Due to current government guidelines advising against attending public venues, this event is to be rescheduled to a later date. If you have already bought a ticket, it will be valid for the rescheduled date.

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Mock Deer Live Stream | Friday 17 April | 8PM

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“A thoughtful commentary on modern society” – Americana UK

A self-taught musician with a unique playing and writing style, Mock Deer has re-immersed himself in London's Alt-Folk scene over recent years playing shows for many of the best local promoters and touring both in the U.K. and Europe supporting great acts such as The Burning Hell, Simon Joyner, Sam Brookes, Nadine Khouri & The Magic Lantern. As well as writing original music for theatre and television he has released 2 EPs ‘Cold and Bright’ and ‘How We Used to Live’ and at several U.K. festivals including numerous performances at Festival No.6, Wilderness and Head for the Hills.

“Most thoughtful and reflective of our times” – Echoes & Dust

Due to current government guidelines advising against attending public venues, this event is to be rescheduled to a later date.

If you have already bought a ticket, please email us and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible with more information. Find our full statement here.

Due to current government guidelines advising against attending public venues, we have currently suspended the ticketing system for this event until we know more on the situation. As we await further advice from the government, please find our full statement here.

During this year's festival period in May we will be bringing you FREE ENTRY gigs every night of the festival weekend 22nd - 25th May.

Festival Party #1 brings you:

Jakey Boy Hughes band from 9pm - 10pm

Showcasing his new EP ‘PARASOL’, Hay-on-Wye’s Jakey Boy Hughes and his band return to globe performing meticulously crafted songs that move between genres and structures, yet always remain melodic and meaningful. His entrancing beatles-eque vocals are repeatedly played on BBC Wales and BBC Introducing.

‘acoustic chanson of Jacques Brel’ – Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music

Tailored Sound 10pm - 11pm

Through a unique combination of classical training blended with a strong passion for sound system culture, talented improv saxophonist ‘Tailored Sound’ frequently delivers an exciting addition to a multitude of established artists’ sets and recordings.
Based in Bristol, Tailored Sound has quickly managed to build a name for himself and become rooted as one of the go-to artists to be called upon in order to add a distinctive twist to performances in the UK Dub Scene. Working alongside artists and collectives including Gardna, Dub Smugglers, Sepia, Sinai, Deep Medi and Boom Sound, as well as gracing stages at Outlook, Boomtown, Teachings in Dub and many more, it is to no surprise that he has caught the attention of some of the biggest names in the scene and his release schedule is filling up fast.

Doors open 8pm - FREE ENTRY

The return of Let's Get Quizzical!

We are kicking of the New Year by testing your brains!

£2 entry per person. Winner takes the pot! 

Free chips at half time!

Due to current government guidelines advising against attending public venues, we have currently suspended the ticketing system for this event until we know more on the situation. As we await further advice from the government, please find our full statement here.
Tickets £6 adv/£8 OTD
Doors 8PM

The Meadows are a vibrant multi-instrumentalist Celtic-Crossover folk band, all drawn from one family.  Bringing cutting-edge techniques and an exciting, contemporary vibe to every show, the band perform original works which weave between foot stomping reels to rich vocal harmonies, taking their audiences on a spellbinding journey.

"Such a beautiful recording, from such an unaffected band. And hugely, luminously talented too, of course... Don't let anyone change or spoil you. I imagine that is the last thing anyone could do... Transfixingly beautiful!”  - Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales

The band has been showcased by Fatea Magazine as one of the best emerging U.K. Folk bands.  Force of the Tide has been awarded the ‘Debut Album of the Year’ in Fatea’s Annual Awards 2019 and was nominated for the 2019 Sound Board Magazine Awards among the top four artists from Wales in the ‘Best Album’ category.  

“Beautiful, absolutely gorgeous!” - Frank Hennessy, Celtic Heartbeat, BBC Radio Wales

After finishing the E.P. ‘Through the Fayre’, they toured theatres and concert venues across Great Britain with a self-produced original show, Celtic Journey, alongside the international soprano Kristyn Murphy who joined them from Maine.  During the tour, they performed live on television networks and BBC Radio Wales where listeners contacted the station to ask whether their performance really had been live.

