​Folklife West magazine, Nº 64, 1 May 2020
Will be online only, replacing Jan. news below.   Online ads free to Members!
Subscriptions (& prepaid repeat adverts)  will be extended accordingly
​*  For details, see Folklife Newsletter (on UPDATES page, main Folklife website)
Copies of pages from
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FW, Folklife West print magazine
Folk ​News Wales in approximately this order
  • Cenedlaethol /  National
  • De-Ddwyrain  /  South-East (Glamorgan, Gwent)
  • De-Orllewin /  South-West (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire) ​
  • Y Canolbarth / The Midlands - Mid-Wales (Ceredigion; Powys)
  • Y Gogledd /  North Wales Sir Ddinbych; Sir y Fflint; Wrecsam ​/ Denbighshire; Flintshire; Wrexham.  Conwy, Gwynedd, Ynys Môn)​
​​​This is our site for Wales & Welsh Traditions
​​To go back
to ​our main website ​
​(covers Wales and western England)

for the other
Folk News pages: 
FW Deadlines

​☞    ●   1 Jan :  19 Nov 
☞    ●   1 May :  19 Mar
☞    ●   1 Sep :  19 Jul
Wales Correspondent: 
​Mick Tems,
editor, Folk Wales online 

Cymru / Wales: members' folk news
from FW, the Folklife West magazine, below

● we're a non-profit group; to continue, we need your support, by membership or advertising - details foot of page

FW usually has 60 to 64 pages, printed, A4-size.
​FW has 3 sections: News & Listings;, as below; also Festival & Workshop Diaries, and Folklife Traditions.
As much as possible - but not everything - will be copied online. It is a print magazine and it's not possible to exactly reproduce it online. Roughly 2/3rds - the area News & Listings pages - is on this site.
FW available in Wales by post and at
  • Rhyl Folk Club,
  • Llantrisant Folk Club
  • Newport Folk Club
  • and you?   FW discounts are available for resellers (6 or more, £2 for £3) - see Info page
FW Library Reference copy available at Cardiff Central Library , and at Newport Central Library
North-East Wales & Cheshire Correspondent:  
​Brian Bull, Rhyl Folk Club
Page-header:  Arvon Ale House Folk Session, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DP.  2/4 Sun, 4pm. Photo: Laura, Arvon Ale House
Insert:  Gwyl Ifan, Cardiff
​The NEWS PAGES below, from our members, cover:  --- ➀ Venues  --- ➁ Performers   --- ➂ Media   --- ➃ Services.  ​
News pages cover the above.    Other information is on other FW print pages, and on our other websites:
  • --- for ➄ Festivals, adverts and fully-detailed diary listings - see  Festivals
  • --- for ➅ Workshops, adverts and fully-detailed diary listings  - see Workshops
  • --- for ➆ Folklife Societies,  ➇ Folklife Studies & Institutions,  ➈ Seasonal Celebrations - for now, see our  Folklife Traditions website - later on, we will have pages on this website

Copies of pages from
​FW, Folklife West print magazine

Wales news pages:  2019 May 5 pages; Sept 7 ; 2020 Jan 8 pages!

Wales News from
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Folklife members.
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FW  pages
on right,
​   or
​download this PDF of all Wales News pages:

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For Wales articles
(songs, tunes), ​
​see www.folklife-traditions.uk


​Since the Sept issue - 
new listings from

VENUES
* Steady Session, Aberedw
* Travelling Sessions Gwynedd

MUSIC & SONG
* John Alderslade
* Dragon's Breath

DANCE
* Dragon's Breath
* Gwerinwyr Gwent

All added below;  news items in January issue
FOLKLIFE WEST, print pages CYMRU/WALES :   the printed SUMMARY list of our WALES Members
is here (online) replaced,  by a handy  ONLINE VERSION - that is, with WEBLINKS 
​
Below:  we print, & copy here online, the 1st lines of our fully-detailed online Directory listings 

FULL DETAILS for each listing, in our detailed online  DIRECTORY webpage
  • if any listings in RED: new/revised listings (= since last printed FW), details confirmed
  • if any listings in GREEN: new/revised listings, details to be confirmed

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Wales Members:  VENUES              C.A. = CLWB ALAWON, T.C. = TUNE CLUB (diolch, Meurig!)

