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https://sites.google.com/site/kardomah/

The Kardomah Gang

The Kardomah
The Kardomah café

The Kardomah Café was originally located in Castle Street on the site of the Congregational Chapel, where Dylan's parents, D.J. and Florence, were married in 1903. In the 1930s it became one of the favourite meeting-places of Dylan and his friends.
The name 'Kardomah Gang' has become a useful term to describe the group of talented writers, artists and musicians who were Dylan's contemporaries. In reality, these people didn't think of themselves as part of a unified group, and were probably never all at the café at the same time.
Dylan recalled the Kardomah fondly in the 1949 BBC Broadcast Swansea and the Arts as the place "where Swansea's rich artists and poverty-stricken business men used to meet, on separate floors, to discuss shares and pictures." In Return Journey it is the café where Dylan and friends would discuss how "Dan Jones was going to compose the most prodigious symphony, Fred Janes paint the most miraculously meticulous picture, Charlie Fisher catch the poshest trout, Vernon Watkins and Young Thomas write the most boiling poems, how they would ring the bells of London and paint it like a tart..."
During the war, though, the Kardomah was "razed to the snow" as Dylan puts it in Return Journey. It re-opened in new premises in the centre of town, where it remains a thriving business.

http://www.dylanthomas.com/index.cfm?articleid=10657

Does anyone have a photo of the Kardomah in the 1930’s………

If so please drop me a line…

Kardomah

How cool a great band named after your brand!……
Sadly now no more…. New members under a new name…..
I will endeavour to get some of their tracks up or at least a link…….

If you can recall any favourite gigs or memories you wish to record for posterity drop me a line……….

Kardomah

From Neath, Wales
Sound Like Alternative Rock -- a mixture of the Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Radiohead
Members
Dafydd Leigh Anthony: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Kevin: Drums
Tomas Morgan: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Ian Abraham: Bass
Kardomah are a 5 piece alternative rock band from Neath, Wales who take their name from a Dylan Thomas book about the "Kardomah boys " who were group of Swansea poets and artisans who used to often meet at the Swansea Kardomah cafe. Kardomah have been described by local press as the future saviours of British alt rock. on the wings of the locally created buzz the band have moved on to more prestigious gigs attracting a string of record companies including A & M records and a guest list that includes ex members of Slade, and Glaswegion Chemikal Underground signings Aereogramme,. Over the past year the Band have attracted a large loyal local fan base to boot . The band have developed their sound into a spacey mixture of memorable ambient keyboard and guitar effects and powerful guitar riffs topped off with melodic vocal harmonies and continue to promote consistancy throughout.
The band have played a string of gigs in 2001 ranging from loclal gigs around Neath ,Cardiff and Bristol to as far away as London.