What’s On.
JOSHUA BURNSIDE
Spring 2025 'Teeth Of Time' Promotional Tour
Thursday 13th March 2025
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods. His third album, Teeth Of Time, sits comfortably and confrontationally between the alt-folk realms of Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens while retaining the indie singer-songwriter and traditional folk elements of Josh's signature songwriting.
“Joshua Burnside is the best songwriter in Ireland right now, and probably beyond” – Phil Taggart, Sirius XM
Dele Sosimi
Afrobeat Experience
(From Fela Kuti's Egypt 80)
Thursday 6th February 2025
Dele Sosimi, the Nigerian-British Afrobeat Ambassador, Musician and Educator, has been at the heart of the global Afrobeat scene since relocating to the UK in December 1995. Having started his musical career with Fela Kuti's Egypt 80 band in his teens, he then teamed up with childhood friend Fela's son Femi Kuti (back in the late eighties) to kick start the Positive Force - touring, recording and performing worldwide.
Feast of Fiddles
Spring Tour 2025
Wednesday 9th April 2025
2025 and Feast of Fiddles set out on their Spring Tour once again – their 30th. Two storming performances at the New Forest Folk Festival and Fairport’s Cropredy Convention in 2024 promoted what has become their 8th recording and another live offering at that. Born in Nettlebed on Valentine’s Day 1994 as a one-off special concert, Feast of Fiddles is a band of friends that puts on a show of huge dynamic range performed with passion, joy and a liberal dose of fun. This year fiddlers Garry Blakeley (Band of Two), Ian Cutler (Bully Wee), Marion Fleetwood (Trad Arr, Sandy Denny Project), Tom Leary (Joe Brown), Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band) and Simon Swarbrick (Merry Hell) bring a large range of fiddle playing styles to the rock back-line – all held together by legendary drummer Dave Mattacks. It’s not unheard of for past alumni to make guest appearances along the way so keep an eye open for tour news on the website. This is a live music entertainment like no other on the circuit which is guaranteed to be enjoyed by even the most doubting of friends dragged along!
Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble perform NESS
Friday 31st January 2025
Hayden Thorpe is best known as the former frontman and chief songwriter for the much-loved band Wild Beasts. He returns to the stage with his beautifully singular third album Ness, made in collaboration with best-selling nature writer Robert Macfarlane.
Hayden will perform Ness alongside members of Propellor Ensemble, promising to be a sonically spectacular and transformational live show.
Sioe Nadolig Cyw 2024
Tuesday 17 - Thursday 19 December 2024
Dewch… mae hud y Nadolig yn tanio! Mae un anrheg hudol angen help gan ffrindiau
Sion Corn. Mae criw Cyw yn barod am yr antur… ydych chi?
Join us...for a sprinkle of Christmas magic! Father Christmas needs his friends'
help with one magical gift. The Cyw gang are ready for adventure... are you?
Tocynnau / Tickets - galericaernarfon.com
SEVEN WONDERS
Paying Tribute To The Legacy Of Fleetwood Mac.
Friday 4th April 2025
Seven Wonders are a group of first-class musicians, who have come together to pay tribute to the legacy of Fleetwood Mac.
If you’re a fan of Peter Green, the best-selling Rumours album, or the big-haired 80’s classic Tango in the night, Seven Wonders captures the Spirit of Fleetwood Mac and they do it with passion and appreciation for this classic band.
Be prepared to sing and dance the night away to classics including: Go your own way, Don’t stop, The Chain, Everywhere, Rhiannon, Dreams, Little lies and many more…..
“I didn’t expect to feel like I was watching Fleetwood Mac….amazing vocals and band”
Jerron Paxton
Friday 9th May 2025
Growing up in Los Angeles, Jerron Paxton would sit with an ear by the radio, eagerly absorbing the nuances and history of Black American traditional music that connect him to his ancestral roots in the South. A songwriter, inheritor of tradition, and a walking, talking jukebox, Paxton approaches his craft with equal part wit and reverence, with a knack for leg-pulling and cracking wise. Things Done Changed is an album of original songs that sound beamed in from nearly a century ago, when jazz and blues were performed as a means of both personal and cultural survival. Lick by lick, Paxton builds a bridge between generations gone and generations to come, singing the heartaches and joys of the past and present.
FLOOK
Celebrating 30 Years in 2025!
Friday 23rd May 2025
What began in 1995 as a ground-breaking union of musicians and instruments, has continued as a unique musical offering through one live album, four studio albums and countless outstanding performances. A new recording is due for release in early 2025. After 30 years Flook show no sign of letting-up in their brilliance, their dynamism, or their inventive flair.
The band early on evolved an inimitable trademark sound and hold fast to their rightful reputation as exceptional musical innovators; the whistles and flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly weaving and spinning tunes rooted in tradition over precise acoustic grooves, with a rare blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold, adventurous musical imagination.
Graham Gouldman Heart Full of Songs
Monday 10th March 2025
It is only between 10cc’s sell-out, bi-annual UK tours that the band’s co-founder Graham Gouldman is able to fully indulge his Heart Full of Songs project and take it on tour.
