ARA DEG 2024(ALL DAY SAT): GRUFF RHYS, STRAWBERRY GUY, FFLAPOGRAM, PAT MORGAN & ALAN HOLMES, Ffilm: PANDORA’S BOX

10:00 – Record fair, books, clothes and brunch – Ara Deg’s records fair returns to the Neuadd Ogwen foyer from 10am, where you’ll have the opportunity to snatch up some great finds!

11:00 – PANDORA’S BOX film with live soundtrack by PAT MORGAN & ALAN HOLMES – Pat from Datblygu got in touch with Alan recently to suggest recording a Radio Cymru session, which of course he agreed to. Both people having a history of collaborations, they then suggested working on a film soundtrack in tribute to Emyr, who would often have a live soundtrack to the silent films he put on at Pontio in Bangor. Pat suggested P W Pabst’s 1929 classic “Pandora’s Box”, starring Louise Brooks, which happened to also be one of Alan’s favourite films. The duo will soundtrack the film in the afternoon, and play a few songs in the evening (as Merched Lloerig).

15:00 STRAWBERRY GUY + support TBC (Capel Jerusalem) – When Alex Stephens (A.K.A. Strawberry Guy) self-released his debut single in 2018, he was merely doing it out of a love for song writing. What he wasn’t expecting was millions of streams and an avid worldwide fanbase.

17:00 – DJ DON LEISURE ( Fic) – Don will be presenting an unique set at the Fic and will collaborate with Andy Votel to close out Saturday night.

19:00 – MERCHED LLOERIG – Pat and Alan will kick things off for the evening.

FFLAPOGRAM – Fflapogram are a trio featuring Ann Matthews (vocals and guitar), Alan Holmes (guitar) and Dewi Evans (keyboards). They perform material from their previous groups Fflaps, Ectogram and Rheinallt H Rowlands, albeit in a very different form, due largely to their lack of drummer.

GRUFF RHYS – Gruff Rhys (with Kliph Scurlock, Osian Gwynedd, Huw V Williams & Gruff Ab Arwel) will play a set including material from his latest album Sadness Sets Me Free.

DJ DON LEISURE – Welsh/Indian hip-hop beatmaker with his second set of the day.
DJ ANDY VOTEL – He brings his B Music night formula to Neuadd Ogwen on Saturday Night to close Ara Deg 24 with audio fireworks.