The Meadows have twice played at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections, the International Music Eisteddfod in Llangollen, the Fishguard Folk Festival, How the Light Gets In, The Little Big Gig, Cardiff’s WMC and many other festivals and events along with regular airplay on national and international radio and T.V. networks.  A number of their works have debuted on BBC radio.  

Paul Lloyd Nicholas is a South Wales singer/songwriter whose albums 'Ariel' and 'Hold the Line' have been released to high critical acclaim. Paul has performed at Cardiff's Millennium Centre, the National Museum of Wales and at festivals and folk clubs across the UK and Europe. His songs are regularly played on radio stations as far afield as Australia and the USA and, of course, on the BBC. 

‘I thoroughly enjoy Paul’s approach to lyric storytelling.' - Harvey Andrews

Due to current government guidelines advising against attending public venues, we have currently suspended the ticketing system for this event until we know more on the situation. As we await further advice from the government, please find our full statement here.
Tickets £5 adv/£7 OTD
Doors 8PM

Female fronted Indie-folk, psyche, pop band Secluded Sea are best described as shimmering dream pop, where experimentation with repetition, texture and tone, often rule over conventional song structures. 

Debuting the live band in February 2019, they have already played four sold out headline shows - two in Manchester and two in Halifax, as well as supporting for Space, Megan Dixon Hood, John Power from Cast and playing at the Sound City, Kendal Calling, Cotton Clouds and Off The Record music festivals. 

The band self-released their four song debut EP in early 2019 and are now working with the independent label Sloe Flower Records with a further EP containing four new songs due in March 2020, followed by a full album later in the year.

The return of Let's Get Quizzical!

We are kicking of the New Year by testing your brains!

£2 entry per person. Winner takes the pot! 

Free chips at half time!

Tickets £8 adv/£10 OTD
Doors 8PM

Modou Ndiaye is a member of the famous Cissokho family of Griot musicians from Southern Senegal, a virtuoso kora player, singer songwriter, drummer and percussionist, with a superb repertoire of rhythms, fusing together modern and traditional beats. Modou plays a variety of West African instruments, ranging from djembe, sabar, calabash and talking drum to his leading instrument - the 22 stringed Kora (West African harp). Modou blends together an irresistible mix of captivating harmonies, mesmerising Kora solo’s, groovy rhythms and soulful melodies, uniting traditional and modern beats that will leave you invigorated and inspired. 

Modou is a vibrant and charismatic live performer and has played at countless festivals and concerts in over 20 countries worldwide. Festivals include Glastonbury, WOMAD, Lamar Tree, Shambala, Kendal Calling and Bristol Harbourside and concerts held at venues including Bristol’s St George’s Hall, Colston Hall, Dorchester Arts Centre and London’s Hootananny Brixton.

Tickets £5 advance / £7 OTD
Doors 8pm

Tapestri is an Americana music project sparked by a chance meeting between Lowri Evans and Sera Zyborska at Lorient Celtic Festival in France in 2019.

Tickets £5 adv/£7 OTD
Doors 8PM

A Different Thread deliver an intoxicating mix of Beatlesque folk-rock meets Gillian Welch dark country playing what they call “British-Americana” and not just because their two main collaborators, Robert Jackson and Alicia Best, are from the UK and US respectively. They weave together elements of blues and folk, country and bluegrass. Their original songs are inspired by the music that has crisscrossed the Atlantic over the generations, in true folk fashion.

The return of Let's Get Quizzical!

We are kicking of the New Year by testing your brains!

£2 entry per person. Winner takes the pot! 

Free chips at half time!

Unique and timeless songs of vision, question and change performed by Keith James 

Tickets £10 adv / £12 OTD
Doors 8pm

Words that reverberate with the tenacity of human spirit in these current times of brooding disquiet, fractured societies and civil unrest. Songs that have changed history and moved millions of people to do things they never thought possible. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Nina Simone and Leonard Cohen. For this concert, the original living writers of each song have been asked to compose powerful brand new verses that stand proud in the 21st century against this current wave of crises.

