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Open Mic
8.15pm Free
Come on down to perform, or simply sit back and enjoy the talent at the Globe's famous open mic. A dedicated sound technician is present throughout to help performers set-up and sound their best.
Grey Wolf Story Cafe: Equinox Special with Mica Sinclair
This month, storyteller Marcus Pibworth will be joined by ‘a multi coloured power house of creativity, a musician that lights up the world of others with her deeply felt, off-the-wall, spontaneous creations” aka Mica Sinclair.
Marcus and Mica will weave together enchanting stories and soulful songs of transition and change, as we shift from the lighter half of the year into the darker months, inviting us to celebrate the fruits of our labour, recognise the balance and harmony in our lives and make space for what is to come.
If you’re looking for an evening that combines fun filled artistic expression with deep, meaningful themes, then join us for a night of storytelling for adults at the Grey Wolf Equinox Cafe!
The cafe bar will be open for all your refreshment needs.
Tickets available here: https://dandelion.events/e/greywolfequinox
HAY TAT (Traditional Acoustic Tunes)
7pm to 9pm Free
Monthly folk session playing Traditional Acoustic Tunes.
Join us for a steady session of playing folk tunes from different traditions from the Paul Hardy session tunebook (available online)
All levels and acoustic instruments welcome. 4th Wednesday of the month.
For more info contact: jackie on 07401061646
Or Facebook: Hay Tat
jackieab53d@hotmail.com
GRAV - live theatre
7.30pm Tickets £10
GRAV is Based on the original Torch Theatre Production, written by Owen Thomas, directed by Peter Doran, and starring Gareth J Bale.
Gareth J Bale reprises the role of ‘Grav’ in this remarkable one-man show exploring the life and times of one of Wales’ most loved sons, Ray Gravell.
Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field, ‘Grav’ was and is so much more than that. An actor, a cultural icon, a father, a husband, a man with a life packed full of stories that deserve to be heard once more.
As well as touring Wales, Grav has also been performed at The Adelaide Fringe Festival (2024), The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2015 and 2022), London, New York and Washington DC. Grav will remind the you once more of a unique life well lived and of a man who did so much more than eat soft centres. Whether you are a Rugby fan or not, only the hardest of hearts would fail to enjoy this production...
“In this extraordinary and wonderful one-man play Gareth (John) Bale shows us he has as masterly a grasp of the art of theatre as his namesake, Gareth Bale, has of the art of international football.” Theatre In Wales
“an unashamed crowd-pleaser, pushing the audience’s patriotic buttons whilst retaining a genial tone throughout... with a central performance which will engage even non-rugby fans, this is robust and charming entertainment.”British Theatre Guide
“...fitting tribute to the rugby legend... Writer Owen Thomas has penned a beautifully lyrical script”The Western Mail
Sunflower Kids Yoga
Fun inclusive yoga story sessions for kids aged 2-6 years old with parent/ carer. (Younger and Older siblings also welcome. For all abilities! 10:30am - 11:15am
- Yoga Games
- Yoga Adventures
- Breathing and Relaxation
Book here:
Single Sessions: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby#focus=ev-smx3-20240117000000
Autumn Block: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby/e/ev-scyl-20241003103000
Winter Block: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby/e/ev-swm5-20241107103000
SHERLOCK HOLMES Versus DRACULAR, eliminate the impossible.
Book your Burgerme table to avoid disappointment: Call 01497821762 or email eat@globeathay.co.uk
Performance 7.30pm Tickets £10
In late-Victorian London, a spate of inexplicable murders has Scotland Yard baffled. Bodies are being found drained of blood. Sherlock Holmes knows that vampires do not exist, until he witnesses evidence to the contrary. Can Van Helsing and the king of detectives combine forces to solve the mystery? Or will Dracula, Lord of the Undead cut a bloody swathe throughout the Empire?Jonathan Goodwin plays Sherlock Holmes, Count Dracula, Van Helsing and Colonel Moran in a show scripted by himself, and co-directed with Gary Archer.
