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3tynespodcast
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Grassroots music rural west Northumberland and the upper South Tyne valley. 3tynespodcast.substack.com
Episodes
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Dean Parker: producer
Dean Parker is a musician, songwriter and producer. He first appeared on the podcast in June 2024, when he talked about his career as a guitarist and session player and the development of his inventive musical style. Since then, he has been working mainly as a producer and in this episode he…
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Frankie Archer - nu ancient trad folk
Frankie Archer is an interpreter of traditional folk songs whose debut album The Dance of Death has won high praise from music critics. As I write this, it is in the top ten of the UK folk album charts. After some festival performances over the summer, Frankie is touring the album, beginning with…
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Yaryna Kvitka: musician, artist and performer from Ukraine
Today, my guest is Yaryna Kvitka, a singer, artist and performer whose upbringing in western Ukraine has created a love of tradition in both folk music and her country. She has been a prominent musician in Ukraine as part of the band Folknery, and she spent several years cycling through different...
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Bonus episode: Haltwhistle Music Festival
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Hels Pattison: happy person, happy songs
Hels Pattison is a singer and songwriter who has recently made a big impact on the local music scene with her sweetly sad songs and personal lyrics, delivered in a distinctively melodic voice. In 2026, Hels toured the UK and she has played at the Vault and the Bandstand Sessions in Hexham and at...
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Gareth Davies-Jones: the way it will change you
Gareth Davies-Jones is a singer-songwriter who lives in Tynedale. His many albums and the long list of his collaborations and achievements in music are evidence of his skill at capturing story in song. In 2025, Gareth walked from Holy Island to Durham Cathedral, following St Oswald’s Way and the...
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Richard Durrant: indie-classical composer and concert guitarist
Photo: Richard Durrant Richard Durrant is an indie-classical composer and concert guitarist who plays guitar with great enthusiasm and skill. The word ‘passion’ is much overused these days but, as our episode today shows, it’s an apt description for Richard’s relationship with all forms of music....
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Bonus episode: Hexham Bluegrass Festival
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Bonus episode: Sam Shields introduces his new album Live at Polestar Studios
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Aaron Duff (Hector Gannet)
Aaron Duff is the singer, songwriter and the driving force behind one of the North East’s most successful bands, Hector Gannet. He has sold out Hexham’s The Vault three times in a row. Aaron’s work is strongly identified with his hometown of North Shields and he writes about aspects of his life...
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Bonus episode: Andy J Fraser introduces his new album White Feather
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Rupert Hughes and The Often Herd
My guest today is Rupert Hughes, guitarist, singer and songwriter with the bluegrass band The Often Herd, and also a guitar tutor, sideman for the likes of Martin Stephenson, and someone who has been known to knock out the occasional classic in his other band Rupert Hughes and the Old News. The...
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Bonus episode: Alston Live Festival preview
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Bonus bonus episode: Hexham Bandstand Sessions
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Mr Ant's Bar
Today’s episode is the second in which we take a look behind the scenes at the practicalities and challenges of providing music in grass roots venues. This time, I’m talking to Richard and Eileen, the proprietors of Mr Ant’s Bar in Hexham. Mr Ant’s has been a success through several years in…
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Matty J Erskine
Today’s episode takes a look behind the scenes at the music business you’ll encounter on a Friday night in the pub. Matty J Erskine talks about how he came to be a pub DJ, MC and quiz host, charting his career from his early, try-anything days at sports events to MC-ing festivals like BAAFest. He...
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Happy Birthday 3tynespodcast!
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Bandcamp
Streaming has failed grass roots musicians, which is why most also upload their music to an online platform called Bandcamp. And because we mention it so often on the podcast, and ask you to use it, I thought it would be worthwhile giving you some background to it. This is a public episode. If…
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Andrew Cadie
Andrew Cadie is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who grew up in the North East and learned his craft busking and in the local folk clubs. He is a seasoned performer both solo and as part of the duo Broom Bezzums. Andrew now lives in Germany but I spoke to him on his recent...
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Hexham and District Music Society
The Hexham and District Music Society has been arranging concerts of classical music for 75 years. Like Music in Allendale and the Corbridge Chamber Music Festival, the Society works hard to bring a high standard of classical music to the area through live performances by accomplished musicians…
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Performing political songs
Political songs are alive and well and being performed every day here in the North East. If you go to a small gig or an open mic session, you are likely to hear mention of issues such as social deprivation, poor mental health, lack of employment, poor working conditions and post-industrial…
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Bonus episode: Allen Valleys Folk Festival 2026 preview
Peter Aldcroft and Craig Atkinson tell us about the 2026 festival - an amazing variety of music, free workshops and spoken word, open mic, delicious food, the ceilidh and the spectacular burning of the wolf on Allendale square. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
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Singing for fun with Julie Finch and Let's Sing
Today, we visit Let’s Sing, a group led by Julie Finch that’s held twice a month in the West End Methodist Church in Hexham. The group is for anyone who enjoys a good sing and meeting friends. We’ll hear from Julie and some of the regulars who attend and we’ll join them in some popular songs....
