Other Voices Cardigan 2023

Event date
October 26, 2023
-
October 28, 2023
Location
Cardigan, West Wales

Event Details

The OV Cardigan line up is here - check out the first 30 acts joining us this October!

We’re counting down the days until we return to West Wales this October for another incredible weekend of songs & stories ⛪

Now in its fourth year, this year's edition of Other Voices Cardigan will feature a weekend of world-class performances from St Mary's Church, live sets across The Music Trail from the very best emerging acts on the scene plus a series of mind-opening conversations & ideas at the Clebran Sessions plus lots more to be announced!

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St Mary's Church

Here's a look at the first four headline acts who'll be coming to you live and online from St Mary's Church:

Adwaith

Welsh post - punk four-piece Adwaith have been busy making history since the last time we met them, becoming the first band ever to scoop the Welsh Muscic Prize twice for their albums ‘Melyn’ and ‘Bato Mato’. With support slots for the likes of Idles and Manic Street Preachers plus and acclaimed Glastonbury sets under their belts, they’ll make their way home to Wales to play St Mary’s church for the very first time!

Cerys Hafana

Cerys Hafana is a composer/multi-instrumentalist who mangles, mutates and transforms traditional music. She explores the creative possibilities and unique qualities of the triple harp, as well as found sounds, archival materials and electronic processing. She comes from Machynlleth, Wales, where rivers and roads meet on the way to the sea. Having stolen the show at the Music Trail in 2022, Cerys returns to Cardigan to play one of the most hotly anticipated sets of the weekend. 

Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Colm is a Dublin native living in Wexford. He is a violinist & Multi-instrumentalist Composer. His recent film score for the Irish feature film Roise & Frank won the 2022 Santa Barbara Audience Award. and is currently composing Aperigon inspired by the book by Colum Mc Cann. We're thrilled to have him return to the Other Voices stage for a stunning solo set in Cardigan!

King Creosote

Since the mid-late 1990s, Kenny Anderson's DIY pop alter-ego King Creosote has released over 100 records, via his home-grown Fife imprint, Fence + dalliances with the likes of Warners and his current home Domino. His songs have been covered and performed by artists including Simple Minds and Patti Smith. Anderson’s latest King Creosote outing is

I DES, an album that continues his quest to navigate mortality, ardour, stormy waters, the moon in the sky, and the East Neuk of Fife. 

Equally commanding playing live to capacity crowds at London’s Barbican, Edinburgh’s Usher Hall and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, or serenading fans in the fishing pubs and pottery shops of Crail and Anstruther; whether playing guitar, banjo, accordion, modular synths or wine glass drones. The common threads are KC’s singular voice, and his roguish, roving, ever-evolving, gorgeous songs in the key of Fife. 

Sans Soucis

Sans Soucis makes music that invigorates the soul. Born out of a desire to reconnect with the uninhibited joyfulness and authenticity of childhood that all of us lose as we grow older, their music is a radical act of reclamation. Receiving praise from The Guardian, Paper Mag, The Independent, Fader, The Forty-Five, Pitchfork and more, it combines elements of Congolese Rumba, classic Italian songwriting, electronic R&B and alt-pop sounds. Accolades include the Music Music Moves Europe ‘Grand Jury’ prize, inclusion in Spotify’s global RADAR campaign, and TicketMaster’s breakthrough artist for 2023. 

Susan O'Neill

After years refining her solo act, Susan O’Neill has solidified herself as a songwriter with depth and an ageless voice, both soothing and fierce. She's a bold spirit, a true performer, and until recently, Ireland's secret gem. That all changed with 'In The Game,' her collab album with Mick Flannery. The album nabbed nominations for Choice Music prize and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, clinching 'Album of the Year' and 'Female Folk Artist.' 'Now You See It' from her solo EP, won RTE Radio 1's 'Best Original Folk Song' in 2022. Get ready for Susan's dazzling solo performance!

Yard Act

Leeds' Yard Act formed in 2019 when Ryan Needham stayed in James Smith's spare room. They blended vibes and overthinking, creating a strong partnership. Pandemic didn't stop them; they launched Zen F.C. label, releasing witty, dark singles. Expanded to four members, their debut album "The Overload," out on Jan 7, 2022, is a nuanced, satirical, and political snapshot of society.

They’ll be performing live and online with all St Mary’s Church sets being streamed to the world via the Other Voices YouTube and presented by legendary Welsh broadcaster Huw Stephens. Golden tickets for these intimate performances will be available through competitions. Book your Music Trail wristband now to be entered into a draw to win a pair of golden tickets to a Church performance. 

THE MUSIC TRAIL 

We’ve just announced the first wave of incredible Welsh and Irish talent who’ll be taking over the stunning town of Cardigan as part of the Music Trail. This year’s line up will feature the most exciting new voices from the worlds of hip-hop, folk, grime, indie, punk and beyond. 

With more artists still to be announced, the Music Trail will feature:

amy michelle | Angharad | Chalk | Climbing Trees | Dead Method | Fia Moon | Gwilym Bowen Rhys | HMS Morris | Joshua Burnside | Lemoncello | Les SalAmandas | Mace The Great | MALI HÂF | Mellt | Minas | Mount Palomar | Samana | Scustin | Seba Safe | Tara Bandito | Uly

The full line up will be announced in the coming weeks so keep an eye out on the OV and Mwldan socials!

Earlybird Music Trail wristband on sale now.

CLEBRAN

In addition to the live music programme, an Other Voices Cardigan wristband includes unlimited access to Clebran - Flowing Tides, where some of Wales and Ireland’s most compelling voices will come together for a series of intimate and invigorating discussions and stories, as well as some very special performances. This insightful and fascinating group of thinkers, writers, historians, musicians, linguists, advocates and policy makers will discuss culture, power, representation, the future and much more, all the while capturing our imaginations.  

