Friday 5th February at 7pm

Huw M @ myspace: http://www.myspace.com/huwmm

Maple Mountain at myspace : http://www.myspace.com/emilbrynge

Zeuk at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zeukx

at Buffalo Bar: http://www.buffalocardiff.com/2009/05/maple-mountain-fri-5th-february.html

tickets available here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/68584

Circulus

ZEUK

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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

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

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

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!

More info at Emil’s Myspace page here.

Here’s Mark in his painting studio

MARK FRY

When 19-year-old Mark Fry recorded his debut album DREAMING WITH ALICE for RCA in Italy in 1972, he never imagined that it would resurface three decades later as a sought-after cult recording, frequently bootlegged and described by Dream magazine as “one of those albums that feels like a secret you can’t wait to share”.

The 2006 Sunbeam Records reissue of ALICE prompted Mark to return to the studio to record SHOOTING THE MOON, his first album in 35 years. The songs on this new album, written over many years, reflect Mark’s secluded, rural life as a painter and, until now, a very private musician.

“About as perfect an album as you are likely to hear all year”, said Shindig! magazine of SHOOTING THE MOON. Mark is currently working on an EP for release in 2009 and trying to spend some time in his longtime home, his painting studio.

You can find more reviews, interviews, photos and paintings by Mark on his website.

www.markfry.co.uk
www.myspace.com/markfryartist