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Huw Stephens presents highlights from the Other Voices festival in Cardigan.

Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield takes to the stage at the eclectic Other Voices festival in Cardigan, singing not just some of the band’s most well-known tracks in a rare solo acoustic set but also performing in Welsh for the very first time.

Also performing are Nadine Shah, Charlotte Day Wilson, Victory Ray, Bill Ryder-Jones, Welsh Music Prize winner Georgia Ruth and, with a debut album tipped as one of 2024’s best, Fabiana Palladino.

John Peel session favourites Melys, who formed in Betws-y-coed back in 1997, return to the stage, and there is a look at the festival’s ‘music trail’, which showcases a wealth of emerging talent in venues all across the town.

The Bethania Chapel echoes to the remarkable voice of Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, straight from the heart of the Irish tradition, and there is a rare chance to hear acclaimed Welsh musician Lleuwen Steffan’s unique celebration of the lost traditional hymns of Wales. Her voice harmonises with archive recordings and added electro beats to produce something fresh and compelling.