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Brecon Fringe 2014

A big sloppy welcome to Brecon

Fringe 2014!

As you pick your way through this

strawberry jampacked Guide, you

might notice some of those trendy

QR codes. Scan with a scanner

app (get one free from Onvert) and

see who’s there!

There’s a whole shedload of band

shenanigans at the Fringe.

Look out for Fingertrap, 4C, Bella

Collins, The Bleedin Noses, She

Tasted Good, Glas, 4 Brothers,

Whisky Business, Cherryshoes,

The Coalition, The Spirit of Boogie,

Veullewait and Johnny Lucas.

A big thank you to Brecon Town

Council and the Brecon shops and

businesses who have

supported the Fringe Guide. Also

thanks to Nigel Roberts and his

team at Imaginet for hosting the

Fringe website. And finally we’d like

to take this opportunity to wish

Brecon Jazz a happy 30th birthday.

Happy Birthday Father Jazz!

Get more band profiles and loads

more information about this year’s

Fringe at www.breconfringe.co.uk.

Follow Brecon Fringe on Facebook

and Twitter @breconfringe. Don’t

forget to post your pics and vids!

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Westbound Piccadilly

If you've ever been up to that

London Town, you've doubtless

been down in a tube station at

midnight. Gee, there's a song there,

if I could just write it.

One of those tube lines is called the

Piccadilly line. Well, whatever next?

Those magnificent men in their

tunnelling machines, underground,

overground, Wombling free. There's

a song there too. If only I could

work Womble into the chorus.

Westbound Piccadilly are a

bluegrass six piece.

They sing songs like 'Hey, Barney

Rutherford!' and 'Where Did He

Go?', love songs I assume.

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Cherryshoes

Crikey! I know it always irks the

creative brilliance when journos

compare your unique being to

someone else’s creative unique-

ness but sometimes I just can’t help

myself. Listening to Lisa from

Cherryshoes, I am whisked back to

the dizzy 1980s with Liz Frazier out

of the Cocteau Twins and 90s

oddbod Swede Stina Nordenstam.

It’s actually a big fat compliment as

they were the topmost bananas in

my book.

Cherryshoes are all over Brecon

this weekend.

Make sure you see them.

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VOES

Harriet Whitehead learned about

music in her dad's car - The

Beatles, David Bowie, Queen,

Sinead O’Connor. I'm assuming

their music was coming out of the

car's speakers and they weren't

riding along with them but who

knows. It paints a lovely picture

anyway.David saying: "Are we there

yet?" in his Antony Newley voice.

The Beatles wanting a wee and

Sinead O'Connor pulling Brian

May's hair.

Her new band is mysteriously called

VOES. Ask her why. She’s at St

Mary’s Church on Sunday.

Supporting Usk House Hospice

Cafe & Coffee Bar

Breakfasts (till 12 noon)

Hot Meals

Sandwiches & Baguettes

Paninis, Cakes & more

Open 8am till Late

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Sundays - Roast Lunches all day

Breakfast until 11am Afternoon Teas

Friday 8th August

1.00 Lushtones

3.15 The He Hews

5.00 Bob Gallie

7.45 Ruth Bowen

with Craig Webb

Saturday 9th August

12.00 Penniless Cove

3.00 The Adamant Band

(Cathedral Close)

3.30 Morriston Big Band

7.00 Garth Mountain Boys

Sunday 10th August

12.00 John Eyre2.45 Alive and Kickin' Choir3.20 Samba Brecon3.45 Mock Thee Knott6.30 Bob Gallie7.45 Hershel's Barn

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'Please spell our name in one go

and all in caps,' they say.

Okay will do. It's art, I get it. I

quite like art in music, like

Talking Heads, Daft Punk, Laurie

Anderson, Yoko Ono.

Okay, maybe not Yoko Ono.

Cerebral yeah, cerebral. Oh and

quite noisy. Great noise actually.

And Crikey, what a press release

they can write. Or else, they paid

a trendy journalist (not a local

sports hack of course).

'Hauntingly concise falsetto

vocals', they say. I can't wait.

They play The Clarence.

S.E.X.

I know what you're thinking.

Well, you're wrong. It's actually

short for Savage Excellence.