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De-Ddwyrain  /  South-East (Glamorgan, Gwent)
    Mons: Monmouthshire,   RhCT: Rhondda Cynon Taf,   BG: Blaenau Gwent,  Vale G.: Vale of Glamorgan  NPT Neath Port Talbot
​TUESDAY
1st  Tues   Newport   RHIWDERIN         RHIWDERIN INN ACOUSTIC SESSION    www.newportfolkclub.co.uk    Cris 01633 896347
3rd  Tues    NPT        PONTARDAWE    C.A. SESH FACH T.C.    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html   see website for current details
Last Tues   RhCT       LLANTRISANT     C.A. LLANTRISANT T.C.    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llantris.html    see website for details
​WEDNESDAY
Weekly Wed   RhCT   PONTYCLUN       LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB      www.folk.wales                       Pat Smith                     01443 226892
​THURSDAY
Weekly Thu   Newport  ROGERSTONE  NEWPORT FOLK CLUB            www.newportfolkclub.co.uk    Bryn Millichip (Chair)    07397 980847
FRIDAY
1st & other Fri  Swansea  GLAIS, Nr CLYDACH THE VALLEY FOLK CLUB (not Aug) www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk Huw & Heather Pudner 01792 862062
SATURDAY, by county/borough
  BG: Blaenau Gwent
     1st   Sat    BG       TREDEGAR          C.A. TREDEGAR T.C.    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html     see website for current details
     2nd  Sat   BG       TREDEGAR           VALLEYS HARP CLUB    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/TelBed1.html    see website for current details
     Last Sat   BG        ABERTILLERY      C.A. SIX BELLS T.C.    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html   see website for current details
  Cardiff 
     Sat 4 per year Cardiff   ST FAGANS  PENTREFFEST NOZ     www.pentreffest.org.uk     Contact     029 2023 2970
​  Mons: Monmouthshire
     2nd Sat   Mons       CALDICOT           C.A. MAGWYR / MAGOR T.C.   www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/MagorCh.html  see website for current details
     2nd Sat   Mons       LLANFOIST, Abergavenny   GWERIN GWENT folk band    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/calendr.html   Meurig Williams  02920 628300
  Torfaen 
     3rd Sat   Torfaen     PONTYPOOL     C.A. PANTEG T.C.    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html    see website for current details
  Vale of Glamorgan
     1st  Sat  LLANTWIT MAJOR C.A. LLANILLTUD FAWR/ LLANTWIT MAJOR T.C.  www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llantwit7.html details: website 

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De-Orllewin /  South-West:  (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire)
OCCASIONAL
Occasional only   Carms     LLANDOVERY   C.A. TYWI  T.C.     www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llandeilo.html    Helen Adam    07929 202257
THURSDAY
Weekly Thu         Pembs    FISHGUARD       FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK WELSH MUSIC CLUB       www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html  see website
SATURDAY
Weekly Sat          Pembs     PONTFAEN       GWAUN VALLEY BREWARY MUSIC NIGHT  www.gwaunvalleybrewery.co.uk     Sarah Davies     01348 881304

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Y Canolbarth / The Midlands (Ceredigion; Powys)  
SUNDAY
2nd,4th Sun, 4pm   Powys   LLANDRINDOD WELLS   ARVON ALE HOUSE FOLK SESSION  facebook.com/arvonalehouse Laura Gallagher  07477 627267 
3rd Sun, 4pm    Powys   LLANDRINDOD WELLS    ARVON ALE HOUSE BLUES & ACOUSTIC SESSION facebook.com/arvonalehouse Laura as above
MONDAY
Weekly  Mon      Ceredigion   ABERYSTWYTH     C.A. ABERYSTWYTH T.C   www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html    see website for current details
3rd Mon             Powys         ABEREDW      STEADY SESSION, SEVEN STARS       www.tradartsupport.org.uk      Louise Williams     01982 551116
​TUESDAY
2nd Tue             Ceredigion   ABERYSTWYTH     THE GATHERING    www.aberystwythfolkclub.co.uk    Daniel  Laws      01970 880855
​WEDNESDAY
1st, 3rd Wed      Ceredigion   ABERYSTWYTH     ABERYSTWYTH FOLK CLUB    www.aberystwythfolkclub.co.uk    Daniel  Laws      01970 880855
THURSDAY
1st Thu, 1.30pm  Herefds     LONGTOWN           C.A. BLACK HILL T.C.    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/BlackHil.html    Judy Mabe    01432 263495

