I’ve been a huge fan of The Bronze Medal for a very long time – Chris from the band had a solo project called Thoughtless Jolly and I have been following his work ever since. The bands manager e-mailed us in February, and we eagerly arranged a date to film a session with them.
After we had the privilege of being invited to the BBC Introducing In The West’s ‘Halls of Resonance’ event we’d found out that Meadowlark would be attending and performing. We’re both big fans already and they’re one of those bands we’d always wanted to film.
For our second session with Dan, he took us to The Studio in Birmingham where we were treated to a special performance of ‘Climb’ in their roof garden, with accompanying vocals from Harriet Harkcom.
Joy Mumford is a talented singer/songwriter from Nottingham with a heart and soul of pure gold. Reflected in her music, I wanted to take her places which would reflect her. What better than a Florist & a Skyline?
For the first time ever, we’re proud to show you a Christmas special! This years comes from Andy Oliveri, The Cadbury Sisters, Boat To Row and Chaz Pitt playing an ensemble version of Andy’s song ‘A Heart That Sings Can Never Bleed’ at 2013′s 2000 Trees Festival.
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The atmosphere at Moseley Folk Festival 2013 was great. We were working with SoFar Sounds and Oxjam Brum to bring SoFar to Moseley Folk – Katherine was one of the performers we filmed for them. I had watched her set from a few hours earlier and loved it, I didn’t know she was going to be doing the SoFar secret gig so I knew we just had to pull her over for a session with us.
The final band I was filming at Green Man was Stornoway, a group I was very excited for. After seeing their live set on the main stage, I rushed over to the press area and got them to set up under a tree which warned of falling branches.
I’ve been following Fossil Collective from the when they first started. Their blend of harmonies and acoustic melodies create a perfect coupling for their music, and I was privileged to learn that they were up for filming a session at Green Man.
The first time Matt sang in front of me; I was taken aback by how powerful his voice is. We took 2 takes of ‘Cold’ – the first, being in a small garden park next to the ICC: just around the corner from where we filmed with Alex Moir. The sight of this silohuette bellowing out at such power, such passion. It was a sight. One that even attracted an audience applause from an onlooking flat.
I first met Ellen & the Escapades in 2010 and was blown away by their talent – it wasn’t long after we had set up Croft Sessions and already I was itching to get them filmed. Fast-foward three years and I was arriving at Green Man Festival with a session scheduled with the band. I bumped into Ellen outside a crumpet stall where we had a quick chat and then I had to head off, meeting with them the next day.