However, they do have a totally

naked bass player and a singer

called Phil Jones who dresses

up in a Dracula cape and a

codpiece (I'm thinking cod, peas

and chips. I nicked that from The

Lone Groover out of a 70s

NME.) They had

a number one hit

single in

Australia and

The Darkness

stole their act.

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Fingertrap

This Rhondda Cynon Taff band

came to our attention at Fringe

Central last year when Tim

booked them to play the Tav or

at least their video for 'Return If

Found' did.

Shot in Cwmaman, it had all the

hallmarks of a band who know

what they're doing and know

where they're going. It's what we

call an 'ensemble piece' in this

business we call 'show'.

Unusually led by a piano (just

like A Flock of Seagulls and

Thomas Dolby) they're not your

average band, Boo-Boo.

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Greed The Rock Opera

'If you can write a rock opera, then the world will beat a path to your door.'

Can't remember where I heard that. Possibly one of those talking head

shows with Stuart McConie. Matter of fact, there have only been a handful

of rock operas to date. Tommy, Quadrophenia, well two. Defined, a RO

has a storyline but no speaking. That would be a musical. Stranglers

manager Dai Davies says Greed is the first Facebook Opera, it having

been created by inviting Brecon

musicians to come sing and play on it

- nearly thirty of them.

This Fringe we get the stripped down

band version. The 1% will die of

greed - that's what they say. Are you

with us or them? Maxen or Rotkin?

Clarence, The Hours, The Muse

at Brecon and the Markets Tavern.

Trio

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Open Mic with Bob Evans

Antique dealer by day,

multi-instrumentalist by night.

Left handed guitarist, bongo

playing, singer Bob Evans is well

know for his songs about not

having enough guitars.

Or should that be never having

too many guitars?

The open mic sessions at the

Tavern and Watton Church are

fair game for allcomers. Get

there early to put your name on

Bob's List to avoid any

disappointment as they say on

adverts. Bring your own capo.

Duets welcome.

The Godseys

Where have I heard that name

before? I'll tell ya! The Godseys

run the store in The Waltons.

They were the homesteader’s

equivalent of Fresco and Valco.

The Waltons got everything

there, pinto beans, gingham,

chewing backy, scratch cards.

Why, they could even make a

phone call there to a fancy book

publisher in New York. These

Godseys are from the Forest of

Dean and play country music.

Goodnight Mary Ellen. Good-

night Sandy Loo. Goodnight

John Boy. Goodnight Ike.

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Last seen at wonderful Mallyfest,

the Barn now features new

members Nev Nevin on double

bass and Chris Butcher on

drums.

I say drums but I think Chris has

got more of a minimal rockabilly

stand up snare vibe going on.

Banjo player Ade Williams was

seen recently carrying a

glockenspiel, so we really don't

know what to expect from

Hershel this Fringe weekend.

Probably on at a few other

places but at time of jotting this

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Sunday 10th from 7pm: Tapas & Tales

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music, stories, food* & poetry

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Los Squideros

New to Brecon Fringe and

playing at the Muse at Brecon, a

venue also new to the Fringe,

Los Squideros play 'wholesome

Latin beats with ska and tex-

mex'.

Pass me down my sombrero, I'm

going out.

A ten piece (but of variable

actual size on any given day),

Los Squideros have a long

festival history. You may have

seen them at Glastonbury. I went

there once but I'm not keen on

fields, which I suppose is a bit

odd for a sheep.

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Life Study by Michael Howard,a member of Hay Life Group,

on show at Life and all that Jazz at 7 The

Struet, Brecon.

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The HurricanesPossibly the youngest band at the

Fringe and they’re from Mid Wales.

Young guns but they hammer their

way through a carefully chosen

bunch of classic rock. Catch them

at The Boar’s Head, a suitable

venue if ever there was one for

good ole rock’n’roll.

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The Spirit of Boogie

They say that they're the baddest

and the downright craziest 10 piece

funk band this universe has ever

seen. I thought that was Simon and

Garfunkel.

They come highly recommended by

Lizzy Blinkhorne among other taste

making Aberdarians and lay down

numbers by Sly and the Family

Stone, James Brown and the mad

and mighty Funkadelic claiming to

be the bozo family of spaced out

mothers intent on getting your

booty down on the floor.

What's the time, Ewan?

I believe it's time to boogie.

The Clarence on Saturday.

