Hear me on BBC R4 Front Row from New Year’s Eve 2019 – singing New York Girls (4.42) and Oom Pah Pah (26.25), chatting about folk music (2.52) and trying to compete in their Cultural Quiz of the Year. Plus, what I thought of Cats The Movie. (Spoiler alert – I liked it).
Olga and I performed live on BBC R3 In Tune on 9th Jan 2020.
Long radio interview with Greg Russell on BBC Radio Sheffield. Starts 1:40:50, goes in-depth and includes a recording of me singing music hall. (Oops – trying to source this recording)
Here’s a long, detailed interview with Jon Wilks on his fine blog Grizzly Folk in May 2018. Lots about Human Cargo and The Transports, plus, my work as a masseur…
Hear me on BBC R4 Front Row talking about The Transports.
I talked to Cerys Matthews on her BBC 6 Music show about the book Human Cargo.
Alfred Hickling in The Guardian gave The Transports a five star review.
Talking to the BBC World Service about Human Cargo
March 2018 saw a 90 minute session with me on Radio Boogaloo, where the banjolele came out.
Profile in the Western Morning News for Living By The Sea at Sidmouth Folk Week 2018
Q&A in Songlines October 2016
Review of Human Cargo in Songlines May 2016
Review of The Trebor Story by Lucy Kellaway in the Financial Times
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