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Rob Galloway has been the lead singer of punk rock and roll band The Yalla Yallas for 16 years. He tells me all about the Leeds music scene and how it has changed over the years, how the band got together, their upcoming new album (their seventh!) and much more. Rob played Sid the Snake in the Shane Meadow's production The Gallow's Pole which you can see on iPlayer. It's a great series with some amazing actors and I would thoroughly recommend. Rob chose to feaure the cracking tune that is "Into The Future" by The Yalla Yallas - I'm pretty sure you're going to love it.  https://www.theyallayallas.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NWdnJrZskPzrkzq4vzlSd https://www.instagram.com/theyallayallas/ https://www.facebook.com/theyallayallasleeds https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14676562/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001mg3k/the-gallows-pole I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

Tian Liu has been selected as a member of the Youth Parliament Leeds. She advocates for youth voice, climate action and making mental health support accessible. She taslks with representatives from the UK governemnt, youth groups and has met with King Charles. Tian has a passion for social mobility, justice and activism. She aims to understand difficulties within her own community and to provide solutions. 11th October, 2023 was International Day of the Girl and to coincide with that, WOW (Women of the World) launched a brand new festival especially for girls, based on recent research into girls' wellbeing. The WOW Foundation released its 2023 WOW Young Leaders Directory profiling girls and non-binary young people from across the globe, who are demonstrating extraordinary leadership in activism and leading campaigns for change. Tian Liu is one of the young leaders that has been chosen. The featured track on this episode is "Northern Flame" by the fantastic Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat, from her debut album also entitled "Northern Flame" which you can buy on Bandcamp (links below).  The band will next be playing at the Howard Assembly Rooms on Sunday, 26th November. https://thewowfoundation.com/ https://twitter.com/WOWisGlobal https://www.instagram.com/wowglobal/ https://www.instagram.com/wowglobal/ https://www.facebook.com/emmajohnsonmusic https://twitter.com/emmajohnsonsax https://www.instagram.com/emmajohnsonmusic/ http://www.emmajohnsonsgravyboat.bandcamp.com/ https://www.songkick.com/concerts/41289830-jasmine-myra-at-howard-assembly-room?utm_source=11593&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=ticket-link&utm_content=10159986 I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

I had a wonderful time chatting to Spike and Fran who are both members of Leeds Arts Cenrtre. Spike and Fran tell me about their upcoming play ROPE, a play by Patrick Hamilton that was further immortalised by the Alfred Hitchock film. ROPE is Spike's directorial debut and he tells me all about what the experience has been like. Fran only moved to Leeds in April and she tells me more about the community aspect of being a LAC member and the character she is peforming as, Leila Arden. Fran chose to feature the really beautiful song "Princess Nokofia" by her good friend Alex Rushfirth. ROPE is on at The Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds from 8th to the 11th November. Tickets for Friday and Saturday night have now sold out. The amazing ROPE poster was designed and created by Mitchell Perry (link to his IG below).   https://www.leedsartscentre.org.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/@LeedsArtsCentre-fn9fk https://www.facebook.com/LeedsArtsCentreLAC https://soundcloud.com/alexrushfirth https://www.instagram.com/alexrushfirth/?hl=en https://alexrushfirth.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/alexrushfirth https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mQvMxB2F3nLezmhFwCxNu https://www.instagram.com/perrysketches/?hl=en-gb I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

Martin Gaughan is a contemporary classical music composer, currently living in North Devon. He tells me what led him to becoming a composer, the inspirational people who helped him on his way and about some of his creative processes.  Martin chose to feature his beautiful track "Echoes" which is part of a larger piece called "Pale Goddess". Do check out his work on Soundcloud (links below). https://www.martingaughan.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/martin_gaughan/?hl=en-gb https://soundcloud.com/martingaughan I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

