Glastonbury Calling Podcast

Ian and Jem chat about Jems random trip to a gig in London, Ian celebrating Burns Night, the small venues week and gigs coming up this weekend in the local area if you can get through the floods.

West Country music from:

Middle of Lidl- Monkey Bizzle

Sound of Love- BA4 Collective

Yes Chef- Heavy Lungs

The Day I Found Out- Liam Howard

Droll- Future Plan

One Billionaire- Gurt Dog

She- September Son

Ian and Jem bring 5 new tracks never played on the podcast. We also chat about what we got up to last week, preview this weeks gigs and get annoyed by songs with too many me's and I's in them.

Local music from:

Waiting for A Change- Autumn Red

Middle of Lidl- Monkey Bizzle

Newshounds- Knives

Swing- Droogs

Soul Man- Mark McAdam

We Stand- Search for Autonomy

Deathagasm- John E Vistic 

Ian and Jem chat about Jems trip to Australia and New Zealand, our beer at The Etsome and talk about what's on this week.

Local music from:

Rain- Galaxy Thief

Ian and Jem are back after a break to welcome in 2026 and chat about our holidays and what's going on with Glastonbury Calling.

West Country music from:

See the Light- The Rhynes

Ian chats about watching The Chameleons at The Trinity centre in Bristol, the new laws that will come in to combat rip off ticket resales plus this weeks gigs.

Local Music from:

Sick- Leathers

Devil Me- Dream Robbery

Lemonade- Rhiannon Paige

King of Rock and Roll- John E Vistic

Punched in the Face- Samantics

I have Joe Atkinson from The Rhynes to talk about his new album 'Feel So Sure' which has just come out. We also have a chat about some of his other act involvements.

West Country music from:

Swing- Droogs

Feel Less Lonely- Harri Pick

Feel So Sure- The Rhynes

Turning Up the Mainstream- The Rhynes

See the Light- The Rhynes

The Sum of our Love- Will Cartwright

We Woke the Monster- Shoun Shoun

On the 200th episode I chat to Phil Cooper about his music and the new track from the other act he's in The Lost Trades. They have a gig coming up at The Avalon Acoustic Sessions in Glastonbury. 

I also round up the Rock Against Cancer gig and Pop Will Eat Itself at the Exeter Phoenix which I recently attended. 

Music from:

Could Be- Georgina Sweet

Looking Over My Shoulder- Bullybones

Atlas- The Lost Trades

Float Me on Your River- The Lost Trades

The Easy Road- Phil Cooper

Miss England- The Setbacks

Ghost Party- Rameagle

Max from Rock Against Cancer comes on to chat about 10 years of Rock Against Cancer and this years line up at The King Arthur this weekend.

West Country Music from:

Rain- Galaxy Thief

Time- Shoot the Moon

This Bleak Bliss- Inheritor Rise

Banana Phone- Land Captains

Alive- Brave Ones

Secrets- Don't Do Tuesdays

Bite- Kite Thief

Yes Chef- Heavy Lungs

Ian and Jem chat about some of the great stuff in Shepton Mallet, what we got up to in the last couple of weeks and gigs coming up this weekend.

West Country music from:

Better off at Home- Signature Vision

Ian and Jem chat this years Mercury nominees, Pattern Pusher, last week and this weeks gigs in the area.

West Country music from:

Is it Time?- Harri Mason