Taking place at Mwldan in the heart of Cardigan, this year’s Clebran programme will consider the unprecedented challenges of our time, but also the possibilities, opportunities and solutions. These discussions will look at the local and the global, the periphery and the centre, community and wider society, and how small movements can bring about significant change.

This year’s Clebran features a collection of incredible speakers, including Author and broadcaster Jon Gower, harpist Cerys Hafana, Associate Professor of Early Modern History John Gallagher; writer, composer and performer Daf James; writer-director Tracy Spottiswoode; writer, podcaster and journalist Damian Kerlin; journalist and author Richard Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology Dr Sharon Lambert and historian, writer and reviewer Christopher Kissane, along with CN Smith, Deirdre de Bhailís, General Manager of Dingle Hub; Hanan Issa - National Poet of Wales; Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales; Sophie Mackintosh; and Wayne Howard. More speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. Clebran will take place in the afternoons/evenings of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday across the three-day festival.

A Music Trail wristband gives unlimited access to the Clebran discussions. BOOK NOW

Clebran is co-curated by Ireland's Edge.

WRISTBANDS

Wristbands on sale now at £25, changing to £35 on 1st October.

What you get with a wristband:

  • Unlimited Access to over 80 live sets along the Music Trail
  • Unlimited access to all Clebran sessions
  • Entry into a draw for golden tickets to The Church
  • Entry into the draw to win a number of extraordinary prizes from local businesses

OV CARDGIAN 2023 PLAYLISTS

Explore the sounds of the line up so far with the official OV Cardigan playlist's

HOW TO GET TO CARDIGAN

If you’d like to join us on our Welsh adventure this October, we’ve put together a handy travel guide to help you get there!

From Ireland 

Ireland Drive via Holyhead:

  • Drive from Dublin to Dublin Port 
  • Take a ferry from Dublin Port to Holyhead (Ferry tickets)
  • Drive from Holyhead to Cardigan (52.085838789596714, -4.6605764903234785)

Ireland to Wales Ferry Route via Rosslare and Fishguard:

  • Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
  • Catch a ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard (Ferry tickets)
  • Proceed from Fishguard to Cardigan (52.085838789596714, -4.6605764903234785)

Fly and Train/Taxi Route via Dublin and Cardiff.

  • Fly from Dublin Airport to Cardiff (Find a flight)
  • Take a train from Rhoose Barry to Bridgend and Carmarthen (Find a train)
  • Reach Cardigan from Carmarthen via taxi

Belfast Voyage via Air, Train, or Drive:

  • Fly from Belfast City Airport to Cardiff (CWL) (Find a flight)
  • Journey from Rhoose Barry to Bridgend and Carmarthen by train (Find a train)
  • Alternatively, drive from Carmarthen to Cardigan

Other Voices Cardigan 2023 is made possible with the support of Welsh Government and The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and is produced by South Wind Blows in partnership with Mwldan and Triongl. The event will be filmed by Triongl for later broadcast on S4C and RTÉ.

Huw Stephens & Philip King by Rich Gilligan

Rydyn ni'n teithio i Gymru ym mis Hydref eleni, pwy sy'n dod? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Rydyn ni’n falch iawn o gyhoeddi y byddwn yn ôl yn hyfrydwch Gorllewin Cymru dros Ŵyl y Banc mis Hydref eleni am benwythnos anhygoel arall o ganeuon a straeon ⛪

Bellach yn ei phedwaredd flwyddyn, bydd gŵyl Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi eleni yn cynnwys penwythnos o berfformiadau o’r radd flaenaf o Eglwys y Santes Fair, dros 50 o setiau byw ar draws y Llwybr Cerdd gan yr actau newydd gorau ar y sîn yn ogystal â chyfres o sgyrsiau a syniadau i brocio’r meddwl yn y Sesiynau Clebran ynghyd a llawer mwy i'w gyhoeddi!

Mae bandiau arddwrn yn £25 (yn codi i £35 ar 1af Hydref). ARCHEBU

Yr hyn a gewch gyda band arddwrn:Mynediad i dros 80 o setiau byw gan rai o berfformwyr mwyaf cyffrous Cymru, Iwerddon a thu hwnt- Bydd eich band arddwrn hefyd yn rhoi mynediad i chi i’r holl Ddigwyddiadau Clebran- Mynediad i raffl am docynnau aur i'r Eglwys- Cyfle i ennill nifer o wobrau arbennig iawn yn y raffl gan fusnesau lleol

Os ydych chi am fod yn rhan o'r digwyddiad, bydd yr alwad agored am berfformwyr yn agor yn ddiweddarach yn y gwanwyn - ymunwch â'n rhestr bostio isod i gael diweddariadau pellach ar yr hyn sydd gennym ar y gweill i chi yn 2023.

Oes gennych chi ddiddordeb mewn chwarae yn Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi eleni? Gweler yma.

TANYSGRIFWCH  

Dyma i chi lein-yp Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi  - edrychwch ar y 30 act gyntaf sy'n ymuno â ni ym mis Hydref!

26 - 28 Hydref | Aberteifi, Cymru | Yn Fyw ac Ar-lein | Tocynnau ar werth nawr

Rydyn ni'n cyfri'r dyddiau nes i ni ddychwelyd i Orllewin Cymru ym mis Hydref am benwythnos anhygoel arall o ganeuon a straeon ⛪

Bellach yn ei phedwaredd flwyddyn, bydd gŵyl Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi eleni yn cynnwys penwythnos o berfformiadau o’r radd flaenaf o Eglwys y Santes Fair, dros 50 o setiau byw ar hyd y Llwybr Cerdd gan yr actau newydd gorau ar y sîn yn ogystal â chyfres o sgyrsiau a syniadau i brocio’r meddwl yn y Sesiynau Clebran ynghyd a llawer mwy i'w gyhoeddi!

