Representing Welsh scene
AHOST of Welsh artists will join Rag n Bone Man, Mogwai, The Flaming Lips and Bloc Party at Festival No 6 this summer, it has been announced.
BBC Wales and Arts Council Wales’ music project - Horizons - will open the Welsh speaking stage, Lost in the Woods, again this summer for Portmeirion’s special sixth edition festival which takes place from September 7-10.
And North Wales acts including Llangollen-based Campfire Social, Wrexham’s indie-pop sensation Kidsmoke and Caernarfon’s psychedelic favourites Castles will be some of the first to take to the stage.
Cardiff’s art-rock theatrics of Palomino Party, post-rock girl group Adwaith, electro-pop maverick Griff Lynch, folk rock duo Zervas and Pepper, anthemic rock from Climbing Trees, blues-tinged indie rockers Candelas and Sweet Baboo have also been added to the Friday night bill.
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Cymru C2’s Huw Stephens and John Rostron - cofounders of Cardiff’s Sŵn Festival - have also put together a mix of Welsh artists and collaborators for the third day of the festival held at Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ Italianate village.
Artists will include electronic pop musician and producer Ani Glass, Argrph, Chroma, DJ Elan Evans, rising Welsh artist Greta Isaac, Lastig Band, sets by Swn DJ’s, Toby Hay and Twinfield.
And on Sunday, September 10, Nyth Gwydir will host a collective blend of Welsh and international artists, including guitar-slinging singer Yws Gwynedd, Yr Eira, Carcharorion, Welsh folk-rockers Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion, Alys Williams, alternative folk trio Plu and several sets by Nyth DJ’s.DJ’s
The Gwynedd village spectacular will also host CED Music this year, who has curated an audio feast with unsigned artists across the Welsh musical spectrum.
Highlights will include songwriter AP Cooper, four-piece rock band Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles, Bonnie Pilgrim, Calfari, Climbing Trees, Corteous Thief, Deckchair Protest, Hannah Willwood, Magi Tudur and Paur Green.
The stage will also play host to singer-songwriter Sera, Welsh poet Sophie McKeand, Synnwyr Cyffredin, The Bortowski Swing, The Secret, Velvet, Xtacsi and Wil Williams & The Continentals.
More acts and DJs are still to be announced as part of the full line up, organisers have confirmed.
For more information about the line up, tickets and prices visit the Festival No 6 website. 9.30pm. T: 01248 370835. French Conversation here on Thursdays, from 7pm-9pm, (intermediates and above). For more details please email: jannieu@tiscali.co.uk The Bull Inn, Bethesda: Weds 9pm, Jam Session. T: 01248 600438. Anglesey Arms, Caernarfon: Thursdays, quiz night. Fridays live music. T: 01286 672158. Anglesey Arms, Menai Bridge: Thurs: Fun quiz 9pm. T: 01248 712305. The North Wales Guitar Circle meet here at 7.45pm on the second Tues of each month. For more details please see the website: northwalesguitarcircle. co.uk or call Jane 01407 831480.