Gigs
Select a section on the left to see the scheduled gigs for those bands.
Artists N-T
Open Mic Night with Bob Evans
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Thursday 8th August
- Venue: Markets Tavern
- Time: 8:00pm
- Info: Bob Evans runs an open mic night - what a great way to start the Fringe!
Penniless Cove
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Sunday 11th August
- Venue: Ardent Gallery
- Time: 7:30pm
- Info: Based in South East London, Penniless Cove perform dark quirky folk, songs that tell tales of everyday life, small details that are often forgotten. The band are known for drawing audiences their into an expansive yet intricate soundscape, a magical place where playful melodies meet melancholic lyrics and at times theatrical presentation. Penniless Cove (named after a cobbled street leading to the sea in coastal town, Tenby) was put together by Welsh singer Phoebe Osborne; her engaging songwriting and mischievous but haunting vocals are matched by a powerful command of the piano and offset by a dynamic live band which also features upright bass, cajon, strings and vocal harmonies. Penniless Cove play across the UK in tiny cellars, cinemas, garden parties and lively stages. Following their debut album Trials, Tubes and Tribulations, (2011) Penniless Cove are releasing their new Ep, Out On A Roof, in December 2012. Vocals and Piano – Phoebe Osborne Cajon and Percussion – Sam McEvoy Backing Vocals - Gail Babb Bass, Fiddle and Viola – Tom Fairbairn Cello – Luca Nasciuti
- pennilesscove.com/
Pete Jagger
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Sunday 11th August
- Venue: Ardent Gallery
- Time: 3:00pm
- Info: Musician. singer songwriter and sometimes teacher Pete Jagger says: "I love playing gigs and would dearly love it to come about that for at least a small part of my life that I will get to play to audiences that actually listen to what I do. I can’t see the point of driving 200 miles to sing ‘Losing my religion’ to people who will only listen if you sing ‘Losing my religion’, if you see what I mean."
Rarething
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Sunday 11th August
- Venue: Ardent Gallery
- Time: 6:30pm
- Info: Rarething are currently a 5 piece band with members from South and Mid Wales playing a variety of (mostly) acoustic instruments in a wide variety of musical styles. The majority of the pieces they play are self-penned but they do mix-in a number of cover versions that they try to give our own twist. Jim Evans (flute) has a long history of performing and writing stretching back to his teenage years. Jim plays flute in the Rhondda Symphony Orchestra. Chris Hudman (guitar) and Jeff Alderman (mandolin) have likewise performed and written music since the mid seventies. They also perform as a duo under the name Brodyr. Jon Polson (violin) has been playing the violin and piano since before the age of 10 and is currently the accompanist for two male-voice choirs. Lee Jessup (bass) is a work colleague of Jon's (who suggested Lee after a period of gigging without a bassist). After missing his first rehearsal by a matter of approx. 20 yards Lee finally turned up some weeks later; since when nobody has had the heart to tell him to go away ;-). Like most groups of musicians they found choosing a name for the band difficult. Suggestions ranged from 'The Deranged Orchestra' to 'Shinkin' (no.. I've no idea what it means either). RareThing comes from the title of a song by singer-songwriter Steve Tilston and in the context of the band signifies that it is a rare thing to get such a talented group of musicians together in one place (without fights breaking out).
- rarething.info/
Running On Empty
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Thursday 8th August
- Venue: Clarence Inn
- Time: 7:30pm
- Info: Clevedon based Blues/Rock band. Play mainly covers from AC/DC to ZZ Top and everything in between.
- www.facebook.com/RoEBand
Scribble Man
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Friday 9th August
- Venue: The Gremlin
- Time: 8:30pm
- Info: Scribble Man sing songs about dead authors, photography competitions and unfaithful girlfriends - the usual stuff. Nigel Evans plays guitar, Andrew Grubb plays bass, Tim Bough plays drums and Ade Williams plays banjo. Country-rockabilly-skiffle. www.scribbleman.bandcamp.com
- www.scribbleman.bandcamp.com
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Saturday 10th August
- Venue: Clarence Inn
- Time: 2:00pm
- Info: Scribble Man sing songs about dead authors, photography competitions and unfaithful girlfriends - the usual stuff. Nigel Evans plays guitar, Andrew Grubb plays bass, Tim Bough plays drums and Ade Williams plays banjo. Country-rockabilly-skiffle. www.scribbleman.bandcamp.com
- www.scribbleman.bandcamp.com
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Saturday 10th August
- Venue: Ardent Gallery
- Time: 4:00pm
- Info: Scribble Man sing songs about dead authors, photography competitions and unfaithful girlfriends - the usual stuff. Nigel Evans plays guitar, Andrew Grubb plays bass, Tim Bough plays drums and Ade Williams plays banjo. Country-rockabilly-skiffle. www.scribbleman.bandcamp.com
- www.scribbleman.bandcamp.com
Soundstorm
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Saturday 10th August
- Venue: Ardent Gallery
- Time: 2:30pm
- Info: Soundstorm have played numerous festivals over the past couple of years, including closing the 2009 Cardiff Mardi Gras, and taking up the invitation to play the Deptford Festival, London. 'Caerphilly Big Cheese' is also on the C.V. The band have just played at our third consecutive ‘Brecon Fringe’, which runs alongside the famous Jazz Festival. See Brecon Fringe 2010 and Brecon Fringe. Soundstorm have also played in such places as 'The Cavern' in Liverpool, and, performed in two showcases at 'The Point' Cardiff (2008) - to critical acclaim. 2010 sees the band writing new material, plus played at summer festivals in which they supported ‘Dr Feelgood’ at ‘The Shires Show’. The band also performed a live BBC Radio Wales acoustic session for ‘The Evening Show’, on October 5th 2009, as well as numerous live internet radio interviews and sessions. The band have also co-hosted radio shows. Soundstorm continue to write in their own vein of music, refusing to jump on the band wagon that exists in British music, they stick to their working ethic of writing creative progressive pop rock songs. All with the popular theme of the anthemic chorus. The music, stretching across eras, generations and genres.
