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FOCUS Wales is an international multi-venue showcase festival taking place in Wrexham, North Wales, which places the music industry spotlight firmly on the emerging talent that Wales has to offer the world, alongside a selection of the best new acts from across the globe.
Please visit www.focuswales.com/ for more information.
Appearing Across Weekend:
- 9Bach
- Ada Oda
- Adjua
- Afro Cluster
- AjForty7
- Angel Mel Selector
- Ani Glass
- Anna Erhard
- A.S. Fanning
- Baby Brave
- Baby Said
- Catrin Finch
- Aoife Ni Bhriain
- Das Koolies
- Dead Air
- Eitha Da
- EYVE
- Getdown Services
- Girl Ray
- Gruff Rhys
- Gulp
- Hazmat
- His His
- Jacqui
- Kathryn Joseph
- Kidsmoke
- Laura J Martin
- LEMFRECK
- Lluewen
- Lola Moxom
- Macy
- Mace the Great
- Mali Haf
- Mari Mathias
- mclusky
- Melys
- Moonriivr
- Mother Sky
- Mowbird
- Muireann Bradley
- MWSOG
- Nancy Williams
- NoGood Boyo
- Nookee
- Nova Twins
- Ogun
- Paige Kennedy
- Panic Shack
- Pom Poko
- Samana
- Sahra Halgan
- Scrounge
- Seazoo
- Siula
- Sounds Mint
- SPRINTS
- SUN
- Taff Rapids Stringband
- Talulah
- Tanayu
- Tape Toy
- teethin
- The Deep Dark Woods
- The Pill
- Them Flying Monkeys
- TJE
- TopHouse
- Tramp
- Tramhaus
- twst
- Vanity Fairy
- White Flowers
- Worldcub
- Xempa
- Ynys
Also Appearing
- alright (okay)
- ASKO
- Baby Shillaci
- Ballsy
- Bau Cat
- Better Joy
- Bloodworm
- Bobbie-Jo & the Band
- Body Water
- Bruna Garcia
- Buddug
- Campfire Social
- Charlie J
- CHEMBOMUSIC
- CJ Wiley
- Cocaine Yoga
- Courtney Scotto
- Cushla
- Danielle Lewis
- Dazo
- DeafDeafDeaf
- Debdepan
- Delta Ladies Choir
- Denuo
- Diary
- Dump Babes
- eat-girls
- Elinborg
- Ellen Froese
- em koko
- Eve Goodman
- Eye
- FIGO
- Full Cab
- Georgian
- Half Happy
- Heartpiece
- Hjalte Ross
- Holysseus Fly
- Hunzz
- Hypnosis Therapy
- Iona Fyfe
- Jessika Kay
- Joanna Dark
- Jodie Nicholson
- Jordyn With a Why
- Kahpun
- Kaptin's Rap Open Mic
- Kenny Cadence of Hate Being Sober
- Korrupted
- Last Train
- Leanne Hoffman
- Lloyds House
- Low Girl
- Luca Fogale
- Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys
- Ma
- Manilla Times
- Marvin's Revenge
- MDMAR
- Mellt
- Meltheads
- Merry
- Miesha and The Spanks
- Mirage
- Mohi
- Monet
- Morgan Elwy
- MORN
- Muddy Elephant
- M.Yesekaon
- Nap Eyes
- Olive Grinter
- Olive Jones
- Ona Mafalda
- Otto Aday
- Papaya Noon
- Papa Jupe's T.C.
- Parisa Fouladi
- Patche
- Pau Walters
- Public Order
- Razkid
- Red Telephone
- Rich Aucoin
- Roscoe
- SHALE
- Sister Envy
- Sleeping Together
- Stella Bridie
- Sustinere
- Swathes
- Tender Claws
- Teon Gibbs
- The Family Men
- The Gilberts
- Toria Wooff
- Truck Violence
- TUKAN
- Two Tonne Machette
- We Hate You Please Die
- Whitney Lyman
- WRKHOUSE
- Yellow Belly
- Al Lewis
- Anna McLuckie
- Ben Wilson
- Bethan Lloyd
- British Birds
- Calypso Sounds
- C.F. Boneslum
- Choirs For Good Wrexham
- Colonel Dax
- Cullzia
- Cyn Cwsg
- Dan*eds
- Eadyth
- Ed Blunt
- Factory Set
- Filkins Drift
- Finn Forster
- Fleece
- Greyzee
- Griff Lynch
- Groom The Giant
- Hemes
- Holy Gloam
- Hope
- Igloo Hearts
- Joethepoet
- Jonny Ash
- Josef Maddox Lloyd
- JP
- Kip
- Lizzie Esau
- LLDJ
- Lucy Grubb
- Luke Rv
- Malan
- Maquina
- Martha O'Brien
- Megan Lee
- Melys Edwards
- Michael 'Scoot' Hett
- Missing Persons Bureau
- Orlagh Niamh
- Parcs
- Pys Melyn
- Rachel Lloyd
- Matt Nicholls
- Rhys Dafis
- Robert Alun
- Rona Mac
- Sasz and The Ark
- Signing Sensations BSL Choir
- Sister Wives
- So What Now
- Stuntface
- Sunesis
- Tamia Leigh
- Tara Bandito
- The Family Battenberg
- The Urban Hours
- The Welcome Party
- The Wytches
- The Xenith Collective
- Cor Daw
- Cor Ni
- Tokomololo
- Tom Collins
- Total Tommy
- Trandoshan Hunters
- Ty Cerdd
- William John Titus Bishop
- Wrexham All Voices Choir
- Wrexham One Love Choir
- YAANG
9Bach
9Bach fuse tales from Welsh folk's dark heritage with melodies that conjure memories of long forgotten songs. They blend guitar, voice, harp, harmonium and glockenspiel to create music reminiscent of classic Fairport Convention, Pentangle and even Portishead. Lisa Jen (vocals), Martin Hoyland (guitars and percussion), Ali Byworth (drums and percussion), Dan Swain (bass guitar), Esyllt Glyn Jones (harp, vocals), and Mirain Roberts (vocals).
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Afro Cluster
An eight-piece Afro-Funk juggernaut that seamlessly brings together all the elements above in an explosive live show that has to be experienced to be believed. Powerful grooves overlain with enticing rhythms, irresistible refrains and precise cuts all providing the perfect soundscape to accompany conscious lyrics ranging from the personal to the political, with a heavy emphasis on party. Less a slavish Afro-Beat copy, more a re-fix with today's influences mixed to a similar recipe, let Afro Cluster move you.
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Ani Glass
Ani Glass is the persona of Cardiff-based electronic pop musician, producer, artist and photographer and has been a member of The Pipettes, The Lovely Wars and Genie Queen.
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Anna Erhard
Swiss singer-songwriter Anna Erhard shines with adventurous indie pop grooves and dry humour. She writes songs about states of movement: about leaving, escape and transformation. She likes to draw on texts and motifs from her diary-like recordings and then grind them into pieces.
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