16-18 MAY 2019 THURSDAY 16 MAY 2019 www.focuswales.com / WRECSAM MEMORIAL MEMORIAL UNDEGUN UNDEGUN ST GILES' TY^ PAWB TY^ PAWB TY^ PAWB HALL (ROOM 1) HALL (ROOM 2) MAIN ROOM THE VOID PERFORMANCE SPACE FLEXIBLE SPACE SHEPHERD’S HUT (Canada) :00 Bad Animal :00 01 1:00 – 1:30 SUMMER Mewn Cydweithrediad â 01 Doomsquad (Canada) In association with 00:30 OF LOVE

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:00 #NMB2019 :00 23 23:15 23 Chupa Cabra 22:45 (France) :00 Lysistrata BC Camplight Murkage Ani Glass :00 22 22:15 22:20 22:25 22:00 22 The Sandinistas Blind Wilkie McEnroe Penelope Isles 21:45 21:30 21:30 (USA) (Quebec, Canada) :00 Habits Miss Eaves ABAKOS :00 21 21:15 21:35 21:00 21 Papur Wal FRANKIIE (Canada) Chew Jemma Roper 20:45 20:40 20:50 20:50 20:30 (Canada) :00 Gravves Malcolm-Jay The Bongo Club* :00 20 20:15 20:00 (Sweden) 20:00 20 * AA55A (Korea) Toby Hay Velvet Shakes 19:45 19:50 19:50 19:30 (Canada) (Sweden) :00 Faded Strangers Trash Hawks Razkid Korason Agent blå* :00 19 19:15 19:00 19:20 19:00 19:00 19 PRS & PPL Mixer Luke RV Hannah Willwood 18:30 18:45 18:30 (Sweden) :00 Virgin Kola Runic Chembomusic Telos Vision* :00 18 18:10 18:10 18:10 18:00 18 Westside Music Mixer 17:30

:00 :00 17 Mewn Cydweithrediad â Mewn Cydweithrediad â 17

In association with In association with Team Lynne DJs: The Scene

16:00 16:00 – 17:30 16:00 * = Mewn Cydweithrediad â Evie Moran * Cefnogwyd gan In association with 15:30

:00 Supported by :00 15 15 Ennio The Little Brother 14:30

14:00 14:00 Olly Flavell 13:30

13:00 13:00 Ben Roberts 12:30

12:00 12:00 Arddangosfa Bands FC Exhibition Lawrlwythwch ap yr wyl | Download the festival app Trwy'r dydd / All day Lucy Mayhew Galeri 2 / Gallery 2 11:30

:00 FOCUS DJs :00 11 focuswales.com 10:30 11 16-18 MAY 2019 THURSDAY 16 MAY 2019 www.focuswales.com WREXHAM / WRECSAM WILLIAM SAITH SEREN GLYNDWR TV PARISH THE ROYAL OLD NO.7 BAR THE FAT BOAR HWB CYMRAEG ASTON HALL OAK @ QUEENS SQUARE

+ Mewn :00 LIFE :00 01 Mewn Cydweithrediad â 01:10 Mewn Cydweithrediad â Cydweithrediad â Mewn Cydweithrediad â 01 In association In association with In association with In association with VMS Live A Gathering with

Jansky^ (Balearics) ETEP :00 of Folk :00 00 00:20 00

The Wheels^ (Balearics) INES 23:30 Delegate Pass or Artist pass 23:00 required 23:00 Go Cactus^ (Balearics) 22:40

