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7 Steps Music of Miles Davis

7 Steps Music of Miles Davis

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Saturday 23 Aug 202519:30

"Seven Steps - the Music of Miles Davis" is a project led by Tomos Williams, a prominent figure in the Welsh jazz scene.


This ensemble pays tribute to the legendary Miles Davis, exploring his iconic compositions and innovative style. Tomos Williams, heavily influenced by Davis' music, brings together talented musicians to reinterpret and celebrate Davis' legacy.


Tomos Williams (trumpet) will be joined by leading Welsh jazz pianist, Dave Jones, Joe Northwood on tenor sax, Mark O'Conner on drums and Aidan Thorne on double bass performing the music of this iconic jazz genius from the 60's.


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Mae "Saith Cam - Cerddoriaeth Miles Davis" yn brosiect dan arweiniad Tomos Williams, ffigur amlwg yn y sîn jazz Gymreig.


Mae'r ensemble hwn yn talu teyrnged i'r chwedlonol Miles Davis, gan archwilio ei gyfansoddiadau eiconig a'i arddull arloesol. Mae Tomos Williams, wedi'i ddylanwadu gan gerddoriaeth Davis, yn dod â cherddorion talentog ynghyd i ail-ddehongli a dathlu gwaddol Davis.


Bydd Tomos Williams (trwmped) yn cael ei ymuno gan y pianydd jazz blaenllaw o Gymru, Dave Jones, Joe Northwood ar y sacsoffon tenor, Mark O'Conner ar y drymiau ac Aidan Thorne ar y bas dwbl yn perfformio cerddoriaeth yr athrylith jazz eiconig hon o'r 60au.

Big Star: The Nick Skelton Story (PG)

Big Star: The Nick Skelton Story

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Monday 28 Jul 202511:00
Thursday 31 Jul 202519:30

Director:  Sarah George/2025/UK/102mins


This documentary chronicles the life and career of British show jumping legend Nick Skelton (CBE). 


It shows his life from his first time on a horse, at just 18 months old, to his heroic comeback, winning two Olympic gold medals, after a devastating neck injury which threatened to end his career.    


Nick’s passion and perseverance drove him to 7 Olympic games and inspired athletes in the sport worldwide.​  The film includes interviews with Nick’s family, and with key members of the British Equestrian Community.


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Cyfarwyddwr:  Sarah George/2025/UK/102munud


Mae'r rhaglen ddogfen hon yn croniclo bywyd a gyrfa'r arwr neidio ceffylau Prydeinig Nick Skelton (CBE).


Mae’n dangos ei fywyd o’i brofiad cyntaf ar gefn ceffyl, ac yntau ond yn 18 mis oed, i’w ddychweliad arwrol, i ennill dwy fedal aur Olympaidd, ar ôl anaf difrifol i’w wddf a fygythiodd ddod â’i yrfa i ben.


Angerdd a dyfalbarhad Nick a’i gyrrodd i 7 Gemau Olympaidd ac ysbrydolodd athletwyr yn y gamp ledled y byd. Mae’r ffilm yn cynnwys cyfweliadau â theulu Nick, a chyda aelodau allweddol o Gymuned Farchogaeth Prydain.


 

Ein Hanes-The Entangled Histories of Wales and Ukraine

Ein Hanes-The Entangled Histories of Wales and Ukraine

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Wednesday 6 Aug 202518:00 (Live Talk)

The Entangled Histories of Wales and Ukraine


Speaker: Professor Victoria Donovan


In 1870, engineer John Hughes, from Merthyr, and about 100 (mainly Welsh) workers built a steelworks, with hospital, school and church, in Donbas, in what was then the Russian Empire, founding the community of Hughesovka, later to become the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. How fortunes change!

 

Professor Donovan tells the story, one from her new book ‘Life in Spite of Everything’, celebrating Ukraine’s past and present, its people’s tenacity, creativity and independence.

 

Bucket Collection to support Ukraine's humanitarian aid.


The proceeds rainsed from the Bucket Collection will be donated to Free Filmers, a film making and arts collective originally from Mariupol now delivering humanitarian aid around the frontline territories.


Further reading:

https://help-freefilmers.network/ 


https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-languages/people/russian/vsd2


To be followed by a finger buffet at Peppers at 8:00pm.

Book separately at: myles.westwalesarts@icloud.com (Tickets £20).


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Siaradwr: Proffeswr Victoria Donovan


Ym 1870, adeiladodd y peiriannydd John Hughes, o Ferthyr, a thua 100 o weithwyr (Cymreig yn bennaf) waith dur, gydag ysbyty, ysgol ac eglwys, yn Donbas, yn yr hyn a oedd bryd hynny yn Ymerodraeth Rwsia, gan sefydlu cymuned Hughesovka, a fyddai'n ddiweddarach yn ddinas Donetsk yn Wcráin. Sut mae ffawd yn newid!


Mae'r Proffeswr Donovan yn adrodd y stori, un o'i llyfr newydd 'Life in Spite of Everything', yn dathlu gorffennol a phresennol Wcráin, dygnwch, creadigrwydd ac annibyniaeth ei phobl.


Casgliad Bwcedi i gefnogi cymorth dyngarol Wcráin.


