Where Good Music Matters

Where Taro
Nodyn
Good Music Cywir
Matters
at the Muni · The Coliseum · the PARK & Dare
SPRING/SUMMER 09 GWANWYN/HAF
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L if e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e S
PROFIADAU CERDDORIAETH FYW I GYFOETHOGI’CH BYW YD
Featuring · gan gynnwys:
MANY
SOLE WELSH
DATES
NIFER O
DDYDDIADAU
ar gyfer
CYMru’n
UNIG
The BOWMANS · KATHY MATTEA · THE ANIMALS
CATRIN FINCH & CIMARRON · THE GROANBOX BOYS · MOYA BRENNAN
KRIS DREVER & HEIDI TALBOT · PAM TILLIS · DEVON SPROULE
HANS THEESINK · NICK LOWE · JOHN CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER
GENTLEMEN · SHOW OF HANDS · BROOKS WILLIAMS
plus inside · rhagor tu fewn:
> Review of Nick Lowe’s album At My Age
www.rct-arts.co.uk
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WHERE GOOD MUSIC MATTERS - 5th ANNIVERSARY
It was and is a statement of intent, a promise and a
manifesto. Since we first decided on this brand name
and produced our first “slim” leaflet in the Spring of
2004 Cultural Services and our audiences have moved
on in more ways than one.
From the beginning we have positively encouraged
you, our audiences to engage in the dialogue and tell
us of your musical heroes and heroines. Where possible
we have followed up on many of your marvellous
suggestions – so please don’t stop!
Over these past five years it has been my privilege and
pleasure to see the warm response that you have given
to legends such as Janis Ian, Ray Davies, Jimmy Webb
and Judy Collins. How you have embraced great new
talents as Ian Siegal, Emily Smith, Julie Fowlis. How too
you have welcomed some of our great home-grown
musical ambassadors such as Andy Fairweather-Low,
Cerys Matthews, and Gruff Rhys.
So – please look through this our anniversary season
and be bold with your musical choices – much as we
have been with this selection. In other words come to
see somebody that is a new name to you – it could be
the start of a whole new musical romance!
I look forward to seeing you at the gigs!
Geoff Cripps Artistic Director – Cultural Services
CONTENTS · CYNNWYS
Details on 12 bar blues club,
early bird offer and
other great music events THE BOWMANS
KATHY MATTEA
the animals
catrin finch & cimarron
the groanbox boys
moya brennan
kris drever & heidi talbot
pam tillis
devon sproule
hans theessink
nick lowe
nick lowe album review
jon cleary
show of hands
brooks williams
happy anniversary
Details on Box Office hrs etc
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TARO’R NODYN CYWIR - 5ed pen-blwydd
Datganiad o fwriad ydoedd, yn addewid ac yn faniffesto, ac yn dal felly. Penderfynon ni ar yr
enw yma yng Ngwanwyn 2004, a mynd ati i lunio ein llyfryn tenau cyntaf. Mae’r Gwasanaethau
Diwylliannol, a’n cynulleidfaoedd hefyd, wedi symud ymlaen mewn mwy nag un ffordd oddi ar
hynny.
Chi yw ein cynulleidfaoedd ni, ac rydyn ni wedi’ch annog a’ch calonogi chi o’r cychwyn i drafod
gyda ni o hyd. Rydyn ni eisiau gwybod pwy yw’ch arwyr a’ch arwresau ym myd cerdd. Rydyn ni
wedi dilyn llawer o’ch awgrymiadau gwych, lle roedd modd - felly, daliwch ati!
Gwelais mor gynnes oedd eich croeso i enwogion megis Janis Ian, Ray Davies, Jimmy Webb a
Judy Collins yn ystod y pum mlynedd ddiwethaf. Roedd hyn yn fraint ac yn bleser. Rhoesoch
groeso arbennig i dalentau newydd megis rhai Ian Siegal, Emily Smith, a Julie Fowlis. Rhoesoch
groeso i rai o ddoniau brodorol enwocaf Cymru hefyd, artistiaid megis Andy Fairweather-Low,
Cerys Matthews, a Gruff Rhys.
Felly beth am edrych drwy raglen tymor dathlu ein pen-blwydd, a mentro ychydig wrth ddewis
cerddoriaeth? Dyna beth wnaethon ni wrth lunio’r rhaglen! Mewn gair, beth am ddod i weld
rhywun sy’n enw newydd i chi - fe allai agor byd cerddorol hollol wahanol i chi!
Edrychaf ymlaen at eich gweld chi yn y gigiau!
Geoff Cripps Cyfarwyddwr Artistig - Gwasanaethau Diwylliannol
www.rct-arts.co.uk
12 Bar Blues Club
RCT Cultural Services have joined forces with
Blaenau Gwent venues to create a new blues
membership club called the 12 Bar Blues Club.
It works like this – Join the 12 Bar Blues
Club and you will receive:
Mae Gwasanaethau Diwylliannol Rhondda
Cynon Taf wedi ymuno â lleoliadau Blaenau
Gwent i greu Clwb y Blŵs 12 Bar.
