TAFWYL
CLWB IFOR BACH
Y NIWL
VIOLAS
EILIR PIERCE
Nos Sadwrn / Saturday 23/06
Clwb Ifor Bach, Caerdydd/Cardiff
8.00pm / 14+ show
Tocynnau/Tickets: £7
Tocynnau ar werth o'r llefydd canlynol / Tickets on sale from the following outlets:
| www.swnpresents.com |
| www.sadwrn.com |
| www.clwb.net |
| Spillers |
FRANK FAIRFIELD
with support
Friday 31st August 2012
Dempseys,
Castle Street, Cardiff
7.30pm / 18+ show
£7 adv from | www.swnpresents.com |
| www.seetickets.com |
| www.wegottickets.com |
| www.ticketlineuk.com |
| Spillers Records |
FRANK FAIRFIELD
The California based fiddle, guitar and banjo player and ardent 78 collector Frank Fairfield sings soaring hillbilly ballads, arcane rambling songs and murder ballads delivered in a reedy tenor with that irresistible dust to digital quality. Still in his early twenties but steeped in the pre-War Americana of Mississippi John Hurt and Dock Boggs, he cut his teeth as a street performer in LA and has the raw intensity and spellbinding technique to make your hairs stand on end.
Fleet Foxes handpicked him to open for them on their 2008 US tour and since then he has found fans elsewhere in Ry Cooder, CW Stoneking, Charlie Parr and Grammy winning producer Chris King (Charley Patton, People Take Warning box set). His eponymous debut album came out last year on Tompkins Square and picked up rave reviews across the board, and was followed by Unheard Ofs & Forgotten Abouts, a compilation of rare and unheralded gramaphone recordings from around the world, on his own Pawn imprint.
“A young Californian who sings and plays as someone who’s crawled out of the Virginia mountains carrying familiar songs that in his hands sound forgotten: broken lines, a dissonant drone, the fiddle or the banjo all percussion, every rising moment louder than the one before it.” - Greil Marcus
“one of America's best conduits of antiquity” - Pitchfork Videos:
“Nine Pound Hammer”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lefJBwJhQ6E "Poor Ellen Smith" - http://vimeo.com/9693398 "Sweet Milky Peaches" & "Darling True Love" - http://vimeo.com/9731696 Frank Fairfield & Blind Boy Paxton - http://vimeo.com/16229680
Myspace: www,myspace.com/frankfairfield Pitchfork interview: http://pitchfork.com/features/the-out-door/7777-the-out-door-1/3
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CHARLOTTE CHURCH
with support from
CAROLINE HARRISON
Saturday 9th June
Queen's Hall, Narberth
8.00pm / All Ages
£10 (Standard)/£9 (Con/Mem) adv from | www.swnpresents.com |
| www.seetickets.com |
| www.ticketlineuk.com |
| www.span-arts.org.uk |
| Span Arts Box Office: 01834 869 323 |
Be amongst the first to witness the latest and most exciting reincarnation of the former child star.
Charlotte Church hits The Queen's Hall, Narberth with her bold and unique
new sound, creating vast musical landscapes with big drums, big guitars, and
a voice that sold over 10 million records.
Leave your preconceptions at the door.
CAROLINE HARRISON
“A voice of gold” is how Swansea’s Evening Post defines Singer-Songwriter Caroline Harrison.
Originally born in Kent, it could have been a very different musical story for Caroline but a family move to rural West Wales in 1997 went on to help shape what looks to be a very promising career in music.
Growing up listening to Motown, The Mamas & the Papas, Dusty Springfield and many more it is evident that this era has very much inspired her own sound.
Having one of her songs successfully placed in a Brazilian Soap Opera series led on to securing a Publishing deal with Peer Music Germany in November 2010 and since then she has travelled extensively gaining much credit as a Songwriter globally.
Over the past few months Caroline has continued to build on her ever increasing fan base playing a number of very successful sets on both London’s Acoustic circuit and across the UK. Her live performances are truly captivating.
More recently she has been writing and recording her debut album in Stockholm with award winning Swedish producer Peter Kvint.