YR EGLWYS

Adwaith

Ers y tro diwethaf i ni gwrdd â nhw, mae Adwaith y band pedwar aelod ôl-pync o Gymru wedi bod yn brysur yn creu hanes, a bellach nhw yw’r band cyntaf erioed i gipio’r Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig ddwywaith am eu halbymau ‘Melyn’ a ‘Bato Mato’. Ar ôl perfformio slotiau cefnogi i rai fel Idles a Manic Street Preachers ynghyd â setiau clodwiw yn Glastonbury, byddant yn gwneud eu ffordd adref i Gymru i chwarae yn Eglwys y Santes Fair am y tro cyntaf ym mis Hydref!

Susan O’Neill

Ar ôl blynyddoedd yn mireinio ei hact unigol, mae Susan O’Neill wedi cadarnhau ei hun fel cyfansoddwraig a chanddi ddyfnder a llais bythol, sy’n lleddfol ac yn ffyrnig. Mae ganddi ysbryd eofn, mae’n berfformiwr o fri, a than yn ddiweddar, hi oedd cyfrinach Iwerddon. Newidiodd hynny oll gyda 'In The Game,' ei halbwm ar y cyd â Mick Flannery. Enillodd yr albwm enwebiadau ar gyfer  Gwobr Choice Music a Gwobrau Gwerin RTÉ Radio 1, gan ennill 'Albwm y Flwyddyn' ac 'Artist Gwerin Benywaidd'. Enillodd 'Now You See It' o'i EP unigol, 'Gân Werin Orau' RTE Radio 1 yn 2022. Paratowch ar gyfer perfformiad unigol disglair Susan!

Cerys Hafana

Cyfansoddwraig ac aml-offerynwraig yw Cerys Hafana sy’n manglo, ail-lunio a thrawsnewid cerddoriaeth draddodiadol. Mae hi’n archwilio posibiliadau creadigol a rhinweddau unigryw’r delyn deires, yn ogystal â seiniau hapgael, deunyddiau archifol a phrosesu electronig. Mae hi’n hanu o Fachynlleth, Cymru, lle mae afonydd a ffyrdd yn cwrdd ar y ffordd i’r môr. Fel un o’r perfformwyr oedd uchel ei chlod ar y Llwybr Cerdd y llynedd, mae Cerys yn dychwelyd i Aberteifi lle mae disgwyl brwd am ei set.

Yard Act

Ffurfiwyd Yard Act yn Leeds yn 2019 pan wnaeth Ryan Needham aros yn ystafell wely sbâr James Smith. Fe wnaethant gymysgu gwefrau a gor-feddwl, gan greu partneriaeth gref. Ni wnaeth y pandemig eu hatal; fe wnaethant lansio label Zen F.C., a rhyddhau senglau ffraeth, tywyll. Gan ehangu i bedwar aelod, roedd eu halbwm cyntaf "The Overload," allan ar Ion 7, 2022, yn gipolwg cynnil, dychanol, a gwleidyddol o gymdeithas.

King Creosote:

Ers ail hanner y 1990au, mae hunaniaeth-arall DIY pop Kenny Anderson, sef King Creosote, wedi rhyddhau dros 100 o recordiau, trwy ei label ei hun yn Fife, sef Fence yn ogystal â label Warners a'i gartref presennol gyda’r label Domino. Mae ei ganeuon wedi cael eu hail-berfformio gan artistiaid eraill sy’n cynnwys Simple Minds a Patti Smith. Gwaith diweddaraf King Creosote gan Anderson yw
I DES, albwm sy'n parhau â'i ymgais i lywio marwoldeb, angerdd, dyfroedd stormus, y lleuad yn yr awyr, ac East Neuk yn Fife.

Mae Anderson yr un mor drawiadol yn chwarae’n fyw i gynulleidfaoedd capasiti llawn yn y Barbican yn Llundain, Usher Hall yng Nghaeredin a’r Royal Concert Hall yn Glasgow, ag y mae’n canu mewn tafarndai pysgota a siopau crochenwaith Crail ac Anstruther; boed yn chwarae gitâr, banjo, acordion, neu syntheseiddydd modiwlaidd. Yr elfen gyffredin yw llais unigryw KC, a’i ganeuon swynol, chwareus, crwydrol, sy’n datblygu’n barhaus, yng nghywair Fife.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Brodor o Ddulyn yw Colm sy'n byw yn Wexford. Mae'n feiolinydd ac yn cyfansoddi ar gyfer offerynnau niferus. Enillodd ei sgôr ffilm ddiweddar ar gyfer y ffilm nodwedd Wyddelig Roise & Frank Wobr y Gynulleidfa Santa Barbara 2022, ac ar hyn o bryd mae'n cyfansoddi Aperigon, a ysbrydolwyd gan lyfr Colum Mc Cann. 