Sunflower Kids Yoga
Fun inclusive yoga story sessions for kids aged 2-6 years old with parent/ carer. (Younger and Older siblings also welcome. For all abilities! 10:30am - 11:15am
- Yoga Games
- Yoga Adventures
- Breathing and Relaxation
Book here:
Single Sessions: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby#focus=ev-smx3-20240117000000
Autumn Block: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby/e/ev-scyl-20241003103000
Winter Block: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby/e/ev-swm5-20241107103000
JOHN BRAMWELL (of I Am Kloot)
Book your Burgerme table to avoid disappointment: Call 01497821762 or email eat@globeathay.co.uk
Doors 7pm Start 8pm Advance tickets £22.50
John Bramwell of I Am Kloot, one of the UK's most cherished and revered songwriters, performs solo at The Globe at Hay.
John has been on a never-ending rolling adventure since his workings away from the cherished, Mercury Prize nominated Mancunian band,I Am Kloot. February 23rd 2024 marked the release of the acclaimed, sophomore album ‘The Light Fantastic‘.
‘A unique both literally and metaphorically’ – Lauren Laverne ‘My favourite songwriter of all time’ – Cate Blanchett [who chose Bramwell-penned ‘Proof’ as her Desert Island Disk on the BBC Radio 4 show] ‘The UK’s finest export’ New York Times ‘Bramwell’s new songs are spellbinding’ The Guardian
Lauded across the board, ‘The Light Fantastic‘ is a masterclass in emotionally charged and melodically driven tunes for the adventurous. “After both my Mum and Dad died, I started writing these songs to cheer myself up,” John admits with typical candour. “The themes are taken from my dreams at the time. Wake up and take whatever impression I had from what I could remember of my dream and write that.” Despite the sentiment, the songs are surprisingly uplifting and have been lighting up, and selling out, countless live shows across the country.
‘Wonderfully grown-up pop music delivered by an adept songwriter’ – 4* MOJO
‘A splendid solo set of sumptuous vocal harmonies’ – UNCUT
‘The regular harmonising with his cast of supporting musicians is especially beautiful’ CLASH
‘Bramwell goes for the kind of classic melody-rich songwriting reminiscent of Tim Hardin, Neil Young and other introspective types... this is hazy music with purpose, and very pretty with it’ – The Times, 4/5
https://johnbramwell.com/ -for more info and music
Buy tickets at https://skiddle.com/e/39216236
Sunflower Kids Yoga
Fun inclusive yoga story sessions for kids aged 2-6 years old with parent/ carer. (Younger and Older siblings also welcome. For all abilities! 10:30am - 11:15am
- Yoga Games
- Yoga Adventures
- Breathing and Relaxation
Book here:
Single Sessions: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby#focus=ev-smx3-20240117000000
Autumn Block: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby/e/ev-scyl-20241003103000
Winter Block: https://bookwhen.com/sunflowerbirthbaby/e/ev-swm5-20241107103000
The Undercover Hippy
2024 so far has already seen the Undercover Hippy smashing out a solo acoustic UK tour, followed by the full band "Gimme More" UK Tour, and then an extensive Germany Tour, and it's not even summer yet! But these guys just never stop, so after this summer's festival season is done, they will be heading back on the road for their autumn UK "A Bit Different" tour. They will be bringing their signature flavour of hip-hop and reggae infused protest songs and party anthems to a venue near you in October! Expect to be amazed, amused, and uplifted in equal measure as The Undercover Hippy and co. deliver their uniquely delicious audio offerings to your eardrums.
Described by Tom Robinson (BBC6Music) as being “like the love-child of Steel Pulse, Kate Tempest and The Sleaford Mods”, The Undercover Hippy’s music brings together powerful messages, infectious reggae rhythms, and a lyrical delivery that will get even the most hardened hip-hop head nodding in approval.
