Grae chats to two local stalwarts of the music world. Mac MacLaren is half of local duo McLaren Wall and the founder Lemonrock.com.

Bill Johnson is a talented singer-songwriter, sound technician and the host of The Blue Angel Acoustic Café open-mic at The Horn.

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Grae chats to two more local creatives. Natalia Millman chats about her new ‘Letters to Forever’ exhibition whilst ‘Common People’ indie night founder Jon Prayer talks about club nights and his new role at The Pioneer Youth Centre.

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In our latest episode, Grae chats to two past members of the St Albans music scene. Clive Pig is a storyteller, poet and adventurer, whilst Julian Mount is a singer-songwriter and stalwart of the contemporary folk scene.

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Grae Chats to two more local arts professionals. Eddie James is part of the Empire Records team as well as being a popular local DJ and occasional flautist. Aisha Adi runs Collective Gallery and manages St Albans Arts Market and St Albans Visual Arts Festival.

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Grae chats to two more local creatives. Alex Laurance is one quarter of alt-folk outfit and mystery hunters The Hanging Bandits. Kat Evans is a virtuoso fiddle and handpan player who will be performing in May at the all new St Albans Spring Festival.

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On our latest episode Grae chats to two more local creatives. Kevin Saunders is a singer/songwriter and promoter who runs The Kevolution nights over in Hertford. Chris Ward is a member of local band The Papersnakes as well as a visual artists who has contributed a piece for the new Freedom Exhibition hanging now in St Albans.

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In our first episode of 2025 Grae chats to three more local creatives. Folk-noir duo Vik talk about their commission for the Catching the Chain exhibition as well as upcoming plans. Artist and sculptor Iza Nez chats about her upcoming exhibition at The Collective Gallery and her working process.

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Grae chats to two more local creatives. Ryan Prazer talks about his music, S.A.D. and Love Music Hate Racism. Grae also chats to fellow Arts Team Development Officer Chris Blanch about the highs and lows of the last year. To round things off, there’s a seasonal blast of joy from Jon Bickley and the Invisible Folk Club Band.

Have a great Christmas and New Year!

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Grae delves in to the working process of three more local creatives. Indie-Folk duo Elizabeth & Jameson chat about writing, recording and performing. Nic Madge looks back at his amazing Pandemic Portraits project as well as discussing more recent adventures and pursuits.

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Grae talks to two more talented creatives. Ian Downs and his team provide the sound support at many local events including St Albans Christmas Cracker and St Albans Feastival. Jon Bickley is a prolific poet, singer/songwriter and host of The Invisible Folk Club.

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