14/10/2018
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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Jimmy Rankin
No More I'll Go Roving
- Moving East.
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Jamie Smith's Mabon
Hummingbird
- Twenty.
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ALAW
Santiana
- Dead Man's Dance.
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Amy Ray
Didn't Know A Damn Thing
- Holler.
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Kevin Mcsherry
Say My Name
- You Know Me.
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Siobhan Miller
Let Me Mean Something
- Mercury.
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Richard Durrant
Under Downham
- Stringhenge.
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Amy Wadge
One More Day
- Bump.
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Stevie Dunne
The Dog Among The Bushes/The Wisemaid
- Live At The Crosskeys Inn.
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Ralph McTell
Candy Man
- Stealin' Back.
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Naked Citizens & Owen Bowley
Blow This House Down
- Naked Citizens.
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Glen Phillips
The Easy Ones
- Swallowed By The New.
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Ribbon Road
It Couldn't Last
- Paper Dolls.
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Dolphin Boy
The West Highland Line
- The Highland Swing.
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Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
The Reedcutter's Daughter
- Many A Thousand.
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Amy Helm
River Of Love
- This Too Shall Light.
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Richard Durrant
To Be A Minstrel
- Stringhenge.
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Simon Lynge
Maggie
- Deep Snow.
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Georgia Ruth
Through Your Hands
- In Luna.
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Jake Thackray
The Castleford Ladies Magic Circle
- Lah Di Dah.
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Jamie Smith's Mabon
Drum 'N' Breizh
- Twenty.
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Kate Rusby
The Village Green Preservation Society
- Awkward Annie.
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The Chartists
Bogey, Bogey, One Pound Ten
- Rise Again.
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Frances Black
All The Lies That You Told Me
- Talk to Me.
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Ryan Davies
Aberystwyth
- Cymanfa Ganu Undebol.
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Bombay Bicycle Club
Fairytale Lullaby
- Flaws.
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Amy Ray
Down The Line
- Holler.
This Week's Gig Guide
Please Note - This list is compiled from many sources. Please check with venue before going.
Tuesday 16th October
Sesh Swn - Pontardawe Inn, Pontardawe
Wednesday 17th October
Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith - Llantrisant Folk Club at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun
Friday 19th October
Karine Polwart - Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe
Alexa Farley Folk Dancing - Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery
Henry Marten’s Ghost - The Lamb Inn, Llanboidy, Whitland
Friday 19th – Sunday 21st October
Pentreffest Autumn Festival - Rudry Parish Hall, Rudry (Nr. Caerphilly)
Saturday 20th October
Jam Jar Blues - Drovers’ Arms, Ffarmers, Llanwrda
Richard Durrant - Theatr Clwyd, Mold
The Pluck & Squeeze Band - Tongwynlais Village Hall, Tongwynlais (Fundraising Barn Dance for Mid Rhondda Brass Band)
The Moreton Roadshow, Well Seasoned, Whitefern Mountain String Band & more - Resolven Miners’ Welfare, Neath Road, Resolven (Fundraiser)
Wednesday 24th October
Jamie Smith’s Mabon - Theatr Bryn Terfel, Bangor University
The Carrivick Sisters - Llantrisant Folk Club at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun
Thursday 25th October
Alaw - Newport Fugitives’ Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport
Friday 26th October
Geraint Roberts & Caradog Jones - (Pontardawe)Valley Folk Club at Glais Rugby Club, Glais
Catrin O’Neill - Tyrfe Tawe, Tŷ Tawe, Abertawe
DnA (Delyth & Angharad Jenkins) - Cuffern Manor, Cilgerran, Pembs
Saturday 27th October
Jamie Smith’s Mabon - St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Carreg Bica - Twmpath at Abercych Village Hall, Abercych
The Bristol Ceilidh Quartet + Hannah Moore - Ruff Ceilidh at Sports & Social Club, University Hospital Of Wales
The Village Quire perform ”Songs For Silas” - Glasbury Methodist Church, Cwmbach, Glasbury
Sunday 28th October
Ralph McTell - Taliesin Theatre, Singleton Campus, Swansea
Broadcast
- Sun 14 Oct 201819:00BBC Radio Wales
On BBC Sounds: The Story of Miwsig
Huw Stephens and Sian Eleri time travel through the history of Welsh language pop music.
