listings
Last! The Sausage Sandwich Tour. Poet Treehouse Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Launch event for a regular poetry/spoken word type night, with Connor Allen and Taylor Edmonds April’s guests. Buzz has featured both of them rel- atively recently.
TUESDAY 18 APRIL
Seed Talks: The Science Of Magic Mushrooms Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, £18.50. Info 0871 4720400. Presented by Dr Chris Timmerman.
WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL
Jackie Kay Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01873 736430. Poet (indeed the previous National Poet Of Scotland) and writer talks to Alistair Laurence.
THURSDAY 20 APRIL
James Ketchell Galeri, Caernarfon. 7.30pm, £16.50/£13.50. Info 01286 685222. Endurance feat specialist with a spoken word show titled It’s All Mental. In Ammanford on Fri 21 Apr. Rob Beckett & Josh Widdecombe’s Parenting Hell Live Cardiff International Arena. 6.30pm, £41.80. Info 029 2022 4488. Two comedians do their podcast on a big stage.
FRIDAY 21 APRIL
uGŵyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023 Various venues, Aberystwyth. Info gwy-
lcrimecymrufestival.co.uk. Featuring a total of 28 events (talks, discussions, quizzes, workshops) in the National Library Of Wales, Ceredigion Museum and Aberystwyth Library, with the following among those taking part: Fflur Dafydd, Cathy Ace, Caro Ramsay, Belinda Bauer, Sarah Todd Taylor, Gwen Parrott, Jacky Collins, Clare Mackintosh, Philip Gwynne Jones, Ben Aaronovitch and Nia Roberts. Full listings available via the above link. (Until Sun 23 Apr) James Ketchell The Miners, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £16.50/£13.50. Info 0345 2263510. Tracy Borman Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £25/£23. Info 01874 611622. Spoken word show by historian about the British monarchy, titled How To Be A Good Monarch.
SATURDAY 22 APRIL
Matchroom Boxing Cardiff International Arena. 4-10pm, £47-£332. Info 029 2022 4488. Featuring Joe Cordina v Shavkatdzhon Rakhmiov for the IBF Super-Featherweight World Championship, plus an undercard of course.
MONDAY 24 APRIL
Attack! Pro Wrestling Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 6.30pm, £20-£25 (£35 VIP). Info 029 2023 3854. Popular Cardiff-based indy wrestling show visits Swansea; lineup TBC. Cardiff Animation Festival Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01792 602060. Touring programme featuring nine award-winning animated short films.
FRIDAY 28 APRIL
uLlandeilo Lit Fest Various venues, Llandeilo. Info
llandeilolitfest.org/ Billed as an “annual festival celebrating the written and spoken word,” with some music also featuring, this takes place in The Lounge, the Civic Hall, Hengwrt, Flows, White Hart Inn and Oriel Mimosa, with each event individually ticketed or free. Nigel Owens, Mena Elfyn, Fiddlebox, Dai Smith, Will Hayward, Alun Gibbard, Neil Rosser, Rebecca F John, James Roberts and Caryl Lewis are among the highlights. (Until Sun 30 Apr) Smut Slam Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. The return of this participatory spoken word show, hosted by Cameryn Moore and
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ROOTS ROUND UP April 2023
Two of the British folk scene’s most accomplished performers, husband and wife duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, have long been established as among the genre’s outstanding musicians and songwriters. From their early days as members of folk
Equation, they’ve also made telling contributions to the music of – among others – Fotheringay, Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Show Of Hands and Kate Rusby.
‘supergroup’
all delivered with a warmth and intimacy that’s led to them being one of the most popular live acts currently touring. With Sean’s guitar the perfect accompaniment to Kathryn’s piano and exquisite vocals, they always leave audiences wanting more – as they no doubt will when they appear as part of the Roots Unearthed series at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Tue 18 Apr.
Buzz also recommends:
Having taken an extended break to raise a family in the early 2000s, Kathryn and Sean returned to touring in 2011 – immediately gaining recognition from audiences and fellow musicians with a Best Duo Award at both the 2013 and 2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, together with a nomination for Kathryn’s song The Ballad Of Andy Jacobs.
Kathryn and Sean have honed their craft on stages around the world, boldly mixing traditional songs with their own original compositions,
discussing matters sexual. Also here on Fri 26 May.
SATURDAY 29 APRIL
Tacos & Tequila Depot, Cardiff. 5pm, £12. Info 029 2022 0491. Mexican-themed evening with live mariachi music and lucha libre style wrestling. Swansea Pride National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 0300 1112333. Taking place on the green outside the Museum from midday, though will begin with a march/parade on Wind Street at 11am, this will feature live entertainment, traders, information stalls and food and drink.