Os wnewch chi ymaelodi â Chlwb y Blŵs
12 Bar, dyma beth gewch chi:
> R egular information on forthcoming events
> Free prize give-aways
> The best international Blues artists and
reduced ticket prices for blues events in our
venues and Blaenau Gwent venues.
> G
wybodaeth reolaidd ar ddigwyddiadau
sydd i ddod
> Cystadlaethau am ddim
> Yr artistiaid blŵs gorau o sawl gwlad, a
thocynnau am bris gostyngol yn ein
lleoliadau ac yn lleoliadau Blaenau Gwent.
Membership is £12.50 per year –
to join the call the Box Office on
01495 355800 or email boxoffice@
blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Aelodaeth: £12.50 y flwyddyn.
I ymaelodi, ffoniwch y Swyddfa Docynnau ar
01495 355800 neu e-bostiwch boxoffice@
blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Book before 5pm on Wednesday
18 February, you could save money
on selected shows. The Early
Bird discount cannot be used in
conjunction with any other discount.
Early Bird tickets must be paid for at
the time of booking, no reservations.
We reserve the right to withdraw the
offer at any time, without prior notice.
Bydd cyfle i chi arbed arian ar rai sioeau
penodol tan 5.00yh ddydd Mercher 18
Chwefror. Chewch chi ddim defnyddio
cynllun ‘Y Cyw Cynnar’ gydag unrhyw
gynnig arall. Mae rhaid ichi dalu am
docynnau’r ‘Cyw Cynnar’ adeg cadw
seddi, dim cadw tocynnau’n ôl gan mai
dim ond hyn a hyn o docynnau sydd ar
gael. Rydyn ni’n cadw’r hawl i dynnu’r
cynnig yn ôl ar unrhyw adeg, heb rybudd.
Other music events at the venues this spring definitely worth experiencing …
Digwyddiadau cerddorol eraill yn ein canolfannau y gwanwyn hwn sy’n sicr yn
werth eu profi …
Wilko Johnson @ the muni
> THURSDAY 26 march > iau 26 mawrth · 8.00pm > £15.00
The New Seekers 40th Anniversary Tour @ the coliseum
> saturDAY 28 march > sadwrn 28 mawrth · 7.30pm
> £15.00 - Early bird offer £12.00
Abba Mania @ the park & dare
> sunDAY 12 april > SUL 12 ebrill · 7.00pm > £17.50 & £15.50
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M at t e r S >3
The Bowmans
> tuesday 20 january
> mawrth 20 ionawr · 8.00pm
> £8.50
Twin sisters, Sarah and Claire Bowman’s
sound is at once unique and prototypically
American. Shades of Americana connect
with characteristics of modern singersongwriters; vaudeville blends with indiefolk; undertones of classical influences
meld with loads of rock and roll edge.
Combining Sarah’s vocals with skillful
cello and guitar playing, and Claire’s artful
fiddling and evocative voice, together, the
twins’ harmonies sound as if they come
simultaneously from one astonishing voice.
> Cabaret seating
> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14
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Gefeillesau yw’r chwiorydd Sarah a
Claire Bowman, sy’n creu sŵn unigryw.
Ar yr un pryd, mae rhyw naws amlwg
o Americanaidd am eu cerddoriaeth.
Mae yma gyfoeth o wahanol elfennau’n
asio â’i gilydd fan hyn: cerddoriaeth
Americanaidd gynhenid ac ysgafnder y
fodfil Mae yma ganu gwerin annibynnol
gydag awgrym o ddylanwadau clasurol
a llwythi o siarprwydd roc a rôl hefyd. Ac
mae’r cyfan yn dwyn stamp y gantores
gyfansoddwraig fodern. Gallech dyngu
fod harmonïau’r ddwy chwaer yn llifo’r
un pryd o un llais anhygoel. Ond maen
nhw’n cyfuno llais Sarah â’i dawn ar y
soddgrwth a’r gitâr, a ffidil celfydd a
llais atgofus Claire, i gyd gyda’i gilydd.
> Trefn Seddau Cabare
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14
www.thebowmansmusic.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
THE COLISEUM THEATRE
THEATR Y COLISËWM
SwyddFa Docynnau 01685 881188 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Kathy Mattea
> wednesday 28 january
> Mercher 28 ionawr
> 8.00pm
> £15.50 & £12.50
plus support gyda chefnogaeth Halflight
Get a ticket for Kathy Mattea for
£10.00 when you buy an Early Bird
Ticket for Pam Tillis at the Coliseum
Theatre on Wednesday 29 April
Os prynwch Docyn Cyw Cynnar
ar gyfer Pam Tillis, cewch gyfle i
godi tocyn ar gyfer Kathy Mattea
yn Theatr y Colisëwm ar Ddydd
Mercher 29 Ebrill am £10.00.
Grammy award winning American singer
songwriter Kathy Mattea is one of the
most respected female country stars
of her era. A compelling lyricist who
brings elements of folk, bluegrass, and
gospel to her music, she is a former CMA
Female Vocalist of the Year, whose hits
include “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen
Roses” and “Come from the Heart.”
