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Monkjack, one of Cardiff’s best funk bands will be playing Gwdihw on the 9th July. Formed by the infamous Jason Rogers (Zillo Records), this band include some of ‘Cardiff’s most dedicated Funksters’ and are currently rip-roaring through the live music scene. Previous gigs at the Globe have been sold-out so get your bootys down early to check these guys out!

http://www.myspace.com/monkjackfunkband

Doors: 8pm
Wonga: £2

Balloon, purveyors of music, literature and all round good times presents an evening of couplets and cutlets with their very first Summerslam BBQ.

With spoken word literally coming out of the mouths of people all over our capital at the moment, we have enlisted a group of poetic pugilists that would have Don King himself reaching for the afro comb and rhyming dictionary, as multiple slam winners and award worriers, Martin Daws, Leeum Johnson, Dean Nicholls, Kayo Chingonyi, Matt Black and Joe Kriss, battle it out round the back of Cardiff’s Gwdihw Cafe Bar on Tuesday 20th July.

For those of you who like a bit of meat with your meter, we are also very excited to have the gourmets of Gwdihw providing the BBQ part of our Summerslam (with veggie and vegan options for you alliterative types) plus local artisan brews and all manner of summer swiggery.

If that’s not enough, we also have live music from Coke, Scotty consecutively stopping one record then starting another, and a chance for you yourself to get up and show us what you’ve got with our Balloon Postcard Lottery. Don’t worry, we’ll be gentle.

Oh, and did we mention it’s free entry?

That’s right: TOTALLY FREE TO GET IN.

Now, those of you who have been to previous Balloon events will know what to expect but for those of you still unsure, think of us as a big night out with your mates, only with more words.

Be great to see you there.

Balloon’s Summerslam BBQ. Gwdihw. Cardiff. Tuesday 20th July. Fresh verse and tasty cuts.

This Balloon event is supported by Academi. Cheers Academi!

Calling all Rude Boys and Rude Girls. Time to dig out those sharp suites, stingy brim hats and come skankin’ wid us., in association with Gwdihw, proudly present -

‘Ska-Discothèque’

Hotter than July, your sensational hosts invite you to take One Step Beyond and join us for some fun dance action.

Setting the night alight are Skadiff’s very own Ska band TATTSYRUP. Rim shot drums, flute and saxophone kick up dust in this home grown sextet of Ska. These guys have been spreading smiles and outrageous dances around south Wales since 2004, after they light-fingered themselves to both the name and the eccentricities of the League Of Gentleman shopkeepers Tubbs and Edward. TATTSYRUP are true to the spirit of 2Tone with their stomping mix of classic ska tunes and original material and have had some ace support slots too, with The Beat, The Specials’ guitarist Roddy Radiation & the Skabilly rebels in Bristol. Setting summer parties and festivals on fire across Wales and the South West is what they do best.

http://www.tattsyrup.co.uk

The night will be Specials. It will be pure Madness. Welcome to the House of Fun.

When TATTSYRUP have tooted their last horn and skanked their last stride, our two DJ Nutty Boys will keep you on the dancefloor with a wide choice of classic pleasers. Play dem cuts Mr Selecta.

**Dave Norton (Candela) : Primed and ready to surprise and tantalise, a genuine floor filler maestro.

**Toclifrench (Péchés Mignons) : Bringing you cultured tracks that aim to tease, just the way you like it.

Péchés Mignons’ Ska-Discothèque will be a cheeky, funny and brilliant night. You really must come! After all, it would be plain Bad Manners if you don’t

Nyth Outside Poster

 Gwyl  Fechan Fach NYTH TU ALLAN…..NYTH OUTSIDE GWDIHW – The Mini Micro Festival

To celebrate the arrival of summer and that [hopefully] the sun will be shining massively in the sky, on Spring Holiday Sunday Nyth’s little birds are flying out to the open air for some great music n’ good times!

I ddathlu fod yr haf wedi cyrraedd ar haul yn llenwi’r wybren [gobeithio], ar Ddydd Sul Gwyl y Banc fe fydd adar y nyth yn hedfan i’r awyr agored am lond lle o hwyl a sbri a cherddoriaeth gwych!

yn cyflwyno / introducing

3.45pm -  Huw M

4.30 - John Lawrence

5.15 – Mr Huw

6.00 – Them Lovely Boys

7.00 – Haku Tokinawa

8.00 – Texas Radio Band

9.00 – Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog

10.00 – John Gedru [Llwybr Llaethog] DJ Set

10.45 – Plyci

11.30 – Nyth-Owl DJ’s

Owen G and Indy Blu hold things down on the decks.

