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CYMRU • WALES

Nid yw’r golygyddion yn siaradwyr Cymraeg rhugl, rydym yn croesawu gwirfoddolwyr i’n helpu i gyfieithu rhestriadau, penawdau ac ati.

Venues arranged in 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

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Cenedlaethol • National
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CLWB ALAWON / TUNE CLUB LIST www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html for latest details

De-Ddwyrain / South-East Glamorgan, Gwent
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🄵  Weekly Tue  afternoon Mons  LITTLE MILL, nr PONTYPOOL  LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION   (no website)   Barry Scouse 01495 785110
→ The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL.  2pm to 5pm, all year
⇒ Barry Scouse, 01495 785110
⊕  Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. (added August 2022)

🄵  Last Tues   Newport  RHIWDERIN     LAST TUESDAY SING   www.newportfolkclub.co.uk   Cris 01633 896347
→ The Rhiwderin Inn (01633 897722), Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8RX, 8pm.
⇒ Cris, 01633 896347.  www.facebook.com/groups/newportfollkclub
⊕ Monthly acoustic session run by Newport Folk Club.  [was 1st Tues., updated Aug 2022]

‡  2nd Tue Monmouthshire ABERGAVENNY  ABERGAVENNY FOLK CLUB (no website)  Graham Harris 01873 852 108
→ The Hen & Chickens, Flannel Street, Abergavenny NP7 5EG. 7.30pm
⇒ grahamusk@btinternet.com
⊕ Purely acoustic, traditional and contemporary plus poetry, and or written verse.

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🄵  Wkly Wed   Rhondda Cynon Taf PONTYCLUN   LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB   www.folk.wales    Pat Smith    01443 226892
→   Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club (01443 222182), Castan Road, Pontyclun, CF72 9EH. 8.30pm, all year.
⇒ Pat Smith, 1 Tŷ Clwyta Cottages, Cross Inn, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Tâf, CF72 8AZ. pat.spoons<at>virgin.net
⊕   Weekly Folk club with singers nights and lots of guest nights: regular international guests, sessions,singarounds, performers welcome.

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🄵  Wkly  Thu   Newport NEWPORT   LYCEUM FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk    Ruth 07966 754366
→ Crindau Constitutional Club, Malpas Road, Newport NP20 5PJ, about 150 metres from M4, J26, on the Newport side. 8.30pm, all year.
⇒ Ruth: 07966 754366, e-mail info<at>lyceumfolknewport.org.uk
⊕ We welcome ALL acoustic instruments and musical styles and players from beginners to virtuosos, whether you wrote it yourself or borrowed it from someone else.  We are not averse to a bit of poetry or purple prose either. [March 2021, new member]

🄵  Wkly Thu   Newport   ROGERSTONE    NEWPORT FOLK CLUB www.newportfolkclub.co.uk Bryn Millichip (Chair) 07397 980847
bryn.millichip<at>gmail.com; Malcolm Charnley,(Sec) 07973 980847, Malcolm.charnley<at>btinternet.com
→ Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, High Cross Road, Rogerstone, NP10 9AD, 8.00pm for 8.45pm.
⇒ Club details and bookings: Phil Millichip, 07837 288096, phillip.millichip<at>icloud.com,
www.youtube.com/user/NewportFolkClub; www.facebook.com/groups/newportfolkclub; twitter.com/newportfolkclub
⊕ Newport Folk Club exists to encourage and promote Folk Music and the people who perform it. A gathering of friends old and new who get together weekly (at least) to enjoy some of the finest Live Music. [Jan 2018, new member]

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🄵  1st,& other Fri   Swansea   GLAIS, Nr CLYDACH   THE VALLEY FOLK CLUB (xAug)   www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk   Huw & Heather Pudner 01792 862062
→   Glais Rugby Football Club, 609 Birchgrove Road, Glais, Nr Clydach, Swansea SA7 9EN. 8pm
⌂   info<at>pontardawefolkclub.co.uk, www.facebook.com/Pontardawe-Valley-Folk-Club-267787909911885/
⊕   1st Fridays are Open Nights (£3) when a warm welcome is extended to everyone to sing, play, recite or just enjoy. Guest Nights (usually £7; floor spots should be pre-arranged), usually 3rd Fridays, check club website diary for variations.   [2018 Dec, new phone contact, & Facebook link added]

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Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn -- Blaenau Gwent
2nd Sat    Blaenau Gwent TREDEGAR   VALLEYS HARP CLUB    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html    see website for current details

Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn -- Cardiff
🄵  4 Sat per year Cardiff    ST FAGANS     PENTREFFEST NOZ    www.pentreffest.org.uk    Contact    029 2023 2970
→   St Fagans Village Hall, Crofft-Y-Genau Road, St Fagans, Cardiff CF5 6DU. Afternoon music workshop, dance workshop, music session, shared evening meal, Bal basics, Bal dancing to live music.
⇒    Pentreffest, 13 Egerton Road, Canton, Cardiff. 029 2023 2970, queries<at>pentreffest.org.uk
⊕   Innovative, voluntary organisation aiming to encourage the development of traditional social dance events to increase a sense of community. The emphasis is on opportunity, inclusion, participation and fun. Everyone, regardless of age or ability, is encouraged to “have a go”. (changed dates/times July 2019)

Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn -- Monmouthshire
2nd Sat   Mons LLANFOIST, Abergavenny GWERIN GWENT folk band   www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/calendr.html   Meurig Williams    02920 628300
⊕  A band comprising Clera's South-East Wales tunes club and others from across South Wales. (added March 2019)

De-Orllewin / South-West Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire
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🄵  [Was 4th Tues] Now occasional only for the time being.
     Carms  LLANDOVERY   TYWI TUNE CLUB   www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llandeilo.html     Helen Adam 07929 202257
→ Based in Llandovery and Llandeilo, Carms
⇒  Helen Adam: helenadamfiddle<at>gmail.com, 07929 202257, or find us on Facebook by looking for Tywi Tune Club Clwb Alawon Tywi
⊕  Not meeting regularly at present but hope to do occasional sessions. Keep in touch by contacting Helen as above. A collection of the tunes we play can be found here at www.tunelines.com    [Nov 2018, new member]

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Weekly Thu   Pembs   FISHGUARD   FISHGUARD & GOODWICK WELSH MUSIC CLUB  www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/clwbalaw.html   see website for current details

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Wkly Sat  Pembs  PONTFAEN   GWAUN VALLEY BREWERY MUSIC NIGHT now on ZOOM   www.gwaunvalleybrewery.com Sarah Davies 01348 881304
→ Kilkiffeth Farm, Pontfaen, Fishguard, SA65 9TP, on B4313, 5 miles from Fishguard. Every Saturday, 7pm to around midnigh.,
⇒ Sarah Davies, 01348 881304, gwaunvalleybrewery<at>gmail.com, www.gwaunvalleybrewery.co.uk
⊕  Enjoyable, informal, fun nights with a variety of different instruments and styles - play a tune, sing a song, read a poem, joke or story, or just listen and enjoy the beer). Excellent acoustics, a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere. (new member July 2019)

Y Canolbarth / The Midlands (Mid-Wales) Ceredigion; Powys
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🄵  3rd Mon    Powys    ABEREDW      STEADY SESSION, SEVEN STARS www.tradartsupport.org.uk     Louise Williams    01982 551116
→ Seven Stars Inn, Aberedw, Near Builth Wells, LD2 3UW. 8pm start.
⌂   contact as above, email louise3.mbc<at>talktalk.net; see also TASC on Facebook.
⊕   For any acoustic instrument which suits a traditional tune and blends with other instruments – playing folk tunes at a steadier pace than in a typical folk music session, or want to learn some new tunes at a more relaxed pace.   [new listing, October, 2019]

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‡ 3rd Tuesday  Ceredigion ABERYSTWYTH "GWERIN ABER FOLK" (Aberystwyth Folk Club) www.facebook.com/groups/GwerinAberFolk/ Dave Price
→ Bank Vault, 1, New Street , Aberystwyth SY23 2AT. 7.30pm to 10pm.
⊕ "Performers Night". See chat on www.facebook.com/groups/GwerinAberFolk/ to book a performer slot. Free. (new listing June 2023)

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‡ 1st Wednesday Ceredigion ABERYSTWYTH "GWERIN ABER FOLK" (Aberystwyth Folk Club)  www.facebook.com/groups/GwerinAberFolk/ Dave Price
→ Penparcau Football club, Min-Y-Ddol, Penparcau Aberystwyth SY23 1RG. 7pm to 10pm.
⊕  "The Gathering". Play/sing-around, in circle, take turns proposing/singing/playing piece, all invited to join in, play, sing or listen. Specifically encouraging beginners, improvers or those wishing to try out new pieces as well as those wishing to ‘perform’. Audience very much invited. Free - donations welcome. (new listing June 2023)

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🄵  1st Thurs 1.30pm     Herefds   LONGTOWN   BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB  www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/BlackHil.html  Judy Mabe 01432 263495
→   The Crown Inn (01873 860217), Longtown, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 0LT, 1.30 until 4pm
⌂   contact as above; email judy.mabe<at>gmail.com
⊕   We meet from 1.30 until 4pm on the first Thursday, and play traditional European and American music  (revised July 2019)

Y Gogledd / North Wales
Sir Ddinbych; Sir y Fflint; Wrecsam / Denbighshire; Flintshire; Wrexham; Conwy, Gwynedd, Ynys Môn
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1st Sun   Gwynedd   PORTHMADOG   THE SHIP INN LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime)   https://musicbars.co.uk    Contact   01766 514 811
→ The Ship Inn / Y Llong (01766 512990),14 Lombard St, Porthmadog LL49 9AP. 3pm until 7.00pm, all year
⇒   Also on www.facebook.com/groups/tremadogmusic Contact: 01766 514 811, email via website (https://musicbars.co.uk).
⊕ All welcome - This is an Acoustic event. A core of beer-loving musicians who’ve played sessions together for over 20 years, plus other regulars. Visiting musicians are welcomed with open arms & no pressure. Audience participation is welcome! (new Member, Nov 2019)