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1 Ardent Gallery

2 The Bank

3 Boar's Head

4 Cathedral Grounds

5 Workmens Club

6 Castle Hotel

7 Castle Inn, Llangors*

8 Clarence Inn

9 Bijou Deli Cafe

10 George Hotel

11 The Gremlin

12 The Muse (Old Museum)

13 The Hours Cafe & Bookshop

14 Ty Croeso

15 YHA Danywenallt*

16 Beaufort, Crickhowell*

17 The Lounge

18 Markets Tavern

19 Con Club

20 Pilgrims

21 Plough Chapel

22 RAFA Club

23 Star Inn, Talybont*

24 St Mary's Church

25 Musictown Stage

26 The Wellington

27 7 The Struet

28 Watton Church

29 Rugby Club

30 Rorkes Drift

31 Red Lion, Llangors*

*out of town venues

Index of Fringe Venues

For more information go to www.breconfringe.co.uk

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Fringe staff reviewer Ewan Chevy

gets his own balloon. About time!

Up, up and away!It’s the latest craze that’s sweeping

the Fringe this year.

Festival goers all over Brecon are

talking pictures of themselves with

an Ewan Chevy Fringe balloon, in

front of the stage at one of the

venues. They are then uploading

their Fringe Selfie to the Brecon

Fringe Facebook page.

(Editor’s note: At time of writing this,

the Fringe hasn’t acually started. I

can only assume the writer is going

forward in time to imagine what

might happen.)

So buy a balloon now from Party

Party4U in Lion Street, go to a

venue, get your phone out and up-

load your pic to our Facebook page.

The best post wins another balloon.

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PROGRAMMEFringe events all weekend

Chillout SpaceBrecon & District Mind offers chill-

out space at Ty Croeso on Satur-

day and Sunday from 11am - 4pm.

Vegetarian lunches and refresh-

ments served, 48 Free St 01874

611529. See map p13. Musicians

welcome.

Flower FestivalThe theme of this year’s Flower

Festival at the Plough Chapel is

‘Celebrating Life’. The Plough is on

Lion Street.

ArtHay Life Group has a pop up

exhibition of life drawings and paint-

ings called Life and all that Jazz at

7 The Struet this year.

11.00am - 6.00pm daily. There’s

also an exhibition of jazz art at

Brecknock Museum Fri - Sun,

10- 4pm.

Balloon frenzyPop into PartyParty 4U at 12 Lion

Street and grab yourself a Fringe

balloon or a Fringe sash if you’re

feeling adventurous.

3.00

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PROGRAMME

Thursday, August 7

11:00am Hay Life Group

7 The Struet

7:30 Greed The Rock Opera

Clarence

7:30 Veullewait The Gremlin

8:00 Open Mic with Bob Evans

Markets Tavern

8:30 Florence Black Boar's Head

9:00 Westbound Piccadilly

Clarence

9:00 ZZ Too The Bank

Times correct at time of going to press

Friday, August 8 (cont)

10:00am Flower Festival Plough

Chapel

10.00 Jazz@ Brecknock Museum

Brecknock Museum

11:00 Hay Life Group 7 The Struet

1:00 Lush Tones Pilgrims

3:00 Steph James The Hours

Cafe and Bookshop

3:15 The He Hews Pilgrims

4:00 John Eyre Bijou Deli Cafe

5:00 Bob Gallie Pilgrims



PROGRAMME

Friday, August 8

5:00 The He Hews George Hotel

6:00 The Hurricanes Boar's Head

6:00 Megan Grubb The Lounge

6:30 Mr H Ardent Gallery

6:30 Veullewait Rugby Club


Hours Cafe and Bookshop

7:00 The Parcel Of Rogues

Brecon Rugby Club

7:00 3MPH Markets Tavern


7:00 The Outlaw'd The Bank

7:00 Sian Pearce Castle Hotel

7:00 DJ Smiley Miley The Bank

7:00 Mike Chappell RAFA Club

7:30 Valley Jive Disco

Workmens Club

7:30 The Stokers Sarah Siddons

7:30 The Vultures The Gremlin

7:30 Cherryshoes Muse at Brecon



PROGRAMME

Friday, August 8

Live music all night Star Inn

7:30 Bella Collins and The Blue

George Hotel

7:45 Ruth Bowen with Craig Webb

Pilgrims

8:00 The Mists Of Time Con Club

8:00 Dave Sharp Markets Tavern

8:00 Taffywasathief

Markets Tavern

8:30 Los Squideros

Muse at Brecon

8:30 Sicknote Steve

Three Horseshoes


8:30 Blind River Scare

Dan Y Wenallt YHA

9:00 Fingertrap Clarence Inn

9:00 Livestock Davies and the

Lowdown Snakes Wellington

9:00 She Tasted Good George

9:00 Cefn Junction

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9:00 Whisky Business Boars Head

