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Tom Jones announces special guests for Cardiff Castle event

Credit: Sophia French.

Far From Saints have just been announced as ‘special guests’ for two of the three headline dates with Sir Tom Jones at Cardiff Castle this summer (21st & 24th July).

The result of a cross-genre team up, Far From Saints are Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones, and Austin’s Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker of The Wind and The Wave. With a sound spanning country, rock, folk, and Americana, the band was born from a shared, unadulterated love of music and collaboration, rich with emotions and creative integrity – and defined by the unique sound of Jones’ and Lynn’s vocal harmonies.

Far From Saints appearance follows on from Sir Tom Jones’ special guest appearance at the Stereophonics’ two sell-out Principality Stadium dates in Cardiff last year.

Their debut self-titled album will be released next month (June 16th) and is preceded by their latest single, Take It Through The Night, which is out now.

In August, Sir Tom Jones’ third and final night at the castle (5th August) will see Ward Thomas join the International superstar as special guests. The English modern country-pop duo, composed of twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas from Hampshire. Cartwheels, their second studio album became the first album by a UK country act to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart surpassing the previous record by The Shires. It has since gone gold in the UK. They released their fifth studio album, Music in the Madness, earlier this year.