Cantores gyfansoddwraig o faes glo
Gorllewin Virginia yw Kathy Mattea. Mae
hi’n un o’r sêr canu gwlad uchaf eu
parch heddiw, wedi derbyn gwobrau
Grammy a chael ei hethol yn Lleisyddes
y Flwyddyn gan y Gymdeithas Canu
Gwlad. Mae hi’n gweu elfennau o ganu
gwerin, blwgras, a chanu gosbel i’w
cherddoriaeth, Ymhlith ei chaneuon
enwocaf mae “Eighteen Wheels and a
Dozen Roses” a “Come from the Heart”.
Kathy’s critically acclaimed new album
‘Coal’ delves into her coal mining
ancestry and her Welsh roots, and she
is particularly looking forward to visiting
the Park & Dare for the first time.
Ei gwreiddiau yn y cymunedau glofaol
ac yma yng Nghymru yw thema’i
halbwm bythgofiadwy newydd ‘Coal’.
Mae hi’n edrych ymlaen yn frwd at ei
hymweliad cyntaf â Theatr y Parc a’r Dâr.
> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14 in the bar
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
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www.mattea.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
THE PARK & DARE THEATRE
THEATR Y PARC A’R DÂR
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 773112 Box Office
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M at t e r S >5
The Animals
> friday 20 february
> Gwener 20 chwefror · 8.00pm
> £18.50 & £15.50 (12 Bar Blues Club Members £15.50 & £12.50)
With support from Gordon Wride of the Revelators
Gyda Gordon Wride o’r Revelators
With two of the original Animals, John Steel
and Mickey Gallagher, plus a collection
of great musicians from the ’60s, this is a
great band that needs little introduction.
With over 20 global top ten hits, including
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, We’ve
Gotta Get Out of This Place and House of
the Rising Sun, expect a fantastic concert
of pure classic blues/rock.
For details on Blues Club Membership see
page 3.
Mae pawb sy’n nabod ei roc yn dwlu ar yr
Animals. Dyma grŵp sy’n cynnwys rhai o
gerddorion mawr y Chwedegau, gyda dau
o’r grŵp gwreiddiol, John Steel a Mickey
Gallagher, yn eu mysg. Cewch gyfle i
glywed ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’,
‘We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place’ a
‘House of the Rising Sun’, a chryn 20 o
ffefrynnau byd-eang. Noson o roc glasurol
bur!
I gael rhagor o fanylion ynglŷn â Chlwb y
Felan, gweler tudalen 3.
> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14 in the bar
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
www.rockartistmanagement.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
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THE PARK & DARE THEATRE
THEATR Y PARC A’R DÂR
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 773112 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Catrin Finch & Cimarron
> saturday 7 march
> sadwrn 7 mawrth · 8.00pm
> £15.50 & £12.50
An Astar/Theatr Mwldan /Galeri /Theatr Brycheiniog
Co-Production. Supported by the Welsh Assembly
Government and the Arts Council Of Wales
through the Arts Outside Cardiff Scheme
Cyd-gynhyrchiad Astar/Theatr Mwldan /Galeri /Theatr
Brycheiniog. Noddir gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru drwy
Gynllun y Celfyddydau y Tu Allan i Gaerdydd
This extraordinary, exciting and highprofile harp-based international music
project combines the remarkable talent
of Catrin Finch, regarded as one of the
world’s leading harp players and classical
crossover successes, with Colombian
band Cimarron, a seven piece llanera
group led by harpist and composer
Carlos Rojas and drawn from the Mestizo
people who inhabit the savannahs of
the great Orinoco river. Together, they
make beautiful music where traditional
Colombian rhythms see the injection
of Catrin’s stunning virtuosity and
traditional Welsh melodies become
infused with a vibrant Latin identity.
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> B ar open pre-event
and interval
>N
o children under 14 in the bar
Dyma brosiect cerddorol rhyngwladol
cyffrous sydd wedi denu sylw ymhob
man. Mae’n cyfuno dawn eithriadol
Catrin Finch, a ystyrir yn un o delynorion
gorau’r byd, â doniau Cimarron, un o
fandiau enwocaf Colombia. Llwyddodd
Catrin i agor cerddoriaeth glasurol i
gynulleidfa ehangach, ac mae Cimarron
dan arweiniad y telynor a’r cyfansoddwr
blaenllaw, Carlos Rojas. Band saith darn
‘llanera’ traddodiadol ydyn nhw, o dras
y bobl Mestizo sy’n byw ar y peithiau
ger afon fawr Orinoco yng Ngholombia.
Gyda’i gilydd maent yn creu cerddoriaeth
brydferth sy’n uno cryfderau’r ddau
draddodiad. Rhwng curiadau cywrain
canu Colombia, a dawn syfdranol
Catrin, mae alawon Cymru yn magu
rhyw nerth Lladinaidd digamsyniol.