Tickets being sold here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theundercoverhippy1/1296762
Rona Mac
8pm Earlybird tickets £8 / £10 Standard
"MIND MELLOWING STUFF AND YOU CAN JUST HEAR HOW HER SURROUNDINGS HAVE INFLUENCED HER"
(RADIO1 CHILLEST SHOW // IFAN SION DAVIES)
“WRITTEN, PRODUCED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY AN OUTSTANDING ARTIST IN HER CARAVAN... MEET RONA MAC...” (BBCRADIO6 // TOM ROBINSON)
“RONA MAC CAN ONLY EVER BE HERSELF.HER MUSIC [IS] SHOT THROUGH WITH EXPERIENCE, HUMOUR, AND A SENSE OF SURVIVAL" (CLASH MAGAZINE)
Rona Mac’s grass-roots approach to music is tangible and real, and her live performance is both impressive and transformative. Having recently played support for Willy Mason, Billie Marten, Katy J Pearson, Bess Atwell and Dan Mangan, Rona Mac is beginning to get the recognition she deserves. A truly independent DIY, grass-roots artist from the most westerly tip of Wales, Mac is a prolific songwriter carving her own pathway as a queer alt-folk artist.
She will be showcasing her new album ‘Honeymilk and Heavy Weather’ around 13 decentralised locations around the UK to move music away from big cities, as well as connecting with like-minded people. Could that be you?
Funded by PRS foundation, Help Musicians and Horizons Launchpad (Arts Council Wales), 'Honeymilk and Heavy Weather' is tenderly written for a lost friend, and her best work to date. For 3 years she has carved these 11 tracks with love, grief and determination, pulling everything into alignment with what lies at it's core. There's a dense and heavy story behind this Album, intertwined with themes of love, loss, mental illness, suicide and water. Mac uses the sounds of fire, rivers, ocean and wind amongst these tracks, as well as voice notes, spoken word, and all manner of strange and satisfying sounds. Always in-keeping with honest lyrics, strong melodies, harmonies and riffs that are a trademark of her work, getting her recognition on BBC’s Radio 1, 6 and Wales.
For Fans Of: Elliott Smith, Laura Marling, Ben Howard, Adrien Lenker
'WORD PAINTINGS - THE KEITH JAMES SONGBOOK'
Book your Burgerme table to avoid disappointment: Call 01497821762 or email eat@globeathay.co.uk
8pm Tickets £15
Spanning the past 50 years, Keith has performed thousands of enthusiastically received shows in Arts Centres and Theatres throughout the UK. Thoughtful, interpretive concerts devoted to the writing of visionary Songwriters and Poets who he has always admired.
The success of these concerts has been such, that it has somewhat eclipsed Keith’s own material (which has mostly been heard on his 12 Album releases) so the writing and release of this new and significant body of work Word Paintings has given Keith, and those alongside him the confidence to open a door and let this treasure chest of original songs be heard.
The songs from Word Paintings, a stand-alone, much championed, new collection, are at the heart of this concert, set amongst the characterful and fearless songs from Can you imagine 2020, the vital commentary of Paradise lost 2019 and the poetic imagery of Message from the Gods 2017, even some songs that date way back through his music year career. The best collection of Keith’s original material in one concert – which is by no means just music. There is a ‘chatting late into the night at a Taverna’ feel about the backstories and the embryonic seed of inspiration to each of the songs.
‘Anyone who remembers and longs for great songwriting, please listen to this’ How the light gets in.
‘devotion, integrity, experience. All spinning as one’ Guardian Weekly
‘I really enjoyed the Album! It has a haunting quality’ Ian Rankin
‘Brave enough to write the music he truly believes in’ Bob Harris OBE
‘This album more than earns its place in the gallery of old masters’ Mike Davies, Birmingham Radio
‘This album finds a creative and imaginative artist at the peak of his powers’ Trevor Dann. Nick Drake Biographer
‘Word Paintings is a musical triumph’ Radio Caroline
‘There is a delicious soulfulness going on here’ Colin Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1xbUXDHSNg&t=1s to watch Something I thought I understood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7qT-9RnFJs to watch Postcard from Havana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQ6Nzpx-Zk&t=72s to watch I can see
Roving Crows
Doors 8pm Tickets £14/£15 OTD
Roving Crows are an Irish Folk Rock band based in Herefordshire & Worcestershire. The Crows are a MUST
SEE live act; a mix of fiery fiddle playing and conscious lyrics alongside driving drums and bass. The band
were formed in 2009 with the current line up playing together since 2019, the group have toured tirelessly
across the UK, over to Australia, France and the Netherlands.