Sans Soucis

Mae Sans Soucis yn gwneud cerddoriaeth sy'n bywiogi'r enaid. Mae cerddoriaeth Sans Soucis yn weithred radical o adennill sy’n deillio o’r awydd i ailgysylltu â llawenydd a didwylledd penrhydd plentyndod a gollwyd gennym i gyd wrth i ni heneiddio. Gan dderbyn canmoliaeth gan The Guardian, Paper Mag, The Independent, Fader, The Forty-Five, Pitchfork a mwy, mae’n cyfuno elfennau o Rymba’r Congo, cyfansoddi caneuon clasurol yr Eidal, R&B electronig a synau pop-amgen. Enillodd hi wobr ‘Grand Jury’ Music Music Moves Europe, ynghyd â chael ei chynnwys yn ymgyrch RADAR fyd-eang Spotify, a chael ei henwi fel yr artist sy’n torri tir newydd ar gyfer 2023 TicketMaster, ymhlith gwobrau ac anrhydeddau eraill.

Mae perfformiadau diweddar yn cynnwys sioeau yn Cross The Tracks, All Points East, Pitchfork Paris, Eurosonic, SXSW, a chefnogi Rina Sawayama ym Milan. Rydyn ni wrth ein bodd o weld ei dawn unigryw yn disgleirio yn Eglwys y Santes Fair fis Hydref eleni.

Cynhelir yr holl brif setiau yn fyw ac ar-lein gyda holl berfformiadau Eglwys y Santes Fair yn cael eu ffrydio i’r byd trwy YouTube Lleisiau Eraill a’u cyflwyno gan y darlledwr enwog o Gymru, Huw Stephens. Bydd tocynnau aur ar gyfer y perfformiadau agos-atoch hyn ar gael trwy gystadlaethau. Bwciwch eich band arddwrn Llwybr Cerdd nawr i gael eich cynnwys mewn raffl i ennill pâr o docynnau aur i berfformiad yn yr Eglwys.

Mae Bandiau Arddwrn ar werth nawr am £25 yn unig, gan godi i £35 ar 1af Hydref. BWCIWCH NAWR

Y LLWYBR CERDD

Rydyn ni newydd gyhoeddi’r don gyntaf o dalent anhygoel o Gymru ac Iwerddon a fydd yn perfformio ar hyd a lled tref syfrdanol Aberteifi fel rhan o’r Llwybr Cerdd. Bydd y rhaglen eleni yn cynnwys y lleisiau newydd mwyaf cyffrous o fyd hip-hop, gwerin, grime, indi, pync a thu hwnt.

Gyda mwy o artistiaid eto i'w cyhoeddi, bydd y Llwybr Cerdd yn cynnwys: amy michelle | Climbing Trees | Dead Method | Gwilym Bowen Rhys | HMS Morris | Les SalAmandas | Mace The Great | Mali Hâf | Mellt | Minas | Mount Palomar | Samana | Scustin | Seba Safe | Tara Bandito | Uly

Caiff y lein-yp llawn ei gyhoeddi yn yr wythnosau nesaf felly cadwch lygad ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol Lleisiau Eraill a Mwldan!

CLEBRAN

Bydd llinyn syniadau Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi yn dychwelyd eleni hefyd! Bydd rhaglen ‘Clebran - Llanw a Thrai’ eleni yn archwilio’r heriau heb eu tebyg ein hoes, ond hefyd y posibiliadau, y cyfleoedd a’r atebion. Bydd y trafodaethau hyn a gynhelir dros dridiau, yn ystyried y lleol a’r byd-eang, y cyrion a’r canol, y gymuned a’r gymdeithas ehangach, a sut y gall mudiadau bychain greu newid mawr. Fel bob amser, bydd trafodaeth a pherfformiad hefyd ar gyfer y pen a'r galon fel rhan o Clebran.

Mae Clebran eleni yn cynnwys casgliad o siaradwyr anhygoel, gan gynnwys yr awdur a’r darlledwr Jon Gower, y delynores Cerys Hafana, yr Athro Cysylltiol mewn Hanes Modern Cynnar John Gallagher; yr awdur, y cyfansoddwr a’r perfformiwr Daf James; yr awdur-gyfarwyddwr Tracy Spottiswoode; yr awdur, y podlediwr a’r newyddiadurwr Damian Kerlin; y newyddiadurwr a’r awdur Richard Fisher, yr Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Seicoleg Gymhwysol Dr Sharon Lambert a'r hanesydd, yr awdur a’r adolygydd Christopher Kissane, ynghyd â CN Smith, Deirdre de Bhailís, Rheolwr Cyffredinol y Dingle Hub; Hanan Issa - Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru; Y Gwir Anrhydeddus Mark Drakeford AS, Prif Weinidog Cymru; Sophie Mackintosh; a Wayne Howard. Caiff mwy o siaradwyr eu cyhoeddi yn ystod yr wythnosau nesaf. Cynhelir Clebran yn y prynhawniau/nosweithiau ddydd Iau, dydd Gwener, a dydd Sadwrn ar draws yr ŵyl dridiau.

BANDIAU ARDDWRN

Yr hyn a gewch gyda band arddwrn:

  • Mynediad anghyfyngedig i dros 80 o setiau byw ar hyd y Llwybr Cerdd
  • Mynediad anghyfyngedig i holl sesiynau Clebran
  • Cael eich cynnwys mewn raffl am docynnau aur i’r Eglwys 
  • Cael eich cynnwys mewn raffl i ennill nifer o wobrau gwych gan fusnesau lleol 

BWCIWCH NAWR

Mae Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi 2023 yn bosibl gyda chefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Adran Twristiaeth, Diwylliant, Celfyddydau, Gaeltacht, Chwaraeon a Chyfryngau a chaiff ei chynhyrchu gan South Wind Blows mewn partneriaeth â’r Mwldan a Triongl. Bydd Triongl yn ffilmio’r digwyddiad er mwyn ei ddarlledu nes ymlaen ar S4C ac RTÉ.