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
www.catrinfinch.com
www.cimarron.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
THE PARK & DARE THEATRE
THEATR Y PARC A’R DÂR
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 773112 Box Office
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M at t e r S >7
The Groanbox Boys
> thursday 12 maRCH > iau 12 mawrth · 8.00pm
> £13.50 (12 Bar Blues Club Members £10.50)
The Groanbox Boys are a UK based trio,
whose sound is a highly unique blend of
roots music performed on accordion,
acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica, and
myriad pieces of percussion. Their footstompin’ sound features unconventional
arrangements weaved together by tight
vocal harmonies sung with raw intensity.
A typical Groanbox live performance
weaves deep, frenetic African and Latin
rhythms into a tapestry of rich, distinct
sounds and unending energy that gets
people up and moving in no time!
‘Utterly enthralling’
the independent
For details on Blues Club Membership see
page 3.
> Cabaret seating
> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14
www.thegroanboxboys.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
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Triawd wych o wledydd Prydain yw’r
Groanbox Boys. Maen nhw’n creu sŵn sy’n
gyfuniad hollol unigryw o gerddoriaeth
wreiddiau America. Byddant yn perfformio
ar yr acordion, gitâr acwstig, banjo, organ
gêg, a sawl offeryn taro. Mae lleisio’r
bechgyn yn glòs ac yn ddisgybledig, eu
gwaith offerynnol yn wyllt, a’u hangerdd
yn unigryw. Cewch eich swyno’n lân!
Dewch allan i glywed Groanbox yn
asio rhythmau cyhyrog yr Affrig a’r byd
Lladinaidd yn sbloetsh o seiniau cain,
cyfoethog. Bydd eu hegni dibdendraw
yn rhoi dawns wyllt yn eich traed!
I gael rhagor o fanylion ynglŷn â Chlwb y
Felan, gweler tudalen 3.
> Trefn Seddau Cabare
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14
THE PARK & DARE THEATRE
THEATR Y PARC A’R DÂR
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 773112 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Moya Brennan
> friday 20 march
> gwener 20 mawrth
> 8.00pm
> £15.50 (Early Bird Offer £12.50)
The voice of Clannad. Timeless,
eternal and carried heavenwards in a
soulful breath, Moya’s voice reaches out
to the farthest places but still touches
the soul. With a career spanning
decades she has recorded more than 25
albums and sold over 20 million records.
Winning Ivor Novello and Bafta awards
and receiving Grammy nominations with
Clannad, Moya’s voice has taken the
Irish language and traditional music to
centre stage all over the world and has
graced international film soundtracks
including ‘King Arthur’, ‘The Last Of The
Mohicans’, and TV’s ‘Robin Of Sherwood’.
‘The power of her whispered
tones and the beauty of her
music touch the soul’
For details on Early Bird Offer see page 3.
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> B ar open pre-event and interval
>N
o children under 14 in the bar
www.moyabrennan.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Llais Clannad. Mae llais pur Moya yn dod
yn syth o’r galon, ac yn hudo pawb sy’n
gwrando i fyd arall.Dechreuodd hi ganu
gyda’i theulu a ffrindiau yng ngrŵp enwog
Clannad yn y Saithdegau. Recordiodd ar
dros 25 albwm, gan werthu dros 20
miliwb o gopïau. Mae llais Moya wedi
tynnu sylw’r byd at yr Wyddeleg a
cherddoriaeth draddodiadol Iwerddon.
Cafodd hi a Clannad eu henwebu ar gyfer
y Wobr Grammy, ac mae hi wedi ennill
Gwobrau Ivor Novello a Bafta. Mae llais
Moya i’w glywed yn ‘King Arthur’, ‘The
Last of the Mohicans’ a ffilmiau eraill, a’r
gyfres deledu ‘Robin of Sherwood’.
Hoffech chi ragor o fanylion am gynnig
Cyw Cynnar? Trowch i dudalen 3.
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
THE COLISEUM THEATRE
THEATR Y COLISËWM
SwyddFa Docynnau 01685 881188 Box Office
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M at t e r S >9
Kris Drever &
Heidi Talbot
> thursday 9 april
> iau 9 ebrill · 8.00PM
> £12.50 (Valleys Roots £11.50 )
> (Early Bird Offer £9.50)
Award winning Orcandian Guitarist, Kris
Drever is the son of singer-songwriter
Ivan Drever, formerly lead vocalist
with Celtic rock supremos Wolfstone.
A solo artist with an impeccable folk
pedigree, his first album ‘Blackwater’
was a significant addition to the current
phase of the never-ending folk revival.
Described as the missing link between
Bjork and Enya, vocalist Heidi Talbot
is exciting plenty of anticipation.
After five years earning her folk
spurs fronting Cherish The Ladies,
the young Irish singer is primed
and ready for crossover success.
For details on Early Bird Offer see page 3.
>C
abaret seating
> B ar open all evening
>N
o children under 14
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Gitarydd o Ynysoedd Erch yn yr Alban yw
Kris Drever, wedi ennill llu o wobrwyon.
