Glastonbury Calling

16/04/2026

This week Ian and Jem chat about Ian's train journey to Scotland, WOMAD, get attacked by a cat and this weeks local gigs.

West Country Music from: The Rhynes- IRIE FIRE- Duncan Batey - Music- Portraits- Izzie Yardley- Matt Johnson- Bridges
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mhi8dpYWyTVNKtczKpECy?si=2gbt8XCRQ-uc2-8X7t_igw

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

05/03/2026

Ian and and Jem chat roasties, Minehead, Dunster and this weeks gigs.

West Country Music from: Lonely Tourist- The Bad Cowboys- The Lost Trades- Iyabe- Cosmic Ninja- Flipron Official- Scalping
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gOTJSUftQcPxpYPzx1VgC?si=1iy3OD4UQemkC3l4v0Ay-A

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

18/02/2026

Ian and Jem chat about local gigs, Ice Hockey, Artimus 2, Nottingham, cream eggs and more local music.


West Country music from: Eddie Mole-musician/songwriter- Search For Autonomy- Alex Hart- The Clean Up- Charlie Miller- Hunny Buzz- The Blunders
https://open.spotify.com/episode/75dXx5aWKK5HDUwQXj8IMb?si=VT7fxnj0Tl2bJi7GCAqJMA

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

29/01/2026

Ian and Jem chat about Jems random trip to a gig in London, Ian celebrating Burns Night, the small venues week and gigs coming up this weekend in the local area if you can get through the floods.

West Country music from: Monkey Bizzle- BA4 Collective- Heavy Lungs- Liam Howard- Future Plan- Gurt Dog- September Son
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XdzGTMl3SKLMQuCa2aPJz?si=a5IGKHUlQRaaMB8fN2mJJQ

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

05/01/2026

Sorry to announce that there won't be a Glastonbury Calling in 2026 due to personal reasons.
Some of the people who are involved also are great promoters and have a number of events in Glastonbury so please go along and support these and the local venues.

19/11/2025

Ian chats about watching The Chameleons at The Trinity centry in Bristol, the new laws that will come in to combat rip off ticket resales plus this weeks gigs.

Local Music from: Leathers- Dream Robbery- Rhiannon Paige- John E Vistic Rock n' Roll Soundsystem- Samantics

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vg9ADPmzWU8RxRkmfV1US?si=MTMsD1s8QXiPioIbwqL3iw

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

06/11/2025

I have Joe Atkinson from The Rhynes to talk about his new album 'Feel So Sure' which has just come out. We also have a chat about some of his other act involvements.

West Country music from: DROOGS- Harri Pick- The Rhynes- William Cartwright- Shoun Shoun
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1odfXJN8uAtvWkaZrGSjwa?si=hzehTbc0QYeL93RXlpQGGQ

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

29/10/2025

On the 200th episode I chat to Phil Cooper about his music and the new track from the other act he's in The Lost Trades. They have a gig coming up at The Avalon Acoustic Sessions in Glastonbury.

I also round up the Rock Against Cancer gig and Pop Will Eat Itself at the Exeter Phoenix which I recently attended.

Music from: Georgina Sweet- BullyBones- The Lost Trades- Phil Cooper- The Setbacks- Rameagle
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Pf7XKM2aH9rBY97sxPt8m?si=ccRMebg1To6YNgulEnjDeQ

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

15/10/2025

Max James from Rock Against Cancer comes on to chat about 10 years of Rock Against Cancer and this years line up at The King Arthur this weekend.

West Country Music from: Galaxy Thief- Shoot The Moon- Inheritor Rise- Land Captains- Brave Ones- Don't Do Tuesdays- Kite Thief- Heavy Lungs
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MLcV6AvNlqfYcMpYFMgvO?si=bXWA7-7iQsm18oQqB4fqTA

Glastonbury Calling Podcast · Episode

02/10/2025

Ian and Jem chat about some of the great stuff in Shepton Mallet, what we got up to in the last couple of weeks and gigs coming up this weekend.

West Country music from: Signature Vision- James J Turner- Da Fuchaman- Red Sea- Grizzly and the Grasshoppers- Gaz Brookfield- The Leylines
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gcwh19ykuZyXHpHndWrQg?si=TpXkU8B_SlWhwHJUFge_VA

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