Bydd yr elw a gesglir o’r Casgliad Bwced yn cael ei roi i Free Filmers, cydweithfa gwneud ffilmiau a chelfyddydau sy’n wreiddiol o Mariupol ac sydd bellach yn darparu cymorth dyngarol o amgylch y tiriogaethau rheng flaen.


Gwybodaeth ychwanegol:

https://help-freefilmers.network/ 


https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-languages/people/russian/vsd2


I'w ddilyn gan fwffe bys a bawd yn Peppers am 8:00yh.

Archebwch ar wahân yn: myles.westwalesarts@icloud.com (Tocynnau £20).

FFS Good One (15)

FFS Good One

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Thursday 7 Aug 202519:30 (Fishguard Film Society)

Director: India Donaldson/2024/USA/89mins


During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend in this smart, sympathetic and terrifically acted coming

of-age drama set in a wilderness where beauty and danger are ever-present.


Starring Lily Collias, James LeGros and Danny McCarthy.


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Cyfarwyddwr: India Donaldson/2024/USA/89mun


Yn ystod trip bagiau penwythnos yn y Catskills, mae Sam, 17 oed, yn navigo'r gwrthdaro egos rhwng ei thad a'i ffrind hynaf yn y dramâu sy'n dod yn oed sydd yn gannyl yn glyfar, cydymdeimladus a chyffrous, wedi'i leoli mewn gwyllt lle mae harddwch a pherygl yn bresennol bob amser.


Yn serennu Lily Collias, James LeGros a Danny McCarthy.

FFS Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat (12A)

FFS Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat

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Thursday 14 Aug 202519:30 (Fishguard Film Society.Subtitled)

Director: Johan Grimonprez/2024/Belgium,France,Netherlands/150mins/Subtitles


As a prelude to Aberjazz, a breathtaking journey weaving together jazz from the likes of Armstrong, Gillespie and Coltrane with decolonisation in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.  


Starring: Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Malcolm X.


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Cyfarwyddwr: Johan Grimonprez/2024/Belguiwm,Ffrainc,Yr Iseldiroedd/150munud/Isdeitlau


Fel rhagflas i Aberjazz, taith syfrdanol sy'n golygu gwirioneddol jazz gan gynnwys Armstrong, Gillespie a Coltrane gyda decolonisation yn y rholercast hanesyddol hwn sy'n ailymddangos episod y Rhyfel Oer a arweiniodd cerddorion i ddirywio Cyngor Diogelwch y DU mewn protest yn erbyn lladd Patrice Lumumba.


Yn serennu: Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Malcolm X.

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (15)

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

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Sunday 3 Aug 202519:30
Monday 4 Aug 202511:00

Director:   Laura Piani/2025/France/98mins/Subtitles 


Agathe, a French bookseller, dreams of being a successful writer and experiencing a love akin to a Jane Austen novel. Instead, she’s desperately single and plagued by writer’s block.


When she receives an invitation to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, her very own Jane Austen moment comes when she finds herself in the middle of an unexpected love triangle.


A french romantic comedy film written and directed by Laura Piani.


Starring Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly and Charlie Anson.


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Cyfarwyddwr:  Laura Piani/2025/France/98munud/Isdeitlau


Mae Agathe, llyfrwerthwr o Ffrainc, yn breuddwydio am fod yn awdur llwyddiannus a phrofi cariad tebyg i nofel Jane Austen. Yn lle hynny, mae hi'n enbyd o unig ac wedi'i plagio gan ddiffyg awen.


Pan gaiff wahoddiad i Gwrs Preswyl i Awduron Jane Austen yn Lloegr, daw ei ‘chyfle Jane Austen’ ei hun pan gaiff ei dal yng nghanol triongl cariad annisgwyl.


Ffilm gomedi ramantus Ffrengig wedi'i hysgrifennu a'i chyfarwyddo gan Laura Piani.


Yn serennu Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly a Charlie Anson. 

Ma Bessie's Speakeasy

Ma Bessie's Speakeasy

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Friday 22 Aug 202518:00

Ma Bessie's Speakeasy play the music of Bessie Smith, one of the most popular female blues singers in the 1920's and 30's.


This is a narrated show, featuring music from the era, and showcasing many of Bessie’s songs.


The show chronicles her life, from a one-room shack in Blue Goose Hollow, to becoming the highest paid black entertainer of that time, to the tragic accident on Route 61 that ended her life, aged just 43 years.


Julia Titus / Ma Bessie on Vocals

Clare Hirst on Sax/Clarinet

Claude Deppa on Trumpet

George Webster on Piano

Luke Trenwith on drums

Dominic Geraghty On Bass


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Mae Speakeasy Ma Bessie yn chwarae cerddoriaeth Bessie Smith, un o gantorion y blues benywaidd mwyaf poblogaidd yn y 1920au a'r 30au.


Sioe adrodd yw hon, yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth o'r cyfnod, ac yn arddangos llawer o ganeuon Bessie.


Mae'r sioe yn croniclo ei bywyd, o gwt un ystafell yn Blue Goose Hollow, i ddod yn ddiddanwr du â'r cyflog uchaf ar y pryd, i'r ddamwain drasig ar Route 61 a ddaeth â'i bywyd i ben, yn 43 oed yn unig.


Julia Titus / Ma Bessie ar y Llais

Clare Hirst ar y Sacsoffon/Clarinét

Claude Deppa ar y Trwmped

George Webster ar y Piano

Luke Trenwith ar y drymiau

Dominic Geraghty ar y Bas