Jonny B’s
gig guide
Eleven years
in the media
industry in
Ally Curry
south Wales has
What’s occurring?
allowed Jonny
to fine tune
his passion for
Two Welsh schoolchildren have landed leading voice-over roles alongside Gavin
and Stacey star Ruth Jones in a new children’s TV animation series. Sian Bradbury,
music and local
from Cwmbran, and Ally Curry, of Dunvant, Swansea, will soon be heard on TVs bands. He shares
across the UK when the prehistoric pre-school children’s animation Igam Ogam is
his tips and
screened on S4C and Five.
experiences with
Ruth is narrating the series, which is being filmed in Cardiff by Calon. Sian, aged
swansea Life.
nine, is the voice of the lead character Igam Ogam, while Ally lends his voice to Roly
the monkey.
First, I want to mention The Last Republic, a Neath-based five
shaheen
piece who started in a few different bands. I knew Dafydd in
college and remember when he started learning to play – with
a Union Jack Noel Gallagher-style guitar. Then he was in a
to judge
band Kadohmah, which went on to develop a great sound.
I first met Jonny when he came in to do an acoustic session
for me with the band Harper. When he arrived, he was on
swansea
his own. Things weren’t working out with the band and he
had some stuff he wanted to play on his own. I recorded the
session and thought the guy has a real raw talent, some great
talent
ideas, and a great voice. Kadohmah were also going through a
Hairspray sticky patch at the time and Jonny and Kadohmah found each
other.
As a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent, End production has done really well at
Swansea schoolboy Shaheen Jafargholi the box office. After some incredible demos the sound really found itself
faced a panel of judges, but now he’s and the band was re-launched as The Last Republic. Over
set to sit on the other side of the fence
“It will be fantastic to have Shaheen
the years, I’ve seen them develop and become a very hard-
— as a judge for a talent search.
on the judging panel, because he’s
working band. Now, they seem to be getting the reward. After
been through the Britain’s Got Talent
months of voting they made it through to the final of the Road
The campaign will give him some idea
experience and knows how the business
to V, a competition where the winner plays the main stage at
of what life’s like for Simon Cowell and
works, even if he is only 12.”
this year’s V festival.
Amanda Holden, who made him famous
on the show. The Swansea search to
Shaheen will be joined on the panel by
They won! I’m so pleased for them because I know how
find cast members for a production
Mark, Evening Post showbiz columnist
much they want this and how hard they work. Hopefully, they
of Hairspray was launched in August.
Edward Gleave, Siany from The Wave
can get a deal out of this. It can’t be far off now! A massive
and Swansea Sound DJ Kevin Johns.
The Mark Jermin Stage School will be
congratulations to the boys. If you want to see them, and I
offering lifetime scholarships if any
Auditions are being held on Sunday,
highly recommend you do, keep an eye on their myspace
budding actors show particular talent.
September 6, and Sunday, September
webpage:
www.myspace.com/thelastrepublicmusic .
13, at the Dragon Hotel in Swansea.
Mark said: “Hairspray is such a fun
When I first started putting acoustic sessions together, one
show, so we thought it would be the The production is set to open at
of the first to send in a demo was an Llanelli band called
perfect antidote to the credit crunch. The Penyrheol Theatre next March. For
Void. At the time, I was listening to a lot of Starsailor and was
film was really popular, and the West details visit
www.markjermin.co.uk
into that mellow poignant sound they had. I thought Void had
something similar going on.
He’s behind you!
It is good to report that they are still working hard, still together
and, most importantly, still gigging. I’ve not seen them live
for a long time, but I plan to check them out at the Milkwood
Jam on September 26. If you want to hear them and see them
Swansea Grand Theatre has unveiled the cast of
gigging visit:
www.myspace.com/voidwales.
this year’s pantomime, Sleeping Beauty. Bad Girls
actress Helen Fraser and Swansea favourite Nia Another tip for you: Finley Quaye is coming to Sin City in
Jermin will feature in this year’s starry production, Swansea on September 19. I was a big fan in the 1990s
which opens on December 16, 2009 and runs until just because he had such a unique voice and was nice and
January 17, 2010. relaxing to listen too. But if that’s not your thing, try going back
an extra decade as Kajagoogoo are there too on the 27. Have
They join Emmerdale actress and I’m A Celebrity
a great month!
Get Me Out of Here favourite Malandra Burrows,
Andrew Agnew, (known to thousands of children
and parents as the loveable PC Plum from
Gigs to check out this month
Balamory), gorgeous finalist of I’d Do Anything and The Last Republic (check the website)
West End star Lewis Bradley and Swansea’s very Finley Quaye, Sin City, September 19
own Kevin Johns. Void, Milkwood Jam, September 26th.
Kajagoogoo,
Razor Ruddock and Kevin Johns
Sin City, September 27th.
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