First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan MS joins Other Voices Cardigan 2024
- FM in discussion with Other Voices founder Philip King
- Full schedule now available via the Other Voices Cardigan App
- Over 90 performances and talks across Cardigan town
- Hosted by legendary BBC DJ Huw Stephens
- Tickets are exceptional value at just £50 for three days of music, discussion and ideas
Other Voices Cardigan has today announced a special addition to its 2024 line up.
Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales, will join the Other Voices Cardigan programme on the festival’s opening day, Thursday 31st October, at 6pm when she will take part in a special Clebran conversation at Mwldan, ‘Cymru Calling’ / Cymru’n Galw / Cymru ag Glaoch’ with Other Voices founder, Philip King.
Other Voices is delighted to welcome Wales’ first female First Minister Eluned Morgan MS in a special session which will reflect on the role of the nation, its culture and its language, as it sits beside Ireland in a new relationship within the context of a changing Europe.
Eluned Morgan became First Minister of Wales on 6 August 2024. Her political career began in 1994 when she became the youngest Member of the European Parliament at the age of 27, only the fifth woman elected to a full-time political position in the history of Wales, and the first full-time politician in Wales to have a baby whilst in office. She represented Wales for the Labour Party until 2009, and later worked for SSE (SWALEC) and served as the Shadow Minister for Wales and Foreign Affairs. In 2016, she was elected to the National Assembly for Mid & West Wales. Eluned has held various ministerial positions, including Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning, Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language, Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and the Welsh Language, and Minister for Health and Social Services.
Philip King is a versatile figure in the arts, known as a curator, film director, writer, musician, broadcaster, and commentator. He gained acclaim for producing the groundbreaking series ‘Bringing It All Back Home’ with Nuala O’Connor for BBC Television, which won a Primetime Emmy award in 1987. Since then, he has continued to produce and direct various cultural events and films, including ‘Ceiliúradh’ at the Royal Albert Hall, ‘Glaoch: A President’s Call,’ and ‘Notre Dame: A Welcome Home.’ Most notably, he co-created Ireland’s beloved music and arts festival, Other Voices, now in its 23rd year.
The conversation will be open to all Music Trail wristband holders on a first-come first-served basis.
With less than a month to go, the festival recently announced Nadine Shah and Melys as the final acts to join the Church lineup for Other Voices Cardigan, which celebrates its fifth edition this autumn. They join Charlotte Day Wilson, Fionn Regan, Victor Ray, Bill Ryder-Jones, Fabiana Palladino, and Georgia Ruth for intimate performances that will be live-streamed worldwide on the night via Other Voices’ YouTube channel and social platforms, and later broadcast on TV and on BBC iPlayer and RTÉ Player via media partners BBC Wales and RTÉ. The event is presented by legendary BBC DJ and Other Voices regular Huw Stephens.
The full festival schedule, featuring over 100 live performances across Cardigan over the festival weekend, is now available to view on the recently launched festival App for iPhone and Android, available to download via Apple and Google Play.
ST MARY’S CHURCH HEADLINERS:
Charlotte Day Wilson | Nadine Shah | Victor Ray | Fionn Regan
Bill Ryder-Jones | Fabiana Palladino | Georgia Ruth | Melys
MUSIC TRAIL LINE UP:
ADJUA / Big Sleep / Chubby Cat / Cynefin / David Kitt / Don Leisure / DUG / em koko / Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin / Fears / Filmore! / Gillie / girlfriend. / Lila Zing / Lleuwen / Megan Nic Ruairí / Melin Melyn / M(h)aol / Minas / Morgana / Mohammad Syfkhan / Mr Phormula / New Jackson / Niamh Bury / Niques / OLIVE HATAKE / Otto Aday / PARCS / People & Other Diseases / Phil Kieran / Po Griff / Rona Mac / Sage Todz / Search Results / Skunkadelic / Slate / Tara Bandito / The Family Battenberg / The Fully Automatic Model / The Gentle Good / Tiny Leaves / Virgins
CLEBRAN SPEAKERS:
Billy Mag Fhloinn | Carwyn Graves | Carys Eleri | Christopher Kissane | Darren Chetty | Delyth Jewell | Edwina Guckian | James Dovey | Laura McAllister | Lowri Cunnington Wynn | Makeba Nicholls | Marianne Kennedy | Max Zanga | Noel Mooney | Philip King | Professor Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost | Séan McCabe |
The Dingle Druid, Julí Ní Mhaoileóin | Tumi Williams
CLEBRAN ON THE TRAIL SPEAKERS:
Amy O’Brien | Constance Keane (Fears / M(h)aol) |
David Peregrine | Archdeacon Eileen Davies |
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin | Gareth Bonello (The Gentle Good) | Gareth Stewart | Georgia Ruth | Lleuwen | Phil Keiran
First Minister Eluned Morgan said:
“I’m delighted to be joining Other Voices in Cardigan as we continue to recognise age-old connections between Wales and Ireland.
Every year, Other Voices demonstrates the long-lasting relationship we have with our closest of neighbours which we share through cultures, language and music. Our Shared Statement binds us and we very much look forward to welcoming more exciting talented performers and visitors to Aberteifi once again.”
Philip King, founder and director of Other Voices said:
“Other Voices/Llesiau Eraill celebrates the rich connections, the languages, and the shared living traditions and cultures that bind Ireland and Wales. Our contemporary music and arts embody the tremendous cultural vibrancy and contribution that our nations give to the world. In partnership with Mwldan and Triongl, Other Voices looks forward to playing our part in creating the soundtrack for the Shared Statement by the Welsh Government and the Government of Ireland.”
Other Voices Cardigan is staged with the support and investment of Welsh Government and Government of Ireland, The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and The Department of Foreign Affairs’ Reconciliation Fund, and is produced by South Wind Blows in partnership with Mwldan and Triongl. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, supported by Ceredigion County Council. Other Voices Cardigan will be filmed for future television broadcast on BBC Wales and RTÉ, and on BBC iPlayer and RTÉ Player.
Visit www.othervoices.ie for more information and to book tickets.
