EBRILL 22-25 APRIL WRECSAM | WREXHAM focuswales.com MUSIC INTERACTIVE COMEDY CERDDORIAETH RHYNGWEITHIOL COMEDI

SCHEDULE / AMSERLEN WED/MER 22

CENTRAL Blood Lips 9:00 DJ: Andy Garside (Drum With Our Hands) 11:45 3B THIS Project & Oriel Sycharth present: Collaborate! STATION Juno & The Mook 8:30 Slaves 11:00 Featuring Biters (London) & Ann Liv Young (live from NYC) £12 Saltwater Injection 8:00 Mother Of Six 10:30 6pm to 8pm Bone Cult 7:30 Doppelganger 10:00 Fall Of The Hunter 7:00 Gobow 9:30

THUR / IAU 23 CENTRAL ST GILES’ 3B WILLIAM SOUTH ORIEL REWIND THE ROYAL OLD No. 7 UN DEG UN STATION ASTON HALL WRECSAM OAK £12 £10 £6 £14 ADV £8 FREE £5 FREE FREE £6

In association with Upstairs in In association with In association with 1am association with 1am DJ: Huw Stephens (Radio1)

12am 12:30am BREWING Co. 12am Seazoo 12:00 11pm Future of The Left 11:15 11pm Houdini Dax 10:45 10pm Mowbird 10:15 Meilir 10:20 #Spencer#Turner Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog 10:00 10pm PHIA (Australia) 9:45 Cleo T. (France) 9:30 The Membranes 9:30 #Holmes 9:45 9pm We’re No Heroes 9:15 Sweet Baboo 9:00 Lovers Open Fire 9:00 * Loe (Acoustic) 9:10 Danny Gruff 9:10 9pm John MOuse 8:45 Albatross Archive 8:40 Terminal 8:30 8pm The Wobbly Hearts 8:15 Golden Fable 8:00 Henning Wehn The Mayors 8:00 * Billy Bibby 8:15 Skin Tight Poncho 8:20 8pm MACCA. 7:45 Special Guest: Amy Studt 7:50 + Guests 8:00 Arms Like Legs 7:30 The Uninvited (Acoustic) 7:30 Valleyers 7:30 7pm Cold Committee 7:15 James Macgregor 7:10 Jack Knife 7:00 Doors 7:30 Pink Killer 7:00 * 7pm Castell Alun School Choir 6:30 Groom the Giant 6:30 Networking mixer... Nia 6:45 Ellie Makes Music 6:30 The Drive 6:40 6pm Penderyn Whisky Mixer 6:00 Anna Houghton 6:10 PHIA (Australia) 6:30 Andy Hickie 6:00 6pm + Someperson DJs Natural Mystic DJs 5:30 Ashley Fayth (CAN) 5:45 5pm *Priority Pass only Aled Rheon 5:20 Carl Foulkes Jones 5:00 5pm Anna Houghton 4:40 In association with Downstairs in 4pm association with Sam Jones 4:00 Jessica Ball 4:15 4pm * Emmi Manteau (Baby Brave) 3:30 3pm Cal Roberts 3:20 3pm With James Macgregor 2:40 Anna Houghton 2:45 2pm Andy Hickie 2:00 Ben Hands 2:00 2pm

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SCHEDULE / AMSERLEN FRI / GWE 24

CENTRAL ST GILES’ THE BANK GROVE PARK 3B SAITH SEREN SOUTH THE ROYAL OLD NO. 7 UN DEG UN STATION THEATRE OAK £12 £10 £5 £10 £5 £5 £7 FREE FREE £6

