{"id":34971,"date":"2025-07-31T14:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/span-arts.org.uk\/?p=34971"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:26:11","slug":"blues-echoes-an-evening-of-story-song-and-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/span-arts.org.uk\/cy\/blues-echoes-an-evening-of-story-song-and-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Blues Echoes: An Evening of Story, Song, and Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34971\" class=\"elementor elementor-34971\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d5ed0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2d5ed0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22a9ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d22a9ac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb1e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb1e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"330\"><strong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"266\">Friday 5th September 2025 | 7:30pm \u2013 9:30pm | The Scout Hut, Narberth<\/strong><br data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"269\" \/><strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"330\">Tickets: \u00a310 \/ \u00a38.50 concession | Age Recommendation: 12+<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"521\">SPAN Arts is proud to present <em data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"376\">Blues Echoes<\/em> \u2014 a powerful, soul-stirring evening of story, song, and spirit from the acclaimed duo, The Barnone Brothers: Bill Taylor-Beales and Phil Okwedy.<\/p><p data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"940\">This one-night-only performance invites audiences on a journey through time, weaving together myth, legend, social history, and personal narrative, all underscored by the raw, resonant power of the Blues. 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