22:00 22:00 T. Thomason* (Canada) ME and Deboe 21:30 21:50 21:30 * (Canada) :00 Radio Rhydd Rich Aucoin Guest DJs :00 21 21:10 21:00 21:10 21 Mammoth Weed Baby Brave (Acoustic) Zabrinski Wizard Bastard 20:35 20:50 Paul 20:40 Williams :00 CRY Gabrielle Papillon Darren Eedens Olly Flavell Nate :00 20 20:20 (Canada)* 20:10 20:30 20:10 Husser 20:00 20 Shot Of Hornets Sunday Morning Ritual Evie Moran (Québec, Canada) Oblong 19:50 19:30 19:30 19:45 Lucy 19:50 Mayhew :00 Evander Sustinere Anwar Ali & Dave Owen Abakos I Fight Lions :00 19 19:10 19:20 19:50 (Québec, Canada) 19:00 19:00 19 Chasing Shadows Hibushibire (Japan) George Fell Eitha Da (Acoustic) 19:15 Show Doors 19:00 18:40 18:30 19:10 18:50 Opening Martyn speech Peters :00 Ben Roberts Matt Wilson :00 18 18:30 18:10 19:10 18:00 18 Kidsmoke (Acoustic) 17:30 (FILM) :00 Doomsquad Dave Elwyn Anorac :00 17 17:00 17:50 17:00 17 * = Nova Scotia Music Evie Moran T. Thomason (solo) Week (Canada) presents 17:10 16:50

:00 Darren Eedens Jamie Wrecs Coop :00 16 16:00 16:30 16:10 16

^ = FIRA B (The Miesha & The Spanks Andy Hickie Parti Magi Ann :00 Balearics) presents :00 15 15:00 15:50 15:00 15

+ Cefnogwyd gan Bad Animal Supported by 14:00 14:00 14:00 THE NAGS HEAD

Llwyfan Meic Agored / Open Mic Stage :00 Malcolm-Jay Mudiad Meithrin :00 13 13:00 19.00-21.00 13:00 13

:00 Yes We Mystic Learn Welsh :00 12 12:00 12:00 12

:00 Faded Strangers :00 11 11:00 11 16-18 MAY 2019 FRIDAY 17 MAY 2019 www.focuswales.com WREXHAM / WRECSAM MEMORIAL MEMORIAL UNDEGUN UNDEGUN ST GILES' TY^ PAWB TY^ PAWB TY^ PAWB HALL (ROOM 1) HALL (ROOM 2) MAIN ROOM THE VOID PERFORMANCE SPACE FLEXIBLE SPACE SHEPHERD’S HUT BAHR (Germany) 1:45AM FEMME+ 01:00 01:00 AF The Naysyaer (USA) 00:10 The High Dials 01:00 (Québec, Canada) 00:30

:00 Jack Found :00 00 00:00 00

+ (Sweden) :00 The Magnettes :00 23 23:15 INES 23:20 23 Tallies (Canada) 22:45 + :00 Kidsmoke Snapped Ankles Special Guests: :00 22 22:15 22:20 Baby Brave 22:15 22 MNNQNS (France) *ETEP* Quodega BARDD Islet 21:45 21:30 21:45 21:30 (Catalonia) (Canada) :00 Museless Martyn Joseph Bad Animal* :00 21 21:15 21:00 21:00 21 Connah Evans HMS Morris* :papercutz (Portugal) Agost (Catalonia) 20:45 20:40 *INES 20:55 20:30 (Canada) :00 The Routines Ennio The Little Darren Eedens & The FRANKIIE* :00 20 20:15 Brother 20:05 Slim Pickin’s 20:10 20:00 20 The Cazales Zac White Rosehip Teahouse 19:45 19:50 19:30 + (Canada) :00 Dread Eugene Capper Colossous Dan Bettridge Yes We Mystic* :00 19 19:15 19:00 19:15 19:20 19:00 19 The Columbians Katie Mac Kela Topan 18:45 18:30 18:30

:00 Those Goddamn #FFLOC Gunner & Smith* :00 18 Hippies 18:10 18:25 (Canada) 18:00 18 BreakOut West Mixer 17:30

:00 :00 17 Mewn Cydweithrediad â Mewn Cydweithrediad â * Cefnogwyd gan Mewn Cydweithrediad â 17

In association with In association with Supported by In association with Team Lynne DJs: The Scene

16:00 16:00 – 17:30 16:00 * = Mewn Cydweithrediad â Chembomusic + Cefnogwyd gan + Cefnogwyd gan + Cefnogwyd gan In association with 15:30

