It’s All Killer No Filler as the awesome Yasmin Erridge joins Steve on The Fantastival Podcast to talk all things music and collate her Fantasy Festival... 

No stone is left unturned as the guitar based rock, Motown loving, frontman loving Yas talks all about her early music buying habits, why she loves Latitude, having an amazing knack of seeing the right acts at the right time in the right venues, the pain of leaving some acts out, Micky Bubbles, her cat, and lots more as she picks just 5 acts to play at her superb Fantastival. 

So sit back, relax and let Yas tell you all about the music she loves and why. 

And once you’ve listened to the episode why not delve deeper as Yas has put together a Spotify Playlist with all her selected acts and many more songs spoken about in this episode: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tVC6uZqfBUtdpP81MkN7U?si=-AfyNYjzRTmhNPVmKVW3JA 

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Fresh from writing the Theme and Incidental music for ‘The Great British Dig’, Musician, Songwriter, Composer, Pantheist, Single Malt adorer, Wanderer, Father, Husband, Geek (his words), the one and only Matt Williams joins Steve on the #42 edition of The Fantastival Podcast to talk all things music and collate his Fantasy Festival...  

Without spoiling anything Matt tells us what music means to him, what makes a great gig, looks back on experiences that have shaped his life in music and far too much more to try and explain in a podcast that will make you smile, laugh and even shed a tear or two (and his pre-headline act are one of Steve’s favourites).  

And once you’ve listened to the episode why not delve deeper as Matt has put together a Spotify Playlist with all his selected acts and many more songs spoken about in this episode:  

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43oawoIfAoGNRC3zukh6Y5?si=Teb-ldM1Rrad9q5k55RcVw  

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This week we have some words from our awesome guest Dave Dhannoo about himself and music... 

Dave, 34, fellow South Stander watching the mighty O’s. 

'When it comes to music, I’d say the majority of the stuff I listen to is instrumental. I guess the origins of instrumental music comes from an early age – 5/6 years old. I remember my mum buying a Classical Musical magazine which I believe was fortnightly. Every issue came with a tape of a featured classical music composer – Mozart, Handel, etc. I remember her playing the tapes at home and really liked the melodies. I also remember at Primary School my old headmaster would play classical music when we walked into assembly – felt it very calming again – early memory of appreciating music – also remember walking into assembly one time and theme tune to Chariots of Fire was playing – just loving that synthy Intro’.

So now listen to Dave who joins Steve to talk all things music, collate his Fantasy Festival, talk about the acts who made it and acts that just missed out with plenty of stories along the way. 

And once you’ve listened to the episode there’s a treat waiting for you as we have put together a Spotify Playlist with all Dave’s selected acts and tunes he spoke about: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PwsCPoCVVPEAMxBfmPut2?si=34UKnmngQiWAkrKo4QdqRg 

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What a way to turn 40 in this week’s Fantastival Podcast as we welcome the awesome and inspirational Ian Salmon to collate his Fantasy Festival in one of the best episodes so far... 

Ian had us captivated right from the start of our conversation as he speaks all about his journey so far (which is an amazing story in itself), his favourite gigs (including an adventure to New York to be very envious about), getting into music and what acts he was listening to, acts that just missed out on his Fantasy Festival, the 5 acts who did make it and so much more. 

And once you’ve listened to the episode there’s a treat waiting for you as we have put together a Spotify Playlist with all Ian’s selected acts and some he spoke about: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/03zrcWGQZjrPV8JHt5t3lL?si=teDT5V62R5mfgGWpwufZIA 

Further viewing from Ian: 

Venus Rising (starring James Sutton of Hollyoaks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsGF_RSv7S0&t=30s 

The award winning Slip Away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Oi-lazFiQ&list=PLcLl5Q84rqeELwr4w9hV1EUUJeGzucP2j 

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It gives us great pleasure to introduce a man of many talents, a winner of Pointless, a quiz master, king of Sporcle and all round amazing man, Mr Damian Evans, on this week’s Fantastival Podcast as we leave our thirties... 

Damo is a wealth of musical knowledge and it was so good to speak to him as we had a great catch up and talked all things music whilst Mr Evans collated his Fantasy Festival lineup. 

And not only that, but we have put together a Spotify Playlist with all Damian’s selected acts and some he spoke about, so once you’ve listened to the podcast check out this Fantastival Playlist on Spotify: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YrgrjHUPOnnGDG9H3k7Wq?si=N01SCA9WS-25CWk99LFU8g 

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Holy cow we are up to Episode 38 and finally have the awesomeness that is Jordan Hayward on The Fantastival Podcast as he joins Steve to talk all things music and collate his Fantasy Festival by choosing 5 acts (1 playing a full studio album), venue and an encore of any song which all of his acts will perform together. 