Roedd ei dad Ivan yn ganwr-gyfansoddwr,
ac ar un adeg yn brif leisydd gyda’r grŵp
roc Celtaidd blaenllaw Wolfstone.
Unawdydd o fri yw Kris, gyda’i wreiddiau’n
ddwfn yn adfywiad diddiwedd canu
gwerin. Fe fu’i albwm cyntaf, ‘Blackwater’,
yn hwb aruthrol i’r twf diweddar yn yr
adfywiad.
Mae llais Heidi Talbot mor arallfydol â Bjork
ac mor bur ag Enya. Mae’i chynulleidfa hi’n
tyfu o ddydd i dydd. Enillodd Heidi lu o
ddilynwyr wrth ganu gyda’r grŵp
Gwyddeleig Cherish the Ladies am bum
mlynedd. Bellach, mae hi’n barod i fentro i
lwyfannau newydd.
Hoffech chi ragor o fanylion am gynnig
Cyw Cynnar? Trowch i dudalen 3.
> Trefn Seddau Cabare
> Bar ar agor gydol y noson
> Dim plant o dan 14
www.krisdrever.com
www.heiditalbot.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
THE MUNI ARTS CENTRE
CANOLFAN GELF Y MIWNI
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 485934 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Pam Tillis > WEDNESday 29 april
> mercher 29 ebrill · 8.00PM
> £21.50 & £18.50 (Early Bird Offer £15.50 )
Double Grammy award winning American
singer-songwriter Pam Tillis has sold more
than 7 million albums and has had 6 No
1 hits. The daughter of country star Mel
Tillis, she has also written songs for the
likes of Chaka Khan, Martina McBride,
Juice Newton and Conway Twitty. She
was also named the Country Music
Association’s Country Vocalist of the Year.
Following the release of her critically
acclaimed latest album RhineStoned,
Pam shows us why she is one of the
most respected names in Nashville.
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> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14 in the bar
www.pamtillis.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Yn frodor o Florida, mae Pam Tillis yn
hanu o un o deuluoedd blaenaf byd canu
gwlad. Y canwr gwlad enwog Mel Tillis
oedd ei thad, ac mae hi wedi dilyn gyrfa
lwyddiannus ar ei liwt ei hun. Yn ogystal
â chyrraedd Rhif 1 chwech o weithiau,
gwerthodd Pam 7 miliwn o albymau
ac ennill y Wobr Grammy ddwywaith.
Cyfansoddodd ganeuon i Chaka Khan,
Martina McBride, Juice Newton, Conway
Twitty, ac eraill. Enillodd deitl Lleisydd
y Flwyddyn y Gymdeithas Ganu Gwlad
hefyd. Mae pawb yn dwlu ar ei halbwm
newydd, ‘RhineStoned’ – dewch yn llu am
noson i’w chofio!
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
Get a ticket for Kathy Mattea at the
Park & Dare on Wednesday 28 January
for £10.00 when you buy an Early Bird
Ticket for Pam Tillis. For details on
Early Bird Offer see page 3.
Os prynwch Docyn Cyw Cynnar ar gyfer
Pam Tillis, cewch gyfle i godi tocyn ar
gyfer Kathy Mattea yn Theatr y Parc a’r
Dâr ar Ddydd Mercher 28 Ionawr am
£10.00. Hoffech chi ragor o fanylion
am gynnig Cyw Cynnar. Trowch i
dudalen 3.
THE COLISEUM THEATRE
THEATR Y COLISËWM
SwyddFa Docynnau 01685 881188 Box Office
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M a t t e r S > 11
Devon Sproule
plus support · gyda chefnogaeth Rod Thomas
> TUESday 5 MAY > MAWRTH 5 MAI · 8.00pm
> £12.50 in advance £13.50 on the door (Early Bird Offer £9.00)
An RCT Theatres/CodaAgency Co-Production on tour in Wales supported by theACW/WAG
through the Arts Outside Cardiff Scheme.
Cyd-gynhyrchiad Theatrau Rhondda Cynon Taf/Asiantaeth Cerddoriaeth Coda ar daith yng Nghymru, gyda
chymorth Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru/Llywodraeth y Cynulliad drwy Gynllun y Celfyddydau y Tu Allan i Gaerdydd
25 year-old guitarist and songwriter Devon
Sproule is creating a well-deserved buzz
on the live music scene with her trademark
50-year-old Gibson guitar and her unique
live performances. Born to hippie parents
and brought up on a commune in
Kingston, Ontario, her lyrics are poetic,
candid and witty – mesmerising stuff.
Miss her now at your peril.
‘Vintage country … with jazzy
sophistication … beautifully sparse
arrangements and melodies that
surprise the ear when you first
hear them, but which then get
under your skin much more than
anything more obvious would.’ BBC
Mae Devon Sproule yn creu cyffro
haeddiannol ar y sin gerddoriaeth fyw. Yn
gitarydd a chantores gyfansoddwraig 25
oed sy’n chwarae gitâr Gibson 50 oed
unigryw, mae hi’n rhoi perfformiadau
byw heb eu tebyg. Hipis oedd ei rhieni,
ac fe gafodd hi’i magu mewn comiwn
yn nhref Kingston, Ontario. Mae rhyw
naws delynegol i eiriau gonest a ffraeth ei
chaneuon - stwff llesmeiriol. Peidiwch â’i
cholli ar eich crogi!
