For our latest episode, we are taking you to church (quite literally) as we make our first trip to Islington. Here, we will delve into the storied history of a space that is not only a world class music venue that's played host to the likes of Elton John, Björk, Amy Winehouse, Mavis Staples, Nick Cave, Tom Jones, Paul Weller and Philip Glass (to name but a few!) but more importantly - an organization, a philosophy, a congregation that champions an alternative, inclusive & humane gospel. A social justice and arts charity and a venue that has community at its core. 

Ladies and gentleman - it gives us tremendous pleasure to welcome you to the Union Chapel.

And to help tell this story, we were very lucky to be joined by Head Of Programming Brett Pracownik, Marketing Manager Beth Sinden and George Allan (Trustee of Friends Of The Union Chapel).

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For Episode 10, we make the journey to West London; Chelsea to be precise. Where we are delving into the storied history of one of London's finest, busiest and longest running jazz clubs. A venue that has championed and showcased British-based artists to thrive and develop and ploughed its own furrow for nearly 50 years in an ever changing cultural, social, political and economic climate. Ladies and gentleman: it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 606 Club. 

And to help tell this story, we are joined by the man who has been at the helm of the 606 for longer then he cares to remember! We are privileged to wax lyrical with the 6's owner, propertier and in-house flute player - Mr Steve Rubie.

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Join us for Episode 9 of If These Walls could Talk as we delve into a legendary London space that is steeped in folklore. A building that has played host to some of music's and beyonds biggest icons from Charlie Chaplin to Prince. A spiritual home for countless legendary London scenes be it Punk, The New Romantics or Garage. A building that conjures up memories for so many (including myself) and since 2004, in its current incarnation, one of The UK's most forward thinking, eclectic and still full independent music venues - ladies & gentleman: welcome to KOKO.

And to help tell this story we are very lucky to be joined by KOKO'S owner Olly Benghough and its Head of Music Mr Nick Lewis.

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Join us for episode 8 of If These Walls Could Talk as we discuss a venue that holds a very special place in London folklore. A space that has been gifting us live music since 1942 and continues to do so. A club that has hosted a who's who of icons, legends and heroes to so many - Louis Armstrong, BB King, Fela Kuti, The Clash, The Specials, Toots & The Maytals, Oasis, Primal Scream, Nas to name but a few.

A space that holds the title of the oldest independent venue world wide. Somewhere that consistently and authentically champions new and alternative music. Ladies and gentleman - Welcome to the 100 Club!

To help tell the story, we are joined by 2 generations of the family who have been at the helm of the 100 for quite some time. Owner of the 100 Club Mr Jeff Horton and Jeff's daughter and the Venue Manager Ruby Horton.

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For episode 7 of If These Walls Could Talk, we delve into a venue that has been the birthplace of many a band. A stalwart of the community and has remained authentic and true to itself for the best part of two decades.

To help tell that story we are joined by Tim Perry, a man synonymous with the venue for over 20 years. Ladies & gentleman - welcome to The Windmill.

We cover what bands and music venues can do to support their local communities, the unlikely convergence of country and hip-hop, and how COVID brought a global audience - from Estonia to Kenya - to The Windmill.

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For episode 6 of 'ITWCT', we have something different lined up with real resonance to the theme of the podcast. So instead of talking about a specific venue, today we delve into the wider, social and economic landscape that venues exist within. To help tell that story, we are joined by the fabulous Mark Davyd - founder and CEO of the Music Venue Trust; a charity which acts to protect, secure and improve UK grassroots music for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists.

Join us as Mark shares his love for crowd surfing, running a club in a toilet, sliding doors moments and much much more...

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Join us for Episode 5 of ITWCT -  where we're delving into the storied past of a legendary venue that is rooted in London Folklore. The spiritual and physical home for a thriving artistic community; and a space that symbolises the struggle against corporate greed, gentrification and the need to preserve the institutions that enable community and connection in an ever more fractious world. 

Ladies and gentleman: welcome to The George Tavern.

To tell that story we are joined by the irrepressible Pauline Forster, the driving force behind The George Tavern.

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Join us as we delve into a venue that has consistently punched above its weight and played host to the first London gigs of iconic artists and bands such as Bob Dylan, The Pogues and Oasis.

We were lucky to be joined by the former licensee, booker and resident of the venue who saw it all in the 90's; from the legendary splash club, to Paul Daniel's Rolls Royce and everything in between. Ladies and gentleman - welcome to The Water Rats!

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Today, we discuss a venue steeped in history and legend. A space that has always championed counter-culture in many guises - be it the hippy movement, punk or rave; a venue that has been graced by some of music's most legendary names. A venue that has consistently reinvented itself for coming up to 200 years, one of the UK’s leading creative innovators for young people and so much more - ladies and gentleman: welcome to the Roundhouse.

To help tell this story, we were very very lucky to be joined by Roundhouse CEO and Artistic Director Marcus Davey, Head Of Music Lucy Wood and Head Of Technical & Production Ruth Butler.

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Welcome to 'If These Walls Could Talk', a podcast by DLMDD delving into the beating heart of London's legendary live music venues.

Our hope is to showcase and celebrate London's spaces and places and bring to life the narrative, the personalities and the anecdotes that have contributed to a venue's legend from those who have lived and breathed it.

In contrast to our first episode that celebrated over 60 years of Ronnie Scott's, today we delve into a space that although established in 2016 has quickly cemented itself as one of London's most cherished venues and is synonymous with audio quality and was built upon a deep love of music and the culture that surrounds it.

Ladies and gentleman, Welcome to Spiritland!

We were lucky enough to be joined by sound engineer, radio producer and founder of Spiritland Mr Paul Noble to discuss his journey with the venue, building the brand, the challenges and triumphs of the last 8 years, Japan as a source of inspiration, audio quality and much much more! 

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