As a result, the semi-acoustic four-piece –performing a broad spread of Graham’s song-writing catalogue, including chart hits for 10cc, the Hollies, Herman’s Hermits, the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck and his time in Wax with Andrew Gold – returns with a 15-date tour in March 2023.
The band line-up comprises Graham, 10cc live band members Iain Hornal and Keith Hayman, and Dave Cobby.
Stone Club
presents Carreg Ateb
Saturday 25th January 2025
Wassail in the New Year with CARREG ATEB: a Welsh folk mash-up at The Gate this January. Presented by Stone Club, expect film shorts and talks, dark tales and live music. The event will play host to a new wave of artists forging their own path in all things folk, captivating storytelling from Dominique Fester, mesmeric music from Elspeth Anne, and headlined by the gorgeous and haunting trio, Craven. Kiss the Mari Lwyd one last time at our Pwnco, with Mari Mathias and Catrin Broome, plus end the night with cult classics from Stone Club DJs.
Matthew Shaw will be in conversation with artist John Abell and archaeologist Dr Ffion Reynolds, celebrating the enigmatic relationship between ancient stone monuments and folklore.
Artist folk market with t-shirts, prints, and crafts.
Supported by Think Creatively.
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL - THE MUSICAL
A musical journey through heartache and hope
Thursday 3rd April 2025
It is Well with My Soul – a musical journey through heartache and hopeSet against the rebuilding era after the American Civil War, It is Well with My Soul brings a moving story of struggle, resilience, and hope to the stage. Follow Philip and Lucy Bliss as they navigate life in the bustling city of Chicago, establishing new connections with lawyer Horatio Spafford, innovative producer George Root, and the spirited preacher D L Moody.As Philip’s reputation as a hymn writer and soloist grows, he grapples with the ethical challenges brought on by success. When the devastating Great Chicago Fire and the sorrowful sinking of the Ville du Havre thrust them into turmoil, how will they find hope amidst despair?Join us for this theatrical production that traverses through pain, loss, and the indomitable strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. The tragic true story of the people behind the beloved Gospel hymn.An exploration of hope against all odds, this new musical invites you to reflect, empathise, and find a common thread through the tapestry of time.
★★★★★ "Poignant, elegant, and deeply moving" -LondonFringeTheatreReviews
★★★★ "Excellent" -Theatre Scotland
"A truly remarkable show" -The Baptist Times
Cynefin
Shimli Album Tour
Friday 28th February 2025
Shimli is the follow up to 2020's Dilyn Afon by Welsh folk singer, researcher, grain grower and cultural historian Owen Shiers, aka 'Cynefin'. Continuing in the vein of rooting his music firmly in the customs and cultural vernacular of Ceredigion, the album takes its title from the now obsolete West Walian practice of all night musical and poetic vigils which used to take place in mills and workshops. Drawing inspiration from folk song, the beirdd gwlad (folk poet) tradition – as well as living oral history and story, the album explores the intersection between music, poetry, food and the natural world. A personal dispatch from the struggle to maintain a language, culture and way of life, the album is a musical petition – a stake in the ground for the diverse and the disappearing in our age of homogenisation and mass amnesia.
Rich(ard) Dawson
Thursday 1st May 2025
Rich(ard) Dawson returns with news of his latest record End of the Middle. While Dawson is no stranger to big musical ideas, be it opening his 2022 album The Ruby Cord with a world-building 41-minute track or writing epic songs from the perspective of a seed in collaboration with the Finnish experimental rock band Circle, here Dawson dials everything down. “Everything is held back and soft.” By stripping things to a bare bones essence, what is revealed is a remarkably poised, oddly elegant and beautiful collection of songs - unquestionably some of Dawson’s finest work to date.
The John Martyn Project
Volume 1 Album Tour
Friday 26th September 2025
One evening at the Jazz Cafe, Camden in 2018, six artists came together in celebration of John Martyn's music. It was an evening of deep connection, not just to John's music, but also with a unique community of John Martyn fans. That night saw the sparks of what was to become 'The John Martyn Project' - an ongoing homage to a truly pioneering and unique musical soul.
Each bringing their own story and relationship to John's music, they continue to keep the spirit of his music alive whilst collecting stories and insights from the crowds they play to.
KING CREOSOTE
Any Storm in a Teacup Tour
Saturday 7th June 2025
King Creosote is the name used by acclaimed Scottish singer/songwriter Kenny Anderson, whose vast catalog of work encompasses folk, indie rock, ambient, and various forms of experimental pop. Hailing from the seaside council of Fife, Anderson was the linchpin of a burgeoning local scene that also included artists like James Yorkston and KT Tunstall, who joined him as part of the Fence Records collective. Working under the King Creosote name since the late '90s, Anderson established himself as a prolific D.I.Y. artist, hybridizing his unique take on indie folk and rock on numerous CD-R releases before finding a more official outlet with Domino Records. Mid-2000s albums like KC Rules OK and Bombshell earned him a wider audience ahead of 2011's Diamond Mine, his Mercury Prize-nominated collaboration with Jon Hopkins. In between smaller, more experimental releases, were significant works like his 2014 documentary soundtrack From Scotland with Love and 2016's Astronaut Meets Appleman. After a lengthy gap, King Creosote returned in 2023 with the sprawling and eclectic I DES.
