Intimate evening of gypsy jazz by Afternoon in Paris in the front parlour of the Dylan Thomas Birthplace, with a live Zoom stream.
Afternoon in Paris bring their gypsy jazz to The Dylan Thomas Birthplace on Friday 13 November, playing live in the front parlour and streamed online via Zoom. It's a double-act of sorts: you can be there in person at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive or tune in from home.
The venue is the house where Dylan Thomas was born and spent the first 23 years of his life, writing two-thirds of his published work under this roof. It opened as a living museum in 2008, run by his daughter Aeronwy Ellis, and it keeps a steady programme of poetry readings, book launches, acoustic music and small performances. It also does overnight stays and dining, and it's picked up a few nods along the way — it's in Lonely Planet's Great Britain Travel Guide and took 'The Best Place to Stay' from the Hudson's Heritage Special Judges.
There's a particular timing to this one. The gig falls just a few days after the anniversary of Thomas's death on 9 November 1953, and the front parlour is the Birthplace's signature way of remembering him. It's a small, domestic space rather than a stage, so the music sits right in the room with you.
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It's a Friday night, with doors at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. If you can't make it into Swansea, the Zoom stream means you can still catch the set from wherever you are.
