It’s good enough for you as The Fantastival Podcast turns #73 as Steve is delighted to be joined by singer, songwriter, guitarist, front man of Dodgy, Mr Nigel Clark.  

You’re in for a great time as Nigel talks us through his life in music, from realising he could hold a tune, listening to punk music, moving to London, the rise of Dodgy, The Dodgy Club, Homegrown, Good Enough, Free Peace Sweet, leaving the band, returning, his recently released solo album, returning to gigging, mixtapes, reminiscing about The Standard in Walthamstow and more whilst also collating his brilliant Fantasy Festival.  

After you’ve listened to Nigel’s Fantastival Podcast go deeper and check out this Spotify Playlist with chosen tracks from his Fantasy Festival acts:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2x3bYG6JgkpvNvfYY7Lxtu?si=fEVCdQXnQYSPTBEA88h3sw  

Dodgy’s website:  

http://dodgyology.com  

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ALL TOGETHER NOW…  

The Fantastival Podcast turns #72 and we are delighted to be joined by Writer, Lecturer, Promoter, occasional DJ and Guitarist for The Farm, Mr Keith Mullin.  

We had a great chat as we spoke all about the acts that Keith would put into his Fantasy Festival, how he got into playing music, buying records, how he joined The Farm, their rise to the top in getting a number 1 album and everything in between, signing to a major label, recording with his beloved Everton FC, getting the band back together, their resurgence, the future and loads more in a packed episode.  

After you’ve listened to Keith’s Fantastival Podcast go deeper and check out this Spotify Playlist with chosen tracks from his Fantasy Festival acts:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6PZWJlj9IS3AubmPHzEpTV?si=rcchYFU8ToeqMdO6_A4JPw  

And there are 2 more Spotify Playlists from Keith that you can have a listen to:  

Sunday Evening Tunes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1paT7JgCvWW05pCRfAQCg9?si=L4G90mUfSQy-6YDdLHTsLQ  

Everton Howard’s Way Tunes From The Terraces: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54y9krkf9pDEEzDd7UJ7St?si=kup-XM9XQ2-0AWiPw-o_BQ  

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The Fantastival Podcast turns #71 and we’re delighted to be joined by singer-songwriter, book publisher and firefighter, hailing from in Glasgow… it’s Dale!  

We chatted about how Dale got serious about his songwriting, releasing his EP with a point of difference on cassette, his hopes for a Christmas Number 1, playing live gigs and lots more as Dale also collated his brilliant Fantasy Festival with all acts in his lineup being picked for the first time and Dale giving us a very informative write up of his venue in this very enjoyable episode.  

After you’ve listened to Dale’s Fantastival Podcast go deeper and check out this Spotify Playlist with chosen tracks from the acts he picked for his Fantasy Festival and acts he spoke about:  

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37mfb1NxCxblovqCmi7lWS?si=UplIkcSsT62v4DoLdpAvWA  

Fancy keeping up to date or bagging yourself something from Dale, check out his LinkTree page:  

https://linktr.ee/Daley_boy  

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There he goes, there he goes again, as we’re joined for #70 of The Fantastival Podcast by musician, record producer, photographer, one time guitarist of The La’s, The Onset, The Lightning Seeds, a partner in the excellent Viper Label, a man of many talents, it’s Mr Paul Hemmings…  

We talk all about Paul’s life in music as he talks about learning the guitar, joining The La’s, Lee Mavers playing ‘There She Goes’ to him and John Power for the first time, recording their debut album, joining The Lightning Seeds, starting a record label, his friendship with Tommy from Space, working on Pete Wilkinson’s upcoming album, his Fantasy Festival lineup and lots more in an episode not to be missed. 

After you’ve listened to Paul’s Fantastival Podcast go deeper and check out this Spotify Playlist with chosen tracks from the acts he picked for his Fantasy Festival:  

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oKwTWgpGwczfnPBU0WiKI?si=NAB2Oe9fT4-3rlUf3-ujhA  

Fancy bagging yourself something from Paul’s Viper label, check out their website here:  

http://www.the-viper-label.co.uk  

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69 DUDES…🚀🚀🚀🚀 

This week we are delighted to be joined for #69 of The Fantastival Podcast by the voice behind ‘To Indie & Beyond’ on In Your Ears Music, the one & only, Mr Ricky Spence… 

We talk all about the music Ricky loves, how lockdown made him go deeper into new music and start his own show, how he met his lady at T In The Park, his favourite ever gigs, his Fantasy Festival lineup by choosing just 5 acts and lots more in an episode not to be missed.

