Having formed originally in October 2014, Calfari completed their current line up in June 2015. 

Calfari are a six-piece band from Anglesey, North Wales. Bryn Hughes Williams (lead vocals), Tomos Gashe (guitar), Siôn Jones (guitar/Vocals), Gavin Malone (bass), Dave Woodhouse (drums) and Elin Angharad (Vocals). 

Sharing a passion for working in the studio and performing live, with influences such as ‘Catfish and the bottlemen”, “Twin Atlantic”, “1975” & “You me at six”, Calfari have an appealing Welsh Pop-Rock sound. This has earned the band a rapidly growing fan base in Wales and beyond, with Calfari having performed all over the country. 

The band’s highlight to date include performing on the main stage of Looe Festival down in Cornwall in their native tongue, supporting highly acclaimed artists such as the Proclaimers, Johnny Marr and Jools Holland. 

Their first Welsh Album will be released in July 2017, and continues in a similar vain to their two Eps “Nôl ac ymlaen” and “Tân”, with tight mainstream production, polished vocals, and catchy guitar hooks. The band has received high acclaim from BBC Radio Cymru and various other Radio stations.

Cerdd Cymru : Music Wales is a partnership between Welsh Music Foundation and Wales Arts International / Arts Council of Wales, that brings together the music industry and musicians in Wales to develop international opportunities that benefit Wales economically and culturally.

Cardiff Council, Cardiff and Co, Motorpoint Arena and Wales Millennium Centre are Directors of Cerdd Cymru : Music Wales and it is supported by the Welsh Government and British Council.

Padraig Jack was born into a musical family from the Aran islands. His dad is the songwriter Barry Ronan and he is the nephew of the Irish poet and Aosdána member Mary O’Malley. A native of Aran which has produced writers Liam O Flaithearta, Máirtín Ó Direáin and Breandán Ó hEithir, Padraig is proudly bilingual both as a conversationalist and a songwriter.

A songwriter and composer who writes and sings meaningful songs on guitar and piano in Gaelic and English, his debut album ‘Making Sand’ was named the RTE Radio Album of the Week garnering critical acclaim from Hot Press, Rock’n’Reel magazine (UK) and The Alternate Root (US) and the title track was nominated for ‘Best Original Track’ at the RTE Folk Awards. Padraig is currently recording his second album with renowned producer John Reynolds (Sinead O Connor, Damien Dempsey). 

Padraig tours regularly in Ireland and the UK and is currently on a perpetual tour in the UK with Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff. Having opened for Damien Dempsey in Vicar St and to a crowd of 4,000 in the Iveagh Gardens last year, Padraig started this year with tours of Wales and the Basque country and playing shows all around Ireland in 2023 including at Doolin Folk Fest and Galway Folk Festival. He returns to his weekly residency show at Joe Wattys in the Aran islands for July and August 2023 as well as playing his biggest headline show in Dublin to date in The Unitarian Church on September 2nd. 

Padraig Jack’s recent single ‘It Could Be Home’ was added to the RTE Recommends list for two weeks on its release in April and was the first single of his upcoming second album which will be released in 2024. His latest single ‘These Shores’ is released in May 2024.  

    "Magic, there's a deeply romantic core to Making Sand but Padraig Jack is too talented to ever veer into saccharine territory, authenticity is his hallmark" - The Alternate Root Magazine (USA)

    "We must get him in for a session after hearing this"-  Janice Long (BBC Wales)

    “This album will be a lifelong favourite” - Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff)

    "A recognizably Irish soul singer" PennyBlackMusic.com

    An assured and accomplished foundation on which to build a burgeoning career" Mike Davies (Folking.com)

    "Making Sand sounds beautiful" - Mike Scott (The Waterboys)

    Picking up where Mic Christopher left off" - TheMacMusic.com

    “A fantastic album” - Sharon Shannon

    "One of Ireland's most exciting artists" - Hot Press Magazine

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