Martyn Joseph @ Pontypridd

Having been impressed by Martyn back in The Pontardawe Festival last August where he rocked the muddy yet packed main arena I sort of knew what to expect, a damn good gig!

How can one man with one guitar keep so many people in his spell for so long! If you ever get the chance to catch him live all I can say is take it!

Amy Wadge supporting Martyn Joseph

Off Jay & I went to the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd as the guests of Martyn Joseph to spend a quality Saturday night out. Ponty itself was rather quiet, dark & depressing. Once in the arts centre we found why the town was so quiet, everyone was inside & ready to enjoy.

I'd never seen this lady perform before but I had heard of that her performances were something special & trust me she did not disappoint!

Lost Carmarthenshire no5

Gelli Deg is one of Carmarthenshire's most wonderful & magical lost places. You won't find it on any map, it is not visible on Google Earth it really is lost! After tracking down the owners & getting permission to photograph the house off I went with my mate & historian Pete Francis.

The story goes that the owners left Gelli Deg in the late 1940's & put the house in mothballs but soon after the lead was stripped from the roof & the water came in! The owners asked the local builder to demolish the house if he would accept the interior fittings as payment to this he agreed. The builder stripped the inside & walked away denying that he was told to demolish the outside, nice one Mr Builder I say!