SUNDAY 28Th Euros Childs @National Elf
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SUNDAY 28th Euros Childs @National_Elf Euros Childs is a solo artist hailing from Pembrokeshire. Having fronted the band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci from 1991 until their demise in 2004, Euros went solo and released his debut album ‘Chops’ on the Wichita label in 2006, followed by a further 3 albums for the label: ‘Bore Da’, ‘The Miracle Inn’ (both 2007) and ‘Cheer Gone’ (2008). Euros set up his own record label National Elf in 2009 and to date has released 10 solo albums – including last year’s ‘Olion’, ‘Sweetheart’ (2015) ‘Refresh!’ (2016) ‘House Arrest’ (2017). He has toured extensively around the UK in the past 13 years. Sometimes with a band and occasionally alone with a piano. When asked by taxi drivers, hairdressers or distant relatives what kind of music he plays, Euros replies, 'It's pop music with a bit of folk music and thrown in. Sometimes synthesizers are used, sometimes pianos or guitars. But it's always rock n roll.” Wigwam @wigwamband Mae Wigwam yn fand roc a rol ifanc o Gaerdydd. Ffurfiwyd y grwp yn 2017 gan Gareth Scourfield, Elis Penri, Rhys Morris, Griff Daniels a Dan Jones. Gosododd Wigwam eu marc ar gystadleuaeth ‘Brwydr y Bandiau’ Yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn 2018 ar ôl flwyddyn o chwarae gigs yn gyson dros Dde Cymru. Treuliodd y band hanner cyntaf 2018 yn gweithio yn galed ar eu halbwm cyntaf, Coelcerth, o dan arweiniad y cynhyrchwr chwedlonol Mei Gwynedd. Daeth y sengl, Mynd a Dod, cyn rhyddhau’r albwm, a chafodd ymateb gwych gan gynulleidfaoedd a DJs radio. Dilynodd yr albwm mis yn ddiweddarach, a chafodd ei henwi ar restr 10 albwm gorau 2019 Y Selar. Mae Wigwam newydd ryddhau sengl newydd, 'Rhyddid', sy'n cyd-fynd gyda'u taith o Gymru dros yr haf, sy'n cynnwys gigs yn Nhafwyl a Maes B. Maent yn edrych ymlaen yn fawr i chwarae yng Nghwpan Di-gartref y Byd yn eu cynefin eu hun. Wigwam are a young rock n roll band from Cardiff, formed in 2017 by Gareth Scourfield, Elis Penri, Rhys Morris, Griff Daniels and Dan Jones. Having gigged consistently around South Wales for a year, they made waves in 2018's 'Brwydr y Bandiau' (Battle of the Bands) competition at the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff. Taking inspiration from iconic Welsh bands such as big leaves and Y Bandana, Wigwam have also looked to Liverpool's 60's guitar pop and Manchester's 90's indie scene as influences. Wigwam spent the first half of 2018 working intensely on their debut album, Coelcerth with legendary producer Mei Gwynedd. A single, Mynd a Dod, preceded the album and was received very well by audiences and DJs alike. Their LP followed a month later, and was named on Y Selar's top 10 albums of 2019. Wigwam have just released a new single, 'Rhyddid' (Freedom), which coincides with them travelling Wales over the summer, playing in festivals such as Tafwyl and Maes B. They are very excited to be playing at the Homeless World Cup on their home patch MONDAY 29th Gwenno @Gwennosaunders Written entirely in Cornish, Le Kov is exploration of the individual and collective subconscious, the myths and drolls of Cornwall, and the survival of Britain’s lesser known Brythonic language. As one of the language’s few fluent speakers, Gwenno felt a duty to make her second album entirely in Cornish: to create a document of a living language, explore her identity and the endless creative possibilities of a tongue that has a very small surviving artistic output, despite having been around for at least 15 centuries. She dove deep into research, learning about attempts to protect and progress the language and the role of women throughout Cornish history. When Gwenno considered the legends of sunken Brythonic cities Cantre’r Gwaelod, Kêr-Is, Langarrow and Lyonesse, she knew she had her starting point. These cities evoked her idea of language as its own form of psychological territory, a concept perfectly distilled by the Cornish title for the album, Le Kov – the place of memory. Over the course of making Le Kov, Gwenno reconciled her anxiety over her right to make a Cornish-language pop record, and realised that, in the age of Brexit, isolationism and hostility towards the rich cultures that make modern Britain, it had a wider resonance, too. “This album is a combination of accepting the culture which your parents have valued enough to want to pass on to you, regardless how small, and utilising it in a positive way to try and make sense of the world around you, it’s also about having to accept and respect the nuances that make us all different and discovering that all of our stories share the same truth.” Rosehip Teahouse @rosehipteahouse Cardiff four-piece