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12am Kidsmoke 12:00am and presents 12am NYTH 11pm Eagulls 11:15 11pm //NIGHTS// 10:45 10pm Camera 10:15 Breichiau Hir 10:05 Seymour Mace 10:00 The Joy Formidable DJs 10:00 Y Bandana 10:00 Yr Eira 10:00 10pm HIGHS (Canada) 9:45 Hannah Grace 9:30 Allusondrugs 9:45 9pm The Maydays 9:15 Yucatan 9:00 Y Ffug 9:15 Nina Gilligan 9:15 Cut Ribbons 9:00 PHIA (Australia) 9:10 The Mexican Walking Fish 9:15 * JKLMNO 9:10 9pm Blood Lips 8:45 Danny Pensive 8:30 HMS Morris 8:30 Noise Parlour 8:45 8pm Ghostlawns 8:15 Heal The Last Stand 8:00 Radio Rhydd 8:25 Jim Smallman 8:00 SWNAMI 8:00 Y Trwbz 8:20 We Were Giants (Ireland) 8:15 * Portlights 8:20 8pm The Echo & The Always 7:45 Sio^n Richards 7:40 Cold Committee 7:30 Danielle Lewis 7:30 Doll Circus 7:45 The Luka State 7:30

7pm Campfire Social 7:15 Climbing Trees 7:10 Jess Hall 7:05 CENTRE FOR THE Mellt 7:00 CaStLeS 7:15 * Darren Eedens (Canada) 7:20 7pm Delta Academy Choir 6:30 CREATIVE Aled Rheon 6:30 Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard 6:45 Emmi Manteau (Baby Brave) 6:40 Geraint Rhys 6:30 Washington Reed 6:40 6pm Penderyn Whisky Mixer 6:00 INDUSTRIES Violet Skies 6:00 Heldinky 6:15 * Martin Daws & Gavin Mart 6:00 6pm + Someperson DJs Entry with wristbands Yr Eira 5:30 Carl Harrison 5:45 5pm *Priority Pass only PHIA (Australia) 5:00 Delyth Mclean 5:00 Sam Parsons 5:20 Jamie Wrecs 5:00 5pm Kyle Lee 4:40 4pm The Luka State 4:15 Sally Crosby 4:00 Darren Eedens (Canada) 4:15 4pm Danielle Lewis 3:30 Connah Evans 3:30 3pm Jamie Wrecs 3:20 3pm The Echo & The Always 2:45 Isaac Birchall 2:40 Alx Green 2:45 With Downstairs in 2pm Orient Machine 2:00 association with Andy Hickie 2:00 Special Guests 2:00 2pm NORTH BY NORTH * 1pm HIGHS (Canada) 1:15 BREWING Co. 1pm The Mexican Walking Fish 12:30 12pm 12pm The Drive 11:45 11am Baby Brave 11:00 11am

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SCHEDULE / AMSERLEN SAT / SAD 25

CENTRAL 3B UN DEG UN WILLIAM GROVE PARK SOUTH SAITH SEREN WREXHAM STATION AFTERSHOW ASTON HALL THEATRE MUSEUM £12 £10 £7 £5 £10 £6 FREE FREE EDM takeover ‘Voices Of The In association with In association with 1am Land : Lleisiau’r Cy Humphreys 12:30am – 2am Fro’ Choral 12am ROPE DJs 12:10 Concert MOJA (Japan) 11:30 11pm Guests: FOCUS Remixed 11:00 Zefur Wolves 10:30 10pm Dan Eds 10:00 FINALE ‘Lean On Me’ 9:40 Ray Peacock 10:00 Hollow Bones 10:00 Jack of The Suburbs 9:40 Delta Sister Act 9:30 David Trent 9:30 9pm Bo Ningen 9:00 Kiwi Funk 9:00 James Lambert Singers 9:00 Special Guest 9:00 Heartbeat Wunderbar 9:00 Baron La Croix 8:30 Delta Ghost 8:55 Special Guest 8:30 8pm The Pale Blue Dots 8:00 Location Baked 8:00 Delta Academy Choir: 8:25 Silky 8:00 Mr Phormula 8:00 The Revolutionary Spirit 7:30 3B Delta Matilda 8:15 Straight Jacket Legends 7:30 7pm Black Honey 7:00 DAYTIME Root Boost DJs 7:00 INTERVAL 8:00 Hedge Gods 7:00 Tender Prey 6:30 £8 Hope House Hospice Choir 7:40 Dead Shed Jokers 6:40 6pm Baby Brave 6:00 UN DEG UN Delta Legally Blonde 7:30 HMS Morris 5:30 Little Arrow 5:30 FREE WITH W/BAND Dee Sign Choir 7:10 FALLS 5:50 5pm 5:00 Film screening: ‘Culture, Delta Cabaret 7:00 GROVE PARK Special Guests: Samoans 5:00 Mechanical Owl 4:30 Trecco Beis 4:45 Alienation, Boredom and Castell Alun School Choir 6:40 THEATRE 4pm Jack Found 4:00 Heidi Browne 4:00 Despair’ 3:30 – 5:00 Delta High School Musical 6:30 £5 BEASTS 4:10 Children’s Music & Art Workshops for ages 5 – 16 3pm Sera 3:15 Family Comedy Show The Undivided 3:20 Free Entry Gareth Evans 2:30 Q & A with film maker Silky + Special Guest - fun Avalae 2:30 11:00am – 4:00pm 2pm Kieran Evans and music comedy show for kids and Phil Watson 1:45 journalist Simon Price. 2:30 all the family 1.30 - 3:00pm Modern King 1:40 1pm New Sinfonia 1:00 U12s free with an Adult Doors 1:00 *Under 16s must be With 12pm accompanied by an adult

