Sir,
It's good to see the De Valence Pavilion enjoying a renaissance in Tenby.
People from the town and all over the county are asked to lend their support to one of Tenby's remaining attractions not to succumb to closure recently.
The pavilion is staging two concerts over the weekend as a new experiment to celebrate St. David's Day. They are preview concerts for the Tenby Pavilion Folk Festival later in the year - a big event which aims to become a cultural icon in Wales.
Despite the many claims, there are few voices that can be correctly described as 'haunting.' But you'll hear one at the pavilion in Tenby tomorrow (Saturday) evening.
Cara Dillon is a contemporary and traditional folk singer with a voice, which has often been described as one of the best in Ireland.
And for a country with as proud a musical tradition as Wales, that's saying something.
Cara is ideally suited to Celtic folk music - her voice makes the songs sound mystical, almost spooky. Her delivery has both clarity and mystery. You have the impression, after listening for a few minutes, that Celtic folk music should only ever be done this way.
She'll be accompanied by pianist Sam Lakeman (brother Seth). Though sometimes on modern and even political themes, her songs evoke visions of mists and lakes, castles, fairies, leprechauns and foggy medieval battles.
The BBC has described Cara's voice as 'crystalline' and 'an instrument of rare beauty, capable of melting the sternest heart.'
And as it's the eve of St. David's Day, Cara is supported on Saturday by Pembrokeshire's own Lowri Evans, another folk recording star who has worked on TV to critical acclaim. Lowri accompanies herself on guitar and writes her own material.
On Sunday at noon, the second folk double bill is staged at the De Valence Pavilion. This time it's the Crook Brothers, a really creative Welsh band. They are joined by Madra Rua, who perform their own songs and others ' with a hint of reggae, country and soft rock'. Tickets are only £6.
Malcolm Stacey,
Crackwell Street,
Tenby.