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FOLK AT THE MOON: REBECCA HURN, AWDL, MELDA LOIS, FRANKIE WESSON, TOM PILKS (CARDIFF MUSIC CITY FESTIVAL)

Part of Cardiff Music City Festival. 7pm-10.45pm Ages 18+ Tickets £4 + booking fee, £5 on the door or Pay What You Can (card or cash). BUY TICKETS FROM SEETICKETS, WEGOTTICKETS, TICKETWEB, DICE or from The Moon during opening hours (no booking fee).

Our monthly intimate night of acoustic & folk sounds - this event is part of the Cardiff Music City Festival programme.

REBECCA HURN grew up near the sea in Porthcawl, which is reflective in her award-winning EP 'Waves', named 'Best Folk Song' at the Independent Music Awards in New York. In 2021 she received 'Best Songwriter' for 'Panic' at the global UK songwriting contest against thousands of entries from over 60 countries. Album 'Brace For Impact' was released in May with grant support from PRS, BBC & NY Songwriters Circle to pursue her recording ambitions. Rebecca has performed at The Great Escape, Focus Wales, In It Together, has played at Principality Stadium, WMC, Tramshed and was personally selected by Pixie Lott to play her London showcase with Tom Grennan. Rebecca Hurn Facebook, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube

AWDL: Cardiff folk duo. Awdl YouTube, Instagram

MELDA LOIS: Welsh-language singer-songwriter based in Cardiff, with a rural upbringing in Snowdonia which is foundational to her writing. Imagery of nature, the mountains and the sea weave through her songs, with a warm yet melancholic sound, collecting her musings on the little details of life. Melda Lois Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, SoundCloud

FRANKIE WESSON started writing & performing at age 16 in hometown Abergavenny. Cinematic songs drawing from personal experiences of bitter-sweet nostalgia, unrequited love, teenage angst and the complicated reality of growing up LGBT+. Raised on artists like Alanis Morrisette, Eva Cassidy and Stevie Nicks, Frankie also takes inspiration from recent acts like Deaf Havana, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Gabrielle Aplin. Intimate, emotionally raw yet laid-back music with a pop/folk/rock feel - a versatile vocal range and talent for emotive, relatable songwriting making for captivating live performances. Frankie Wesson Spotify, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok

TOM PILKS: Mesmerising fusion of rock & folk with soul-stirring melodies and heartfelt lyrics, enthralling audiences with his impassioned performances. Tom Pilks SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Facebook, YouTube

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Proudly part of Cardiff Music City Festival. Supported by Welsh Government and Cardiff Council. More information can be found at cardiffmusiccityfestival.wales

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We operate Challenge 25 - please bring ID if you're lucky enough to look u25 : )

Accessible venue. Gender neutral toilet. Free ear plugs at the bar. We accept card & cash.

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7pm-10.45pm 18+ oed Tocynnau £4 ymlaen llaw + ffi archebu, £5 wrth y drws neu Talwch Beth Allwch (cerdyn neu arian parod).

Magwyd REBECCA HURN ger y môr ym Mhorthcawl, a gaiff ei adlewyrchu yn ei EP llwyddiannus ‘Waves’ a enwyd yn ‘Cân Werin Orau’ yn y Gwobrau Independent Music yn Efrog Newydd. Yn 2021 derbyniodd y wobr ‘Cyfansoddwr Gorau’ am ‘Panig’ yng nghystadleuaeth cyfansoddi fyd-eang y DU yn erbyn miloedd o geisiadau o dros 60 o wledydd. Rhyddhawyd yr albwm ‘Brace For Impact’ ym mis Mai gyda chymorth grant gan PRS, BBC a Chylch Cyfansoddwyr Efrog Newydd i ganlyn ei huchelgeisiau recordio. Mae Rebecca wedi perfformio yn The Great Escape, Focus Wales, In It Together, wedi chwarae yn Stadiwm Principality, CMC, Tramshed ac fe’i dewiswyd yn bersonol gan Pixie Lott i chwarae ei sioe yn Llundain gyda Tom Grennan. Rebecca Hurn Facebook, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube

AWDL: deuawd gwerin o Gaerdydd. Awdl YouTube, Instagram

MELDA LOIS: Canwr-gyfansoddwr Cymraeg wedi’i lleoli yng Nghaerdydd, gyda magwraeth cefn gwlad yn Eryri sy’n sylfaenol i’w gwaith. Mae delweddau o natur, y mynyddoedd a’r môr yn plethu drwy ei chaneuon, gyda sain gynnes felancolig, gan gasglu ei myfyrdodau ar fanylion bach bywyd. Melda Lois Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, SoundCloud

Dechreuodd FRANKIE WESSON ysgrifennu a pherfformio yn 16 oed yn ei dref enedigol Y Fenni. Caneuon sinematig yn tynnu ar brofiadau personol chwerwfelys hiraeth, cariad heb ei ddychwelyd, pryder yr arddegau a realiti cymhleth tyfu i fyny’n LHDT+. Wedi ei fagu ar artistiaid fel Alanis Morrisette, Eva Cassidy a Stevie Nicks, mae Frankie hefyd cael ei ysbrydoli gan berfformwyr cyfoes fel Deaf Havana, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift a Gabrielle Aplin. Cerddoriaeth bersonol, emosiynol amrwd ond hamddenol gyda naws bop/werin/roc - ystod lleisiol hyblyg a thalent wrth ysgrifennu caneuon emosiynol, y gellir uniaethu â nhw ar gyfer perfformiadau byw swynol. Frankie Wesson Spotify, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok

TOM PILKS: Asiad cyfareddol o roc a gwerin gydag alawon teimladwy a geiriau o’r galon, sy’n swyno cynulleidfaoedd gyda’i berfformiadau angerddol. Tom Pilks SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Facebook, YouTube

Yn falch o fod yn rhan o Wyl Dinas Gerdd Caerdydd. Cefnogir gan Lywodraeth Cymru / Cyngor Caerdydd. Mwy o wybodaeth yn gwyldinasgerddcaerdydd.cymru

Earlier Event: October 14
OPEN 2PM BEFORE WALES V MONTENEGRO
Later Event: October 17
SŴN FESTIVAL (Various stages)