Monthly Archives: April 2012

Jazz Festival in Barmouth

“One Sunday in May” Jazz Festival will be held on Sunday 27th of May 2012 at Min y Mor Hotel in Barmouth Mid Wales.

The line up is as follows:

1.00-3.00pm – Violinist Billy Thompson with Huw Warren on accordion, Andy Mackenzie on guitar, Eryl Jones on vocals, mandolin & guitar, Phil Gardiner on rhythm guitar, & Greg Robley on bass

3.30-5.30pm – Mellow Baku, vocalist, with Ray Butcher on trumpet, Huw Warren on keyboard, Huw Vaughan Williams on double bass, & Zoot Warren on drums.

5.30 & 7.00pm – break – evening meal available from the hotel

7.00-9.00pm – Gwynedd & Anglesey Youth Jazz Orchestra. Trumpet player Byron Wallen will be featured with the band, as well as a in a duo with Huw Warren.

9.30-11.30pm –  Banda Bacana with some funky Afro Cuban grooves, to finish a glorious day of music.

The Hotel will be serving Sunday lunch & bar snacks throughout the day. Specialist diets can be catered for.  For accommodation and more information about the Hotel & venue contact: 01341 280555

World Music Festival in Bangor!

An amazing line up of world music artists are coming to The Faenol Estate near Bangor over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend Friday 1st June to 3rd June.

Warm up on the Friday Night  with your favourite funk and soul DJ Craig ‘get yer sunglasses on’ Charles, The Man from Timbuctu and North Wales’ home grown DJs from Racubah, Vibrations and Freedom Sound Systems! And we are so excited about the line up featuring Tony ‘say no more’ Allen, Kanda Bongo Man, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Ska Cubana.

There are a lot of Welsh bands playing as well.  Banda Bacana are playing on the Saturday.

Check the website for all the mouth watering details.

Happy Easter!

Spring is springing! Daffs are packing the checkouts and Easter bunnies abound!
Banda Bacana is also doing a special Easter Sunday gig for all our friends in Llanberis.