{"id":96061,"date":"2025-03-18T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=96061"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:22:42","slug":"watch-the-early-morning-jazz-cafe-that-is-bringing-cheer-to-this-welsh-train-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/18\/watch-the-early-morning-jazz-cafe-that-is-bringing-cheer-to-this-welsh-train-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: The early morning jazz caf\u00e9 that is bringing cheer to this Welsh train station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jazz, art and community come together at Coaltrains Caf\u00e9 in Barry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>STEPPING onto the station platform at Barry, you might be surprised by jazz filtering through the screech of train brakes and TfW announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople expect instant coffee and stale sausage rolls, but 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