Clwb Ifor Bach (Welsh: Ifor Bach club) is Cardiff's Welsh-language club and community centre. Y Clwb is the social centre for the Welsh-speaking people of Cardiff (and others). It can be members-only at times. It is the focal point for many Welsh-medium organisations and events in the area: social, educational, sporting and otherwise. English and Welsh are equally spoken throughout the club (most staff are required to be bilingual) and no anti-Welsh sentiment is tolerated. The building is an unassuming three-storey building. There is a bar, stage and dance floor on each level - of varying sizes. The top floor is the largest. Physically, the club had a fairly large overhaul in the 1990s. There is often live music to be had on one of the club's stages. There are also regular themed music nights on a week-to-week basis, one of the club's floors may be given over to a particular musical genre for that evening. The range of music is very mixed (reggae, folk, hip-hop, pop, rock, Welsh, etc). In addition to the membership fee, there can be an additional door fee for specific floors or bands.
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