Hoffech chi ragor o fanylion am gynnig
Cyw Cynnar? Trowch i dudalen 3.
> Trefn Seddau Cabare
> Bar ar agor gydol y noson
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
For details on Early Bird Offer see page 3.
> Cabaret seating
> Bar open all evening
>>
PROFIADAU CERDDORIAETH FYW I GYFOETHOGI’CH BYWYD
12 < t a r o n o d y n c y w i r
> No children under 14
www.devonsproule.com
www.myspace.com/rodthomasmusic
www.rct-arts.co.uk
THE MUNI ARTS CENTRE
CANOLFAN GELF Y MIWNI
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 485934 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Hans Theessink
> THURsday 7 MAy
> IAU 7 MAI · 8.00pm
> £13.00 (12 Bar Blues Club Members £10.00)
This Grammy award nominated singer/
songwriter is the most sought-after
artist of the international blues scene.
He is a modern day troubadour and
entertainer who spellbinds audiences
with his rich and emotional sounds.
Through his unmistakable guitarwork,
sonorous baritone voice and stage
presence, Hans has attained a status
unique for a European, performing
at many of the most prominent
North American music festivals.
Canwr-gyfansoddwr blws o fri
rhyngwladol yw Hans. Enillodd
wrandawyr ym mhob man, a chael
ei enwebu ar gyfer y Wobr Grammy.
Bydd e’n teithio i wlad i wlad yn
difyrru’r miloedd gyda’i lais cyfoethog
a’i feistrolaeth esmwyth ar y gitâr.
‘Hans Theessink is an international
blues treasure. He is one of the
world’s pre-eminent country
pickers and his warm baritone
expresses blues’ BLUES REVIEW
> Dim plant o dan 14
‘What A Voice!’
I gael rhagor o fanylion ynglŷn â
Chlwb y Felan, gweler tudalen 3.
> Trefn Seddau Cabare
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
HOT PRESS
For details on Blues Club Membership see
page 3.
>>
> Cabaret seating
> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14
THE PARK & DARE THEATRE
THEATR Y PARC A’R DÂR
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 773112 Box Office
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M a t t e r S > 13
Nick Lowe
> saturday 16 may > sadwrn 16 mai · 8.00pm
> £25.00 in advance £27.50 on the door
A pivotal figure in UK rock, punk rock and
new wave scene, Lowe has recorded a
string of critically acclaimed solo albums
and is perhaps best known for his songs
I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass and
Cruel to Be Kind, as well as his production
work with Elvis Costello.
Known as the Headmaster of British Rock,
Nick has been performing for 40 years
but is as fresh today as the first time he
stepped on stage and his latest album At
My Age has received excellent reviews.
Rhyddhaodd Nick Lowe ei albwm
allweddol ‘Jesus of Cool’ ym 1974. Dros
y blynyddoedd buodd e’n arwain y
ffordd drwy steiliau cerddorol roc,
pync, a’r Don Newydd. Gwerthodd
pob albwm ganddo fel slecs, ac
mae’i ganeuon ‘I Love the Sound of
Breaking Glass’ a ‘Cruel to Be Kind’ mor
boblogaidd ag erioed hyd heddiw.
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14 in the bar
www.nicklowe.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
>>
PROFIADAU CERDDORIAETH FYW I GYFOETHOGI’CH BYWYD
14 < t a r o n o d y n c y w i r
THE COLISEUM THEATRE
THEATR Y COLISËWM
SwyddFa Docynnau 01685 881188 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
> album Review > NICK LOWE’S AT MY AGE
With a title like this, Nick Lowe’s At My
Age sounds as though it might be a
career summation much in the vein of
fellow pub-rocker turned new-waver,
Chris Difford’s recent I Didn’t Get
Where I Am. Although both appear to
be mining the same rich country-rock
seam it’s all a bit more homespun than
that, and an ultimately much more
cheerful musical celebration of what
we all hope faces us: old age.
On the evidence of this album, Lowe,
the incorrigible codger, still greets the
advancing decades with a wry turn
of phrase, a swing in his step and an
offer to rock and roll. Nods to stars
of soul and country glitter through
the album like jewelled fragments in
a magpie’s nest, from the covers of
Charlie Feather’s ‘’The Man In Love’’,
the Uniques’ ‘’Not Too Long Ago’’ and
album-closer Faron Young’s ‘’Feel
Again’’ to the melodic quotes and
vocal stylings recalling everyone from
Floyd Cramer and Nina Simone to
Dean Martin and Roy Orbison.