Hannah Broadbent told me all about Feel Good Film Experience, which as she explains, the title of the project sums up it's aims. Hannah explains to me how she got started, her love of film and what you can expect from one of her events. Hannah is collaborating with Come On In and is showing a film called "Ginger Snaps" and also screening 'A Film About Studio Electrophonique' at Jumbo Records, as part of the Scalarama Leeds DIY Festival taking place at various locations across the city throughout the month of September.  Please do check out the links below. Hannah chose to feature Happy Back by DUCK - links to them also below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scalarama-leeds-2023-ginger-snaps-freedom4girls-workshop-tickets-702206567747 https://www.jumborecords.co.uk/tickets-single.asp?event_id=30821 https://issuu.com/scalarama_leeds/docs/scalarama_leeds_diy_film_festival_2023_programme https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lily-topples-the-world-domino-toppling-workshop-tickets-681028012117 https://www.facebook.com/FeelGoodFilmClubExperience/ https://www.facebook.com/scalaramaleeds https://twitter.com/comeoninevents https://www.instagram.com/scalaramaleeds/?hl=en https://duck5.bandcamp.com/track/happy-back I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

Lisa Thiel has been an Egghead since 2014. She was a fantastic guest and told me all about how she got started in TV quizzing, what it's like behind the scenes, the move from BBC to Channel 5, Jeremy Vine on a unicyle and much, much more. The featured track is "Blowing Kisses" by the up and coming and very talented Leeds band, Lucky Iris. I predict big things for them. https://twitter.com/LisaThiel1980 https://twitter.com/eggheadsTV https://www.channel5.com/show/eggheads https://luckyirisband.bandcamp.com/track/blowing-kisses https://www.instagram.com/luckyirisband/ https://www.facebook.com/luckyirisband/ I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

I had a grand old time chatting to Vic Bingham about standup comedy, coming from a funny family, how she got involved and where you can see her perform. The featured track is the stuninng "I don't Want To Live Without You" by Lorenzo Gabanizza & Jeff Christie. https://www.https://www.laughatleeds.com/instagram.com/vixbingham/?hl=en-gb https://www.laughatleeds.com/ https://www.jeffchristie.com/ https://open.spotify.com/track/0hS0ozULcnlyn0huGdYF1B https://www.facebook.com/JeffChristieMusic/?locale=en_GB https://www.lorenzogabanizza.it/ https://www.instagram.com/lorenzo.gabanizza/?hl=en-gb I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

Lauren & Mathew joined me to tell me all about FoodCycle, to tell me how they got involved, how you can get involved and about all of the good work thet are doing across Leeds and the 66 projects they have running across the UK. "We are FoodCycle, and our vision is to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community. We connect communities, reducing loneliness and food poverty – working with thousands of volunteers and surplus food to help everyone who needs us. By creating welcoming spaces for people from all walks of life to meet, eat and have conversations, and by offering a weekly telephone Check-in and Chat, we are supporting people’s health and mental wellbeing. By cooking with surplus ingredients, we promote healthy, sustainable attitudes towards food and its impact on the environment, and help people to learn more about healthy food. We aim to inspire greater change by sharing the impact of our community dining spaces and the voices of our guests to encourage more people to join and support FoodCycle, so we can help more people and more communities." https://www.instagram.com/foodcyclehq/ https://twitter.com/foodcycle https://www.facebook.com/foodcycle https://www.linkedin.com/company/foodcycle/ Harehills: St Aidan's Church, Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS8 5QD When Thursday Time 6:30 pm Contact [email protected] Hamara HLC, Tempest Street, Leeds, LS11 6RD: When Wednesday Time 6:30 pm Contact [email protected] Chapel FM Arts Centre, York Road, Leeds, LS14 6JB: When Tuesday Time 6:30pm Contact [email protected] Do also check out local band Champ Kind: https://champkindband.bandcamp.com/album/mojo "Champ Kind's fresh exciting sound is composed by a band of well known faces on the Leeds music scene. Champ Kind combine inspirations from Indie, Soul, Funk and Rock to create a familiar , yet uniquely refreshing and addictive modern pop sound." I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

I had a great time chatting to Kully Thiarai, Creative Director and CEO of Leeds 2023 - the city's international year of culture. "For one whole year, we’re Letting Culture Loose.  In partnership with world-class creatives, homegrown talent, local communities and international arts organisations, together we’re creating a celebration that's about Leeds, for Leeds, by Leeds. LEEDS 2023 is an explosive, bold and imaginative Year of Culture packed with creativity. We’re showing off Leeds to the world, putting the city front and centre in the nation’s mind as an exciting and vibrant cultural hotspot. From dance to design, poetry to pop and sculpture to sport, Leeds has something for everyone." Kully chose to feature the track "Tomorrow" by Ntantu which opened The Awakening in January. https://leeds2023.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/2023Leeds/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/leeds2023/?hl=en https://twitter.com/LEEDS_2023 https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ijqECUdixtCFSyNw4FQJq https://www.instagram.com/ntantunow/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ntantunow https://soundcloud.com/Ntantu https://www.facebook.com/ntantunow https://www.ntantu.com/ https://twitter.com/NtantuNow I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