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​Y Gogledd-Ddwyrain /  North Wales Conwy, Gwynedd, Ynys Môn   •  Sir Ddinbych; Sir y Fflint; Wrecsam ​/ Denbighshire; Flintshire; Wrexham)

SUNDAY
​1st Sun    Gwynedd    PORTHMADOG    THE SHIP INN LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime)   https://musicbars.co.uk    Contact    01766 514 811
3rd Sun   Gwynedd    MORFA BYCHAN    TYDDEN LLWYN  LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime in summer) https://musicbars.co.uk   Contact 01766 514 811
3rd Sun   Denbs         LLANNEFYDD    C.A. ABERGELE T.C    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Abergel.html  see website for current details

TUESDAY
1st Tue     Gwynedd    CRICCIETH    THE PRINCE: THE TRAVELLING SESSION     https://musicbars.co.uk    Contact    01766 514 811
2nd Tue    Gwynedd    PORTHMADOG    THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION     https://musicbars.co.uk    Contact    01766 514 811
3rd Tue     Gwynedd    PORTHMADOG    THE QUEENS: THE TRAVELLING SESSION    https://musicbars.co.uk    Contact    01766 514 811
4th Tue    Gwynedd    PORTHMADOG    THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION     https://musicbars.co.uk    Contact    01766 514 811
5th Tue     Gwynedd    PORTHMADOG    Venue see website THE TRAVELLING SESSION    https://musicbars.co.uk        Contact    01766 514 811
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THURSDAY
Weekly Thu     Denbs    RUTHIN             RUTHIN ALLSTYLES MUSIC CLUB    http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk    Chris/Jayne Birchall    01824 704844

FRIDAY
​Weekly Fri       Denbs    RHYL                 RHYL FOLK CLUB           www.rhylfolkclub.com   Brian Bull     01745 339502

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​Wales Members:  PERFORMERS
Pf.1a    Folk Music & Song - Groups / Bands 
Gwynedd     CAJUNS DENBO                  www.cajunsdenbo.co.uk                           Owen P. Hughes    01248 670272
Cardiff         DRAGON’S BREATH            https://dragons-breath.co.uk                     Contact                 07855 021272 
Gwynedd     NEVER MIND THE BOCS     www.neilandmeg.com/NMTB.shtml         Neil & Meg Browning    01286 677578
Gwent         GWERIN GWENT, Clera’s S-E Wales tune clubs     www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/calendr.html    Meurig Williams     02920 628300
Powys         RISKY BUSINESS                 www.riskiesmusic.com                            Ruth and Ken Powell    ………………
Pf.1b    Folk Music & Song - Duo    
Ceredigion  BRENIG                                www.brenigfolk.co.uk                               Daniel  Laws      01970 880855
Carms        FIDDLEBOX                          www.fiddlebox.net                                    Helen Adam      07929 202257
Rhondda     PAT SMITH & NED CLAMP  www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp    Pat Smith    01443 226892
Powys        RUTH & KEN POWELL        www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk                     Ruth and Ken Powell    ………………
Pf.1c    Folk Music & Song - Solo                 
Ceredigion JOHN ALDERSLADE               [no website]                                           John Alderslade   01970 880 701
Denbs.       BRIAN BULL                         www.tradfolk.net                                       Brian Bull     01745 339502 
Carms       HELEN ADAM                       www.helenadam.com                                Helen Adam      07929 202257
Swansea    PETE KIDDLE                      www.facebook.com/pete.kiddle                 Pete Kiddle     07934293757
Pf.2a    Folk Dance Callers          
Denbs.       BRIAN BULL                        www.tradfolk.net                                       Brian Bull    01745 339502
Rhondda    PAT SMITH                          www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp    Pat Smith            01443 226892
Rhondda    NED CLAMP                        www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp    Ned Clamp    07813 845440
Pf.2b    Folk Dance Bands   
Gwynedd   BAND Y BRAICHMELYN     www.neilandmeg.com/BYB.htm               Neil & Meg Browning    01286 677578
Rhondda    CALENNIG                         www.facebook.com/patsmithnedclamp    Pat Smith     01443 226892
Cardiff        DRAGON’S BREATH            https://dragons-breath.co.uk                     Contact                 07855 021272 
Carms        FIDDLEBOX                       www.fiddlebox.net                                      Helen Adam      07929 202257
Pf.2c    Ceremonial & Dance Display   (including Clog, Morris, Sword)
Newport    GWERINWYR GWENT          www.gwerinwyrgwent.org.uk                     Sue Venn     01495 271953