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Other Voices Cardigan 2023

Event Date

October 26, 2023

-

October 28, 2023

Performers

Adwaith

Sans Soucis

King Creosote

Yard Act

Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Cerys Hafana

Susan O'Neill

The OV Cardigan line up is here - check out the first 30 acts joining us this October!

We’re counting down the days until we return to West Wales this October for another incredible weekend of songs & stories ⛪

Now in its fourth year, this year's edition of Other Voices Cardigan will feature a weekend of world-class performances from St Mary's Church, live sets across The Music Trail from the very best emerging acts on the scene plus a series of mind-opening conversations & ideas at the Clebran Sessions plus lots more to be announced!

Scroll for Welsh

St Mary's Church

Here's a look at the first four headline acts who'll be coming to you live and online from St Mary's Church:

Adwaith

Welsh post - punk four-piece Adwaith have been busy making history since the last time we met them, becoming the first band ever to scoop the Welsh Muscic Prize twice for their albums ‘Melyn’ and ‘Bato Mato’. With support slots for the likes of Idles and Manic Street Preachers plus and acclaimed Glastonbury sets under their belts, they’ll make their way home to Wales to play St Mary’s church for the very first time!

Cerys Hafana

Cerys Hafana is a composer/multi-instrumentalist who mangles, mutates and transforms traditional music. She explores the creative possibilities and unique qualities of the triple harp, as well as found sounds, archival materials and electronic processing. She comes from Machynlleth, Wales, where rivers and roads meet on the way to the sea. Having stolen the show at the Music Trail in 2022, Cerys returns to Cardigan to play one of the most hotly anticipated sets of the weekend. 

Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Colm is a Dublin native living in Wexford. He is a violinist & Multi-instrumentalist Composer. His recent film score for the Irish feature film Roise & Frank won the 2022 Santa Barbara Audience Award. and is currently composing Aperigon inspired by the book by Colum Mc Cann. We're thrilled to have him return to the Other Voices stage for a stunning solo set in Cardigan!

King Creosote

Since the mid-late 1990s, Kenny Anderson's DIY pop alter-ego King Creosote has released over 100 records, via his home-grown Fife imprint, Fence + dalliances with the likes of Warners and his current home Domino. His songs have been covered and performed by artists including Simple Minds and Patti Smith. Anderson’s latest King Creosote outing is

I DES, an album that continues his quest to navigate mortality, ardour, stormy waters, the moon in the sky, and the East Neuk of Fife. 

Equally commanding playing live to capacity crowds at London’s Barbican, Edinburgh’s Usher Hall and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, or serenading fans in the fishing pubs and pottery shops of Crail and Anstruther; whether playing guitar, banjo, accordion, modular synths or wine glass drones. The common threads are KC’s singular voice, and his roguish, roving, ever-evolving, gorgeous songs in the key of Fife. 

Sans Soucis

Sans Soucis makes music that invigorates the soul. Born out of a desire to reconnect with the uninhibited joyfulness and authenticity of childhood that all of us lose as we grow older, their music is a radical act of reclamation. Receiving praise from The Guardian, Paper Mag, The Independent, Fader, The Forty-Five, Pitchfork and more, it combines elements of Congolese Rumba, classic Italian songwriting, electronic R&B and alt-pop sounds. Accolades include the Music Music Moves Europe ‘Grand Jury’ prize, inclusion in Spotify’s global RADAR campaign, and TicketMaster’s breakthrough artist for 2023. 

Susan O'Neill

After years refining her solo act, Susan O’Neill has solidified herself as a songwriter with depth and an ageless voice, both soothing and fierce. She's a bold spirit, a true performer, and until recently, Ireland's secret gem. That all changed with 'In The Game,' her collab album with Mick Flannery. The album nabbed nominations for Choice Music prize and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, clinching 'Album of the Year' and 'Female Folk Artist.' 'Now You See It' from her solo EP, won RTE Radio 1's 'Best Original Folk Song' in 2022. Get ready for Susan's dazzling solo performance!

Yard Act

Leeds' Yard Act formed in 2019 when Ryan Needham stayed in James Smith's spare room. They blended vibes and overthinking, creating a strong partnership. Pandemic didn't stop them; they launched Zen F.C. label, releasing witty, dark singles. Expanded to four members, their debut album "The Overload," out on Jan 7, 2022, is a nuanced, satirical, and political snapshot of society.

They’ll be performing live and online with all St Mary’s Church sets being streamed to the world via the Other Voices YouTube and presented by legendary Welsh broadcaster Huw Stephens. Golden tickets for these intimate performances will be available through competitions. Book your Music Trail wristband now to be entered into a draw to win a pair of golden tickets to a Church performance. 

THE MUSIC TRAIL 

We’ve just announced the first wave of incredible Welsh and Irish talent who’ll be taking over the stunning town of Cardigan as part of the Music Trail. This year’s line up will feature the most exciting new voices from the worlds of hip-hop, folk, grime, indie, punk and beyond. 

With more artists still to be announced, the Music Trail will feature:

amy michelle | Angharad | Chalk | Climbing Trees | Dead Method | Fia Moon | Gwilym Bowen Rhys | HMS Morris | Joshua Burnside | Lemoncello | Les SalAmandas | Mace The Great | MALI HÂF | Mellt | Minas | Mount Palomar | Samana | Scustin | Seba Safe | Tara Bandito | Uly

The full line up will be announced in the coming weeks so keep an eye out on the OV and Mwldan socials!

Earlybird Music Trail wristband on sale now.