If that makes things sound a little
synthetic, it is more than compensated
for by the honesty and intricacy of
the lyrics (‘’Long-Limbed Girl’’ is as
sinuous as the song’s subject) and
the warm, relaxed playing of Lowe’s
regular band, as well as guest stars
including Chrissie Hynde (on ‘’People
Change’’, where Lowe lets us behind
his chameleon disguise) and Bill
Kirchen of Commander Cody fame (on
‘’The Club’’ a wickedly funny put-down
of self-pitying).
The production suggests someone has
been paying attention to Solomon
Burke’s comeback work, so it is fitting
that Lowe brings home ‘’The Other
Side of the Coin’’ which Burke recently
covered. It’s hard to pick out particular
tracks, but the lacerating ‘’I Trained
Her To Love Me’’ and the erie ‘’Love’s
Got A Lot To Answer For’’, along with
the route-out-of-the-abyss ‘’Better
Man’’ and ‘’Hope For Us All’’ all serve
to help stake out Lowe’s pitch here
for London as the alternative country
capital of the world.
>>
Tim Nelson, BBC
REVIEW
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M a t t e r S > 15
Jon Cleary & The Absolute
Monster Gentlemen
> THURSday 28 MAY > IAU 28 MAI · 8.00pm
> £15.50 (12 Bar Blues Club Members £12.50)
Jon Cleary is a triple treat—with a saltysweet voice, masterful piano skills, and
a knack for coupling infectious grooves
with melodic hooks and sharp lyrics. He
balances a career performing with his
band The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
and Bonnie Raitt, recording with both
groups, and composing songs for various
artists. His live shows are an explosive
funk party mixing old school soul with the
rhythms of New Orleans.
‘Jon Clearly is the ninth wonder
in the world’ BONNIE RAITT
For details on Blues Club Membership see
page 3.
Lleng o gerddor yw Jon Cleary, gyda digon
o ddawn i lenwi’r gorwel i gyd. Yn lleisiwr
llyfn ac yn ddewin ar y piano, mae Jon
yn gweu caneuon gyda thonau bachog
a geiriau cofiadwy. Mae ganddo’i fand
ei hun, yr Absolute Monster Gentlemen,
ond bydd e’n perfformio gyda’r gantores
Bonnie Raitt hefyd. Mae Jon wedi recordio
gyda’r Gentlemen a Bovvie, a chyfansoddi
caneuon i artistiaid eraill Mae’i sioeau byw
yn wledd o ffync sy’n byrlymu â miwsig
yr enaid a rhythmau Orléans Newydd.
I gael rhagor o fanylion ynglŷn â Chlwb y
Felan, gweler tudalen 3.
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14 yn y bar
> Bar open pre-event and interval
> No children under 14 in the bar
www.rct-arts.co.uk
>>
PROFIADAU CERDDORIAETH FYW I GYFOETHOGI’CH BYWYD
16 < t a r o n o d y n c y w i r
THE PARK & DARE THEATRE
THEATR Y PARC A’R DÂR
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 773112 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Show of Hands
> WEDNESday 3 JUNE
> MERCHER 3 MEHEFIN
> 8.00pm
> £14.50 (Valleys Roots £13.50)
UK award-winning Show of Hands, are
widely acknowledged as the finest
acoustic roots duo in Britain. Phil Beer
and Steve Knightley - voted “Best Live
Act” in the 2004 BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards - will be showcasing material
from their innovative new studio album
Witness, a new take on the genredefying Show of Hands sound containing
some of Knightley’s finest songs and
astonishing fiddle, guitar and mandolin
playing from musical wizard Beer.
Joining them will be talented young
double bass player and vocalist
Miranda Sykes
‘One of the finest folk duos ever
to grace the scene’ MIKE HARDING
>C
abaret seating
> B ar open all evening
>N
o children under 14
Enillodd y ddeuawd gwreiddiau acwstig
Show Of Hands lu o wobrau Prydeinig.
Maen nhw’n cael eu cydnabod ym
mhobman fel y gorau o’u math. Dyma
gyfle i glywed rhai o ganeuon gorau Steve
Knightley, a dawn anhygoel y dewin
cerddorol Phil Beer ar y ffidil, y gitâr, a’r
mandolin. Cewch wrando ar ddarnau
arloesol o’u halbwm stiwdio newydd
Witness - dyma sŵn anniffiniadwy Show of
Hands ar ei newydd wedd. Dim syndod
bod y ddeuawd wedi’u henwi’n Act Byw
Gorau yn ystod Gwobrau Gwerin BBC
Radio 2 2004.
>>
Gyda nhw bydd y lleisydd ifanc talentog
www.showofhands.co.uk Miranda Sykes, sy’n chwarae’r basgrwth
hefyd.
www.rct-arts.co.uk
> Trefn Seddau Cabare
> Bar ar agor gydol y noson
> Dim plant o dan 14
THE MUNI ARTS CENTRE
CANOLFAN GELF Y MIWNI
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 485934 Box Office
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M a t t e r S > 17
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Brooks Williams
> Thursday 18 JUNE
> iau 18 MEHEFIN · 8.00pm
> £10.00 (12 Bar Blues Club Members £7.00)
Few guitarists transcend genre and style,
but Brooks Williams has made a career
of it. His music is a fearlessly evolving
melange of intricate blues-soaked
finger-style guitar and soulful singing. He
defies categorisation. Brooks Williams is
blessed with multiple talents, merging
acoustic guitar wizardry with the singersongwriter tradition and has been hailed
as “an acoustic guitar god” a “one man
wonder” and the “Angel of Soul”.