With the album almost complete, 2012 looks to be a very exciting year for Caroline.
www.myspace.com/carolineharrisonmusic www.facebook.com/carolineharrisonmusic
www.soundcloud.com/caroline-harrison
CHARLOTTE CHURCH
with support from
ALBATROSS ARCHIVE
Friday 8th June 2012
The Globe, Cardiff
8.00pm / 18+ show
£10 adv from | www.swnpresents.com |
| www.seetickets.com |
| www.wegottickets.com |
| www.ticketlineuk.com |
| www.cardiffboxoffice.com |
and in person from | Spillers Records |
Be amongst the first to witness the latest and most exciting reincarnation of the former child star.
Charlotte Church hits The Globe, Cardiff with her bold and unique new sound, creating vast musical landscapes with big drums, big guitars, and a voice that sold over 10 million records.
Leave your preconceptions at the door.
ALBATROSS ARCHIVE
KiliLive & SWN presents
FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS
with support
Wednesday 14th November 2012
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
7:30pm
£18 adv
Available online from
| www.kililive.com |
| www.seetickets.com |
| www.gigsandtours.com |
| www.ticketmaster.co.uk |
Following FRANK TURNERS massive sold out headline show at London Wembley Arena; Frank will embark on a full 18 date UK tour in November and December. Making a welcoming return to South Wales to the beautiful and visually stunning Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. After a very succesful Newport show back in November 2011 the highly sought after, hardest working folk/punk rocker around will leave you speechless. The shows tickets will go on-sale to coincide with Record Store Day on 21st April and Frank will also release a specially limited edition 7’ vinyl of his new AA single ‘I Still Believe’ and ‘Somebody To Love’.
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SPAN ARTS AND SWN presents JODIE MARIE
with support from
HARRY KEYWORTH
Friday 18th May
Queens Hall, Narberth
7.30pm
(SOLD OUT)
| www.swnpresents.com |
| www.span-arts.org.uk |
| Span Arts Box Office: 01834 869 323 |
A preternaturally gifted singer-songwriter with an elegant yet piercing light-blues touch, she might be the third point in a triangle formed by Joan Baez and Carole King. Or she might be her own woman, a young artist who has spent the four years since her Big Break not chasing a pot of record company gold but working in the studio shadows, working with some of the best in the business, honing her songwriting craft.
LUCY ROSE
with support from
NATHAN HOLME
HARRY KEYWORTH
Thursday 31st May 2012
Queens Hall, Narberth
8pm / All Ages
£8 /£7 for Conc/members
| www.swnpresents.com |
| www.span-arts.org.uk |
| Span Arts Box Office: 01834 869 323 |
Please bring approprite I.D if you're a member or concession. You will have to pay full price if you are neither.
Rising British music star at the Queens Hall, Narberth – catch her while you can!
If you missed out on the sell-out performance by local girl Jodie Marie, make sure you don’t miss Lucy Rose. Fresh from supporting Noah and the Whale on tour, Lucy Rose, the 22-year old rising star of the acoustic folk-pop world, hailed by Vogue as “one of indie music’s breakout stars of 2012”, plays at the Queens Hall, Narberth on 31ST May. This will be a unique opportunity to catch the elfin songstress at the beginning of a long and prominent career so follow the advice of Direct Current Music and “get on board now”’.
Formerly the voice behind the stunning Bombay Bicycle club, with whom she toured the UK, USA and Canada, Lucy has gone solo and is performing her own songs with “a voice that could melt the stoniest of hearts” (Q Magazine). She is described by The Sunday Times (Culture) as “One of the country’s most promising new voices” who, according to NME, “Kicking up a storm in her own right.”
Three singles in, at the tender age of 22, Lucy Rose’s star firmly in the ascendant, A mixture of true grit, sheer dedication and an unshakeable sense of self has all lead Lucy to the kind of status that most new artists dream of but can only achieve through record company clout Lucy Rose has had none of this but her heart-stoppingly poignant songs and cracked porcelain voice see her entering 2012 with Youtube hits, radio plays and crowds like nobody else out there. ‘
Along with press accolades, including her first ever front cover in January 2012 for The Fly and new band features in The Sunday Times (Culture), NME, Daily Mirror, and Music Week, Lucy Rose has been clocking up the airplay counts too. A Record of the Week and playlist at 6 Music for last single Scar, Radio 4 featured artist on Loose Ends, Radio 2 spot plays and session confirmations, as well as round the clock plays from every specialist DJ at Radio 1 for her singles Middle of the Bed and Scar, including daytime spins from Fearne Cotton, show it’s not just the press getting excited about Lucy Rose.