CLEBRAN

In addition to the live music programme, an Other Voices Cardigan wristband includes unlimited access to Clebran - Flowing Tides, where some of Wales and Ireland’s most compelling voices will come together for a series of intimate and invigorating discussions and stories, as well as some very special performances. This insightful and fascinating group of thinkers, writers, historians, musicians, linguists, advocates and policy makers will discuss culture, power, representation, the future and much more, all the while capturing our imaginations.  

Taking place at Mwldan in the heart of Cardigan, this year’s Clebran programme will consider the unprecedented challenges of our time, but also the possibilities, opportunities and solutions. These discussions will look at the local and the global, the periphery and the centre, community and wider society, and how small movements can bring about significant change.

This year’s Clebran features a collection of incredible speakers, including Author and broadcaster Jon Gower, harpist Cerys Hafana, Associate Professor of Early Modern History John Gallagher; writer, composer and performer Daf James; writer-director Tracy Spottiswoode; writer, podcaster and journalist Damian Kerlin; journalist and author Richard Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology Dr Sharon Lambert and historian, writer and reviewer Christopher Kissane, along with CN Smith, Deirdre de Bhailís, General Manager of Dingle Hub; Hanan Issa - National Poet of Wales; Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales; Sophie Mackintosh; and Wayne Howard. More speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. Clebran will take place in the afternoons/evenings of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday across the three-day festival.

A Music Trail wristband gives unlimited access to the Clebran discussions. BOOK NOW

Clebran is co-curated by Ireland's Edge.

WRISTBANDS

Wristbands on sale now at £25, changing to £35 on 1st October.

What you get with a wristband:

  • Unlimited Access to over 80 live sets along the Music Trail
  • Unlimited access to all Clebran sessions
  • Entry into a draw for golden tickets to The Church
  • Entry into the draw to win a number of extraordinary prizes from local businesses

OV CARDGIAN 2023 PLAYLISTS

Explore the sounds of the line up so far with the official OV Cardigan playlist's

HOW TO GET TO CARDIGAN

If you’d like to join us on our Welsh adventure this October, we’ve put together a handy travel guide to help you get there!

From Ireland 

Ireland Drive via Holyhead:

  • Drive from Dublin to Dublin Port 
  • Take a ferry from Dublin Port to Holyhead (Ferry tickets)
  • Drive from Holyhead to Cardigan (52.085838789596714, -4.6605764903234785)

Ireland to Wales Ferry Route via Rosslare and Fishguard:

  • Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
  • Catch a ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard (Ferry tickets)
  • Proceed from Fishguard to Cardigan (52.085838789596714, -4.6605764903234785)

Fly and Train/Taxi Route via Dublin and Cardiff.

  • Fly from Dublin Airport to Cardiff (Find a flight)
  • Take a train from Rhoose Barry to Bridgend and Carmarthen (Find a train)
  • Reach Cardigan from Carmarthen via taxi

Belfast Voyage via Air, Train, or Drive:

  • Fly from Belfast City Airport to Cardiff (CWL) (Find a flight)
  • Journey from Rhoose Barry to Bridgend and Carmarthen by train (Find a train)
  • Alternatively, drive from Carmarthen to Cardigan

Other Voices Cardigan 2023 is made possible with the support of Welsh Government and The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and is produced by South Wind Blows in partnership with Mwldan and Triongl. The event will be filmed by Triongl for later broadcast on S4C and RTÉ.

Huw Stephens & Philip King by Rich Gilligan

Rydyn ni'n teithio i Gymru ym mis Hydref eleni, pwy sy'n dod? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Rydyn ni’n falch iawn o gyhoeddi y byddwn yn ôl yn hyfrydwch Gorllewin Cymru dros Ŵyl y Banc mis Hydref eleni am benwythnos anhygoel arall o ganeuon a straeon ⛪

Bellach yn ei phedwaredd flwyddyn, bydd gŵyl Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi eleni yn cynnwys penwythnos o berfformiadau o’r radd flaenaf o Eglwys y Santes Fair, dros 50 o setiau byw ar draws y Llwybr Cerdd gan yr actau newydd gorau ar y sîn yn ogystal â chyfres o sgyrsiau a syniadau i brocio’r meddwl yn y Sesiynau Clebran ynghyd a llawer mwy i'w gyhoeddi!

Mae bandiau arddwrn yn £25 (yn codi i £35 ar 1af Hydref). ARCHEBU

Yr hyn a gewch gyda band arddwrn:Mynediad i dros 80 o setiau byw gan rai o berfformwyr mwyaf cyffrous Cymru, Iwerddon a thu hwnt- Bydd eich band arddwrn hefyd yn rhoi mynediad i chi i’r holl Ddigwyddiadau Clebran- Mynediad i raffl am docynnau aur i'r Eglwys- Cyfle i ennill nifer o wobrau arbennig iawn yn y raffl gan fusnesau lleol

Os ydych chi am fod yn rhan o'r digwyddiad, bydd yr alwad agored am berfformwyr yn agor yn ddiweddarach yn y gwanwyn - ymunwch â'n rhestr bostio isod i gael diweddariadau pellach ar yr hyn sydd gennym ar y gweill i chi yn 2023.

Oes gennych chi ddiddordeb mewn chwarae yn Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi eleni? Gweler yma.

TANYSGRIFWCH  

Dyma i chi lein-yp Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi  - edrychwch ar y 30 act gyntaf sy'n ymuno â ni ym mis Hydref!

