Loading
Filter By:
Featuring: Calan, Jamie Smith's Mabon, Les Barker, Bragod, Rag Foundation, Jack Harris, Grassie Busville Band
From
This event has been and gone!
Passed
Call 0844 412 4642 to speak to our team
Catch the next one:
Check out the info below for future tour dates, and track them to receive alerts when they tour near you
Wales In London: Calan + Jamie Smith's Mabon + Les Barker + Bragod + Rag Foundation + Jack Harris + Huw Williams + Grassie Busville Band + Parti Cut Lloi + Plus DnA + Cerdd Cegin + Blanche Rowen + Mike Gulston
A wealth of Welsh music and traditional folk arts cast a Celtic spell over Cecil Sharp House for a family-friendly day of non-stop entertainment.
Enjoy the very best of traditional and contemporary Welsh folk dance and song with an afternoon of workshops followed by an evening concert. Have a go at Welsh clogging, dance at the family ceilidh, and learn about the Mari Lwyd and the Welsh version of wassailing. Children can even make their very own Mari. There will also be a chance to join in with the music in the bar during the evening - bring instruments or just your voice!
In partnership with trac (Traddodiadau Cerdd Cymru), the Welsh folk development agency, See www.trac-cymru.org/Table/Wales-in-London/ for further information.
Calan
Calan, dubbed "the new ambassadors of Welsh cool" have come a long way since busking the streets of Cardiff. They are now festival favourites, blasting their way through old reels, jugs and hornpipes and then seamlessly morphing into mellow and haunting songs. With their unique instrumental blend, not to mention the percussive sound of the Welsh clogs, Calan's line-up is Patrick Rimes (fiddle, bagpipes, whistle,); fiddler Angharad Sian Jenkins; Bethan Rhiannon - main vocal, accordion and step dancing, Alaw Jones on harp and Sam Humphries on guitar.
Calan tour dates
Jamie Smith's Mabon
Award-winning all-male Welsh band Jamie Smith’s Mabon are one of the most exciting live acts on the UK acoustic roots scene, performing high energy music inspired by the traditional music of Celtic countries. The young five piece line-up are led by accordion maestro Jamie Smith who is a prolific tunes and songs writer. They have played everywhere from WOMAD to Celtic Connections and in more than 15 countries worldwide and bring out the new studio album 'Windblown' in Autumn 2012.
Jamie Smith's Mabon tour dates
Les Barker
Les Barker is an English poet best known for his comedic poetry and parodies of popular songs, however he has also produced some very serious thought-provoking written work. Originally from Manchester he trained in accountancy before his talent for the written word was discovered. As well as touring Britain he has also performed in Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada. He has published 75 books to date and has released 20 albums.
Les Barker tour dates
Bragod
A duo made up of Welsh instrumentalist Robert Evans and Trinidadian singer Mary-Anne Roberts. They perform unique interpretations of Welsh music and poetry using original instruments and sources.
‘They are, it seems, as transfixed by the sound as I was when I first heard this extraordinary music’ - Verity Sharpe, BBC Music Magazine.
Bragod tour dates
Rag Foundation
'The most dynamic band to emerge from Wales for many years, Rag Foundation take these traditional songs, dress them up in fashionable new clothes and present them with sex appeal, flair and imagination.' They have been tipped as having the potential to do for Welsh Folk what the Manics, Catatonia and Stereophonics have done for Welsh Pop.
Rag Foundation tour dates
Jack Harris
Welsh singer-songwriter Jack Harris creates songs steeped in mystery and myth, bringing the narrative tradition of folk and blues music into the here and now.
Jack Harris tour dates
Grassie Busville Band
Based in Mid Wales, the band play a mixture of traditional tunes and original compositions for dances and events.
Grassie Busville Band tour dates
Track this event
- Event has been added to your calendar
- Any important updates will be sent to your email address
- Add to your personal Ents24 calendar
- Sync with iCal, Outlook and others
- Receive important updates
Venue Facts
Venue: Cecil Sharp House
Address:
2 Regents Park Road
London
NW1 7AY
51.538101,
-0.149349
Website http://www.efdss.org
Train
→ Camden Road 10 min walk
Tube
→ Camden Town 5 min walk
