What’s on this 2026-27 season

Celtic dance forms and traditional song, mixed with funk grooves, Middle Eastern melodies, Afrobeat and north Indian rhythms.

Over their 15-plus years on the international folk scene, UFQ have garnered a reputation as a crowd-pulling, energising act whilst maintaining fierce commercial and musical independence. Their output is built on hearty fiddle-led music that draws on Celtic dance forms and traditional song, but from there on it is unlike any folk band you’ve ever heard. UFQ’s approach is to embrace any influence from funk grooves to Middle Eastern melodies, Afrobeat to north Indian rhythms. UFQ consists of Galician Paloma Trigás, Joe Broughton, multi-instrumentalist Dan Walsh and cajonero Tom Chapman.

The programme will include works by Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn and Morfydd Owen, as well as a new composition by Susie Self for baritone and orchestra featuring Jeremy Huw Williams.

Established in 1986 as the only professional chamber orchestra in Wales, the WCO under its conductor Anthony Hose (founder of the Buxton International Festival) has championed repertoire by Welsh composers and has been widely praised for its unique sound both in the concert hall and on recordings. This concert is part of a tour the Orchestra will be making of the Marches area.

Step out of the winter rush and into the still, warm glow of candlelight. In Jeffrey Skidmore’s final season, Ex Cathedra’s much-loved annual concert will offer beautiful seasonal music, a sprinkling of favourite carols, and readings to make you smile and reflect, all revealing the quiet magic of Christmas. Encounter the mystery as well as the merriment!