9:00 The Memphis Beat

Workmens Club

9:00 McCarthyism Ardent Gallery

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Thursday 7th August

Live Music from 7pm

Please see page 25 for Sunday lineup

Saturday 9th August

11.30am Madi StimpsonTrio1pm Li Harding3.30pm Jiveoholics6pm The Dawn Sandells

Band8pm The Big Fibbers8.30pm Glas10.30pm S.E.X

Friday 8th August

5pm The He Hews

7.30pm Bella Collins and The Blue

9pm She Tasted Good

11pm DJ Nelly B



PROGRAMME

Friday, August 8

Live music all night Star Inn

9:00 Lush Tones RAFA Club

9:00 Cherryshoes Markets

Tavern

9:30 After Dark Sarah Siddons

10:00 The Coalition The Bank

10:30 Salvation Markets Tavern

11:00 DJ Neily B George Hotel

Please note: gig times may change!

Saturday, August 9

10:00 Flower Festival

Plough Chapel

10:00 Jazz @ Brecknock Museum

Brecknock Museum

11:00 Martha Powell St Mary's


11:00 John Eyre Watton Church

11:30 Madi Stimpson Trio

George Hotel

12:00 Soul Devotion Collective

The Lounge



PROGRAMME

Saturday, August 9

12:00 Theatr Wildcats

St Mary's Church

12:00 Jeff Alderman & John Polson

Watton Church Tent

12:00 Penniless Cove Pilgrims

12:30 Garth Mountain Boys

Con Club


Ardent Gallery

1:00 Southside 47 Clarence Inn

1:00 Bob Gallie RAFA Club


Saturday, August 9 (cont)

1:00 Sion Russell Jones

Markets Tavern

1:00 Les Coveney

St Mary's Church

1:00 Veullewait Workmens Club

1:00 DJ Smiley Miley

The Bank Downstairs

1:00 DJ Tiny Ty

The Bank Upstairs

1:00 Watton Ukuleles and Watton

Washboard Ramblers

Watton Church Tent

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PROGRAMME

Saturday, August 9

1:00 Li Harding and Gary Phillips

Trio George Hotel

1:50 John Eyre Lute Recital

Watton Church

2:00 Risky Shift Phenomenon

Sarah Siddons

2:00 Dave Morris and the Knock

Markets Tavern

2:00 Catch 22 The Gremlin

2:00 Fireside Family

St Mary's Church

2:00 TBC Rugby Club



2:00 Calling Card Boars Head

2:00 Jazzabelles RAFA Club

3:00 The Harrisons

Ardent Gallery

3:00 Johnny Lucas Clarence Inn

3:00 The Semantics

Workmens Club

3:00 Nick Walker and the Dream

Collective Markets Tavern

3:00 Morriston Big Band

Cathedral Close



PROGRAMME

Saturday, August 9

3:00 David Cooper Orton

St Mary's Church

3:00 Mike Chappell Jazz Hours

3:00 Tanya Walker Watton Church

3:00 Running On Empty Con Club

3:00 Adamant Band

Cathedral Close

3:30 Bob Evans Open Mic

Watton Church

3:30 Jiveoholics George

3:30 Morriston Big Band

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4:00 Lar Hughes Sarah Siddons