:00 Supported by Supported by Supported by :00 15 15

Martyn Peters 14:30

14:00 14:00 Jamie Wrecs 13:30

13:00 13:00 Rosey Cale 12:30

12:00 12:00 PRYNWCH BANDIAU ARDDWRN 3 DIWRNOD YMA Arddangosfa Bands FC Exhibition BUY 3 DAY FESTIVAL WRISTBANDS HERE Trwy'r dydd / All day Matthew Frederick Galeri 2 / Gallery 2 (Climbing Trees) 11:30

:00 FOCUS Wales DJs :00 11 focuswales.com 10:30 11 16-18 MAY 2019 FRIDAY 17 MAY 2019 www.focuswales.com WREXHAM / WRECSAM CENTENARY SAITH SEREN GLYNDWR TV THE PARISH THE ROYAL OLD NO.7 BAR THE FAT BOAR HWB CYMRAEG CLUB OAK @ QUEENS SQUARE + :00 Victories At Sea^ :00 01 Mewn Cydweithrediad â 01:10 Mewn Cydweithrediad â Mewn Cydweithrediad â 01 In association with In association with In association with A Gathering

Perfect Body^ :00 of Folk :00 00 00:20 00

Working Men’s Club 23:30

:00 Lizzy Farrall :00 23 23:00 23 * Zoe Graham* 22:40 22:40

:00 Miesha & The Spanks Guest DJs :00 22 (AB, Canada) 22:10 22:00 22 Lewys Man of Moon+ Aled Rheon* Elan Catrin Parry 21:50 21:50 21:30 21:30

:00 Underline The Sky She's Got Spies Maines :00 21 21:20 21:00 21:00 21 Sustinere Matthew Frederick Campfire Social* Maija Kauhanen 20:30 (Climbing Trees) 20:30 (Acoustic) 20:50 (Finland) 20:40

:00 Red Telephone The Sunset Beach Hut Xerru Matt Nicholls :00 20 20:10 20:10 20:10 (Delta Radio Band) 20:00 20 Killjoys Mondegreen Jamie Wrecs Gwenifer Raymond 19:40 19:50 19:30 19:50 (acoustic) :00 Souljacker Shudders Melin Melyn Rosey Cale Special Guests TBA! :00 19 19:20 19:20 19:10 19:00 19:00 19 Gulls Tegid Rhys Brook Alex Buckley Rees Sorby 18:50 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:50 (solo) :00 Namsaké Andy Bellis Denuo Ennio The Little :00 18 18:00 17:50 18:10 Brother 18:00 18 DOORS Chembomusic Cor DAW 17:45 17:30 17:30

:00 Nate Husser Eugene Capper :00 17 * Cefnogwyd gan 17:00 Mewn Cydweithrediad â 17:10 17 Supported by In association with Gabrielle Papillon Natasha Borton 16:55 (Canada) 16:30 Scott Fitzgerald Baines 16:40

Red Telephone ^ Lianne Futia 16:25 BBC Horizons :00 :00 16 16:00 Gorwelion* 16:00 16 Proxy 16:10 * Andy Hickie 15:50 * Cefnogwyd gan Supported by :00 Those Goddamn BBC Horizons :00 15 Hippies 15:00 Gorwelion* 15:00 15

+ Cefnogwyd gan :00 Trash Hawks BBC Horizons :00 14 14:00 Supported by Gorwelion* 14:00 14

Gunner & Smith BBC Horizons 13:00 13:00 13:00 THE NAGS HEAD Gorwelion* 13:00 Learn Welsh Llwyfan Meic Agored / 12:00 Open Mic Stage :00 FRANKIIE :00 12 12:00 19.00-21.00 *Mewn Cydweithrediad 12 â / In association with

:00 Ennio The Little :00 11 Brother 11:00 11 16-18 MAY 2019 SATURDAY 18 MAY 2019 www.focuswales.com WREXHAM / WRECSAM MEMORIAL MEMORIAL UNDEGUN UNDEGUN ST GILES' TY^ PAWB TY^ PAWB TY^ PAWB HALL (ROOM 1) HALL (ROOM 2) MAIN ROOM THE VOID PERFORMANCE SPACE FLEXIBLE SPACE SHEPHERD’S HUT

