Alys Hardy is a soulful singer/ songwriter from Wales. Using their skills in rhythm guitar, and striking use of lyrics, Alys wistfully tells tales of their ventures through life, with a tongue- in cheek - twist. You will be taken through a version of Wonderland that we can all relate too. Alys has several years of musical ventures under their belt, having already been on tour in Wales this summer, Alys will also be playing Sketchy Beats Cafe in Leith on Friday the 28th of July as part of this July tour of the Scottish capitol cities. There is also a northern tour in the works for October. Alys is making their Kelburn Garden Party debut this year, having supported others at Eden Festival, Greenman Festival, and The Eisteddfod on the Llyn Penninsula. In this performance at The Glad Cafe, Alys will be sharing their near to be released album, which is currently being mastered in the studio in Cardiff, as well as new, never been heard before songs, ready for the drawing board. Alys will be leaving you with a taste for more, and they may even share a song or two in Welsh! Expect powerful vocals, with funky, folky, and all together fabulously catchy rhythms.'

Supporting will be the wonderful Tom Emlyn, travelling up from Wales:

'Tom Emlyn crafts honest, swirling songs; tall tales and dark jokes that cut straight to the bone. His current solo work maps an alternative Southwalian landscape, a hallucinated community drawn from psychogeography and local history. Written on foot and by bus, his observational, poetic lyrics and simple 60s-folk influenced melodies explore what it means to belong to a place - the bitterness, the love and the humour. In the particular is contained the universal; and Tom Emlyn's captivating songs explore the particularity and peculiarity of human experience in a unique way. His sound, while rooted in garage rock, is tinged with psychedelia, folk, and jazz/blues overtones - including a recent adoption of the harmonica as a lead instrument. In summer 2022, Tom released his debut solo album News From Nowhere, a bittersweet love letter to his hometown of Swansea, described by Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) as a record of "undoubted brilliance, eloquence and energy". It has been hugely positively received, with airplay and support from Radio Wales, BBC Horizons, R.E.P.E.A.T. fanzine, God Is In The TV, and Joyzine, among others. Tom's second album I've Seen You In Town followed hot on the heels of the first - a more mellow, acoustic affair which was similarly well received. His third album Return Journey Revisited: Scaredycat Vol 1 was released in May 2023. He is currently promoting these records with intimately explosive solo and band performances across Wales and beyond, including a recent slot opening for the Levellers.'

Also supporting Alys will be the especially transfixing Alisha Sha, who Alys joined at Eden Festival. Alisha will be sharing their dreamy tunes.'

We will also be joined by the magical Jude Norton- Smith, with their solo experimental folk project, you will be beamed up to the highest echelons. Jude is part of iconic Maz and the Phantasms, and is a well travelled musician.'