This was a real fun podcast to do as we realised fairly early on that Steve knew absolutely nothing (apart from 1 act) about Jordan’s musical tastes as he shared some great stories about CD Walkmans, whose concert he got blackout drunk at not once but twice, the rudest celebrity he has met (surprising to be honest) plus lots more about Mr Hayward himself. 

And not only that, but we have put together a Spotify Playlist with all Jordan’s selected acts and some he spoke about, so once you’ve listened to the podcast check out this Fantastival Playlist on Spotify: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YrgrjHUPOnnGDG9H3k7Wq?si=N01SCA9WS-25CWk99LFU8g 

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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY...❤️ 

It’s episode number 37 and what an experience we have for you as it’s our favourite Watford fan, SMG’s very own Managing Director, all round great guy, the wonderful Jeremy Michael is this weeks guest on The Fantastival Podcast as he joins Steve to talk all things music and collate his Fantasy Festival by choosing 5 acts (1 playing a full studio album), venue and an encore of any song which all of his acts will perform together. 

Jeremy shared plenty of great stories including seeing Billy Joel with his sisters, talking about the wonderful Beautiful Days Festival he goes to yearly, seeing Elton John at Vicarage Road, watching Los Wallos in Zaragoza and lots more in this really enjoyable episode that’s not to be missed... 

And not only that, but we have put together a Spotify Playlist with all Jeremy’s selected acts, so once you’ve listened to the podcast check out this Fantastival Playlist on Spotify: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5tufc7ssom3Rbp5A10QP0E?si=MPpjXj65Q1aKNo-Ol3qM6g 

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She finally caved in and gave into the call of the Fantasival as the amazing Lesley Watson joins Steve to talk all things music whilst collating her Fantasy Festival by choosing 5 acts (1 playing a full studio album), venue and an encore of any song which all of her acts will perform together. 

Lesley told some amazing stories including meeting George Michael and getting his autograph (plus other superb autograph stories), seeing Bon Jovi 31 times, sneaking into the 1000th Top Of The Pops episode and meeting The Police, some incredible hmv PA stories (The Ramones one is crazy, but not as crazy as Bobby Brown), meeting Paul McCartney, collating her amazing Fantasy Festival plus lots more in only 55 minutes! 

And not only that, Lesley has put together a Spotify Playlist with all her selected acts, so once you’ve listened to the podcast check out her Fantastival Playlist on Spotify: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kUy32C221lFR7JwAD3oLk?si=6d-GPOzcRlaAluJqCpklQg 

If you’ve enjoyed the Fantastival Podcast please give us a follow on Twitter @FantastivalP and remember to check for our new episodes which are released every Sunday at 9am. 

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Boy oh boy... what an episode is in store for you as we have superb songwriter, excellent guitarist, leader of the superb Martin Stephenson & The Daintees, the one and only Martin Stephenson joins Steve to talk all things music whilst collating his Fantasy Festival by choosing 5 acts (1 playing a full studio album), venue and an encore of any song to close his Fantastival. 

Martin spoke about his musical career, learning the guitar with his table tennis teacher, being in awe of Roddy Frame, the awe of London, new acts he’s listening to, hanging out with Billy Connolly, playing festivals and so much more in one of the most fun episodes yet... 

And once you’ve listened to the podcast don’t forget to check out The Fantastival Playlist that we’ve put together on Spotify featuring Martin’s choice of acts for his Fantasy Festival: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4bmniY2wsbWfo15JMvONTc?si=NA3wjZfbSb-gaTkOUbG2UA 

And if you like what Martin had to say and have never had the pleasure of listening to his music then head over to his Bandcamp site and pick up some wonderful albums and EP’s from the man himself: 

https://daintees.bandcamp.com 

If you’ve enjoyed the Fantastival Podcast please give us a follow on Twitter @FantastivalP and remember to check for our new episodes which are released every Sunday at 9am. 

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What a guest we have for you on the 34th episode of the Fantastival as Steve is joined all way from Sri Lanka by Cricketing legend, ace songwriter and musician... Mr Mark Butcher. 

We had a great chat as Mark told Steve all about his musical tastes and experiences, being a songwriter and performing, how lockdown has been, cricket talk plus lots more. Mark mentioned many many great acts during this podcast, but just who has made it into his Fantasy Festival, but what could he possibly call it and where could it be staged? 

There is only one way to find out, so get listening and enjoy the podcast... 

And once you’ve listened to the podcast don’t forget to check out The Fantastival Playlist that we’ve put together featuring on Spotify featuring Mark’s choice of acts for his Fantasy Festival: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50lmrUkaRlTPPfYBrgExY5?si=f4lbQ3pGREahkcTn2SIkZw 

And if you’ve enjoyed the Fantastival Podcast please give us a follow on Twitter @FantastivalP and remember to check for our new episodes which are released every Sunday at 9am. 

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