:00 AAA BADBOY :00 01 01:15 01 + 00:30 (Canada) :00 Audio Farm DJs Yes We Mystic :00 00 00:10 00:00 00 Graham Van Pelt Audiobooks* (Canada) 23:30 23:40 (Estonia) :00 Mart Avi* :00 23 23:10 23 Kero Kero Bonito+ ACCÜ* 22:30 22:50 + :00 Rachel K Collier Los Blancos* Average Sex* :00 22 22:00 22:00 22:20 22 Worldcub* Vulpes Urbana 21:30 21:30 (Korea) (USA) Special Guests: :00 Campfire Social Wetter Avi Buffalo :00 21 21:00 21:00 21:20 Eitha Da 21:00 21 Iris Gold (Denmark) Little Folk Golden Fable The Beths (New Zealand) *ETEP* 20:30 20:40 20:30 20:30 (France) (Canada) :00 The Rodeo Karma Shake Rich Aucoin* :00 20 20:00 20:10 20:00 20 Sock Meilir The Megan Lee Band Peaness 19:30 19:50 19:40 19:30

:00 I See Rivers* Melin Melyn All Divided Selves Gabrielle Papillon* :00 19 19:00 19:20 19:00 (Canada) 19:00 19 * = The Zangwills Stevie EH Gunner & Smith The School Mewn Cydweithrediad â 18:30 18:30 (Canada)* 18:50 18:30 In association with (Switzerland) (Canada) :00 SWIMS CVC Rebecca Hurn T. Thomason* :00 18 18:00 18:10 18:00 18:00 18 Elis Derby NSMW Mixer 17:30 17:30 Denuo Bridie Squires∆ 17:20 Hollow Lane 17:00 17:00 17:00 Double-Barrelled∆ 17:05 17:10 Guests DJs Pat Edwards∆ 16:50 FORTE presents: 16:30 Benjamin J Wilson∆ 16:35 CVC 16:30 ∆ :00 Cleo Asabre Holt 16:20 Wrexham One Love :00 16 Choir 16:20 16 * = Mewn Cydweithrediad â Mewn Cydweithrediad â * Live Broadcast ∆ = VOICEBOX Mewn Cydweithrediad â FORTE presents: In association with In association with * = GIITTV Selection Macy 15:30 In association with

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FORTE presents: Harvey Jones 14:30

:00 Bands FC Art :00 14 * Cefnogwyd gan * Cefnogwyd gan + Cefnogwyd gan Presented by… Workshop* 14:00 14 Supported by Supported by Supported by * BIMM presents TBA 13:30

13:00 13:00

BIMM presents + Cefnogwyd gan + Cefnogwyd gan TBA 12:30 Supported by Supported by Bands FC Art 12:00 12:00 Arddangosfa Bands FC Exhibition Workshop* 12:00 Trwy'r dydd / All day BIMM presents Galeri 2 / Gallery 2 TBA 11:30

:00 FOCUS Wales DJs :00 11 10:30 11 16-18 MAY 2019 SATURDAY 18 MAY 2019 www.focuswales.com WREXHAM / WRECSAM WILLIAM SAITH SEREN PARISH THE ROYAL OLD NO.7 BAR THE FAT BOAR HWB CYMRAEG GROVE PARK ASTON HALL OAK @ QUEENS SQUARE THEATRE

:00 Baby Brave :00 01 Mewn Cydweithrediad â 01:10 Mewn Cydweithrediad â Mewn Cydweithrediad â Cefnogwyd gan / 01 In association with In association with In association with Suported by VMS Live A Gathering

Slow Place Like Home :00 of Folk :00 00 (Ireland) 00:20 00

Jekyll 23:30

:00 :00 23 23 Gwilym Miesha & The Spanks* 22:40 (Canada) 22:40

:00 Neck Deep :00 22 22:00 22

Chroma Trash Hawks* (Canada) The Dunwells 21:50 21:50 21:30 (Canada) :00 Everyone and Anyone Madi Malcolm-Jay* Guest DJs :00 21 21:00 21:00 21:00 21:20 21 Paint Your Guru Christopher Rees Colorama 20:30 20:50 20:40 # :00 Bronnie Cow Nate Husser Bryony Sier Rhys Davis :00 20 20:00 20:10 (Quebec, Canada) 20:10 20:10 20:00 20 Siobhan McCrudden Alpha Chino Cynefin 19:50 19:30 19:50 # (Latvia) :00 Mountainface Elizabete Balčus Emily Magpie Aiden Keryn Sera :00 19 19:20 19:20 19:10 19:00 19:00 19 Martyn Peters Glove^ Geraint Rhys Kyami 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:50