Lucy’s journey began, when she hopped on a train to London leaving behind the house in which she grew up in rural Warwickshire and struck out for the big city and the big time. Armed with an acoustic guitar and an unstoppable dedication, Lucy played every open-mic imaginable, she met people on the way who are still with her now and with their support and her graft she learned the ropes. As her songs and sentiments spread their warmth through the iciest of hearts, Lucy became that most modern of phenomenon; she went ‘viral’. Her biggest video has clocked up over 600,000 views and on average her sessions and videos are receiving 250,000 views each.
Feedback from the exclusive debut play of her third single, Red Face. Huw Stephens on Radio 1 already suggests an exciting departure and growth from her trademark vocal delivery in her soon to be released album.
"Absolutely outstanding. A brilliant, brilliant voice..." Edith Bowman, Radio 1
Thursday 31st May, Queens Hall, Narberth
Tickets: £8/£7 concessions
www.span-arts.org.uk Tel: 01834 869323
JAPANDROIDS
with support from
CADENCE WEAPON
Thursday 17th May 2012
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
7:30pm
14+ show
£8.50adv from
| www.swnpresents.com |
| www.seetickets.com |
| www.wegottickets.com |
| www.ticketlineuk.com |
| www.clwb.net |
| Spillers Records |
Japandroids is a Canadian rock duo from Vancouver, British Columbia. The group consists of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals). Formed in 2006, Japandroids rose to prominence in 2009 following the release of their debut album Post-Nothing. The group toured extensively throughout 2009–2010, earning praise for their extremely energetic live performances.
SPECTOR
GABRIEL BRUCE
VIOLET
Wednesday 16th May 2012
Clwb Ifor Bach,
Womanby Street, Cardiff
7.30pm / 14+ show
£9 adv from | www.swnpresents.com |
| www.seetickets.com |
| www.ticketlineuk.com |
| www.wegottickets.com |
| www.clwb.net |
| Spillers Records |
'A car brought them together, but love drove them apart…'
Following 2011's trilogy of 7" singles on London based Luv Luv Luv records, Spector return with their major label debut on esteemed Universal label, Fiction. The five piece open their account with the anthemic call to arms 'Chevy Thunder' released February 27th.
Already a firm live favourite from 2011's festival appearances and recent Jools Holland performance, Chevy Thunder is inspired by a star crossed romance derailed by prescription drug abuse and mechanophilia.
The release will feature a video shot on location in the wastelands of Southern California by L.A luminaries, Focus Creeps (Arctic Monkeys, Girls, Vitamin Water).
Fresh from his guest appearance at Spector's Christmas show at Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, longtime collaborator and Legend of Indie Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange will supply his reimagining of #chevythunder for the bside.
As Spector move into 2012 they look back on their phenomenal eleven month career which has taken them from a debut show in a Stoke Newington basement to a place on the BBC Sound Poll, their own headline national dates, and tips across the board within national press, radio and online, and an ever increasing loyal fanbase including artists such as Tom Vek, Florence Welch and Harry Styles.
2012 will see the release of their eagerly awaited debut album as well as their first live dates in North America, including gigs in New York, LA, San Francisco and Toronto and two shows at the world renowned Coachella festival. With ' Spectour II' firmly in place for February, and support dates with Florence + the Machine throughout the UK and Continental Europe in March, this is set to be the year Spector sell out.
FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS
with support from
STRANDED HORSE
Wed 9th May 2012
Clwb Ifor Bach
7.30pm / 14+ show
£6.50 adv from | www.swnpresents.com |
| www.clwb.net |
| www.ticketlineuk.com |
| www.wegottickets.com |
| www.seetickets.com |
| Spillers records |
Dividing a vinyl record with Sea Side and River Side betrays an obvious feeling for all things liquid. On his last album, « Plaine inondable », released in 2009, Fránçois sung Be Water, a delicious and watery song backed up by a secret Basque choir. As frank as the smile given by Jean-Pierre Léaud at the very end of « 400 Hundred Blows » when he arrives at the sea for the first time, Fránçois’ music confronts lightly with reality and the elements which surround it.
Being the first Domino French signature, Fránçois and The Atlas Mountains are ready to spread their wings over indie pop’s vast international landscape. Open and extremely sensitive, these twelve songs, as evidenced by Les plus beaux, a genuine and already precious love hymn, display graceful and surprising arrangements, with their watercolours like melodies. Like an Atlantic Narcissus or a broken wing Icarus, the sleeve express some sense of romantic journeys.
