaigh
Turkey In The Straw
- Live In The Highlands.
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Pete Scott
The Blame And Self-Pity Tango
- Sweet Dreams Of Contentment.
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Alden, Patterson and Dashwood
Mole In The Ground
- Call Me Home.
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Annette Batty, John Neilson & Steve Tilston
One Night As I Lay On My Bed
- Gwerin.
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The Doghouse Skiffle Group
Lost John
- The Black Album.
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Sean Keane
A Satisfied Mind
- Seansongs.
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The Village Quire
A Health To The Master
- Precious Bane.
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Levellers
The Boatman
- Levelling The Land.
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Twm Twp
A Miner's Life
- Naid Tros Afon.
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Solas
Just You
- Another Day.
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Welsh Geoff
The Doggerel Deep
- Spotty Dog.
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Chris Newman & Maire Ni Cathasaigh
Gander In The Pratie Hole/ Donnybrook/ Queen Of The Rushes
- Live In The Highlands.
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Emily Portman
Dotterine
- Coracle.
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Ballast
Delirium Polka
- Folk Music From Denmark.
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Rumblestrutters
Stealin' Stealin'
- Prohibition Blues.
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Sinéad Lohan
Out Of The Woods
- No Mermaid.
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Tom Russell & Gretchen Peters
The Sound Of One Heart Breaking
- Love And Fear.
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Cerys Matthews
Cwm Rhondda
- Tir.
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Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
Harvest Gypsies
- Night Hours.
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Gretchen Peters
Sunday Morning Up And Down Our Street
- Burnt Toast And Offerings.
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Welsh Geoff
The Ogmore River
- Spotty Dog.
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Mother Maybelle Carter
Keep On The Sunny Side
- Will the Circle be Unbroken.
This Week's Gig Guide
Thursday 1st December
Chris Newman & Mairi Ni Cathasaigh - Cuffern Manor, Roch, Haverfordwest
Friday 2nd December
Guto Dafis & Melusina Trio – Pentreffestnoz at St Fagan’s Village Hall, Cardiff
Henry Marten’s Ghost - Diablos Gastro Pub, Carmarthen
Saturday 3rd December
The Village Quire & Phil Smith “We Know By The Stars” Candlelit Christmas Concert - All Saints Church, Cwmbach, Glasbury On Wye, Powys
Sarah Macdougal (Swedish/Canadian) & Ben Kunder (Canada) - Canolfan Clydau, Tegryn, Pembrokeshire
Sunday 4th December
The Mellstock Band - Knighton Community Centre, Powys
Monday 5th December
Belshazzar’s Feast Christmas Tour - 5th St Cadocs Church, Caerleon
Wednesday 7th December
More Than A Song (RCT Community Choir) - Llantrisant Folk Club at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd. Pontyclun
Folk In The Owl’s Nest Xmas Special with Winter Mountain, Little Red (aka Ellie Makes Music) & Shootin’ The Crow) - Gwdihw, Cardiff
Thursday 8th December
Brother Mule - Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy Pembs
Huw Chidgey - The Unicorn Pontypool
Friday 9th December
Whiskey River (Trio) - Valley Folk Club at the Ivy Bush Hotel, Pontardawe
Twmpath Dawns with Allan Yn Y Fan - St Athan’s Golf Club
Welsh Folk Dancing & Cawl - Constitutional Club, Neath
Saturday 10th December
Balshazzar’s Feast - New Radnor Community Hall, Powys
Ceilidh with Strayaway - Bishop Bevan Hall, Brecon
Ruff Ceilidh with Juice & Dave Parsons - Sports & Social Club, University Hospital Of Wales, Cardiff
Rob Lear - The Unicorn, Pontypool
Whitehall Parade - Acapela Studio, Pentyrch, Cardiff
Sunday 11th December
Topette – Bal Noel (Anglo-French Superband) - Rhosygilwen Manor, Cilgerran, Pembs
The Village Quire & Phil Smith “We Know By The Stars” Candlelit Christmas Concert - The Globe, Newport St., Hay On Wye, Herefordshire
Broadcast
- Sun 27 Nov 201619:00BBC Radio Wales
On BBC Sounds: The Story of Miwsig
Huw Stephens and Sian Eleri time travel through the history of Welsh language pop music.