‘A consummate artist, Williams
ranks among America’s
musical treasures’ DIRTY LINEN
‘How soulful a solo guitarist can
be when he has talent, taste and
astonishing technique’ BLUES REVUE
For details on Blues Club Membership see
page 3.
> Cabaret seating
> Bar open pre-event and interval
>N
o children under 14
>>
PROFIADAU CERDDORIAETH FYW I GYFOETHOGI’CH BYWYD
18 < t a r o n o d y n c y w i r
Ychydig o gitaryddion sy’n rhychwantu
sawl math ac arddull cerddorol, ond
dyna’r trywydd a droediodd Brooks
Williams o’r cychwyn. Mae’i gerddoriaeth
fentrus yn datblygu o hyd, yn asio
chwarae steil bys cywrain â naws y
blŵs ar y gitâr gyda chanu dull miwsig
yr enaid. Mae’n herio pob ystrydeb.
Mae Brooks Williams wedi’i fendithio â
chyfoeth o ddoniau. Llwyddodd yr asio
meistrolaeth ar y gitâr acwstig gyda
threftadaeth y canwr-gyfansoddwr. Mae’r
rhai sy’n ei adnabod wedi’i ddisgrifio
fel dewin y gitâr acwstig, yn wyrth ar
goesau, ac yn Angel Miwsig yr Enaid.
I gael rhagor o fanylion ynglŷn â Chlwb y
Felan, gweler tudalen 3.
> Trefn Seddau Cabare
> Bar ar agor cyn yr achlysur ac yn ystod yr egwyl
> Dim plant o dan 14
www.brookswilliams.com
www.rct-arts.co.uk
THE PARK & DARE THEATRE
THEATR Y PARC A’R DÂR
SwyddFa Docynnau 01443 773112 Box Office
www.rct-arts.co.uk
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LISTER BAND · DANI WILDE · BREABACH · STEVE ARVEY · DANNY BRYANT’S
REDEYE BAND · BUBBLY JOCK · SALSA CELTICA · KIM RICHEY · SOLAS · LUCY
KAPLANSKY · JUDY COLLINS · IAN McLAGAN BUMP BAND · CHERRYHOLMES ·
THE AUTOMATIC · KIMMIE RHODES · LITTLE TOBY WALKER · KAREN MATHESON
· BOB FOX & STU LUCKLEY · GENTICORUM · CALAN · LARRY MILLER BAND · THE
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LATE NEWS NEWYDDION SBON
The McDades > FRIDAY 29 maY > GWENER 29 maI
> £12.50
(Valleys Roots £11.50)
(Early Bird Offer £9.50)
Fantastic Canadian folk music trio Triawd Cerddoriaeth Werin gwych o Ganada
This brochure is available in a large print text version,
please call Simon on 01685 888689 for details.
Mae modd ichi gael copi print bras o’r llyfryn yma.
I gael rhagor o fanylion, ffoniwch Simon – 01685 888689.
lif e e n h ancing liv e music e xp e ri e nc e s
W h e r e G o o d M u s i c M a t t e r S > 19
>>
For tickets, further information, details on access, parking and directions to
the venues, please call…
I gael rhagor o fanylion, archebu tocynnau, manylion ynghylch mynediad,
parcio a chyfarwyddiadau ar sut i gyrraedd, ffoniwch…
The Muni Arts Centre > canolfan gelfyddydau’r miwni
Gelliwastad Road · Pontypridd · CF37 2DP
Box Office 01443 485934 Swyddfa Docynnau
Mon - Fri: 9.00am - 8.00pm Llun - Gwener
Sat: 9.00am - 3.00pm, 7.00pm - 8.00pm Sadwrn
The Coliseum Theatre > Theatr y Colisëwm
Mount Pleasant Street · Aberdare · CF44 8NG
Box Office 01685 881188 Swyddfa Docynnau
Mon - Fri: 10.00am - 12.00pm, 2.30pm - 8.00pm Llun - Gwener
Sat: 1.00pm - 8.00pm Sadwrn
The PARK & Dare Theatre > Theatr y Parc a’r Dâr
Station Road · Treorci · CF42 6NL
Box Office 01443 773112 Swyddfa Docynnau
Mon - Sat: 11.00am - 12.00pm, 4.30pm - 8.30pm Llun - Sadwrn
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Roedd y manylion ma’n gywir adeg cyflwyno’r rhaglen i’r argraffwyr. Mewn amgylchiadau arbennig, mae
hawl gyda Isadran Gwasanaethau Diwylliannol Rhondda Cynon Taf i newid manylion heb roi rhybudd.
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