* Sunny Spells with only patchy cloud* 15C - 19 kph windUpdated 9:48am 1 September 2009:Welcome bynwaltersYour account | Log outTom Jones to play gig in a pubSep 1 2009 by Nathan Bevan, South Wales EchoComment (1)Recommended (1)ITS not unusual for Tom Jones to enjoy a pint of Guinness so much so hes going straight to the source by playing a gig in a Dublin pub.The Pontypridd singing legend announced the low-key September 24 show, so hush-hush that the location of it wont be revealed until minutes before its to due to start, to mark the 250th anniversary of the world-famous Irish stout.Well, you know, Im Welsh and its a Dublin pub its a perfect fit, said Jones, speaking from his Las Vegas hotel suite.And I enjoy a pint of Guinness myself, although I hope I dont consume too much of it before I start singing, he joked.The 69-year-old Voice Of The Valleys added that he was relishing the idea of getting back to up close and personal with his fans and playing an intimate venue more reminiscent of his club circuit beginnings.Sometimes, to be musically stripped down like that is really good, he said.Some people are scared of it, they cant perform unless they have a full-blown sound system, musicians and all the business they get thrown.But if you love to sing, or perform, then sometimes its good to go into areas like that.Its certainly a marked difference from having stormed the stage at Glastonbury earlier this summer in front of more than 100,000 screaming revellers.Whether youre in front of a dozen people, or thousands, you still have to put on your best performance, Jones added.Glastonbury was great, though, they were all shouting, We want Tom, We want Tom before I came on and the Red Dragon was flying high and so was I.And despite all the glitz and the glamour of his jet-setting Beverly Hills lifestyle, Jones added hes never forgotten his homeland.Ive always been a working-class person, he said.Ive never forgotten where I come from and Im proud of it.I loved singing in the clubs in Wales and only went to London to record because I couldnt make enough money gigging at home to turn professional, added Jones.But I had a ball there at home.Comment (1)Add a commentReport item as: (required) XComment: (optional)User Imagebynwalters wrote:I'm from Merthyr, same culture as Ponty, he can come and play in my pub; I can pay him 250 euros to start and pass the hat around for the rest; I can guarantee 50 to 70 people at the bar with the windows open so the people on the terrace can hear it as well.I can't serve him Guinness but I have 'Coreff* Stout' which is smoother and not so bitter, brewed by local boys and not multinational multi-millionaire financiers/industrialists.The address is 'Tavarn Ty Elise, 29690 Plouye, Finistere, Brittany, Tel: 33(0)298999644bynwalters@libertysurf.frhttp://bynbrynman.ning.comhttp://crwtynrhifnaw.blogspot.com* Coreff is the North Breton form of Cwrw (Beer)1/9/2009 12:13 PM BST on walesonline.co.ukRecommend