The first acts to appear in Cardigan for the 2024 Other Voices festival have been revealed.

The line-up includes Bill Ryder-Jones, co-founder of The Coral and renowned songwriter and producer.

The festival, held from October 31 to November 2, will also feature Welsh Music Prize winner, Georgia Ruth, and Fabiana Palladino.

All three artists are the first headliners to be announced and will grace St Mary's Church with intimate live-streamed performances.

The Irish–Welsh festival is presented by BBC broadcaster, Huw Stephens.

Mr Stephens will guide fans through the performances, which will be broadcast live across the globe via Other Voices' YouTube channel and on a cinema screen in Mwldan.

Philip King, founder of Other Voices said: "We are thrilled to be returning to Cardigan/Aberteifi, working with our partners at Mwldan and Triongl to deliver a programme of uplifting music and inspirational conversation.

"Year after year, the festival goes from strength to strength, celebrating the shared culture, vibrant communities, and enduring ties that bind Ireland and Wales."

Furthermore, the festival involves more than 90 live sets across Cardigan as part of this year’s Music Trail.

Announced are ADUJA, Big Sleep, Chubby Cat, Cynefin, David Kitt, Don Leisure, Dug, Eoghan O'Ceannabhain, Filmore!, girlfriend, Lila Zing, Tafod Arian, Megan Nic Ruairí, Melin Melyn, Minas, Minas presents Niques, Em Koko & Po Griff, Morgana, Mr Phormula, New Jackson, Niamh Bury, OLIVE HATAKE, Otto Aday, PARCS, People & Other Diseases, Phil Kieran, Rona Mac, Sage Todz, Search Results, Skunkadelic, Slate, Tara Bandito, The Family Battenberg, The Gentle Good, Tiny Leaves and Virgins.

They will play across 11 venues, including Bethania Chapel.

The festival, supported by the Welsh Government and The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, expects more artists to be announced in the coming weeks.

Mwldan will also host the return of the Clebran sessions, a platform for leading speakers and thinkers.

A new initiative under the Clebran quarter, 'Clebran on the Trail', involves musicians sharing their experiences across town.

Early bird wristbands are on sale at £35 until July 1 when they will increase to £50.

The wristbands promise unlimited access to all Music Trail events and Clebran sessions, in addition to entry to a prize draw for tickets to the headline performances at St Mary's Church.

Dilwyn Davies, CEO of Mwldan, said: "We are truly delighted and excited to be announcing the first wave of fantastic artists for Other Voices Aberteifi 2024.

"This is our fifth festival here on the west coast of Wales, and every year our family of audience, artists and speakers grows bigger and stronger, inspired by the very special celebration we share with our friends from Ireland."

The festival is filmed by Triongl for later broadcast on RTÉ.