Memorial Hall, Letterston SA62 5RY
Saturday 18th July 7:30pm
She'Koyokh' (from the UK, Turkey and Serbia) is a virtuosic, versatile and prize-winning seven-piece ensemble playing klezmer and traditional music from the Balkans, Turkey and beyond.
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Formed in 2001, She'Koyokh is celebrating 25 years of touring the continent, gigging at festivals, performing in Europe's most prestigious concert halls, playing at weddings and absorbing the rich folk music traditions of eastern Europe, Turkey and the Balkans. They are a live-force to be reckoned with - a wild swirl of klezmer clarinet, Romanian violin, jazzy guitar licks, virtuoso accordion, driving double bass and dance-inducing percussion, with the sweet and passionate voice Çigdem Aslan.
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"One of the finest and most entertaining British-based exponents of global music." The Guardian​
Tickets £18 Under 16 yrs: FREE
She'Koyokh
She'Koyokh
On The Quay
Lower Town Quay, Fishguard​
Sunday 19th July 8.30pm
Join She'Koyokh for an early morning performance
beside the old harbour in Fishguard's Lower Town.
ENTRY IS FREE
Church of the Holy Martyrs, Mathry​
Sunday 19 July 2.00pm
Church of the Holy Martyrs, Mathry
Sunday 19th July 2.00pm
Morgan Szymanski was born in Mexico where he began playing the guitar at six years old. He studied at the Royal College of Music and has been the recipient of numerous prestigious prizes and scholarships. He has performed as a soloist and with chamber groups and orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas. In the UK, he has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, the Royal Opera House and the London Guitar Festival, among many others. His many recordings have prompted comments such as "top class in every respect" and "playing of the highest order" (Gramophone Magazine).​​
Tickets: £18 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Morgan
Szymanski
Sacconi Quartet and Steffan Morris (cello)
Bethel Baptist Church, Fishguard​
Wednesday 22nd July 7.30pm
Bártok
Godard
J S Bach
Clarke​
Sibelius
J S Bach
Ravel
Hungarian Folk Melodies for Violin and Cello, ​​Sz 53
​Aubade for Violin and Cello, Op 133
Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008
'Lullaby and Grotesque'
Interval
'Water Droplets' for Violin and Cello, JS 216
Partita No.3 in E major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006
Sonata for Violin and Cello, M 73
Tickets: £20 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard
Thursday 23rd July 7.30pm
A magical evening of music and poetry
presented in association with the
ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
featuring:
JESSICA ROBINSON soprano
(finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023)
ZOE SMITH piano
AISHA PALMER harp
with Guest Narrator DYFED CYNAN
Tickets: £18 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard
Friday 24th July 7.00pm
Filmed entirely in Wales, and based on scenes from Caradog Pritchard's Welsh language novel 'Un Nos Ola Leuad', 'Fires of the Moon' combines hauntingly beautiful music with exquisite cinematic story-telling. It is a unique blend of opera and cinema with music by renowned composer Gareth Glyn, played by the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera.
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While on a late-night train journey home, a writer is tormented by memories of his mother's descent into mental illness many years earlier and her committal to an institution. Through him, this genre-bending film explores grief, memory and the transformative power of artistic creativity.
Tickets: £7 Under 16 yrs: FREE
St Mary's Church, Haverfordwest
Saturday 25th July 7.30pm
Caritas (Latin for 'charity') is a chamber choir based in Cardiff. Under their musical director Stephen Moore they perform a range of music, unaccompanied or with organ, from the Renaissance period to the present day. Formed of professional and other high-quality singers, all members give of their own time and aim to raise at least £1000 per performance for charitable organisations. Since their first performance in March 2013 they have put on over 60 concerts and events, raising over £83,500 for 75 charities and other good causes.
The programme will include Parry's Songs of Travel plus other choral favourites and the proceeds from this concert will go to the Paul Sartori Foundation, a local charity offering end of life care to people in their homes.
Tickets: £10 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen
24th, 25th and 26th July
Violetta: CATRIN AUR
Alfredo: ADAM GILBERT
RHOSYGILWEN ORCHESTRA and CHORUS
Conductor: JAMES SOUTHALL
Directed by: FLEUR SNOW
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Based on a real-life courtesan, 'La Traviata' is a moving and ultimately tragic tale that explores themes of love, sacrifice, hypocrisy, and the conflict between individual freedom and society's norms and expectations.
Newport Memorial Hall
Sunday 26th July 6.00pm
This concert, presented with Young Music Makers of Dyfed, showcases some of the finest young musicians in the area and has become an intrinsic part of the festival. Over the years, several musicians who have performed at this event have gone on to have professional careers in music.
Tickets: £10 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Pedair
Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard​
Monday 27th July 7.30pm
Pedair, feminine form of 'pedwar' ('four' in Welsh) draws on the talents of four of Wales' most prominent and award-winning folk artists: Gwenan Gibbard, Gwyneth Glyn, Meinir Gwilym and Siân James. Groundbreaking international artists in their own right, all four thrive on collaboration and the thrill of live performance. Together they bring to life traditional material with new arrangements on harps, guitars, piano and accordion. Their live performances have captured the imaginations and hearts of audiences with their sweeping harmonies, fresh interpretations of the Welsh folk tradition, and intimacy of songwriting.
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Their first recordings, having emerged during lockdown, gained instant popularity, unexpectedly becoming a source of comfort and hope to many. Having won the ‘Albym Cymraeg y Flwyddyn’ (Welsh Album of the Year Award) at the National Eisteddfod in 2023, with their debut album, ‘Mae ’na Olau’, released by Sain, their much anticipated second album, 'Dadeni', was released in November 2024. They have performed extensively in Wales and recently at festivals in Europe and Canada, and November 2025 will see them performing at various venues in Patagonia, Argentina.
Tickets: £20 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Various locations
Tuesday 28th July 10.00am
The Rev. Richard Davies leads a tour of four of North Pembrokeshire’s many fascinating churches and chapels. On the way to each location, Richard will introduce you to its history as a religious site and its place in the story of the area. Musicians will perform as you explore the interiors of the buildings and their surroundings.
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The tour will set off from Fishguard Bus Station at 10am and return at about 2pm.
Tickets: £20 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Bethel Baptist Church, Fishguard​
Tuesday 28th July 7.30pm
Catrin Finch, from Llanon on the west coast of Wales, is the most gifted classical harp virtuoso of her generation, grounded in prodigious early achievements and intense classical training, and serving as Royal Harpist to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales in her early twenties. Catrin has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras.She has graced the stages of A-list classical music festivals, including Salzburg, Edinburgh, Spoleto and MDR Musiksommer in Leipzig and toured throughout Europe, north and south America and the Middle East.
Tickets: £20 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen
Thursday 30th July 7.30pm
David Juritz (violin)
Craig Ogden (guitar)
Miloš Milivojević (​accordion)
David Gordon ​(piano)
​Richard Pryce (bass)​
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The London Tango Quintet is a unique group of five internationally acclaimed musicians performing tango music at the highest level. The result is an energetic, inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable concert of relaxed virtuosity.​
Tickets: £20 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Friday 31st July 7.30 pm
Rimsky-Korsakov
Respighi
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Mussorgsky​ (orch. Ravel)
'Capriccio Espagnol', Op 34'
'Pines of Rome', P 141
Interval
'Pictures at an Exhibition'
Tickets £20 / £15 / £12 Under 16 yrs: FREE
Disabled parking is available at the Cathedral.
If you would like to reserve a space, please call 07941 510889.​
Festival Bus from Cardigan, Newport, Dinas, Fishguard, Goodwick: £8
