National Botanic Garden of Wales Archives

WORLD PREMIÈRE OF EASTERN HONEYMOON

Posted on April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by George Whitfield

Fiddlebox Launch New CD Welsh duo Fiddlebox (Helen Adam and George Whitfield) will première their new album titled Eastern Honeymoon at the Great Glasshouse in the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Saturday 18th April 2015 at 14:30 For the first time ever Welsh dancing tunes are merged with Klezmer harmonies, the traditional […]

Ffestiva!

Posted on July 18, 2014September 21, 2020 by George Whitfield

Ffestiva! brings world music to the National Botanic Garden of Wales Ffestiva!, now in it’s third year features more excellent new world music from artists based in Wales. I’m not playing, but running a stage with 2 rather exciting acts: Burum an improvising jazz band with Welsh roots and Rogora Khart who play a range […]

Fiddlebox play for Easter at the National Botanic Garden of Wales

Posted on April 22, 2014April 26, 2014 by George Whitfield

After a playing 3 sets a day for 2 days across Easter at the National Botanic Garden of Wales with my duo Fiddlebox I was pleased to see that Colin Riddle has posted a few nice photos on facebook. To have a look go to the Fiddlebox facebook page which is here.

Ceilidh with Henry Sears and National Botanic Garden of Wales with Fiddlebox

Posted on March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 by George Whitfield

I had a good weekend musically – on Saturday me and Henry Sears had a very successful ceilidh in Moylegrove, Pembrokeshire. I had thought that people might be reluctant to dance, especially after a splendid buffet – anyway I was wrong and we did loads of dances as well as some good music in between. […]