The Big Fibbers
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Saturday 10th August
- Venue: Ardent Gallery
- Time: 6:00pm
- Info: Take one dancing fool who sings a bit and plays some strange wind instruments and a failed pantomime villain on accoustic guitar and you get some acoustic cabaret punked up pop - whatever that is. The Big Fibbers - a dangerously different duo from a dark kettle of fish. They write songs about booze, madness, the ghosts of love, aliens, fish and even more booze. One of the most energetic acoustic acts on the circuit - driven by Michael McDonough Jones' explosive and dynamic guitar playing, whilst colourful frontman Nigel Knapp entertains any and every audience.
- www.bigfibbers.co.uk
The Coalition
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Friday 9th August
- Venue: The Bank
- Time: 9:00pm
- Info: The Coalition are a Rhondda based four piece covers band, they play a range of covers from crowd pleasing Stereophonics and Foo Fighters to less covered songs from The Jam, Talking Heads and REM. They've worked hard building a strong fan base in South Wales and have a reputation for being loud and a little wild with their frontman Johhny often going wandering mid song and climbing on anything that will support his weight. The Coalition went down a storm last year at The Bank in the Fringe and hopefully it'll be the same this year.
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Saturday 10th August
- Venue: The Bank
- Time: 2:00pm
- Info: The Coalition are a Rhondda based four piece covers band, they play a range of covers from crowd pleasing Stereophonics and Foo Fighters to less covered songs from The Jam, Talking Heads and REM. They've worked hard building a strong fan base in South Wales and have a reputation for being loud and a little wild with their frontman Johhny often going wandering mid song and climbing on anything that will support his weight. The Coalition went down a storm last year at The Bank in the Fringe and hopefully it'll be the same this year.
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Saturday 10th August
- Venue: The Bank
- Time: 9:00pm
- Info: The Coalition are a Rhondda based four piece covers band, they play a range of covers from crowd pleasing Stereophonics and Foo Fighters to less covered songs from The Jam, Talking Heads and REM. They've worked hard building a strong fan base in South Wales and have a reputation for being loud and a little wild with their frontman Johhny often going wandering mid song and climbing on anything that will support his weight. The Coalition went down a storm last year at The Bank in the Fringe and hopefully it'll be the same this year.
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Sunday 11th August
- Venue: The Bank
- Time: 2:00pm
- Info: The Coalition are a Rhondda based four piece covers band, they play a range of covers from crowd pleasing Stereophonics and Foo Fighters to less covered songs from The Jam, Talking Heads and REM. They've worked hard building a strong fan base in South Wales and have a reputation for being loud and a little wild with their frontman Johhny often going wandering mid song and climbing on anything that will support his weight. The Coalition went down a storm last year at The Bank in the Fringe and hopefully it'll be the same this year.
The Hideaway Trio
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Sunday 11th August
- Venue: Clarence Inn
- Time: 7:30pm
- Info: Formed in 2008 by Gareth Price, the Hideaway Trio are a power trio who blend blues, rock and soul/funk into a sound of their own. The Hideaway Trio is the band that sees Gareth, stepping into the role of playing ,singing and writing. His love for the blues is what drives his music but he’s influenced by other music such as rock, jazz, gospel and soul. Gareth’s key influences as a guitarist are Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II, Rory Gallagher and Matt Schofield.
The Mists Of Time
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Sunday 11th August
- Venue: Clarence Inn
- Time: 9:00pm
- Info: The Mists Of Time recreate hits from the 60s with an authentic sound. Robert Tweedy Guitar / Vocals Roger Leakey / Bass Bob Whittaker Lead guitar / Vocals Sarah Gage Percussion Philip 'Jinx' Jenkins Saxophone / Vocals Carolyn Chick Keyboards / Vocals Geoff Gage / Drums
The Semantics
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Saturday 10th August
- Venue: Clarence Inn
- Time: 7:00pm
- Info: The Semantics were formed in 1996 as a typical pub band with a bunch of mates, who had all done their time playing in different bands and gigs over the years. The current line up consists of Andy Coleman (Dozy/NightRider), Kim Styles (NightRider/Sub Zero), Alun Rogers (Albert Lee/The Cadillacs) and Chris Black (Too Many to Mention).