Rosehip Teahouse (Faye, Tony, Kristy & Will), will capture your heart and set it free. The band’s music emanates and fluctuates, between feelings of sadness and happiness, with a hint of sparkle thrown in. Formed originally by Faye Rogers (Guitar & Vocals) back in 2015, playing only a small number of house shows and DIY gigs, Faye crafted these subtle and delicate songs, which command your attention, from start to finish. Recorded DIY style, using any means possible, Faye was later joined by friend Will Dickins (Drums), who heard these tracks, and was in awed immediately. The two began to create music to soothe the soul, and since the early Bandcamp singles, have formed a densely layered, full band with Tony Williams (Guitar) and Kristy Cromwell (Bass), playing several intimate shows in and around Cardiff. Their first single as a full band, 'Same Sky’ is a track that sits quietly between the coexisting realms of happy and sad, with gorgeous, heartbreaking vocal harmonies, swirling, twinkly guitars, while been driven by a head- bobbing bass line. Leading you though a journey. One of intricacy, complexity, and all with beautifully subtle tones. All neatly woven together, to build a tender, tear jerking atmosphere. TUESDAY 30th James Dean Bradfield -Awaiting info- Alffa @Alffaband Self-dubbed "punk-blues" two piece Alffa are a force to be reckoned with. At such a young age Alffa have a massive sound and well crafted tunes echoing the likes of The White Stripes, Jimi Hendrix, The Black Keys & Royal Blood. Alffa are the first band to reach 1 million streams with a Welsh language (Gwenwyn) on Spotify, ann it looks like they’ll reach 3 million very soon! ----------- Mae’r ddeuawd sy’n disgrifio’i steil fel "pync-blŵs", Alffa, yn sicr o dynnu’ch sylw. Er mor ifanc ydy’r ddau, mae gan Alffa sain anferth a cherddoriaeth grefftus sy’n adleisio The White Stripes, Jimi Hendrix, The Black Keys a Royal Blood. Alffa yw’r band cyntaf i gyrraedd 2 filiwn o ffrydiadau am y gan Cymraeg, Gwenwyn- posib iawn neith y ffiwgr cyrraedd 3 miliwn cyn bo hir! WEDNESDAY n/a THURSDAY 1st Joy Formidable @joyformidable -Awaiting info- Mellt @melltcerdd MELLT are a New Wave Punk Rock band from Aberystwyth now living in Cardiff. The debut LP ’Mae’n Hawdd Pan Ti’n Ifanc’ (It’s Easy When You’re Young), was released in April 2018. The album has been extremely well received in Wales and beyond, winning the award for Welsh Language Album of the Year 2018 and also shortlisted for the Welsh Music Prize 2018. Band New Wave Punk Rock yn wreiddiol o Aberystwyth sydd bellach yng Nghaerdydd. Enillwyr Albwm Gymraeg y Flwyddyn 2018 gyda ‘Mae’n Hawdd Pan Ti’n Ifanc’ oedd hefyd ar rhestr fer y Welsh Music Prize 2018. FRIDAY 2nd Papur Wal Papur Wal are a four-piece slacker/art rock outfit originally from North and West Wales based in Cardiff. The band started off influenced by the 90s American Indie. Pretty but ugly Alt/Indie Rock with lethargic vocals and harmonies infused with chorusy tones of alternately tuned guitars wandering melodic bass-lines and innovative drum beats. After recording the first EP, Papur Wal became 3 and focussed on songwriting structures and recording. Charlotte Church DPD CHARLOTTE CHURCH'S LATE NIGHT POP DUNGEON Down the dark, dark stairs, upon the bloody gallows of soft rock,through the oubliette of cheese, into the torture chamber of disco, you are welcomed to the Late Night Pop Dungeon. The Grand High Executionatrix, dungeon mistress Charlotte Church, will give her MK Ultra treatment to the greatest tunes that time forgot, and some that will forever haunt our collective memory. Bring dancing shoes - the floor is on fire. Charlotte Church (1912-3045) is regularly called a hippy, an accusation she vehemently rejects (despite being regularly spotted crocheting her own yoghurt in "those" coffee shops and buying veg boxes from local farms in flares and a Mexican baja). Nobody has managed to convict her of an actual crime as of yet. This is puzzling to the readers of teen megazoins in which she has listed "bank heists" as a hobby since the floods of '98. She abhors whimsy of any kind and nurtures a glory of unicorns in the battlements of her higgledy-piggledy palace made from the toenails of toothfaeries. Yay! SATURDAY 3rd Buzzard @buzzardbuzzardbuzzard Y SYBS This post-punk indie band from Cardiff were the winners of the National Eisteddfod, Battle of the Bands 2018 competition. Having played in Cardiff supporting ESTRONS as well as gigging across Wales, this will be their debut Greenman performance. Dyma fand ol-pync o Gaerdydd wnaeth ennill Brwydr y Bandiau yn Eisteddfod Caerdydd 2018. Ers y llwyddiant ym Mae Caerdydd mae Y Sybs wedi cefnogi bandiau adnabyddus megis ESTRONS ac wedi chwarae ar draws Cymru.