26 - 28 Hydref | Aberteifi, Cymru | Yn Fyw ac Ar-lein | Tocynnau ar werth nawr

Rydyn ni'n cyfri'r dyddiau nes i ni ddychwelyd i Orllewin Cymru ym mis Hydref am benwythnos anhygoel arall o ganeuon a straeon ⛪

Bellach yn ei phedwaredd flwyddyn, bydd gŵyl Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi eleni yn cynnwys penwythnos o berfformiadau o’r radd flaenaf o Eglwys y Santes Fair, dros 50 o setiau byw ar hyd y Llwybr Cerdd gan yr actau newydd gorau ar y sîn yn ogystal â chyfres o sgyrsiau a syniadau i brocio’r meddwl yn y Sesiynau Clebran ynghyd a llawer mwy i'w gyhoeddi!

YR EGLWYS

Adwaith

Ers y tro diwethaf i ni gwrdd â nhw, mae Adwaith y band pedwar aelod ôl-pync o Gymru wedi bod yn brysur yn creu hanes, a bellach nhw yw’r band cyntaf erioed i gipio’r Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig ddwywaith am eu halbymau ‘Melyn’ a ‘Bato Mato’. Ar ôl perfformio slotiau cefnogi i rai fel Idles a Manic Street Preachers ynghyd â setiau clodwiw yn Glastonbury, byddant yn gwneud eu ffordd adref i Gymru i chwarae yn Eglwys y Santes Fair am y tro cyntaf ym mis Hydref!

Susan O’Neill

Ar ôl blynyddoedd yn mireinio ei hact unigol, mae Susan O’Neill wedi cadarnhau ei hun fel cyfansoddwraig a chanddi ddyfnder a llais bythol, sy’n lleddfol ac yn ffyrnig. Mae ganddi ysbryd eofn, mae’n berfformiwr o fri, a than yn ddiweddar, hi oedd cyfrinach Iwerddon. Newidiodd hynny oll gyda 'In The Game,' ei halbwm ar y cyd â Mick Flannery. Enillodd yr albwm enwebiadau ar gyfer  Gwobr Choice Music a Gwobrau Gwerin RTÉ Radio 1, gan ennill 'Albwm y Flwyddyn' ac 'Artist Gwerin Benywaidd'. Enillodd 'Now You See It' o'i EP unigol, 'Gân Werin Orau' RTE Radio 1 yn 2022. Paratowch ar gyfer perfformiad unigol disglair Susan!

Cerys Hafana

Cyfansoddwraig ac aml-offerynwraig yw Cerys Hafana sy’n manglo, ail-lunio a thrawsnewid cerddoriaeth draddodiadol. Mae hi’n archwilio posibiliadau creadigol a rhinweddau unigryw’r delyn deires, yn ogystal â seiniau hapgael, deunyddiau archifol a phrosesu electronig. Mae hi’n hanu o Fachynlleth, Cymru, lle mae afonydd a ffyrdd yn cwrdd ar y ffordd i’r môr. Fel un o’r perfformwyr oedd uchel ei chlod ar y Llwybr Cerdd y llynedd, mae Cerys yn dychwelyd i Aberteifi lle mae disgwyl brwd am ei set.

Yard Act

Ffurfiwyd Yard Act yn Leeds yn 2019 pan wnaeth Ryan Needham aros yn ystafell wely sbâr James Smith. Fe wnaethant gymysgu gwefrau a gor-feddwl, gan greu partneriaeth gref. Ni wnaeth y pandemig eu hatal; fe wnaethant lansio label Zen F.C., a rhyddhau senglau ffraeth, tywyll. Gan ehangu i bedwar aelod, roedd eu halbwm cyntaf "The Overload," allan ar Ion 7, 2022, yn gipolwg cynnil, dychanol, a gwleidyddol o gymdeithas.

King Creosote:

Ers ail hanner y 1990au, mae hunaniaeth-arall DIY pop Kenny Anderson, sef King Creosote, wedi rhyddhau dros 100 o recordiau, trwy ei label ei hun yn Fife, sef Fence yn ogystal â label Warners a'i gartref presennol gyda’r label Domino. Mae ei ganeuon wedi cael eu hail-berfformio gan artistiaid eraill sy’n cynnwys Simple Minds a Patti Smith. Gwaith diweddaraf King Creosote gan Anderson yw
I DES, albwm sy'n parhau â'i ymgais i lywio marwoldeb, angerdd, dyfroedd stormus, y lleuad yn yr awyr, ac East Neuk yn Fife.

Mae Anderson yr un mor drawiadol yn chwarae’n fyw i gynulleidfaoedd capasiti llawn yn y Barbican yn Llundain, Usher Hall yng Nghaeredin a’r Royal Concert Hall yn Glasgow, ag y mae’n canu mewn tafarndai pysgota a siopau crochenwaith Crail ac Anstruther; boed yn chwarae gitâr, banjo, acordion, neu syntheseiddydd modiwlaidd. Yr elfen gyffredin yw llais unigryw KC, a’i ganeuon swynol, chwareus, crwydrol, sy’n datblygu’n barhaus, yng nghywair Fife.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Brodor o Ddulyn yw Colm sy'n byw yn Wexford. Mae'n feiolinydd ac yn cyfansoddi ar gyfer offerynnau niferus. Enillodd ei sgôr ffilm ddiweddar ar gyfer y ffilm nodwedd Wyddelig Roise & Frank Wobr y Gynulleidfa Santa Barbara 2022, ac ar hyn o bryd mae'n cyfansoddi Aperigon, a ysbrydolwyd gan lyfr Colum Mc Cann. 