After you’ve listened to Ricky’s Fantastival Podcast go deeper and check out this Spotify Playlist with chosen tracks from the acts he picked for his Fantasy Festival and a few of his own shows: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ezuyehpRkODBOY8J2wEdB?si=7u2zyU7MRlm3IjxhUp7mvg 

Fancy listening to ‘To Indie & Beyond’ look no further… 

The station can be found at: http://www.inyourearsmusic.com 

Listen to To Indie And Beyond Episode 7 by In Your Ears Music on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/DYDox 

Listen to To Indie And Beyond Episode 8 by In Your Ears Music on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/pkZV2 

Listen to To Indie And Beyond Episode 9 by In Your Ears Music on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/d8zVD 

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What a guest we have for The Fantastival Podcast #68 as Damon Minchella comes and takes our guest spot… 

Damon talks to Steve all about Ocean Colour Scene, from their start to the end of Damon’s time in the band, about Paul Weller, about Richard Ashcroft (and also what he has in common with Richard and Everton Legend Leon Osman), about his musical tastes, his experiences, how a football injury changed the course of his life, about playing Knebworth, a wonderful hmv story about his time working there and lots more… 

After you’ve listened to Damon’s Fantastival Podcast go deeper and check out this Spotify Playlist with chosen tracks from the acts he picked for his Fantasy Festival: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dx4W3RZc05Dzy9CCSqjJe?si=kByd-NtuRuqHV4ALlfPifA&dl_branch=1 

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This week we are taking the Bull By The Horns as Mikey Shiraz joined Steve for #67 (Dudes) of The Fantastival Podcast… 

In one of the most fun episodes yet Mikey spoke all about his musical tastes, his experiences, his love of movies (some classics in there), the evolution of Mr Shiraz, a great story about Coolio, collated his Fantasy Festival with potentially the greatest encore ever and loads more. 

After you’ve listened to Mikey’s Fantastival Podcast go deeper and check out this Spotify Playlist with chosen tracks from the acts he picked for his Fantasy Festival: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Q4nJ2cfJlbzIVNcNi1r5K?si=WHNRx_cmQluRQd3eJBIx5A&dl_branch=1 

And then go even deeper and check out some Mr Shiraz: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ibQXM0zLMApsqJovVttkt?si=vq7K2ls7QQiT06bOTN_4OA&dl_branch=1 

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We are delighted to have Brandin Lea joining us for #66 of The Fantastival Podcast. 

With Steve being a huge fan of Flickerstick Brandin was one of the first names of someone to get onto the Fantastival Podcast and we’re so glad we did as we had an epic chat about all things Flickerstick (how they formed, evolved, Bands On The Run, a major label deal, Welcoming Home The Astronauts, lineup changes, the final shows, streaming, a vinyl release, the future), Jetta In The Ghost Tree, what Brandin listens to, his Fantasy Festival lineup plus lots more in our longest episode to date. 

And after listening to The Fantastival Podcast go and check out some Flickerstick: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4L9a6yuhdvWN4ffJr51nUW?si=2hengdy3QdKn4HBXSdf2UA&dl_branch=1 

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It’s a first for The Fantastival Podcast as why have one member of the brilliant Arcade State (trust, they are ace) when you can have two, as It was a delight to be joined by brothers Jordan (drums) and Ciaran Murray (guitar and vox) for #65. 

We spoke about the formation and evolution of Arcade State, lockdown, drum sounds, songwriting, having your songs sung back to you at your first gig, first records, favourite gigs, their combined Fantasy Festival lineup (it’s a stunner) and lots more in a great chat that you are sure to enjoy!

Once you’ve listened go deeper and check out Jordan and Ciaran’s Spotify Playlist with their chosen tracks from their Fantasy Festival acts: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38mSmNpo9iQGgDxBy72b04?si=_UV7m2gQShSfZCWcZoNVsw&dl_branch=1 

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ALL YOU GOOD GOOD PEOPLE, LISTEN TO (STEVE FIRTH) & ME… 

What an honour to have the Bass Player from Embrace, Mr Steve Firth, be the guest on The Fantastival Podcast #64. 

Steve joined our great lineup of guests to speak all about learning guitar, joining Embrace, their amazing debut album, a huge comeback (twice), the future, his gig memories, favourite acts, collated his Fantasy Festival and more in an episode that that we’re very proud of and had huge delight in recording. 

So we hope you enjoy this episode and if you have, go deeper and check out his Spotify Playlist with his chosen tracks from his Fantasy Festival acts: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5OwXVQZQlIEYWXYiDGMiwm?si=sGMJ9cXMT4mp6HrhHULVTQ&dl_branch=1 

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