4:00 Love Street Markets Tavern

4:00 Gerard Cousins

St Mary's Church

4:00 The Outlaw'd The Bank

4:00 The Maddie Stimpson Trio

RAFA Club

4:30 Sicknote Steve Clarence

4:30 The Bones Of Saint James

Watton Church Tent



PROGRAMME

Saturday, August 9

5.00 Thieves Of Time

Ardent Gallery

5:00 Love Street The Gremlin

5:00 Ty Walker Markets Tavern

5:00 Hershel's Barn Con Club

5:00 Universal Translators

Wellington Hotel


Workmens Club

6:00 Gymanfa Ganu Plough

6:00 Calling Card RAFA

6:00 Fingertrap Markets Tavern


6:00 The Harrisons Clarence Inn

6:00 Art Themen, Dick Pearce,

John Gibbons Plough Chapel

6:00 Luke Doherty Boar's Head

6:00 Dawn Sandells Band

George Hotel

6:15 Paul Snook Rugby Club

7:00 Keith Little Trio

Hours Cafe and Bookshop

7:00 Bones of Saint James

Con Club

7:00 DJ Taz Lounge



PROGRAMME

Saturday, August 9

7:00 Garth Mountain Boys

Pilgrims

7:30 Spirit Of Boogie Clarence Inn

7:30 Heavy Flames

Markets Tavern

7:30 Johnny Lucas

Ardent Gallery

8:00 The Stokers The Gremlin

8:00 Alan Cooper and Adrian

Peregrine Muse at Brecon

8:00 Bingo Workmens Club


8:00 The Kings Of Rhythm

RAFA Club

8:00 The Big Fibbers George Hotel

8:30 Lar Hughes

Three Horseshoes Inn

8:30 Glas George Hotel

9:00 Soundstorm Con Club

9:00 4C The Boars Head

9:00 Head Gardeners

Castle Inn, Langorse

9:00 Du Bellows Markets Tavern



PROGRAMME

Saturday, August 9

9:00 A Few Covers More

Rugby Club

9:00 The Semantics Wellington

9:00 TBC Red Lion, Llangorse

9:30 Whisky Business

Clarence Inn

10:00 The Bleedin Noses

Markets Tavern

10:00 The Mists Of Time

Workmens Club


10:30 S.E.X. George Hotel

Sunday, August 10

10am Jazz @ Brecknock Museum

Brecknock Museum


11:00 Informal Morning Service

Watton Church

11:00 Service of Worship

Plough Chapel

12:00 John Eyre Pilgrims

1:00 Penniless Cove Ardent

1:00 Alive & Kickin Community

Choir Clarence Inn


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PROGRAMME

Sunday, August 10

1:00 Brecon's Got Talent Final

The Gremlin

1:00 How To Build A Dragon

Dan Y Wenallt YHA

1:00 Bob Evans Markets Tavern

1:00 The Parcel Of Rogues

Workmens Club

1:00 VOES St Mary's Church

1:00 DJ Smiley Miley

Bank Downstairs

1:00 DJ Tiny Ty Bank Bar Upstairs


Sunday, August 10 (cont)