:00 Albert Jones Cerys Eless Glan Aber Singers :00 18 18:10 18:00 18:00 18 Wrightoid New Luna^ James MacGregor Diives 17:40 17:40 17:50 17:30

:00 1987- Delta Academy Choir Awards Ceremony :00 17 17:10 17:00 17:15 17 Victoria + Jean (Belgium) Vulpes Urbana Beachcomber Carwyn Ellis: 16:50 16:30 16:50 Ar y Cei yn Rio 16:30 (solo) :00 Sightseers Andy Hickie The Good Host VRï Competition Short :00 16 16:00 15:50 16:10 16:00 Films #6/7/8 16:00 16

Break 15:45

:00 Flamingo House :00 15 15:10 Competition Short 15

Films #2/3/4/5 14:30

Break 14:15 14:00 14:00 Mewn Cydweithrediad â Q&A with Jan Harlan & In association with Nathan Abrams 13:45 * Break 13:30

Glyndwr Theatre :00 :00 13 13.20 – 15.30 13

# Screening 'Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures' D.O.T Makaton :00 11:15 :00 12 ^ Workshop + 12 Performance

11:30 - 12:30

:00 Learn Welsh Competition Short :00 11 11:00 Film #1 11:00 11 TY PAWB, Market Street, Wrexham, LL13 8BE FOCUS WALES INTERACTIVE 16-18 MAY 2019 ACCESS TO ALL EVENTS WITH WRISTBAND: www.focuswales.com DELEGATE / ARTIST / PRIORITY / EARLYBIRD / SUPER EARLY BIRD / CONFERENCE 2019 timetable WREXHAM / WRECSAM MEDIA / DAY PASS / CONFERENCE TICKET

09:00 10:00 11:00 11:10 11:55 12:10 13:00 13:10 14:05 14:20 15:10 15:30 Breakfast PPL and PRS for Music break How to Win Friends and break MMVV (Catalonia) break The Future Of break PPL & PRSfM break KEYNOTE: Networking PANEL: Find out how Influence Promoters & FIRA B! (Balearic Independent Music Present: A&R and RUUD BERENDS Join us for a free to make money from WORKSHOP: This Islands) Venues In Wales Selling Records (Eurosonic continental breakfast writing and performing Musicians’ Union JOINT LUNCHTIME and The UK PANEL: What are Noordeslag) and networking music. A chance to quiz workshop on gig DELEGATE PANEL: What is Indie labels looking in conversation session ahead of our expert panel. promotion is designed RECEPTION the current state of for when it comes with: the days interactive to enable musicians Meet delegates and play for UK music to new signings and Gordon Masson conferenve activities. to understand how to artists from both venues and what how are they selling (IQ Magazine)

Performance Space Performance attract bigger audiences regions. RSVP Only is being done right records in the 21st at their shows through now to ensure they Century? the effective use of are evolving for the promotional methods future? and social media. THURSDAY 16 MAY 2019 16 MAY THURSDAY

ALL DAY 11:15 – 12:00 14:15 –15:00 BANDS FC Exhibition Speed Meetings Speed Meetings Two Morning Session Afternoon Session Gallery

09:00 10:00 11:00 11:10 11:55 12:10 13:00 13:10 14:05 14:20 15:10 15:30 Breakfast Artist Visas: Touring in break MOMENTUM Funding break PRS Foundation break Get Me On The Bill break What's The Score? break KEYNOTE: Networking the the U.S., the U.K., PANEL: PRS Foundation's LUNCHTIME PANEL: What are PANEL: An audience 20 Years of Welsh Join us for a free and the E.U MOMENTUM Music DELEGATE our team of festival with movie Director Music continental breakfast PANEL: Artist mobility Fund offers an exciting RECEPTION bookers looking to Kevin Allen and film in conversation and networking in the US and the UK opportunity for artists Meet the partners book and how do composer Mark with: session ahead of and EU. from Wales and across behind the you make the cut? Thomas the days interactive the UK through grants of MOMENTUM fund & conferenve activities. up to £15,000 thanks to in Wales.

