Y cardiff

We don’t like the word ‘audition’, it implies that you have to come along and perform up to a certain standard and if you don’t then you are not good enough.

But, we do need to see people and talk to people and discover if people want to get involved and can work with us to bring our brand new rock-opera ‘The Flight of the Wren‘ from the imagination and onto the stage at Chapter’s refurbished theatre in the week before Christmas.

So, if you want to act, sing, dance, make music, design, stage manage or make the tea, then please come along to the first meet-up of the Y Cardiff Theatre Company.

• When: Monday July 13th, 2009, 7pm
• Where: Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff

During this meeting you will be briefed on how you can get involved in this professional production.

Please use our contact form to express an interest and we’ll get back to you

Y Cardiff is extremely pleased to announce that our next event is a brand new, all original Rock Opera - “The Flight of the Wren”

The Flight of the Wren will be performed at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff on December 17th, 18th and 19th 2009.

We will be holding auditions in a few weeks, if you want to be kept informed please drop us an e-mail through our contact form.

The Flight of The Wren has its own website here: www.theflightofthewren.com

It’s been 6 months since the first Y Cardiff event and no photos up yet - sorry. The night was such a fantastic experience that I forgot about the camera in my pocket. Others did take photos - if you’re one of them there others please send us some pics so we can put them on the site.

Stop press. . . . .

just found some snaps on Zeuk’s myspace page

here’s one:

First - apologies to all the people who couldn’t get a ticket, especially to those who turned up at the box office in person, hoping for cancellations.

The night was a sell out and the theatre at Chapter was full to capacity. All the artists performed brilliantly and the great crew at Chapter made the whole thing work .

We’ll have more reports and photographs soon and some news about the next Y Cardiff event.

The bad news is that The Semantics are unable to play on the night  . .. . . . . .. .

get well soon Steven

The good news is that Pamela Wyn Shannon, acclaimed folk musician from Massachusetts is stepping into the breach . . .

check her out here girlhenge.com

What have the oldest record shop in the world, a legendary folk musician, an elusive songster and the pioneers of Gothic Folk got in common? . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Fry, James Tyson and Zeuk will give a special instore performance at the legendary Spillers Records, on The Hayes in Cardiff at 5.30pm on Friday 12 September.

If you still haven’t made your mind up about whether to come to the Y Cardiff mini Folk music festival at Chapter then here’s your chance to ‘try before you buy’.

We must warn you though that there are not many tickets left for the event and they may sell out before then.

SPILLERS RECORDS WEBSITE

Tickets are now on sale for Y Cardiff’s first event on Saturday September 13th, 2008.

Ticket prices:

• Full price £12
• Concessions: £10
• Chapter Card Holders: £8

Tickets are available from the Chapter box office and from Pulse Wholefoods. They are selling very quickly.

Why Y Cardiff?
By Derec Jones

The concept of Y Cardiff emerged with the snowdrops early this year. The conversation between myself and Marc as we stacked the shelves of Pulse Wholefoods with rice and beans must have encompassed a hundred other topics; but the idea of a festival devoted to showcasing the considerable talents of the people that visit the shop, germinated easily and grew quickly. I can’t remember exactly how it started but we agreed that it was a concept we both wanted to nurture.

When Robin and Bina Williamson agreed to take part we knew that something special was unfurling, so we dug deeper and enriched the idea with contributions from the many creative minds that we consulted over the lentils.

We considered a festival spanning at least a weekend that would bring in visual art, theatre and poetry along with the music but we decided to limit the first Y Cardiff festival to one evening at the Chapter Arts Centre, and to focus on alternative contemporary folk music.

The line up is now finalised and this is it:

Robin and Bina Williamson

A special performance of Robin and Bina’s original and traditional pieces, from Celtic, Indian, Old Timey and English roots, on harp and bowed-psaltery, featuring the East-West harmonies of Robin and Bina’s voices.

“Miss them at your peril.” Glastonbury Festival 2007.

Bragod
The unique talents of Bragod draw freely on the sound world revealed by their experiments with medieval music. Mary-Anne Roberts has evolved a striking voice production which combines with the close harmonies and the buzzing tone of Robert Evans’s crwth.

Zeuk
A flash of lightning disturbs the night. Smouldering Gothic Folk from Cardiff based duo, Marc and Noel. Chilling and beautiful.

a pensive Marc of Zeuk

James Tyson

The Semantics
Poetic stories of nature, people and journeys flowing over affecting melodies. Another Cardiff duo with a great deal to offer. Steven Stanley and Carly Collingwood are accomplished musicians and a very special pairing.

Mark Fry with Emil Brynge
Mark Fry recorded the critically acclaimed album “Dreaming with Alice” in 1972. Over the last three and a half decades this scarce album became a cult classic. Fortunately Mark re-released  ‘Alice’ in 2005 and recorded a new album “Shooting the Moon” two years later. Multi-talented Swedish musician Emil Brynge and his sitar join Mark for a special appearance at Y Cardiff.

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Y Cardiff will also feature the work of two of the best animation artists – Ginny Head and Mike Tang and the work of some of the most talented lighting and sound professionals in the known universe.

The event will begin at 7.30 pm on Saturday September 13th, 2008 – doors open at 7pm. This is an evening packed with professional creative musicians covering a wide spectrum of alternative folk music.

Tickets on sale soon. Available from the box office at Chapter Arts’ Centre and from Pulse Wholefoods.

Don’t miss it!

Emil Brynge, multi-talented 21 year old Swedish musician plays the guitar and sings. He also plays the Arabic oud (lute) and the Indian sarod and importantly for us at Y Cardiff, Emil will play his sitar with Mark Fry.

More info at Emil’s Myspace page here.