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Filkin's Drift

Filkin’s Drift

Meeting in the multicultural city of Birmingham, Filkin’s Drift weave together intricate melodies from the folklore of their homes, Wales and Gloucestershire. Their music combines the traditional and the contemporary, blending fiddle, guitar, harmonium and mandolin with their close vocal harmonies. Ornate interplay between two fretted instruments conjures up a Baroque sound-world; meanwhile their foot-stomping… Read more »

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Ignacio Lopez Comedy

Ignacio Lopez is a Spanish & Welsh comedian based in Cardiff. His parents are Welsh/Irish & Moroccan/Spanish, and he has a German sister; family get-togethers are like a meeting of the U.N. As well as hosting TV shows, headlining top comedy clubs all over the U.K and Europe, and taking the piss out of British… Read more »

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A Lens on Conflict with Phil Hatcher-Moore

Join Phil, an independent British photojournalist, based just outside Llangollen, for a look at conflict through photos. Phil’s career has taken him to a number of war zones across the globe, resulting in hard-hitting and fascinating stories, this is not to be missed. Phil was named as a PDN 30 New and Emerging Photographer in… Read more »

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The Art of Brilliance

Pre-COVID life was full-on; workplace restructures, rising expectations, uncertainty, long hours, ‘busyness’ and Brexit. Then the epidemic of exhaustion gave way to a pandemic and everything changed. Overnight! Totally uninvited, the ‘new normal’ moved in.  When the world’s doing its worst it’s doubly important that you know how to be at your best! Jason Todd… Read more »

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Diddi Dance

At diddi dance NE Wales we create a fun, relaxed environment for young children and their grown ups to enjoy their first experiences of dance together.  Our dance classes are a safe space for children from 6 months onwards to explore a range of dance themes covering 16 culturally diverse styles from around the world…. Read more »

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Casi Wyn: Bardd Plant Cymru 2021-2023

Casi Wyn is a familiar face in Wales and beyond as a singer and songwriter. Many of her songs are regularly played on radio stations across the UK. Her music and poetry have won her the coveted position of Bardd Plant Cymru, which sees her setting the imaginations of Wales’ children alight through words and… Read more »

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From Children’s Entertainer to UN Peace Envoy; Bill Brookman in conversation

Author and journalist Jessica Hatcher-Moore in conversation with the intrepid Bill Brookman recounting the times when, as a Guardian journalist, she covered Bill’s remarkable cat-and mouse televised music event in Mogadishu.  This was the first international concert for 20 years defying al Shabaab, the Muslim extremist organisation which banned all music in Somalia’s capital for… Read more »

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