Tickets are now on sale for Y Cardiff’s first event on Saturday September 13th, 2008.
Ticket prices:
Tickets are available from the Chapter box office and from Pulse Wholefoods. They are selling very quickly.
Why Y Cardiff?
By Derec Jones
The concept of Y Cardiff emerged with the snowdrops early this year. The conversation between myself and Marc as we stacked the shelves of Pulse Wholefoods with rice and beans must have encompassed a hundred other topics; but the idea of a festival devoted to showcasing the considerable talents of the people that visit the shop, germinated easily and grew quickly. I can’t remember exactly how it started but we agreed that it was a concept we both wanted to nurture.
When Robin and Bina Williamson agreed to take part we knew that something special was unfurling, so we dug deeper and enriched the idea with contributions from the many creative minds that we consulted over the lentils.
We considered a festival spanning at least a weekend that would bring in visual art, theatre and poetry along with the music but we decided to limit the first Y Cardiff festival to one evening at the Chapter Arts Centre, and to focus on alternative contemporary folk music.
The line up is now finalised and this is it:
Robin and Bina Williamson
A special performance of Robin and Bina’s original and traditional pieces, from Celtic, Indian, Old Timey and English roots, on harp and bowed-psaltery, featuring the East-West harmonies of Robin and Bina’s voices.
“Miss them at your peril.” Glastonbury Festival 2007.
Bragod
The unique talents of Bragod draw freely on the sound world revealed by their experiments with medieval music. Mary-Anne Roberts has evolved a striking voice production which combines with the close harmonies and the buzzing tone of Robert Evans’s crwth.
Zeuk
A flash of lightning disturbs the night. Smouldering Gothic Folk from Cardiff based duo, Marc and Noel. Chilling and beautiful.
a pensive Marc of Zeuk
James Tyson
The Semantics
Poetic stories of nature, people and journeys flowing over affecting melodies. Another Cardiff duo with a great deal to offer. Steven Stanley and Carly Collingwood are accomplished musicians and a very special pairing.
Mark Fry with Emil Brynge
Mark Fry recorded the critically acclaimed album “Dreaming with Alice” in 1972. Over the last three and a half decades this scarce album became a cult classic. Fortunately Mark re-released ‘Alice’ in 2005 and recorded a new album “Shooting the Moon” two years later. Multi-talented Swedish musician Emil Brynge and his sitar join Mark for a special appearance at Y Cardiff.
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Y Cardiff will also feature the work of two of the best animation artists – Ginny Head and Mike Tang and the work of some of the most talented lighting and sound professionals in the known universe.
The event will begin at 7.30 pm on Saturday September 13th, 2008 – doors open at 7pm. This is an evening packed with professional creative musicians covering a wide spectrum of alternative folk music.
Tickets on sale soon. Available from the box office at Chapter Arts’ Centre and from Pulse Wholefoods.
Don’t miss it!
Emil Brynge, multi-talented 21 year old Swedish musician plays the guitar and sings. He also plays the Arabic oud (lute) and the Indian sarod and importantly for us at Y Cardiff, Emil will play his sitar with Mark Fry.
More info at Emil’s Myspace page here.
The line up is almost complete for Y Cardiff - we are delighted to announce that Mark Fry will make a special appearance and there are rumours of a sitar player . . . . . . . . . . .
Here’s Mark in his painting studio
MARK FRY
When 19-year-old Mark Fry recorded his debut album DREAMING WITH ALICE for RCA in Italy in 1972, he never imagined that it would resurface three decades later as a sought-after cult recording, frequently bootlegged and described by Dream magazine as “one of those albums that feels like a secret you can’t wait to share”.
The 2006 Sunbeam Records reissue of ALICE prompted Mark to return to the studio to record SHOOTING THE MOON, his first album in 35 years. The songs on this new album, written over many years, reflect Mark’s secluded, rural life as a painter and, until now, a very private musician.
“About as perfect an album as you are likely to hear all year”, said Shindig! magazine of SHOOTING THE MOON. Mark is currently working on an EP for release in 2009 and trying to spend some time in his longtime home, his painting studio.
You can find more reviews, interviews, photos and paintings by Mark on his website.
The Semantics -
The Semantics at Work
The Semantics at play
See them, hear them
at Y Cardiff, September 13th
Magic fish to play at Y Cardiff
a semantic salmon
The Semantics are not really a magic fish, they are accomplished musicians and a very special pairing.
Carly Collingwood and Steven Stanley invite you to hear their plaintive and dynamic songs, played with guitar, piano and vocal harmonies. Poetic stories of nature, people and journeys flow out over affecting melodies.
Bragod are coming
From the Bragod Website:
Bragod draws freely on the sound world revealed by their medieval experiments in their performance of later popular and ritual music, and also their modern compositions.
Mary-Anne Roberts has evolved a striking voice production which combines with the close harmonies and the buzzing tone of the crwth. This combination intensifies strong overtones and difference tones which are further augmented by Bragod’s commitment to Pythagorean tuning.
They have given recitals and lecture/recitals at concert venues and academic conferences in Wales, internationally, and are often called upon to provide ritual music by their local community. Bragod have presented their material to infants, school children, and formally, to university students.
They have been featured on Welsh television and radio stations and the BBC World Service. Their first CD - ‘Bragod’, and their new CD - ‘Kaingk’, are played regularly on Late Junction, BBC Radio 3 and Radio Tre Italia. They have made live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3.
Cardiff Gothic Folk duo, Zeuk, are a hugely entertaining and original pairing and they are appearing at Y Cardiff.
Their performance last Saturday at Chapter was a sell out. More information about Zeuk at their Myspace page here: http://myspace.com/zeukx
standing room only for Zeuk, Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff, April 19th, 2008
