Tag Archives: music
20th November Simply Acoustic at The Royal Oak
A new monthly music night has launched at Adamsdown’s The Royal Oak pub. Simply Acoustic launched in October, providing an opportunity for the musical folk of Adamsdown, Tremorfa and Splott to showcase their talents and have a jam. The event was met with much enthusiasm and proved so successful that they’re doing it again! Simply […]
New festive singing group launches in Splott this November
Local musician, Ruth Bradshaw, is launching a new singing group called the STAR’Diff Community Choir this month, offering festive and cheerful song sessions for residents of Splott, Tremorfa, Adamsdown and Roath. Starting on the 11th of November and running each Monday evening between 6.30pm and 8pm in the small hall at Oasis Centre, Splott […]
Kicking the strings: a magical duo brings mythical music to Cardiff
Splott is full of talent, as we know, but one Splott lady is half of a duet with a difference! Tinc y Tannau (pronounced Tink er tan-eye ) produces a luscious mix of beauty and mischief combining two voices and two Bass Viola da Gamba (yes, your guess is as good as mine!). Splottlander […]
There’s a new singing group for girls in Splott and it’s going to be #SHARP
A group of musical volunteers in Splott are launching a singing group for girls aged 10-16 aiming to offer a positive, empowering and creative space for girls to enjoy music and to make friends. It’s free and sounds fab, so if you know of a local young lady who would like to take part, read […]
Blowing the trumpet of the wonderful Wonderbrass
Someone once said to me ‘while it’s important not to blow your own trumpet, it’s important to let them know you’ve got a trumpet to blow’. Indeed! For those not in the know, Wonderbrass is a 25 piece band playing music from around the world, in Cardiff and beyond, and hopefully soon in sunny old […]
Carreg Lafar: the Welsh folk group rocking Splott
How often do you get to hear bagpipes in Splott? More often than you would think thanks to local musician Antwn and his band, Carreg Lafar, who are launching their fourth album ‘Aur’ at a FREE launch party in Splott’s Old Library on Friday 21st April. As part of a Splottlight Series on local […]
“Splott is the Greenwich Village of Cardiff”. Mashing it up with Adde Jones, lead singer of band Excellent Skeleton.
Meet Adde Jones, singer, songwriter, poet, performer and lead singer of the band Excellent Skeleton, which is two-thirds Splott! Inksplott: Hia, thanks for the interview Adde, can you tell us a bit about yourself? Adde: I’m Adrian Jones, but better known as Adde, and I’m a songwriter, poet and performer living in Splott. I’m mostly […]
From Beatbox to Bowie; discovering the loop pedal with gigster extraordinaire Thoby Davis, Davis, Davis, Davis (see what I did there?)
Next in a new series of Splottlight pieces highlighting the wealth of creative talent living in our glorious corner of Cardiff, meet Thoby Davis; dance music DJ, guitarist, solo artist, master of the loop pedal and all-round one man band. Inksplott: So Thoby, this is the second of our Splottlight pieces on local artists and […]
Enough is Enough! Shouting it all out with Francesca Dimech
Over the next few months, Inksplott will feature interviews with local artists as part of a new series of Splottlight pieces highlighting the wealth of creative talent living in our glorious corner of Cardiff. We start with Francesca Dimech, an actor, musician and wordsmith living in Splott and currently performing in the play ‘Enough is Enough’, […]