Keith, a life-long devotee of emotional performance, approaches each song with fresh courage and passion and includes all of the new verses – chilling to listen to! 

"James clearly sees the danger of living in a post-truth, self-serving society, but sees hope too." - Folking.com

Find more of Keith's work here

Tickets £6 adv. / £8 OTD
Doors 8pm

"The nine tracks take myths and legends and fairytales, replanting them to see how they grow and look in the light of today’s world. Sounds with the idiosyncrasies of folk and americana music wrapped in a gentle rebellion." - Atwood Magazine

Combining a wintry longing with the warmth of a familiar folktale, Humbird stretches between experimental folk and environmental Americana to embrace the unexpected. This music invites a refreshing dissonance into the house, it leaves breadcrumbs along the path and reflects light back at the stars. Humbird’s debut album Pharmakon is “...an absolutely hypnotic listening experience” according to Folk Alley. 

"[Siri Undlin's] crystalline voice is thoroughly enchanting...an absolutely hypnotic listening experience." - Folk Alley

Months after its initial release, Humbird’s debut continues to resonate with listeners, wracking up online streams and (more importantly) connecting with listeners all over the world. Inspired by artists like Joni Mitchell, John Prine and Big Thief, Humbird crafts songs of American mysticism rooted in the grit of the upper midwest.   

“You can’t deny the rich experiences and young wisdom that helped find these words… both beautiful and a reminder of the part we all play in determining our fate.” - Folk Radio UK

Crawling with vivid imagery and colourful characters, a timeless tangle of tongue-twisting, brain-burrowing lyrics that can swing from a breathless barrage to a lilting lament – at times without a moments notice – ’Old Sea Legs’ is more than just a nom de guerre for Dublin songwriter and performer Ian Bermingham; it is a window into a world entirely of his own creation.

Best known for his time as frontman of Dublin quintet ‘The Eskies’, Bermingham has wasted no time in stepping into new, uncharted waters as a solo performer since the group’s sad demise in the latter half of 2019.

Displaying all of the storytelling nous and craft of the quintessential folk troubadour, the melodic ear of a pop pioneer and the lyrical largesse that has become so synonymous with Ian’s songwriting, ‘Old Sea Legs’ see’s the Dubliner push himself to new and exciting territories.

Doors open 8pm. Tickets are £8 / £10 on the door

Due to current government guidelines advising against attending public venues, this event has been rescheduled from Friday 10th April to Friday 13th November 2020. If you have already bought a ticket, it will be valid for the rescheduled date. If you have any queries or you aren’t able to attend the new date and require a refund, please email events@globeathay.co.uk and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible. Find our full statement here.

Tickets £6 adv/£8 on the door
Doors 8PM

Matthew Frederick fuses an early love of classic singer-songwriters with more recent influences to create a distinctive and timeless blend of pop, indie- folk and blues, with a touch of Cymrucana and contemporary classical thrown in for good measure. 

“One of the names to look out for” - Metro

With headline shows in the UK, US and Europe under his belt, as well as fronting BBC Introducing favourites' Climbing Trees, the Rhondda Valley musician has released four albums, two EPs and eleven singles to date since his 2011 debut Venus & Mars. 

Alongside numerous festival (Green Man, Hay Festival) television (BBC, S4C) and radio (BBC Radio 1, 6 Music) appearances, Matthew has also recorded at London’s iconic Maida Vale Studios, performed with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and was shortlisted for the Welsh Music Prize following the release of the Trees’ most recent album, the much-anticipated and critically- acclaimed Borders. 

“Subtle elegance … delicate beauty” - New Sound Wales

Matthew followed summer single Tell Me, playlisted across a number of stations and labelled his 'most upbeat miserable song yet', with latest offering Hay-on-Wye in Autumn 2019 ahead of his forthcoming debut solo studio album Fragments, set for an early 2020 release via Staylittle Music.