09/12/2018
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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Buddy & Julie Miller
Keep Your Distance
- Buddy & Julie Miller.
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Paul Henry & Brian Briggs
John Moonlight
- The Glass Aisle.
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Gren Bartley
Tall Wooden Walls
- Magnificent Creatures.
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Georgia Ruth
Codi Angor
- Week Of Pines.
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Buck & Company
Heaven's Holy Chorus
- This Old Barn.
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Pat Goldrick
Si Beag Si Mor
- Ophelia.
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Jonas & Jane
Don't You Cry For Me
- Sedona Rain.
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Ralph McTell
Let Me Down Easy
- Easy.
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Cara Luft
The Ploughboy And The Cockney
- Darlingford.
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Frankie Gavin
Free And Easy (Reels)
- Fierce Traditional.
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Simon Kempston
He Remembers You
- Broken Before.
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9Bach
Ifan
- Anian.
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John Rogers Prosser & Paul Vile
The End Of The Road
- The Girl Always Wins.
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Lavender Diamond
The Garden Rose
- Imagine Our Love.
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Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
Drinkin' Whiskey Tonight
- Middle Of Everywhere.
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Cerys Matthews
Rali Twm Sion/ Dadl Dau/ Gorsaf Y Gof/ Rachel Dafydd Ifan
- Hullabaloo.
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Up The Creek
Way Downtown
- Way Down Swansea Town.
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Bird in the Belly
Give Me Back My Heart Again
- The Crowing.
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Terry Gonda
If I Needed You
- Love, Lose, Repeat.
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Pendevig
Sycharth
- Pendevig I.
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Tim O’Brien
Pretty Fair Maid In The Garden
- Fiddler's Green.
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Tafarn Sinc
Gwyr Y Stac
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Cara Luft
He Moved Through The Fair
- Darlingford.
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Tom Paxton
I've Got Nothing But Time
- Storyteller.
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Robin Huw Bowen
The Gypsy Hornpipe
- Y Ffordd I Aberystwyth.
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Sean Keane
We Dreamed Our Dreams
- No Stranger.
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Joel Rafael Band
Mi Amigo
- Hopper.
This Week's Gig Guide
Please Note - This list is compiled from many sources. Please check with venue before going.
Tuesday 11th December
Bay Rum Hounds - Barry Folk Club Xmas Bash, Glenbrook Inn, Dobbins Road, Barry
Wednesday 12th December
Llantrisant Folk Club Xmas Party No. 1 at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun
Lady Maisery + Sid Goldsmith & Jimmy Aldridge perform “Awake, Arise – A Christmas Tour for These Times” - The Arts Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny
Thursday 13th December
Rob Lear Band - Newport Fugitives’ Athletics Club, Rogerstone, Newport
Friday 14th December
Rocky Road - (Pontardawe) Valley Folk Club Xmas Party at Glais Rugby Club, Birchgrove Road, Glais
The Village Quire perfom ”Out With The Old” - The Globe, Hay-on-Wye
Jamalongasingsong - Resolven Miners’ Welfare, Whitefern
Saturday 15th December
Juice + Dave Parsons - RUFF Ceilidh at Sports & Social Club, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
The Village Quire – St. Mary’s Church, Pembridge
Jess Ward, Holly Robinson & Friends - Xmas Carols & Festive Songs at The Pembroke Yeoman, Haverfordwest
Sunday 16th December
Blanche Rowen & Mike Gulston host 'Sing The Deep Midwinter Song Workshop' feast, entertainment & party - Insole Court, Fairwater Road, Llandaff, Cardiff (2.30pm – 11pm)
Monday 17th December
Delyth Jenkins performs “Aros” - Evanstown Community Centre, Gilfach Goch, Bridgend (an evening of Celtic harp)
Wednesday 19th December
Belshazzar’s Feast - Llantrisant Folk Club Xmas Party No. 2 at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun
Thursday 20th December
Quarto - Cuffern Manor, Pembs
Friday 21st December
Los Pacaminos - Xmas Party at Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff
Folk Dancing ‘From The Floor’ at Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery
Sheelanagig - Clynderwen Village Hall, Clynderwen
Life Of Riley - Xmas Ceilidh at The Globe, Hay-on-Wye
Broadcast
- Sun 9 Dec 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.