1:00 Watton Ukuleles and Watton

Washboard Ramblers

Watton Church Tent

1:00 Ty Walker Band

Northcote Con Club

1:00 Paul Snook

Red Lion, Llangorse

1:00 Ukoholix George Hotel

2:00 Calling Card Sarah Siddons

2:00 The Lonesome Stampede

Clarence Inn

2:00 Cornelia Rahdes

St Mary's Church



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Sunday, August 10

2:00 The Mists Of Time

Rugby Club

2:00 Flower Festival

Plough Chapel

2:00 Owen Money and the

Travelling Wrinklies Bank Bar

2:00 Alive & Kickin' Community

Choir Watton Church

2:00 John Eyre Markets Tavern

2:00 Debs Hancock and the Jazz

Dragons RAFA Club

2:00 Gaudy Orde Castle Hotel


2:30 The Bones of Saint James

Watton Church


Choir Cathedral Close

2:45 The Sematics

Workmens Club

3:00 Ria Parfitt Markets Tavern

3:00 4 Brothers Ardent Gallery

3:00 Chain Gang The Gremlin

3:00 John Eyre Rorkes Drift

3:00 Hershel's Barn George



PROGRAMME

Sunday, August 10

3:00 Acrossfromwair Clarence Inn

3:00 Jazz Cruise Canal Wharf

3:00 Penniless Cove The Hours

3:00 Huw Parsons and Friends

St Mary's Church

3:00 Val Gongs Muse at Brecon

3:00 The Hideaway Trio Con Club

3:30 Bob Evans Open Mic

Watton Church

3.20 Samba Brecon Pilgrims

3.45 Mock Thee Knot Pilgrims


4:00 Megan Grubb The Lounge

4:00 Parcel Of Rogues Star Inn

4:00 Acoustic Paul Markets Tavern

4:00 Gerard Cousins

St Mary's Church

4:00 Steve Doolan Quartet RAFA

4:00 Paul Snook Rugby Club

4:00 Veullewait Boar's Head


Choir Muse at Brecon


Ria Parfitt

Westbound

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PROGRAMME

Sunday, August 10

4:30 After Dark Sarah Siddons

4:30 Midnight Hour The Gremlin

4:30 Whisky Business

Workmens Club

4:30 The Bones of Saint James

Watton Church Tent

5:00 Hershel's Barn

Markets Tavern

5:00 McCarthyism Con Club

5:00 Albino Frogs George Hotel

6:00 Blind River Scare Ardent

6:00 The Godseys Clarence Inn


6:00 Dave Sharp Markets Tavern

6:00 Alan Cooper, Simon

Newcombe and Di Esplin

Muse at Brecon

6:00 Moonlight Drive Con Club

6:30 Bob Gallie Pilgrims

7:00 Fingertrap The Gremlin

7:00 Old Samuel Markets Tavern

7:00 Tanya Walker

Muse at Brecon

7:00 Welsh Tapas and Tales

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Sunday, August 10

7:00 Universal Translators Red Lion

7:00 Dan James Danywenallt YHA

7:30 The Mists Of Time Clarence

7:30 Calling Card The Hours

7:30 Owen Money and the

Travelling Wrinklies Bank Bar

7:30 The Big Fibbers George Hotel

7:45 Hershel's Barn Pilgrims

8:00 Bingo Workmens Club

8:00 Florence Black Boar's Head

8:00 Idle Hands Markets Tavern


8:00 Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band

George Hotel


Markets Tavern

9:00 Veullewait with Gareth Phillips

The Gremlin

9.00 Hideaway Trio Rugby Club

9:30 A Few Covers More Clarence

10:00 She Tasted Good Markets

10:00 DJ George Hotel

Thank you... Goodnight!

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The Muse at Brecon

Tex Mex party animals Los

Squideros, a rock opera, authentic

yummy Spanish food, new indie

darlings Cherryshoes and a cocktail

bar - all coming to The Muse at

Brecon for this Fringe.

You might not be aware but this

new venture on Glamorgan Street

is housed in what was the Old

Museum, originally built as a chapel

in 1937.

When the Museum moved to Shire

Hall the building fell into disrepair -

until now that is.

Ruth Gibbs says: “We want it to be

used again and to continue to

inspire, educate and amuse.”

Helped out by David Goff Eveleigh

and the marvellous Department Of

Enjoyment, the Muse at Brecon will

also be graced by the company of

musicians Alan Cooper, Di Esplin

and Simon Newcombe and the

voices of the Alive & Kickin

Community Choir - with drop in

open mic spots.

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4 Brothers

Justin Beynon and Paul Rosser are

huge fans of the Marx Brothers and in

homage to Groucho, Chico, Harpo and

the other one, they decided to call their

band 4 Brothers.

They are in fact brothers. Well no,

they've known each other for 25 years

and are like brothers. They're almost

brothers then. Nearly. However, there's

only two of them. They're great singers

though, lovely harmonies.

Other famous 'brothers' who weren't

brothers, include The Allman Brothers

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Brecon’s Got Talent

Grand Final

‘You can make me dance, you can

make me sing, you can make me

do just any old thing.’ - or so sang

Rod ‘The Mod’ Stewart and his jolly

band of Faces in 1974.

Well, Mary and Gareth at The

Gremlin have taken inspiration from

Rod’s tune and created an all

singing, all dancing contest in the

shape of Brecon’s Got Talent.

Legendary for its mega Karaoke

competitions in past years, he

Gremlin BGT Grand Final starts at

1pm on Sunday. Who knows?

Brecon may see the next Ed

Sheeran.

A Few Covers More

Ah, I see what you’ve done there -

it’s like a few dollars more, the

classic Clint Driftwood movie about

the man with no name. It’s clever

and also puts you at the top of lists

with ABC and Abba.Grabbing two

headline spots this weekend they

feature Brecon drummer Geraint

Powell.

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North House,St. Mary's St.,Brecon, Powys

LD3 7AA(opposite the carpet shop)

01874 624459

Please ask about anyprint or sign work, we may

be able to advise you.