Ann Lightman told me about some of the fascinating history of Leeds and it's colourful characters - she relates this history as part of her Lawnswood Cemetery Walks. Spring 2023 walks at Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds LS16 6AH: Ann Lightman is offering the following walks, all at 2.00 p.m. on Sundays and no charge made! Expect each to last about two hours –tailored to suit group or individual needs. The meeting point varies according to the walk. To book any (or all) of these free tours, please contact Ann on [email protected] or 0113 216 0630.  Ann also does walks “Arts in Leeds” & “Links to Leeds University” in addition to those above and talks “Behind the Chapels” and “Women of Lawnswood” for private groups – please contact her to discuss your requirements. April 16: NEW this year: “Early years of the Leeds Museum”. Meeting point – in front of the chapels. The walk covers the memorials, in the Victorian and the 1910 extension, of eminent people who were either curators or Presidents of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, owners of the museum in early years. Some interesting and different monuments visited. Reserve date: 7 May May 21: (Introduced last year) “Innovation and Trailblazers” Meeting Point: Friends Noticeboard just inside the main entrance. The walk takes us up to the Columbarium, the Victorian cemetery and the 1910 extension. A varied walk! Reserve date: 28 May Ann chose to feature the beautiful song "Carrickfergus" by the Leeds Male Voice Choir - thanks so much to Rob Butler for sending the track. https://friendsoflawnswoodcemetery.org.uk/event/introduction-to-lawnswood-cemetery/ https://leedsmalevoicechoir.co.uk/ https://soundcloud.com/leeds-male-voice-choir/carrickfergus?in=leeds-male-voice-choir/sets/front-page https://www.instagram.com/leedsmalevoicechoir/ https://www.facebook.com/leedsmalevoicechoir/ https://twitter.com/LeedsMaleVoices I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed chatting with Elizabeth! I learned so much! Elizabeth is the Lead Coordinator of Leeds Festival of Gothica. She tells me all about 1980s Leeds being at the forefront of the alternative and goth scene. I also learn about the Sophie Lancaster Foundation and the great work they do; about the Batwings mural in Kirkgate Market and about the Leeds Alternative Market. There's an archive on the Leodis website where anyone can upload photos of flyers or nights out in Leeds that represent the city's alternative scene. Link below. Elizabeth chose to feature the track "Snake Dance" by The March Violets. The next Alternative Market takes place at Kirkgate Market on Saturday, 1st July, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/LeedsFestivalofGothica/ https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/leeds-alternative-market-12-of-the-best-pictures-from-kirkgate-market-as-gothic-traders-return-4070583 https://www.instagram.com/leedsfestivalofgothica/?hl=en https://www.sophielancasterfoundation.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LeedsMarkets/?locale=en_GB https://www.advintageous.co.uk/ https://www.leodis.net/SearchResults/YWx0ZXJuYXRpdmU/?page=1 https://www.facebook.com/TheMarchViolets/?locale=en_GB https://marchviolets.bandcamp.com/album/made-glorious-2 https://www.instagram.com/leedsmarket/?hl=en I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

It was so interesting chatting to Hannah Gehrke, a talented tattoo artist at Red Tattoo & Piercing in the Corn Exchange. She tells me what led her to being a tattoo artist, her apprenticeship, developing her own style, how she ended up in Leeds and much, much more! The featured song on this episode  is "Birds Are Falling Out Of The Sky" by West Yorkshire band, Bloodhound. It's a really beautiful song and there are links below if you'd like to hear more of their music. https://www.instagram.com/gerktattoos/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/redtattooleeds/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/redtattooleeds/ http://www.facebook.com/bloodhoundhull http://www.instagram.com/bloodhoundhull http://www.musicglue.com/bloodhound https://linktr.ee/bloodhoundhull I make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful. If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - [email protected]. Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.