Brass Monkey, that amazing combination consisting of Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick, Martin Brinsford, Roger Williams and Paul Archibald, make their ONLY appearance in Wales on their whistlestop tour at Tredegar House Festival on May 8 - 10, 2009.

On the roster are Calan, five dynamic, sparkling young Welsh musicians who delight festival-goers and organisers throughout Wales, England and Brittany; Roots and Galoots, good-time happy bluegrass band with jawdropping maestro and Tredegar Festival hero Chris Moreton a member; One String Loose, young Newport wizards cutting their teeth on Irish styles and original, wonderful music; Isambarde, popular festival trio sponsored by Newport Folk Club; Allegria, marvellous gypsy jazz; Juice and Band Dai Bach (ceilidh and twmpath bands); and international dance teams Lubana (Latvia), Bock Yuan Fannee (Isle Of Man), the Mizen Set Dancers (Cork, Ireland), Gwerinwyr Gwent (South Wales), Seven Stars, Chequered Flag, Instep and much more.

Taplas and The Living Tradition are doing main features on Brass Monkey - should be good reading!