Cardiff based composer, songwriter and filmmaker Araby recently recorded his song “Fly” at Castell Coch. Araby was joined by friends – and University of South Wales alumni – Ed Hayes, Rosie Bell and Andrew Evans. The musicians performed in different rooms of the castle over a five hour shoot. Explaining how the recording went, he … more…
The Dandos return to play Tongwynlais village hall and help raise funds for the new roof. The popular folk foursome are bringing their sitar, guzheng, kalimba, berimbau, balafon and djembe to rock the village hall. The band are becoming regulars in the village, having closed the festival in 2014 and playing twice last year. The … more…
A History of Rocketgoldstar’s “Tongwynlais” We recently interviewed Gaz Williams of Rocketgoldstar, who recounted the story of their track “Tongwynlais”. Way back in 1996, Cardiff-based art rock band Rocketgoldstar were recording a new album with local music legend Richard Dunn producing. The band, Frank Naughton (aka Frank Static), Gaz Williams and Sion Orgon, were making … more…
1. Castell Coch had the first commercial vineyard in Great Britain. Source – BBC 2. Merthyr Road used to be called North Road. Source – Dic Mortimer’s Blog Picture – Crazy High 3. Castell Coch has been featured in many films and TV programmes, including several episodes of “Doctor Who” and 90s TV show, “The … more…
A group of acoustic musicians are looking for new members to join their jam nights at The Lewis Arms. The group meet every two weeks and play just for fun. This is a video from their Facebook page. Post by Lewis Arms Jam Nights. If you’d like to go along and see the group, they’re … more…
New Dance Class A new “Adult Dancercise” class starts next week in the village hall. Jo ‘The Dancer’ Redman promises to bring out your diva every Wednesday with a different dance routine each week. Price and Contact Details The class is from 8:30 – 9:30pm every Wednesday and costs £3 per week. For more information, … more…
Great research Jack, Every time I walk down Railway Terrace I try and picture the station and track as it…