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Frank Hennessy presents the best in folk, roots and acoustic music from the Celtic countries and beyond. Plus Frank's weekly Celtic gig guide.

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Sun 2 Sep 201819:00
BBC Radio Wales

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Music Played

  • BarlowCree

    Newfoundland

    • Holystone.

  • The Earls of Leicester

    I'll Go Stepping Too

    • The Earls Of Leicester.

  • Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion

    Can John Williams

    • Dal I 'redig Dipyn Bach.

  • Bellowhead

    10,000 Miles Away

    • Broadside.

  • Éilís Kennedy

    Andy's Gone

    • Time To Sail.

  • The Tannahill Weavers

    The Jeannie C

    • Orach.

  • Gwenifer Raymond

    Idumea

    • You Were Never Much Of A Dancer.

  • Malcolm Holcombe & Iris DeMent

    Gone By The Ol' Sunrise

    • Come Hell Or High Water.

  • Siân James

    Ambell I Gan

    • Y Ferch O Bedlam.

  • Fraser Anderson

    Little Glass Box

    • Little Glass Box.

  • Dalla

    Helston

    • More Salt.

  • Craig & Willoughby

    The Green Glens Of Antrim

    • Calling All Angels.

  • Colum Sands

    Lazy Hill

    • Turn The Corner.

  • Eddi Reader

    Maiden's Lament

    • Cavalier.

  • The Rumblestrutters

    Shout You Cats

    • Prohibition Blues.

  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Life Holds On

    • Beth Neilsen Chapman.

  • Delyth & Angharad

    Rhisiart Annwyl

    • Llinyn Arian.

  • Martin Simpson

    Blues Run The Game

    • Trails And Tribulations.

  • Jackie Oates

    Catch Me If You Can

    • The Joy Of Living.

  • Show of Hands

    Reunion Hill

    • Wake The Union.

  • Kanta

    P'tite Fleur Fanee

    • Ti Pe Di Tu Pe Du.

  • Jimmy Crowley & Stokers Lodge

    The Boys Of Fairhill

    • The Boys Of Fair Hill.

  • Gene Clark & Cara Olson

    Fair & Tender Ladies

    • So Rebellious A Lover.

  • Toby Hay

    Starlings (BBC Wales Live Recording from Green Man Festival)

    • The Gathering.

  • Saltfish Forty

    Tender Is The Night

    • Bere.

  • Northern Flyway

    We Are The Morning

    • Northern Flyway.

  • The Earls of Leicester

    Some Old Day

    • The Earls Of Leicester.

This Week's Gig Guide

Please Note - This list is compiled from many sources. Please check with venue before going.

Tuesday 4th September

Resident Singers and guests - Acoustic Tuesday at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel Street, Cardiff

Wednesday 5th September

Reg Meuross - Llantrisant Folk Club at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun

Magna Carta - Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy

Friday 7th September

Mark Flannagan (Guitarist from Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) - Llandeilo Acoustic at The Angel, Llandeilo

“Seven Drunken Nights” The Story Of The Dubliners - St David’s Hall, Cardiff

Pentreffest at St Fagans Village Hall, St Fagans, Cardiff

“Piping At The Old Bridge” - Pontypridd Museum, Pontypridd. Featuring Mikie Smyth (Limerick) & Fionnán Mac Gabhann (Dublin) on Irish Uilleann Bagpipes, fiddler Mikey Kenney (Liverpool) and local traditional singer Edmund Duffy. (Followed by an Irish Session at The Llanover Arms)

Ar Log + Dewi Pws - Theatr Felifach, Lampeter

Friday 7th – Sunday 9th September

Gower Bluegrass Festival - Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill

Saturday 8th September

Ar Log + Dewi Pws - Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli

Henry Marten’s Ghost (duo) - Irish Music Night at Fishguard & Goodwick RFC, Fishguard

“Piping at the Old Bridge” - Pontypridd Museum, Pontypridd. Includes traditional Celtic pipes, fiddle & song classes through the morning with a free recital in the afternoon and an evening session at Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd

Sunday 9th September

The Gentle Good (Gareth Bonello) - Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff

Thursday 13th September

Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar - Cuffern Manor, Roche, Haverfordwest

Friday 14th September

DnA (Delyth & Angharad) - (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club at Glais Rugby Club, Birchgrove Road, Glais

Ar Log + Dewi Pws - Earl Haigh Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff

Allan Yn Y Fan - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon 

Saturday 15th September

Day of Traditional Step Dance Workshops - Powys Dance Centre, Arlais Road, Llandrindod Wells (10am – 5pm) 

Sunday 16th September

Craig & Willoughby - Forest Folk Club at Orepool Inn, Sling, Coleford

Broadcast

  • Sun 2 Sep 201819:00
    BBC Radio Wales

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