3rd Sun   Gwynedd   MORFA BYCHAN   TYDDEN LLWYN LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime in summer) https://musicbars.co.uk   Contact 01766 514 811
→ The Ship Inn / Y Llong (01766 512990),14 Lombard St, Porthmadog LL49 9AP. 3pm until 7.00pm, all year
⇒   Also on www.facebook.com/groups/tremadogmusic Contact: 01766 514 811, email via website (https://musicbars.co.uk).
⊕ All welcome - This is an Acoustic event. A core of beer-loving musicians who’ve played sessions together for over 20 years, plus other regulars. Visiting musicians are welcomed with open arms & no pressure. Audience participation is welcome!   (new Member, Nov 2019)

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1st Tue    Gwynedd   CRICCIETH   THE PRINCE: THE TRAVELLING SESSION     https://musicbars.co.uk   Contact   01766 514 811
→ The Prince of Wales (01766 522556), High St, Criccieth LL52 0HB. 8.30pm, all year
⇒   Also on www.facebook.com/groups/tremadogmusic Contact: 01766 514 811, email via website (https://musicbars.co.uk).
⊕   Acoustic - All Welcome - All Genres. A core of beer-loving musicians who’ve played sessions together for over 20 years, plus other regulars. Visiting musicians are welcomed with open arms & no pressure. Audience participation is welcome!   (new Member, Nov 2019)

2nd Tue    Gwynedd   PORTHMADOG   THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION     https://musicbars.co.uk   Contact   01766 514 811
→ The Ship Inn / Y Llong (01766 512990),14 Lombard St, Porthmadog LL49 9AP. 8.30pm, all year
⇒   Also on www.facebook.com/groups/tremadogmusic Contact: 01766 514 811, email via website (https://musicbars.co.uk).
⊕     Acoustic - All Welcome - All Genres. A core of beer-loving musicians who’ve played sessions together for over 20 years, plus other regulars. Visiting musicians are welcomed with open arms & no pressure. Audience participation is welcome!    (new Member, Nov 2019)

3rd Tue    Gwynedd   PORTHMADOG   THE QUEENS: THE TRAVELLING SESSION    https://musicbars.co.uk   Contact   01766 514 811
→ Queens’ Hotel (01766 513131), Station Road, Porthmadog LL49 9HT. 8.30pm, all year
⇒   Also on www.facebook.com/groups/tremadogmusic Contact: 01766 514 811, email via website (https://musicbars.co.uk).
⊕     Acoustic - All Welcome - All Genres. A core of beer-loving musicians who’ve played sessions together for over 20 years, plus other regulars. Visiting musicians are welcomed with open arms & no pressure. Audience participation is welcome!    (new Member, Nov 2019))

4th Tue    Gwynedd   PORTHMADOG   THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION     https://musicbars.co.uk   Contact   01766 514 811
→ The Ship Inn / Y Llong (01766 512990),14 Lombard St, Porthmadog LL49 9AP. 8.30pm, all year
⇒   Also on www.facebook.com/groups/tremadogmusic Contact: 01766 514 811, email via website (https://musicbars.co.uk).
⊕     Acoustic - All Welcome - All Genres. A core of beer-loving musicians who’ve played sessions together for over 20 years, plus other regulars. Visiting musicians are welcomed with open arms & no pressure. Audience participation is welcome!    (new Member, Nov 2019)

5th Tue    Gwynedd   PORTHMADOG   Venue see website THE TRAVELLING SESSION   https://musicbars.co.uk    Contact   01766 514 811
→ The 5th Tuesday venue varies, please check the website, https://musicbars.co.uk, for details. 8.30pm, all year
⇒   Also on www.facebook.com/groups/tremadogmusic Contact: 01766 514 811, email via website (https://musicbars.co.uk).
⊕     Acoustic - All Welcome - All Genres. A core of beer-loving musicians who’ve played sessions together for over 20 years, plus other regulars. Visiting musicians are welcomed with open arms & no pressure. Audience participation is welcome!    (new Member, Nov 2019)

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Wkly Thu   Denbs   RUTHIN   RUTHIN ALLSTYLES MUSIC CLUB   http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk   Chris/Jayne Birchall   01824 704844
→   The Feathers Inn / Tafarn Y Plu, in the function room, 52 Well Street, Ruthin, LL15 1AW. 8.00pm, all year.
⇒ mobile 07760 764441. chris<at>ruthinallstyles.co.uk
⊕   Come along and listen to a wide range of styles from Traditional Folk to Country, Folk Rock to R&B, Blues to Jazz. Most Thursdays are Singers Nights, with performers doing between two and four songs. All styles and abilities welcome.