The UK Festival Podcast

05/06/2024

Land pirates 🏴‍☠️, cider swimmers 🍻, and drum and/or bass likers 🎶 ahoy!

Episode 7 of the UK Festival Podcast is live now, and in it we chat with Ella Nosworthy, organiser-in-chief behind the legendary Nozstock The Hidden Valley and a fantastic laugh in her own right.

Tune in now for a heartfelt look at the magic of Nozstock and the spirit of festival life. You won't want to miss this one! Listen now at the link below:

https://youtu.be/dQvE1I11go4

We discuss the festival's early days, when as a youth Ella helped her dad grow the event from a BBQ with bands on the back of a hay trailer into the brilliant professional party we know today!

From scrambling to get first aid training and licenses 🏥📜 to managing the shift from a private party to a recognised festival 🎪, Ella shares the trials and triumphs of Nozstock's evolution.

The podcast dives into why Nozstock is moving away from running full festivals for the meantime, and might even offer a little sneak preview into the wonderful stuff they have planned for the farm in the future 🌱✨.

I ask Ella what makes her events so special, from the incredible family atmosphere 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 and diverse music genres 🎵 to the vibrant, handmade decor 🎨 and the dedicated crew that feels more like a family than a team. She shares how every year, they’ve managed to create an unforgettable experience that feels like a private party with thousands of friends 🎉.

02/06/2024

Alright Strawberrry Fairies!

Some of you might have met me at the fair asking for your portrait- well here they are and gaia wept you all look beautiful- more than making up for the overcast day!

Lots of love and see you all back on the common next year ❤️❤️❤️

30/05/2024

Strawberry Fair 2024 Site Stewards Briefing this evening went well and lots of people turned up even in the bad weather 🍓🦺

BUT .... Strawberry Fair are still on a Massive Volunteer Recruitment Campaign... CAN YOU HELP US 🍓🦺🎪

*Volunteering Opportunity*

All the roles are important but we maninly need event stewards, traffic marshalls, site crew and food safety checkers or if any of the roles below you might be interested in, if you would like to get involved please 🙏
https://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/volunteer-form/

Check out our volunteer opportunities and fill out our volunteer form at 🦺 https://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/get-involved/

Love Strawberry Fair 🍓

29/05/2024

🎪 Oi Oi, Strawberry Likers and Fair Enjoyers! 🍓

We at the UK Festival Podcast had the pleasure of chatting with Mark Evans aboard his houseboat, the Estrella, which also serves as one of the Strawberry Fair HQ's. Mark, the mastermind behind the Rebel Love stage, shared insights into the history and challenges of running one of the UK's last legal free festivals.

We discussed the festival's grassroots spirit and how it brings top UK festival punk acts like Zion Train, Inner Terrestrials, and SPACEHOPPER to the stage, as well as how the free ticket allows the fair to have the grassiest of grassy roots.

Tune in to hear about:🎸 The best of British festival punk. 🌿 The unique challenges of running a free festival. 🚢 Behind-the-scenes moments aboard the Estrella.

Only three sleeps to go until we party on Midsummer Common! Catch our latest episode and immerse yourself in the true spirit of Strawberry Fair!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDpp0ETU3iw

26/05/2024

Spotted two lovely gentlemen having a nap by the fencing for while on my way to record episode six of the podcast with Mark Evans of Rebel Love Stage!

Very exiting to hit up the fair, my first festival of the summer!

22/05/2024

We had the pleasure of chatting with Dean from Circular Camping, an innovative company revolutionizing festival camping. 🌟

Circular Camping isn’t your average camping shop. They provide all the gear you need and offer pre-pitched camping options to make your festival experience hassle-free. What sets them apart? Dean and his team recover gear from messy festival sites and coordinate with charities, making their operation both sustainable and community-focused.

Circular Camping operates at major events like Download Festival, Bearded Theory (hope they’re managing in this rain!), Reading, and Leeds, Lost Village and more. Volunteering positions are still available for many of their events too so hurry on if you want a job thats all build and break!

Tune in to our latest episode down in the comments to uncover the secrets behind Circular Camping.

15/05/2024

So today we have a real treat for your lovely lot- a proper blast of west country festival spirit from Kev Davis of the The Skimmity Hitchers! One of the key organisers behind The Cursus Cider & Music Festival , In Cider Festival and Outcider Festival, over the last decade Kev has been making some of the best parties in the South West happen!

In the podcast we talk about how Fuelled By Cider came to be, what makes their events so special, and the state of the festival industry in general! Do have a listen- you might even find out what skimmity means!

In this episode, Tim talks to Kev Davis, frontman of theSkimmity Hitchers, and one of the key people behind Fuelled by Cider, who puts on the fantastic festi...

14/05/2024

We have bloody exciting news - Coming out tomorrow, we will be talking to one of the key creative forces behind The Cursus Cider & Music Festival, Outcider Festival, and In Cider Festival, the frontman of the wild and fun Scrumpy and Western Band The Skimmity Hitchers, the one and only Kev Davis!

Rocking the West Country with their events for the last decade, Kev and the gang at Fuelled By Cider know better than anyone how to make a festival a whole load of good old-fashioned fun. Expect to hear about how they make their parties so special and his thoughts on the greater festival scene in Episode 4 of the UK Festival Podcast, out 6pm tomorrow!

08/05/2024

Episode 3 is live! In it we talk to the fantastic Sarah and Sue from Weird and Wonderful Wood about what makes their brilliant craft festival in Suffolk so special!

Taking place this weekend Weird and Wonderful Wood features dozens of amazing craftspeople and traders, more activities and workshops than you could shake a stick at, plus a suprisingly banging music lineup!

Check the episode out on Spotify or YouTube down in the comments!

07/05/2024

We had the pleasure of talking to the key organisers of Weird and Wonderful Wood Sue and Sarah for the third episode of The UK Festival Podcast. Check it out tomorrow morning and go along to Weird and Wonderful Wod this weekend for some crazy woodwork and a suprisingly fire music lineup.

01/05/2024

The latest episode of the UK Festival Podcast is now live and in it, we discuss the question of how to band with the fantastic folk fusion act Aartwork. We talk about their musical history, their songwriting process, and what makes a festival good for bands to play at.

Check it out at the link in the comments!

30/04/2024

My friend Seb is looking to hire a van for the summer- does anyone know anyone who has a spare set of wheels kicking about? Ideally Bristol/West country, but I'm sure he'd travel for the right deal

30/04/2024

Exciting news! Episode 2 of the podcast, featuring the fantastic festival folk fusion Band Aartwork will launch tomorrow at 11 AM!
Check out the link in the comments!

27/04/2024

I had a great time at the Portland Arms seeing Dizraeli supported by Emily Magpie- Was a whole bunch of gooey delicious creamy psychedelic, matched with insightful verse!

Dizraeli's new album Joy Machine launched at the Portland Arms Cambridge on April 25 — I went down to check it out.

25/04/2024

if you fancy yourself something of a cider connoisseur I strongly suggest you get yourself down to Cranbourne Chase on the last weekend of May!

The legends at Fueled by Cider are putting on their fantastic Cursus Festival! There will be jaw-dropping music, amazing activities, and all the scrumpy you can drink 🍎🍎

Expect a podcast on the subject soon!

Now, if you're a fan of fermented apple drink you best be getting yourself down to deepest darkest Dorset cause there be a perfect cider festival hidden in

24/04/2024

Check out our first episode interviewing Silas Rayner of Maui Waui!

In this first episode of The UK Festival Podcast Tim speaks with Silas Rayner from Maui Waui Festival in Dereham, Norfolk about business, art and why exactly...