Other Voices Cardigan Announces Second Wave of Artists for 2025.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Other Voices Cardigan has revealed the second wave of artists joining the line-up for its much-anticipated 6th edition, taking place from 30th October to 1st November 2025.
We have received the following press release;
Westside Cowboy, Gruff Rhys and Ye Vagabonds to play St Mary’s Church at Other Voices Cardigan 2025
…and a thrilling Second Wave of Music Trail Acts is announced today!
30 October – 1 November 2025
Live & Online from West Wales
Wristbands just £65 for 100+ performances over three days
Other Voices Cardigan has today revealed the second wave of artists joining the lineup for its much-anticipated 6th edition, taking place from 30th October to 1st November 2025.
The festival will feature an incredible array of established and emerging talent from Wales and Ireland performing at various venues in Cardigan in an immersive, town-wide celebration. Across the weekend, everything from cafés to chapels, bars to bakeries and community spaces come alive with over 100 live performances spanning every genre.
The first Church headliners are revealed as Glastonbury Emerging Talent winners Westside Cowboy, six-time RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award winners Ye Vagabonds, and the legendary Gruff Rhys, celebrating his recent album ‘Sadness Sets Me Free’. These special performances will also be streamed live online via the Other Voices YouTube channel.
As the festival expands its line-up, over 50 acts will this year perform over the course of the weekend, with BBC’s Huw Stephens returning as host.
Music Trail artists announced today include:
Afrocluster / Annie-Dog / Basht / Carys Eleri / Clare Sands / Dewin / Dionne Bennett / Internet Fatigue / George Houston / Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver / Lullahush / Meabh McKenna / Meryl Streak / Nancy Williams / Piaras O’Lorcain / Súil Amhain / Sexy Tadhg / Sustinere / VRï
They join the artists previously announced for the Music Trail:
Baby Brave / Bruna Garcia / Curtisy / Daithí / Danielle Lewis / David Murphy / Ellie O’Neill / God Knows / Gwen Sion / Joshua Burnside / Kidsmoke / Makeshift Art Bar / Molly Palmer / Morn / Qbanaa / RÓIS / Salamay / Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta / Siula / Still Blue / Taff Rapids / Talulah / Tessio / Factory Set / Tokomololo / Tramp / Wrkhouse
Other Voices Cardigan offers a unique blend of intimate performances and vibrant musical discovery, showcasing independent talent from Wales, Ireland and beyond. This year’s carefully curated Music Trail will traverse beautiful chapels, repurposed spaces, and beloved venues, promising an unforgettable weekend filled with energy and connection. Festival goers can look forward to experiencing a diverse range of genres, from traditional folk and contemporary Welsh language music to innovative Irish rock and experimental electronic sounds, celebrating the rich heritage and dynamic creativity shared between these two Celtic nations.
New for 2025, all festival wristband holders will have the opportunity to attend St Mary’s Church performances on a first-come, first-served basis. Each artist will have a designated slot, with the Church cleared between sets to give as many people as possible the chance to attend. No separate wristbands are required - just join the queue for the artists you’d like to see and experience the magic inside St Mary’s.
Festival sets will feature live performances and DJ sets from late afternoon into the early hours, with Mwldan serving as the late-night venue as well as the festival hub for tickets and information. Further details regarding specific artists, venues, and performance schedules will be released in October alongside the Other Voices Live festival app.
The Clebran and Clebran on The Trail sessions return for 2025, with powerful conversations, thought-provoking conversations and fresh ideas that explore the issues shaping our world today. The full Clebran programme will be revealed in early September - keep an eye on our socials.
Wristbands are available for just £65, granting access to all Music Trail performances, Clebran sessions, and Church performances (subject to capacity). A limited number of tickets are available for under-18s at £10.
Tickets are selling fast - get yours now at othervoices.ie and join us for another unforgettable weekend in West Wales!
Philip King, founder of Other Voices, says:
“We always look forward to bringing Other Voices to Aberteifi/Cardigan and our 2025 programme will highlight the abundant and diverse range of brilliant new music that is flowing out of Ireland and Wales today. This year’s Clebran series of trilingual conversations will look at big picture issues through the lens of the local, with a perspective that reflects the shared as well as the many distinct identities in Ireland and Wales that we celebrate here through our languages and music. With our partners at Mwldan and Triongl, we are grateful for the opportunity to play our part in deepening and strengthening our Ireland-Wales connections as envisaged by our two Governments in the Ireland-Wales Shared Statement and Joint Action Plan 2021-25. We look forward to seeing Other Voices/Lleisiau Eraill continuing to grow and flourish in the coming years.”
Dilwyn Davies, CEO of Mwldan, says:
“We’re utterly delighted to be able to bring the fifth physical edition of Other Voices to Aberteifi in 2025. Year on year, we’ve seen fantastic growth in audience numbers as the word has spread about what a special festival experience this is. We’re ready to welcome audiences and artists from Ireland, Wales and elsewhere to our gorgeous small town on the westerly edge of Wales to create and share some unforgettable magic. We’re also deeply indebted to our funders for supporting this fantastic event.”
Other Voices Cardigan is produced by South Wind Blows in partnership with Mwldan and Triongl, with support from the Welsh Government, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Ceredigion County Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and BBC Cymru Wales. Other Voices Cardigan will be filmed for future television broadcast on BBC Cymru Wales and RTÉ, and on BBC iPlayer and RTÉ Player.
Stay tuned for more acts and programme details coming soon.
Other Voices
Other Voices started as a one-off music event in a small church in Dingle, a small fishing village in the west of Ireland and over the last 4 years the idea has grown. Other Voices is now an established fixture in the musical calendar – a ‘must attend’ event for performers and audiences alike. It has led to the creation of an international music TV series and, in turn, a global cultural movement celebrating local stories on an international scale. Other Voices has travelled to London, Belfast, New York, Austin, Texas and Berlin.
Mwldan
Mwldan is an independent Arts Centre and cinema based in Cardigan. The venue presents a multi-artform live programme and screens around 3000 films and live broadcasts annually. A major producing venue, Mwldan is behind international collaborations such as Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain. In 2017 Mwldan started the record label bendigedig in partnership with ARC Music Productions Ltd, operating a 360-degree model of artist management, agenting, producing, releasing, PR and marketing. A not-for-profit registered charity and social enterprise, the organisation has an annual turnover of £1.7 million (pre-Covid) and employs a staff team of 25.
http://www.mwldan.co.uk | @TheatrMwldan
Triongl
Triongl is a TV and Film production company established in 2017 by Nora Ostler and Alec Spiteri and joined by Gethin Scourfield in 2018. All three are experienced producers with a track record of producing high quality, award-winning content. They will be documenting ‘Other Voices/Lleisiau Eraill’ for an hour’s special edition for later broadcast on S4C and RTÉ.
http://www.triongl.cymru | @triongl_tv