[email protected]

Vehicle SignageExternal SignageScreen Printing

Personalized hoodiesStickersT-shirts

Trade printingLabels

ArtworksLarge Format

Digital Printing

Sion Russell Jones

Bella Collins and The Blue

Val Gongs

at The Muse

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Owen Money and the Travelling Wrinklies

You can’t beat a good old 60s singalong-a-kneesup can you? This lot

does ‘em all. Owen is super well known in Brecon for his pantos. Oh no, I

just got it: I had a band in Aberdare once called the Travelling Winberries.

A Window on BreconBrecon is a busy town full of local and passionate entrepreneurs.

Come and meet the people behind local business at

Brecon Market Hall on 22nd November 10am – 3.30pm

From here you can pick up your Christmas present town trail

and meet more of Brecon businesses who will help you

with your Christmas present dilemmas.

The celebrations continue until 4pm when the town Christmas

lights are switched on.

For more information please contact

[email protected]

They do two sets at The Bank. 2pm

and 7.30pm. Rock on dude.

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and swing band in the UK today.

There ain’t nobody here but us

chickens!

Blind River Scare

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Fringe. Americana, Alt-Country and

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Jeff Alderman and John Polson

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3MPH

As The Eagles once said: 'Life in

the fast lane, Surely makes you

lose your mind.'

Bet you didn't realise Joe and his

mates were singing that. 3MPH

have a new album 'Life In The

Slow Lane'. No honest.

It befits their slow travel

tongue-in-cheek name of course

and by describing themselves as

an eclectic mix, Blues to Rock,

Country to Folk and anything in

between, they could actually be

Don Henley's West Coast band.

That's how rumours and urban

myths start. Markets Tavern.

Johnny Lucas

Anyone who walks around the

sunburnt celebrity streets of

Cannes Film Festival wearing

flippers, goggles and a snorkel -

and carrying a lilo under his arm

- can have my vote anytime.

Johnny Lucas did, so I say Vote

for Johnny!

Was he making an overtly politi-

cal statement? I dunno. Was it a

plea to be centre of attention?

Probably. He wowed

audiences last year anyhoo, with

his wicky wacky guitar looping

tomfoolery. He's back for more.

Ask him where his lilo is.

Approved agency for Elna Sewing machines

Stock 2014

Stockists of Rowan wool& patterns

is moving to 20 Ship St (Emeralds)on Mon 18th August

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Keith Little Trio

Like Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Artie Shaw, Louis Jordan, Louis

Prima? Then you will love the Keith Little Trio. These guys aren't in

the band, they're jazz people from long, long ago in a galaxy far

from here called the Swing Nebula. Very close to the Jumping Jive

Constellation. Don't go looking for it. They tore it down years ago.

As you can tell, I know absolutely zip about astronomy.

Those of you not familiar with this kind of musical oeuvre will no

doubt recognise the tunes from ringtone downloads or adverts, so

don't worry. They're at The Hours.

Plough Chapel

The Plough is

famous for its

Flower Festival

over the Fringe and

this year the theme

is 'Celebrating Life'

– if you're going to

Brecon Fringe, be

sure to wear a

flower in your hair.

The chapel also

gives us festival

goers the chance

to get involved on

Sunday with

Gymanfa Ganu or

the Big Sing.

Earlier on Sunday,

the service of

worship features

the hymns of Arthur

Sullivan of Gilbert

and Sullivan fame.

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The Semantics

Ah Semantics, the meanings of

words as they are actually used

by speakers and not as they

necessarily should be used. We

all knew that, didn't we?

But enough of school work. The

Semantics are prolific and are all

over the Fringe like a nice new

mohair suit from Saville Row,

paid off in ten shilling weekly

installments.

They play songs from Johhny

Cash to Johnny Nash, from Daft

Punk to just plain daft with a new

line up for 2014. Harmonies, twin

guitars and surprises. Splendid.

Huw Parsons and Friends

Painter, photographer, book

publisher, poet and the organiser

of music at St Mary's Church this

year.

He's a mover and a shaker, is

our Huw.

It's not entirely clear as to who

exactly Huw's 'Friends' are this

year but those of you old enough

to remember the fabulous TV

series may be in for a treat.