All for just £2

Music:
Spencer Mcgarry
Stephen Wheel
Ginger Rogers

Dj’s:
Fergal
Stephen Johnsson

Poetry reading
Storytelling

Organic veg stall – Blaencamel Organics
Lucky dip
Yarn and Yarn (knitting corner)
Raffle

The Occasion

The beautiful game involves 32 countries from across the world bringing with it not just football fans but traditions, music and food.  For one month Gwdihw will become the hub for football fans from across the globe, welcoming all nations to join us for a football, music and food extravaganza! So come along.

Our Plan
Gwdihw is aiming to take the World Cup buzz one step further. Not only are we going to be screening every single match, but also in true Gwdihw style we will be providing you with live music, DJs and great food — all with a twist.

The Matches
Every match will be shown. Key matches such as , Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Nigeria will include themed live music and traditional home cooked dishes. As always we will be pushed for space so please email is with numbers so we can get you in.

The Music
Before and after the main match we will be providing live music relative to one of the teams playing followed by our resident DJs spinning tunes from across the world. If you, or you know of someone who would like to play then let us know.

The Food
We will also be inviting patriots of each country to come along and cook up a pre match traditional feast for all your friends, family, fans and fellow countrymen/women. We will provide all cooking facilities and cover all food costs, and the more you sell the more drink tokens you get for your friends so make sure its damn tasty! If you, or you know of someone who would like to play then let us know.

The Cocktails
As usual Gwdihw will be providing you with our usual range of lovely drinks and we will also be getting our mixologist Mark to knock up some World Cup themed cocktails.

The Gwdihw Fooseball World Cup
Fancy yourself as a bit of a table football connoisseur? We will be holding our own table football World Cup with great prizes and the potential honour of being ‘Gwdihw Fooseball Champion’ We will have an official fooseball table and strict rules…”NO SPINNING”. Every entrant receives a free can of Red Bull before every game. Email us at worldcup@gwdihw.co.uk to enter.

The Football Haters
Fear not though you true football haters, you may actually enjoy it, the majority of the matches will be screened in the brand new, covered and heated beer garden. Only the key matches will be shown on the big screen inside leaving you free to enjoy the peace and tranquillity that is Gwdihw. Come along and enjoy the fun.

Anyone who saw them in the Toucan back in January will know they do the business – mixing raw blues and folk with Zepplin style riffs, latin inflections, reggae and hip hop grooves, blistering slide guitar, and a beyond tight live show befitting of a band that gets through more than 200 gigs a year.

Before and after the Bandits, the Flip Your Wig residents will be moving the dancefloor with the usual eclectic mix of funk, soul, rare groove, old skool hip hop, dub, rock n roll and psych.

All going down at the ace Gwdihw.

Doors 8 – 2 Entry £3

This one is going to be large!

This month we want to present the best of your talents on the intimate Gwdihw stage. Come down with your guitars and fiddles and didgeridoos and show us what you’ve got. For those acoustic night regulars this is a fresh audience for you & for rookies the toasty-warm gwdihw atmosphere will settle any jangling nerves. Please drop us a message to book a slot and/or get there nice & early on the night.

We’re starting at 7pm to try and get as many people on as possible before we let the Dj’s loose on the decks for the party end of the night. With the tasteful Superfly gentlemen and the legendary DJ Tuna Afro delivering beefy beats, the dancing is inevitable.

To keep your restless hands busy til then we’re going to have some stuff out to make your own flying object art attack style. Marks for style, originality and flying ability! The winner, as usual, wins a gwdihw meal for two and the admiration of all.

It’s only £2 entry and all proceeds are going to the Malawi Eagles Project helping the poorest communities with education and food management.

Anyway hope you can come down & help us pack the place out for a evening of joy & merriment

Jonny & G

Folk, flamboyance and the charmingly fabulous, Péchés Mignons in association with Gwdihw present

The Péchés Mignons Bijou Festival
Sunday 2nd May 2010, 2pm – 3am
May Bank Holiday Weekend at Gwdihw

As delicious as the year’s first really warm day, Gwdihw and Péchés Mignons turn up the heat for a tantalising taste of summer, hot on the heels of April’s sensational ‘Afro Discothèque’. As cheeky as the day is long, we lay before you a one day party so full of quirky, satisfying, hip shaking fun that you will be certain that your Summer of Music started right here!

Peruse our luscious line-up of live music and DJs below and look forward to everything you have come to expect from your irrepressible hosts, Péchés Mignons.

