Caerphilly-based SoundStorm describe themselves as “five lads who love to put great melodies across solid rhythms with great lyrics”. Their statement seems to hold true after visiting their MySpace page where you’re welcomed by the punchy intro of their track ‘Year of the Gun 2007‘.
Their next gig will be at The Whammy […]

Part of national tour promoting new album, Sibrydion will be playing at Tafarn y Goodrich in Caerffili on the 26th of October. Their MySpace page lists 15 upcoming gigs across Wales so if you can’t catch them in Caerffili then the chances are that they’ll be playing at a venue near you during October […]

Advance notice of a gig in Tafarn y Goodrich, Caerffili:
Ryland Teifi
Tafarn y Goodrich, Caerffili
28th September
8:00pm
Tickets £4
Info/tickets: 01443 820913
“Ryland Teifi is one of the most exciting singer/songwriters of the moment. Heno, his Welsh language debut album released in 2005, received critical praise both here in the UK and across the States. Sung in his native Welsh […]

“Accompanied by piano and bass, or occasionally playing guitar alone, she delivered a set of songs drawn from sources as diverse as Welsh hymnody and Bob Dylan as well as her own compositions.” - Source: Lleuwen Steffan on MySpace
Lleuwen appears to have been influenced by some of the greats, John Martyn, Ann Griffiths, Billie Holiday, […]

[Edited 31st Aug.] This year sees the 35th North Wales International Music Festival. The annual event is held at St. Asaph Cathedral, St. Asaph, Clwyd, and 2007’s festival ends on the 29th of September.
This year’s programme is looking pretty good with the Gala Concert kicking things off on Saturday 1st with an appearance from […]

Conductor Gareth Jones leads the Sinfonia in their Gala Concert at St. David’s Hall on the 9th of September with Llyr Williams at the piano.
The programme consists of Schumann’s Piano Concerto and Bruckner’s Symphony No 7.
Ticket prices range from £10 through to £30.
“Sinfonia Cymru combines diversity and excellence to create a unique platform for young […]

The jazz Saxophonist Courtney Pine is playing in St David’s Hall, Cardiff, on Saturday 8th of September. You can book online for the concert with ticket prices being £16.50 and £18.00.
If you’re in the area on the day, it’ll be well worth the money. Courtney will be playing tracks from his […]

“Music Theatre Wales is the UK’s leading touring contemporary opera company. We work in Wales, across the UK and internationally. We are dedicated to performing ground-breaking and stimulating contemporary chamber opera.” - source: MTW Website
MTW will be commencing their Autumn Tour in November 2007 playing five venues in the UK: Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Sheffield and […]

Pembrokeshire Jazz n Blues Festival 2007
Friday August 24th - Sunday 26th
The Pembrokeshire Jazz n Blues Festival 2007 takes place in and around Fishguard, Pembrokeshire - an extremely picturesque town in one of the UK’s most breathtakingly beautiful counties and the only coastal National Park area in the country.
This year the festival is being held over […]