Their passion and energy on stage is infectious, never failing to deliver a great time with their vibrant live
show! Their music pushes the boundaries of the Irish Folk genre, their jumping jigs and reels will get you
dancing whilst their enquiring and provocative lyrics will make you think.
Roving Crows consists of Paul O’Neill (guitar and lead vocals); Caitlin Barrett (fiddle & vocals); Laurence
Aldridge (drums & vocals); Jim Smith (bass & vocals).The band have gone from strength to strength and their signature sound is as strong as ever. This Irishgroup seamlessly marry humour, provocative lyrics , traditional Irish tunes and rock to entertain and bring thelistener on a ride that they won’t want to get off! They make a hell of a noise for 4 people - join the party.
"an adventurous and inspired heady cocktail of Celtic and World music with a social conscience and abeating heart" Mike Davies - folking.com , 2022
“the sound is one of passion, a Celtic infusion and influence” Liverpool sound & Vision, 2022
“Celtic Rock powerhouse” RnR magazine, 2022
Charlie Dore - The Man Who Built Christmas Tour
Doors 7.30pm Earlybird tickets £16 / £18 Standard
Charlie Dore - The Man Who Built Christmas Tour
From the celebrated singer & songwriter of worldwide hits
Playing with the stellar multi-instrumentalist Julian Littman
Charlie Dore’s songs have been recorded by the good and the great including George Harrison, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Martha Wainwright, Jimmy Nail and Ricky Ross, but her live shows reveal that she keeps the best songs for herself.
In a career of several decades, this multi-award-winner realised she had never written a Christmas song. Proving that there’s a first time for everything Charlie Dore presents her live show - The Man Who Built Christmas. Alongside her long-time collaborator Julian Littman of Steeleye Span the pair swap guitars, piano, harmonium, mandolin, ukulele and stories as they showcase these yuletide originals as well as favourites from the past nine albums and several songs never before heard live.
“My entire catalogue was a Christmas-free zone, which was fine by me. Except for one song, Santa and Edie, which I wrote for the Green Note’s Festive Show. This whet my appetite for approaching the whole Christmas thing from different angles, trying for unusual plots, like making miniature movies with the listener behind the camera.”
As one of the UK’s most respected songwriters her albums, described as ‘eclectic contemporary folk-americana with crunchy lyrics’ continue to win awards on both sides of the Atlantic, most recently Female Vocalist Of The Year (FATEA, 2020) and Best Lyrics (Like Animals, US Indie Acoustic, 2021). Charlie has also played major festivals including Glastonbury, Celtic Connections, Cropredy, Shrewsbury Folk and Ventnor and headlined some of the UK’s most prestigious venues including Kings Place and Liverpool Philharmonic.
Recent live sessions for Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2) playing + co-hosting for Ricky Ross’/Another Country (BBC Radio Scotland) as well as an inclusion on Ken Bruce’s final BBC show prove Charlie’s relevance and ability to capture the imagination of an increasing audience. She’s also recently collaborated with Michelle Stodart of The Magic Numbers and rising folk star Katie Spencer.
“…earnest and witty, tender and cynical all at the same time… profound, moving and oddly haunting.” RnR Magazine
“Subtle songs that pack a punch… absolute gems of modern songwriting.” Mike Harding
“.. one of our most intelligent and erudite singer-songwriters.” Fatea Magazine
“ …her dark wit sculpts her lovely lyricism her gentle, unique voice is one to die for.” Folk Wales