Day of the Unconquered Sun
As always, for directions scroll down the page or simply click the arrow to miss the foreplay and go straight for the climax at the bottom of the page. ↓ (ed – if any of you consider directions the climax then you should be ASHAMED of yourselves. Hmmm, actually I take that back, whatever rocks your boat. However unusual it may be)
As a special Christmas present to you we bring some of our most outstanding acts yet!
Nia
Thanks partly to Stephen Fry’s interest in the musical talents of local girl Nia Roberts, Sunrise Sunset became an overnight sensation. After listening to her music though I quickly realised that she wasn’t just riding a wave created by Fry’s hippopotamus splash.
In the last two years Nia Roberts has shed her Sunrise Sunset skin and has emerged as the psychedelic folkster Nia.
Sounding like Joanna Newsom, but with much less warbling and much easier on the ear, Nia is carving a place for herself on the British music scene.
Having recently gone down a storm at the infamous Purple Turtle in Camden Nia is growing from strength to strength.
“Randomly listening to Sunrise Sunset, rather hooked on her songs.” – Stephen Fry on Twitter
Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou
Formerly of joyous brit-folk, blue grass five piece Indigo Moss, husband and wife team Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou will see you stomping around the Hall in unadulterated joy!
With the release of their second album Quality First, Last and Forever!, Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou bring the world an album possessing an excellence that will adorn your music collection when all else in it has grown stale and grey.
Check out Rick Pearson’s full review of their album Quality First, Last and Forever! here.
“Fairport Conventions’s folk with Fleetwood Mac’s pop sensibilities” – NME
“The real thing… like harvest itself coming into bloom” – Artrocker
The Indelicates
The Indelicates. Wow.
Righteous anger, fierce intelligence, vicious wit and lyrics so sharp they could slice the ears clean off of your head; it can mean only one thing – The Indelicates are back from the US and coming to Colwyn Bay.
With such illustrious fans as actor/rock star Jack Black and twisted author Neil Gaiman, who said of them “…I was hooked in one, as they took apart, with bitter grace, the media /academic obsession with and delight in the downfall of stars and idols.” and of course the whole DIGS team they are a massive presence on the music scene.
Impossible to pigeonhole (ed – although Oli Hinkins of the Common Tongues did attempt with “obscenetry”. Sorry Oli, but I don’t think that one will catch on), The Indelicates are a musical and poetical tour de force.
Often obscene and always brutally honest these purveyors of shocks and delights are going to bring Colwyn Bay to its knees.
If you want to buy their music and pay whatever the hell you wish, visit the awesome Corporate Records!
“Neo-Brecht/Weill theatricality? Check. Profane razor strop wit? Check. Irreverent misanthropy? Check. Scathing socio-cultural critiques? Check. Acid sweet indiepop songcraft? Check. Meet the fabulously unfashionable, unfashionably fabulous Indelicates.” – ROLLING STONE
“…the Indelicates have been my favourite new band in every end of year poll I’ve been asked to complete in the last four years, but that is not enough. They are going to become the answer to every question put to me…” – EDDIE ARGOS (Art Brut) in MUSIK EXPRESS
Directions
St Paul’s Hall is conveniently situated in central Colwyn Bay, and easily accessible by car, bus or train.
By Car:
- From Chester and the east: Exit the A55 at Junction 22, signposted Old Colwyn, turn left at the bottom of the slip road. At the roundabout take the fourth exit towards the town centre. St Paul’s Church is on the left, the Hall is immediately behind the church up Rhiw Road, which is the road on your left immediately before the church.
- From Bangor and the west: Leave the A55 at Junction 20. At the traffic lights at the top of the slip road turn right, and follow the main road into the town centre. St Paul’s will be on your right, with Rhiw Road immediately afterwards.
- Car Parking: There is a council run public car park off Douglas Road, which is the road before Rhiw Road coming from the east, and next road on the right if coming from the west.
By Bus: Arriva services 12, 13, 14, 15, 23 and 27 all stop within a few yards of the Church Gates on Abergele Road, and the main line train station is only two or three minutes walk away through the town centre.
By Train:
Mondays to Saturdays:
- Arriva Trains Wales operates an alternate hourly service between Holyhead and Birmingham International or Cardiff Central via Shrewsbury. A few early morning/late evening trains start/finish at Crewe rather than Birmingham or Cardiff.
- Arriva Trains Wales also operates an hourly stopping service between Llandudno and Manchester Piccadilly. All of these services call at Abergele & Pensarn and Shotton.
- Virgin Trains operates a number of services from Holyhead and Bangor to London Euston (seven each way Mon-Fri, five on Saturdays and three on Sundays).
- On Sundays there is an hourly service each way, westbound to Holyhead and eastbound to Crewe plus the aforementioned three through trains to London.
By Foot: From Colwyn Bay train station:
- Head west on Victoria Ave/B5113 toward Station Rd Continue to follow B5113 – 151 ft
- Slight left onto Station Rd – 0.1 mi
- Turn left onto Abergele Rd/A547 – 489 ft
- Turn right onto Rhiw Rd – 259 ft
- Turn right onto St Paul’s Close
- COME IN!
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