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Wales Members:  MEDIA
M.1    ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS
National    ALAWON CYMRU, monthly sets of Welsh tunes & archive going back to 2012  www.alawoncymru.com Meurig Williams  02920 628300
National            BYWYD GWERIN, Welsh-language traditions     www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru                Sam Simmons        01684 561378
Wales N.+Mersey/Chesh      CALENDAR: OPEN MIKE, FOLK & ACOUSTIC EVENTS   http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk, then click ‘Other local clubs’
South                CASBAR, website folk related listings & contacts     www.casbar.co.uk                     Cas Smith    ……………………
National            FOLKWALES online magazine   ……………………        www.folk.wales/magazine               Mick Tems, Editor     01443 201634
National            SESIWN.COM, classes, sessions and tune clubs across Wales   www.sesiwn.com     Meurig Williams       02920 628300
National            TRAC   Music Traditions Wales                          www.trac-cymru.org                        trac                          01446 748556
National [+part England]    FOLKLIFE MEMBERS’ ONLINE DIRECTORY    www.folklife-directory.uk    Sam Simmons         01684 561378
​​M.2    PRINTED FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS   • for JOURNALS see list 8: FOLKLIFE STUDIES
UK & Ireland      LIVING TRADITION     ……………………                      www.livingtradition.co.uk                  Office                       01563 571220
​National [+part England]    FW, FOLKLIFE WEST print magazine  this site: www.folklife.org.uk           Sam Simmons         01684 561378
M.3    FOLK RADIO    
National            CELTIC HEARTBEAT (BBC Radio Wales)  ………… www.bbc.co.uk/radiowales                Frank Hennessy       ………………

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Wales Members:  SERVICES 
S.1    FOLK JOURNALISTS       For our FW: WALES NEWS CORRESPONDENTS, see page 3 
Wales    ........    MICK TEMS, Editor Folkwales online magazine     www.folk.wales/magazine            ..............    Mick Tems    01443 201634​
S.6    CRAFTS AND MAKERS
Powys            POWELL GUITARS        https://powellguitars.com       .................................................................................     Ken Powell    ………………

Wales Folklife Traditions.

Folklife Traditions:   Welsh traditional instrumental music,  - the pibgorn, by Meurig Williams. 
Back cover of FW 61, Apr 2019.

For Wales articles,
​see 
www.folklife-traditions.uk
Later on, we will be creating Welsh Traditions pages on this site.

Wales
​member-Festivals.

For latest info, check our FESTIVAL DIARY - link to online copy from FW on Festivals page
For latest info, check our FESTIVAL DIARY - link to online copy from FW
- for Wales on this site Festivals webpage, 
- for UK on www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html​​

May
TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL
​www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk
→    NEWPORT.   Tredegar House & Country Park, Newport, Gwent  NP10 8YW.   South Wales

August
TŶ GWERIN at the NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD
https://eisteddfod.wales
→   LLANRWST,  Conwy County.


September
LLANWDDYN WEEKEND OF FOLK & ACOUSTIC MUSIC
www.llanwddynevents.co.uk 
→    LLANWDDYN, Lake Vyrnwy, Powys. 

​October
​PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL
www.pentreffest.org.uk
​
Every Issue, we cover Member-Festivals for the next 12 Months !













​We are pleased to announce 
extended coverage of Gwynedd sessions, 
​from this issue (Jan 2020).


​Since the last issue - 
new listings from

VENUES
* Steady Session, Aberedw
* Travelling Sessions Gwynedd

MUSIC & SONG
* John Alderslade
* Dragon's Breath

DANCE
* Dragon's Breath
* Gwerinwyr Gwent

All added above;  news items in this (January issue)





























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