Performance Space Performance a partnership with Arts Council Wales and Welsh Government. Find out how this can help to get your career to the next FRIDAY 17 MAY 2019 17 MAY FRIDAY level.

ALL DAY 11:15 – 12:00 14:15 –15:00 BANDS FC Exhibition Speed Meetings Speed Meetings Two Morning Session Afternoon Session Gallery

09:00 10:00 11:00 11:10 11:55 12:00 13:00 13:10 14:05 14:20 Breakfast Creative Wales break HMUK: ‘Maintaining break HMUK break How big is my break KEYNOTE: Networking – Stakeholder Well-being in Music’ Lunchtime Delegate audience and Ben Barlow Join us for a free Engagement Having a career in music Reception. ‘HAVE where do they live? (Neck Deep) continental breakfast PANEL: Welsh is a mixture of intense YOUR SAY’: Help How to use In Conversation and networking Government future highs and lows, both Musicians, the analytics, social session ahead of support to the Creative of which take their toll country’s leading media and other the days interactive Industries Sector in physically and mentally. independent charity methods to conferenve activities. Wales – Panel and Q&A Help Musicians, in for musicians will be demonstrate presenting initial find- Performance Space Performance session. conversation with the size of your a panel of experts ings from its research audience to explores the tools and into the welsh music promoters in the sector. The findings of Lawrlwythwch ap yr wyl information that can this research will help UK and overseas equip you to listen to plan future support Download the festival app your body and be aware for music creators in of your mental health. Wales. Come along and SATURDAY 18 MAY 2019 18 MAY SATURDAY have your say. focuswales.com LLEOLIADAU / VENUES

1 THE CENTENARY CLUB 11 SAITH SEREN Wrexham Racecourse Stadium, Mold Road, 18 Chester Street, Wrexham LL13 8BG 18+ Wrexham LL11 2AH 14+ 12 ST GILES PARISH CHURCH 2 THE FAT BOAR Temple Row, Wrexham LL13 8LS 11 Yorke Street, Wrexham LL13 8LW 18+ All ages welcome 3 GLYNDWR TV @ CENTRE FOR THE 13 TŶ PAWB (FLEXIBLE SPACE) CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Chester Street, Wrexham LL13 8BE Glyndwr University, Mold Road, 14+, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult Wrexham LL11 2AW 14+ 13 TŶ PAWB (PERFORMANCE SPACE) 4 THE GROVE PARK THEATRE Chester Street, Wrexham LL13 8BY Hill St, Wrexham LL11 1SN 14+, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult 5 HWB CYMRAEG @ QUEEN’S SQUARE 14 UNDEGUN (MAIN ROOM) Queen’s Square, Wrexham LL11 1AR 11 Regent Street, Wrexham LL11 1SG All ages welcome 14+, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult 6 MEMORIAL HALL 14 UNDEGUN (THE VOID) Bodhyfryd, Wrexham LL12 7AG 11 Regent Street, Wrexham LL11 1SG 14+, under 18’s must be accompanied by 7 THE NAGS HEAD an adult. The Void is upstairs in Undegun. Mount St, Wrexham LL13 8DW 15 WILLIAM ASTON HALL 8 OLD NO.7 BAR Mold Road, Wrexham LL11 2AF 7 Town Hill, Wrexham LL13 8NA 18+ All ages welcome – under 16’s must be 9 THE PARISH accompanied by an adult. 21 Town Hill, Wrexham LL13 8NA 16 WYNNSTAY ARMS HOTEL 10 THE ROYAL OAK Yorke Street, Wrexham LL13 8LP High Street, Wrexham LL13 8HY 18+ 14+, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult



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