11am BREWING Co.

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BREAKFAST NETWORKING / RHWYDWEITHIO A BRECWAST 10:00AM BREAKFAST NETWORKING / RHWYDWEITHIO A BRECWAST 10:00AM MUSIC INTERACTIVE COMEDY FUNDING FOR MUSICIANS AND ORGANISATIONS 11:00AM RIGHTS CLINIC 11:00AM CERDDORIAETH RHYNGWEITHIOL COMEDI AT WYNNSTAY ARMS HOTEL, WREXHAM Our Interactive programme presents industry panels and Lisa Matthews James Hannam Julia Bolton Elen Roberts Bethan Elfyn John Hywel John Hodge Kelly Wood Keith Harris MUSIC GLUE discussions, featuring (Arts Council of Wales) (PRS Foundation) (Welsh Government) (Wales Arts International) (BBC Horizons / Gorwelion) Morris (PRS) (BPI) (Musicians Union) (Director Of Performer Affairs PPL) ONE TO ONE experts from all sectors SHOWCASE: BABY BRAVE 12:00 - 12:30PM CLINICS WITH SHOWCASE: ALX GREEN 12:00 - 12:30PM of the industry. JOE VESAYAPORN All interactive HOW TO: PITCH A CAMPAIGN TO NATIONAL MEDIA 12:30PM COMPOSING MUSIC FOR FILM & TV 12:30PM panels, discussions, (HEAD OF MUSICGLUE) and performances are In association with 1:30PM included in the price of 3:00PM a festival wristband, and 4:30PM can also be attended by day ticket holders (on day of purchased ticket only). Huw Stephens Elin Rees Chris Hawkins Mike Williams Andrew Childs John Hywel Brollyman Andi Crutwell-Jones (BBC Radio 1 Presenter) (Elin Rees PR) (BBC 6Music Presenter) (Editor of NME) (The Guardian / Artrocker) Morris (PRS) (TV Composer) (Film & TV Composer) SHOWCASE: ASHLEY FAYTH 1:30 - 2:00PM SHOWCASE: CONNAH EVANS 1:30 - 2:00PM FROM PUBS TO PILTON – PROMOTING FROM GRASS ROOTS TO FESTIVALS 2:00PM GUEST PRESENTATION WITH YOUTUBE ENTREPRENEUR GARETH EVANS 2:00PM Gareth Evans is a fingerstyle instrumental guitarist from North Wales. Since 2009 Gareth has utilised online media to inspire a new generation of musicians from every corner of the globe. To date he has amassed over 200,000 subscriptions and 25 million hits on the platform

Dave Driscoll Guto Brychan Darryl Hurs Danny Keir Neal Thompson Andy Jones Gareth Evans (Orchard Entertainment) (Maes B) (Indie Week Canada) (Sound Diplomacy) (FOCUS Wales / Llangollen Fringe Festival) (FOCUS Wales)

SHOWCASE: COLD COMMITTEE 3:00 - 3:30PM SHOWCASE: SAM PARSONS 3:00 - 3:30PM WHY I CAN’T QUIT: THE REALITY OF BEING IN A BAND IN 2015 3:30PM DIGITAL HORIZONS: HOW TO BUILD A CAREER IN MUSIC ONLINE 3:30PM

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