**Boris
The word ‘eclectic’ was invented for this upbeat party band. Where else could you expect to hear Rockabilly, Reggae, Dub, Drum and Bass, Rock and Roll, Folk and Eastern European Folk in the same set? Expect to dance. Lots!
http://www.myspace.com/boriscardiff

**Inc.A
Expect anything and everything from these experimental redefiners of boundaries. Whether their mood is for gypsy jazz folk or Electro-Orchestral funk, their sound will be magically baffling.
http://www.myspace.com/incawales

**Love Parry III
Described by one keen eared commentator as Wales’ answer to Prince, Love Parry III are delighting all comers with their shiny, chart-baiting synth pop. Unashamedly exuberant but packed with wholesomeness, these masters of charm welcome you to their beautiful world.
http://www.myspace.com/loveparry3rd

**Encanta
They worked us into a delicious frenzy on Péchés Mignons’ February launch night, and it is with great please that we welcome back Encanta, with their hot flamenco passion and gypsy rhythms.
**Lou Noble
A songwriter of insight and beauty, Lou Noble’s music gets to the heart of love, passion and yearning. Finding herself progressing these days towards the sounds of jazzy swing, her songs remain full of feeling and are often a bridge for her audience to cross as they and she find mutual ground and empathy through life’s experiences. Don’t miss this talented, glamorous and special lady.
http://www.myspace.com/lounoble

**Beribazu Cardiff Capoeira
With poise, grace and agility, you will be wowed by Beribazu Cardiff Capoeira. Trained by Brazilian mestre, Claudio Campos, this Afro-Brazilian martial art form, that’s a dance as well as a game, is played out to its own Capoeira music to create a spectacle you will not want to miss.
http://www.cardiffcapoeira.com

**Splott Bottom Boys
With the Cohen Brother’s film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” as their talisman, The Splott Bottom Boys pack us onto the ol’ freight train that’s heading back to depression era, American country roots music with an eye for detail and a whole lot of gentle good humour.
http://www.myspace.com/splottbottomboys

**Illuminations Chorus
A choir to break the national stereotype, this dynamic group are involved with cutting edge theatre productions, as well as ensemble work. Born in Chapter Arts two years back, they boast psychiatrists, video producers, dancers, artists and street performers amongst their ranks. Expect to journey with them from Bach to Byrd, to gospel, then on to re-workings of Lou Reed, REM and Talking Heads classics.

**Silimbo
Nine strong African drumming with a Welsh perspective, these slaves to the rhythm learnt all the right moves from several famous West African drum masters. Silimbo bring you big sounds and big rhythms to infuse the Gwdihw air with the authentic Mandinke beats of Guinea, Mali and Senegal.
http://www.myspace.com/silimbo

**Barefoot Dance of the Sea
Three ladies who shimmer with silky harmonies over delicate sea shanties and country laments. Bec and Beth of The Hot Puppies, are joined by their friend Soph to make songs of sweet lingering thoughtfulness.
http://www.myspace.com/barefootdanceofthesea

**Headlight Seance
New project from former Broken Sleep pair, David Hill and Alex Rees. As their fresh direction suggests, Headlight Seance bring you haunting, gossamer vocals over tense, fragile, gospel folk along with ethereal piano that will sweetly raise the most wispiest of spirits.

And now to our tasty line up of DJs who will see you sashay and play between our wonderful performers, then be your guide into the wee small hours.

Dave Norton (Candela)
Neil Stephens (Juju Nations/Ba-Ba-Boom!/Jazz:Latin:Dubstep)
Harmonics (Candela)
Toclifrench (Péchés Mignons)
Will H (Funky Dubby)
The Wande (Funky Dubby)
Call the Doctor
Kai Galles

We have an Outdoor Bar – Home Cooked Festival Feasts – Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider – Bare Naked Beer – Stalls and further brilliant surprises to tell you about but for now, they are hiding, just out of sight behind a fluffy white cloud . Ahhh…… Summer.

We remain your slavish servants, dedicated to hand picking only the finest, funkiest live music and cultured DJs to bring you inspired and truly memorable nights within the cosy, hidden away intimacy of Cardiff’s most friendly bar ‘GWDIHW’.

£5 (3pm – 10.30pm) / £3 (10.30pm – 3am)
Tickets available from GWDIHW or toclifrench@pechesmignons.co.uk

GWDIHW, 6 GUILDFORD CRESCENT – CARDIFF (Off Churchill Way)

“KEEP SPREADING THE GROOVES”