Sans Soucis

Mae Sans Soucis yn gwneud cerddoriaeth sy'n bywiogi'r enaid. Mae cerddoriaeth Sans Soucis yn weithred radical o adennill sy’n deillio o’r awydd i ailgysylltu â llawenydd a didwylledd penrhydd plentyndod a gollwyd gennym i gyd wrth i ni heneiddio. Gan dderbyn canmoliaeth gan The Guardian, Paper Mag, The Independent, Fader, The Forty-Five, Pitchfork a mwy, mae’n cyfuno elfennau o Rymba’r Congo, cyfansoddi caneuon clasurol yr Eidal, R&B electronig a synau pop-amgen. Enillodd hi wobr ‘Grand Jury’ Music Music Moves Europe, ynghyd â chael ei chynnwys yn ymgyrch RADAR fyd-eang Spotify, a chael ei henwi fel yr artist sy’n torri tir newydd ar gyfer 2023 TicketMaster, ymhlith gwobrau ac anrhydeddau eraill.

Mae perfformiadau diweddar yn cynnwys sioeau yn Cross The Tracks, All Points East, Pitchfork Paris, Eurosonic, SXSW, a chefnogi Rina Sawayama ym Milan. Rydyn ni wrth ein bodd o weld ei dawn unigryw yn disgleirio yn Eglwys y Santes Fair fis Hydref eleni.

Cynhelir yr holl brif setiau yn fyw ac ar-lein gyda holl berfformiadau Eglwys y Santes Fair yn cael eu ffrydio i’r byd trwy YouTube Lleisiau Eraill a’u cyflwyno gan y darlledwr enwog o Gymru, Huw Stephens. Bydd tocynnau aur ar gyfer y perfformiadau agos-atoch hyn ar gael trwy gystadlaethau. Bwciwch eich band arddwrn Llwybr Cerdd nawr i gael eich cynnwys mewn raffl i ennill pâr o docynnau aur i berfformiad yn yr Eglwys.

Mae Bandiau Arddwrn ar werth nawr am £25 yn unig, gan godi i £35 ar 1af Hydref. BWCIWCH NAWR

Y LLWYBR CERDD

Rydyn ni newydd gyhoeddi’r don gyntaf o dalent anhygoel o Gymru ac Iwerddon a fydd yn perfformio ar hyd a lled tref syfrdanol Aberteifi fel rhan o’r Llwybr Cerdd. Bydd y rhaglen eleni yn cynnwys y lleisiau newydd mwyaf cyffrous o fyd hip-hop, gwerin, grime, indi, pync a thu hwnt.

Gyda mwy o artistiaid eto i'w cyhoeddi, bydd y Llwybr Cerdd yn cynnwys: amy michelle | Climbing Trees | Dead Method | Gwilym Bowen Rhys | HMS Morris | Les SalAmandas | Mace The Great | Mali Hâf | Mellt | Minas | Mount Palomar | Samana | Scustin | Seba Safe | Tara Bandito | Uly

Caiff y lein-yp llawn ei gyhoeddi yn yr wythnosau nesaf felly cadwch lygad ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol Lleisiau Eraill a Mwldan!

CLEBRAN

Bydd llinyn syniadau Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi yn dychwelyd eleni hefyd! Bydd rhaglen ‘Clebran - Llanw a Thrai’ eleni yn archwilio’r heriau heb eu tebyg ein hoes, ond hefyd y posibiliadau, y cyfleoedd a’r atebion. Bydd y trafodaethau hyn a gynhelir dros dridiau, yn ystyried y lleol a’r byd-eang, y cyrion a’r canol, y gymuned a’r gymdeithas ehangach, a sut y gall mudiadau bychain greu newid mawr. Fel bob amser, bydd trafodaeth a pherfformiad hefyd ar gyfer y pen a'r galon fel rhan o Clebran.

Mae Clebran eleni yn cynnwys casgliad o siaradwyr anhygoel, gan gynnwys yr awdur a’r darlledwr Jon Gower, y delynores Cerys Hafana, yr Athro Cysylltiol mewn Hanes Modern Cynnar John Gallagher; yr awdur, y cyfansoddwr a’r perfformiwr Daf James; yr awdur-gyfarwyddwr Tracy Spottiswoode; yr awdur, y podlediwr a’r newyddiadurwr Damian Kerlin; y newyddiadurwr a’r awdur Richard Fisher, yr Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Seicoleg Gymhwysol Dr Sharon Lambert a'r hanesydd, yr awdur a’r adolygydd Christopher Kissane, ynghyd â CN Smith, Deirdre de Bhailís, Rheolwr Cyffredinol y Dingle Hub; Hanan Issa - Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru; Y Gwir Anrhydeddus Mark Drakeford AS, Prif Weinidog Cymru; Sophie Mackintosh; a Wayne Howard. Caiff mwy o siaradwyr eu cyhoeddi yn ystod yr wythnosau nesaf. Cynhelir Clebran yn y prynhawniau/nosweithiau ddydd Iau, dydd Gwener, a dydd Sadwrn ar draws yr ŵyl dridiau.

BANDIAU ARDDWRN

Yr hyn a gewch gyda band arddwrn:

  • Mynediad anghyfyngedig i dros 80 o setiau byw ar hyd y Llwybr Cerdd
  • Mynediad anghyfyngedig i holl sesiynau Clebran
  • Cael eich cynnwys mewn raffl am docynnau aur i’r Eglwys 
  • Cael eich cynnwys mewn raffl i ennill nifer o wobrau gwych gan fusnesau lleol 

BWCIWCH NAWR

Mae Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi 2023 yn bosibl gyda chefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Adran Twristiaeth, Diwylliant, Celfyddydau, Gaeltacht, Chwaraeon a Chyfryngau a chaiff ei chynhyrchu gan South Wind Blows mewn partneriaeth â’r Mwldan a Triongl. Bydd Triongl yn ffilmio’r digwyddiad er mwyn ei ddarlledu nes ymlaen ar S4C ac RTÉ.