Don't quote me on that one but

myself I'm looking forward to

hearing Phoebe singing 'Smelly

Cat'. Next year, I hope he invites

along the cast of Cheers.

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The Hurricanes

Florence Black

Cherryshoes

Look up

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The Harrisons

Let's get this straight, right from

the start. This is not Harrison

Ford's new band. The star of

Blade Runner and Star Wars

hasn't done a Steve Martin.

These Bristol Harrisons hang out

at guitarist Steve Treble's guitar

shop there. If only Brecon had a

guitar shop. I remember seeing

these guys at The Camden Arms

and also The Clarence many

Fringes ago. Two blokes playing

guitars and singing and a singing

trombonist. It shouldn't really

work but it does, beautifully.

Ardent and The Clarence.

Alive & Kickin'

Community Choir

Singing into life in May 2013

they numbered single figures but

when the choir celebrated their

first birthday, there were over 50

singers. I hear through the

grapevine that this sort of caper

is hugely beneficial to wellbeing

and a bit of a laugh.

The ever expanding choir sing at

The Clarence, The Muse at

Brecon, Watton Church and

outside Pilgrims.

The choir led by Tanya Walker

rehearse on Monday nights at

The Muse if you fancy joining.

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'In My Craft or Sullen Art'

12 Artists respond to the poems of Dylan Thomas.Participating Artists include: Karin Mear, Roy Powell, Veronica Gibson,Bronte Woodruff, Robert Macdonald, and Kim Howells.

'In My Craft or Sullen Art' previews at The Hours Cafe & Bookshop,15 Ship Street Brecon, LD3 9AD on Friday October 3rd at 7pm and will run until November 30th. It will beopened by Chair of The Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain, 'The Dylan Thomas Guy' Jeff Towns.

Future Events in Brecon

Brecon Beacons Summer Fair

23 - 25 August 2014

National Park Visitor Centre

LD3 8ER

Tel: 01874 623366

www.breconbeacons.org

Brecon Beacons Food Festival

4 October 2014

Brecon Market Hall

http://www.breconbeacons.org

ART FAIR

16 Oct 6-8pm,

17 & 18 Oct 10am-4pm

St Mary’s Church, Brecon

Theatr Brycheiniogwww.brycheiniog.co.uk

Coming to the theatre soon:Harp Summer School Aug 27-30

Roy Chubby Brown Sept 11

Tredegar Town Band Sept 13

Brecon Town Band Sept 15

The Good, The Bad & The Welsh

Sept 20

A Doll’s House Sept 26

Boyan Ensemble of Kiev Oct 1

Buddy Holly and The Cricketers

Oct 2

Ratpack Vegas Spectactular Oct 10

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Sheep Trek in the

Brecon BeaconsMonday 11 August

(other dates available)

A scenic trek with your own

trained Jacob sheep for the day

Adult £35 Child £25

www.gooddayout.co.uk

Tel 01874 749092

Brecon Baroque festival

24 - 27 October 2014

www.breconbaroquefestival.com

A Window on Brecon

22 November 2014

Brecon Market Hall

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OPERA YN Y PARC OPERA IN THE PARK

Dydd Sul 24 Awst Sunday 24 AugustDathlu Adelina Patti

Perfformiad am ddim ar lawnt Pafi liwn Patti 6pm Gyda’r soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams ynghyd ag aelodau o Gerddorfa WNO.

Dewch â phicnic, eisteddwch yn ôl a mwynhau’r gerddoriaeth ar noson o haf.

Digwyddiadau am ddim o amser cinio ymlaen: • gweithdy offerynnau

taro hwyliog i’r teulu• ensembles WNO yn

chwarae yn y ty cwch• sesiynau ymarfer agored ar gyfer

y perfformiad gyda’r nos

Parc Gwledig Craig-y-nos, Pen y Cae, SA9 1GL Craig-y-Nos Country Park, Pen y Cae, SA9 1GL

Celebrating Adelina Patti

Free performance at the Patti Pavilion lawn 6pm Featuring Soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams with members of WNO Orchestra.

Bring a picnic, sit back and enjoy the music on a summer evening.

Free events from lunchtime:

Mary Elizabeth Williams

• family fun percussion workshop

• WNO ensembles playing in the boat house

• open rehearsals for the evening performance

Gyda chyllid gan With funding from

Documents

Brecon Fringe Guide 2014