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South Wales Argus
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Newport Folk Festival 2025 takes place at Tredegar House
The festival, now in its 34th year, took place from Friday to Sunday, showcasing the best in folk music and crafts. Welsh acts such as National Youth Folk Band Avanc and Lowri Evans were among the performers. The event also featured international folk music legends, including Show of Hands duo Phil Beer and Steve Knightley, who headlined on Friday and Sunday evening respectively. Other global folk superstars, including The Haar, Angharad Jenkins & Patrick Rimes, Ranagri, Heron Valley, and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winners Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, also performed. While some performances required tickets, there were free performances and activities available throughout the day. These included multicultural shows from Ukrainian and Bulgarian dance troupes. All these activities and performances were free from 1pm until 5.30pm, with the headline ticketed events taking place into the evening. Event organiser Sue Oates said: "We've had packed events all weekend, right from Friday, completely packed, very full, and lots of people have been really loving the music. "We've had some really brilliant acts in our main concerts, the ticketed events, this year, which has been really lovely. "The dance displays have been a big part of the whole festival, ongoing all day every day this weekend, which has been great. "When we had the Ukrainian dancers in on Saturday, that was very emotional for all of us." The festival also featured a farmers' market and an opening procession through the gardens on Saturday. Ms Oates said: "We've had people come from all over the UK to our farmers' market as part of the festival, and a really beautiful opening procession on Saturday right through the gardens, and it's been a beautiful weekend for it, so we've been really lucky." She continued: "It's a real joy to bring so many different cultures to the festival, and wonderful to see so many children. "I'd recommend this to anyone for the joy, the atmosphere. "It's particularly lovely when we get international schools coming over, and I ask them what their favourite bits are, and they always say the atmosphere and excitement, which is wonderful to hear." Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik ) Newport Folk Festival 2025 (Image: Malgorzata Szydlik )
AsiaOne
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
A$AP Rocky 'living his dream', now a dad of 2, Entertainment News
A$AP Rocky is "living [his] dream" now he's a dad. The Show of Hands hitmaker has RZA, two, and 21-month-old Riot with partner Rihanna and now his boys are getting older, he adores seeing them interact with the people around him. He gushed to Chioma Nnadi and Chloe Malle on the Run-Through with Vogue podcast: "Man, it's amazing. Obviously, they [are] still growing into their personalities and stuff and developing, but it's amazing. "To see them actually, like interact with each other and interact with me and with their mom. And it's it's amazing. It's beautiful. "It's something that you dream about, and when it happens, it's just like you [are] living your dream and that all jokes aside. And I hate to make it sound extra, ... but that's just how it is for me." The 36-year-old rapper admitted fatherhood is a huge source of creative inspiration now and he's proud to be a role model for others. He said: "Being a father is my creative process now because I just embodied it as a whole. "I never really had a role model or just an iconic figure, ... and I guess I'm that for people, and I didn't purposely try to do that, but I take it as a badge of honour. "I'm so flattered and, you know, just being me that it can inspire people to actually do something that is considered good being a present active father. [[nid:579953]] "I love that s***. For me, my dad was a proud dad. He taught me everything I know, especially how to be a gentleman and whatnot, so I was prepared to be a dad my whole life, man, you know? "I'm ready, and I'm 36 going on 37, man. These clothes suit me well." Rihannna recently reflected on how different their sons are from one another. She told Harper's Bazaar: "RZA is just an empath. He's so magical. He loves music. He loves melody. He loves books. He loves water. Bath time, swimming, pool, beach, anything." By contrast, she said Riot is full of energy from the moment he wakes up, adding: "He's just hilarious. When he wakes up, he starts to squeal, scream. Not in a crying way. He just wants to sing. And I'm like, 'Okay, here we go!' "He's my alarm in the morning! He's not taking no for an answer from anyone. I don't know where he came from, dude." Rihanna said RZA initially struggled to adjust to having a younger sibling, "like all [new] siblings do," but Riot has now taken charge. She went on: "At first, Riot was understanding that his role was being the little brother. Now he knows he's in charge."
