LAFANT ~ CHWAER

Venue: Theatr Gwaun

Date: Saturday September 26th

Time: 7:30pm

This year’s headline music gig at Theatr Gwaun sees an amazing lineup of local Welsh talent with two of the rising stars of the Welsh music scene, Lafant and Chwaer.

We kick off with Chwaer, performing as a duet, then in the second half the headliners Lafant will take us to the close.

Growing up on the geographical and cultural edge of things has given Lafant’s sound a unique urgency. The three-piece from the shores of the Irish Sea in north Pembrokeshire take inspiration from the 60s’ British Invasion bands and American Surf Rock but also from the swagger of Britpop and the angst of grunge. Their tight interplay underpins stories of love and lust, of youthful follies, jealousy and joy, sung with a sincerity gifted to those raised in the middle of nowhere.

Tentatively poised on a precarious ridge somewhere between the valleys of folk and chamber pop, Chwaer’s sound has developed over the past year into a behemoth of deep, confident harmonies, rolling drums and powerful piano. Dueting in a way only sisters can, with the angst that only teenage lives can muster, their piano driven epics are visceral, moving pieces, thanks in part to their sincere, heartfelt delivery, buoyed by their, and their band’s skilled musicianship.

Since releasing their debut single ‘Paid Troi Dy Gefn’, the sisters Emma and Lucy have played a score of support slots around Wales, and in 2026 will appear at Gŵyl Fel ‘Na Mai and Eisteddfod Y Garreg Las after winning the yearly Richard and Wyn Memorial Award. Their debut EP will be released later in 2026 on Fflach Cymunedol.

Venue	Date	Time
Theatr Gwaun	Saturday September 26th	7:30pm