SUNDAY 30 APRIL
Mini Pride National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3pm, free. Info 0300 1112333. Storytime, crafts, face painting and a mini parade, for the younguns and following on from Swansea Pride here the previous day.
live SATURDAY 1 APRIL
Blackmantis The Foundry, Brecon. 7.30pm, £10. Info
facebook.com/ thefoundrybrecon. Jazzy trip-hop stuff from Cardiff’s Deri Roberts and two cohorts. Boycott The Baptist + Silent Men + Shudders + Omega Throne XS Wrexham. 7.30pm, £5. Info
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Mishra ft. Deepa Nair Raiya. Collaboration between Indian influenced British folk band and Indian singer. Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, Sun 2 Apr Harbottle & Jonas. Top notch folk duo. Fugitives Athletics Club, Newport, Thurs 13 Apr
Jim Causley. Multi-talented Devonian folk singer and musician.
Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Wed 26 Apr
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Huw Chiswell Galeri, Caernarfon. 8pm, £15. Info 01286 685222. Enduring Welsh musician plays a set of his 15 favourite songs and tells you about them too. Jack Mac’s Funk Pack Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info
facebook.com/porterscardiff. Funky local sax man plus band. Mad Dog Mcrea + The Cherrystones + Wye The Folk The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01597 811226. Festival- friendly folk ensemble headline. Sam Ryder + Tors + Charlotte Jane Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22.50. Info 029 2078 1458. Initially TikTok-famous UK pop entity. Sold out. Samana Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.45pm, £7. Info 01239 621200. West Wales-based duo who do a kind of folky dreampop thing maybe? uThe Big Spring Bash Weekender The Moon, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12. Info
themooncardiff.com. Two evenings of indie from Up To 11 Events. Sat 1 Apr has Seeweed, Pavilion Rd, Taxi Ran, Two Til Eleven and DJ Trishna Jaikara; Sun 2 has We The Sun, Faultline, See The Witch, Hidden Shackles and Pacifica.
xs.wrexham. This is heat 3 of the north Wales leg of Metal 2 The Masses, an annual battle of the bands where the winner plays the Bloodstock Festival. Further heats are on Sat 15 Apr and Sat 29 Apr. Gun The Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £20. Info 01834 861212. Scottish hard rockers. In Buckley on Sun 2 Apr. Half Happy Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Newish Cardiff indie band.
The Clause + Crystal Tides + The Malakites Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. The Ramblin Preachers Cwmbran Rugby Football Club. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01633 483238. A Borough Blues Club night. The Wicked Jackals + Mines The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, free. Info 01495 758597. Headliners are a hard rock band from Watford who apparently make their own beef jerky. Valhalla Awaits + Raiders Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01685 727475. Hard rock; the headline act were recently tour support for Those Damn Crows.
SUNDAY 2 APRIL
Gun Tivoli, Buckley. 7pm, £20. Info 01244 546201.
Mishra & Deepa Nair Rasiya Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10/£5 Swansea University students. Info 01792 602060. Global folk styles with guest vocalist Rasiya. Previewed in Buzz’s March issue. Sudha The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7.30pm, £15/£10 kids. Info 01497 821762. Danish solo artist whose music traverses jazz, dance and ambient it says here. Wormrot + Charred Atlas + They Live | We Sleep + Cremulation Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 029 2064 4176. Grindcore from Singapore in the headline slot. Fully ripper band, if you like extreme metal of whatever type get along!
TUESDAY 4 APRIL
Newport Swing & Jazz Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Newport. 8pm, £10. Info 01633 893227. A South Wales Big Band Society night. RWCMD Showcase Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£6 NUS. Info 029 2039 8315. Jazz from local students. The Wood Burning Savages + Alien Chicks The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. In fo
themooncardiff.com. Indie/punk band from Derry, rescheduled from 2022.
WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL
uWales International Harp Festival Galeri, Caernarfon. Info 01286 685222 /
walesharpfestival.co.uk. Opening with a concert from Elinor Bennett & Meinir Heulyn plus The North Wales Harp Ensemble, this year’s festival features various competitions (Youth and World Music) and concerts (Deborah Henson- Conant, Isabelle Moretti, Edmar Castaneda & Catrin Finch, Sioned Williams) across the week; go to the website for the full rundown. (Until Tue 11 Apr) William Crighton Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2089 0862. Australian folk- rock guy. Reading a list here of the people he’s toured with and ‘The Beach Boys’ are just plonked in the middle, between Lukas Nelson and CW Stoneking.
THURSDAY 6 APRIL
Coaches + Eurekas + Foxxglove + Pavilion Rd The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info
themooncardiff.com. Presented by This Feeling. Devastator + Wolfbastard Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £8. Info 029 2064 4176. Thrash, black and speed metal, with some D-beat in there too maybe. Could be good. Folly Group + Heartworms + The Family Battenberg Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 9pm-1am, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Three indie/postpunk type band play in the Laties slot here cos there’s no work tomorrow.
The Undercover Hippy Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £14-£16. Info 01970 623232. Festival-friendly folk-rock goofball. Has an album out the day after this gig.
FRIDAY 7 APRIL
Dafydd Iwan A’r Band Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay. 8pm, £10. Info 01492 872000. Great-uncle of Welsh folk-rock who is normally pictured wearing a Wales football
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