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Bonus episode: Live from the Old Church Studio by Jason Arnup
This is one of an occasional series of bonus episodes in which I invite people who’ve been guests on the podcast to tell us about their newly-released music. Today, I’m talking to Jason Arnup, whose EP Live Session from the Old Church Studio features six classic Rock n Roll and country songs from...
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A Tribute to Terry Conway (shorter version)
Today, 3tynespodcast pays tribute to the Tynedale songwriter and singer, Terry Conway. Terry died of mesothelioma in 2013 and he is sorely missed by his fellow musicians in the North East, who regard him as a writer of great warmth and wit with a distinctive vocal style. This is a shortened…
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A Tribute to Terry Conway (full version)
Today, 3tynespodcast pays tribute to the Tynedale songwriter and singer, Terry Conway. Terry died of mesothelioma in 2013 and he is sorely missed by his fellow musicians in the North East, who regard him as a writer of great warmth and wit with a distinctive vocal style. The episode is introduced...
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Bonus episode: Vatican City Serenades by Marshall Nattrass
This is the first of an occasional series of short bonus episodes in which I invite people who’ve been guests on the podcast to tell us about their newly-released music and play a few tracks. Today, I’m talking to Marshall Nattrass, whose album Vatican City Serenades celebrates his youth during…
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Flamenco guitar from the South Tyne with Steve Sherris
My guest today is Steve Sherris, an artist whose journey from the Scilly Isles to Alston brought flamenco guitar to the upper South Tyne valley. Steve is an accomplished guitarist who has spent a lifetime in bands and playing solo in bars. He is currently a member of recent podcast guests the...
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The Death of Parcy Reed, with Peter Armstrong
The Death of Parcy Reed is an epic ballad which, in its fullest version, has 41 verses. Set in upper Redesdale, it tells of the brutal murder of a Borders official following his betrayal by those he thought friends, to a feuding clan from across the border in Liddesdale. To help me understand its...
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Bonus episode: Peter Armstrong, poet and singer
In this short bonus episode, I talk to Tynedale singer and poet Peter Armstrong about his journey to become a singer of traditional songs and the challenges he and his colleagues have faced in managing the famous Bridge Folk Club in Newcastle. We reflect on the emerging generation of younger folk...
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The Hilltop Hoolies
Today I’m dropping in on the Hilltop Hoolies at one of their regular rehearsals in Alston, where I took the opportunity to record them live as they ran through some of their repertoire. The Hoolies were formed about 18 months ago by five musicians who were already familiar faces at local music...
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The harmonium and carols from the service at St Mark's Church, Ninebanks. Happy Christmas!
Today’s episode takes a look at the harmonium in the setting where we are probably most likely to hear it: the parish church. The harmonium is the largest instrument of its type – essentially, a keyboard mounted in a wooden box that contains the movements and reeds. It may be a plain, portable…
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S.K.X Funkanauts: a unique data exchange with F2 and F3, translated by the AI entity Morley
Today my guests are SKX Funkanauts, a band of sonic kilohertz explorers from Aldermaran 4 who have chosen Northumberland as a base from which to transmit cosmic funky dance music back to their home planet. Our county has many admirable qualities but even its most ardent fans would struggle with…
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Pete Ward: Bluegrass and Religion
Pete Ward is a musician, theologian and author of a new book on the meaning of religion in bluegrass music to everyone who plays it, regardless of their faith or lack of one. In the book, Pete analyses the lyrics of bluegrass standards from the 1940s and 50s and interviews musicians about their...
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Music in Allendale
Today, I’m the guest of Music in Allendale, a small and warmly welcoming group of enthusiasts who arrange concerts of classical music in Allendale. Music in Allendale aims to bring classical music to the intimate setting of St Cuthbert’s Church to perform a varied repertoire by familiar and less...
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The Hive Nenthead, featuring an organ recital by Brian Cottle
The Hive in Nenthead is a community centre and arts venue in a restored Methodist chapel. In this episode, I talk to Katja and Mandy, two of the venue's directors, about its history and its present roles, and to hear its pipe organ played by Brian Cottle in just one of the many contrasting events...
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Jason Arnup: the power of country music
Based in Bellingham, Jason Arnup and his band are much in demand for shows, events and gigs where his lively blend of country, rock and roll and popular songs make many an evening a great success. But it’s country music that runs in his veins and that is guiding his development as a songwriter.…
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Bonus episode: Central Arcade - the full interview
We featured an interview with the band Central Arcade on the 26th of August but there was much more conversation than was included in that episode. So today we have the interview in full, including more about the dynamics of the band and the experience of being in a band as it begins to establish...
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Hannah Fumoleau: the joy of singing
Today, my guest is Hannah Fumoleau, a singing teacher who offers lessons at Hexham’s Core Music, in Newcastle and occasionally elsewhere. Growing up in a household full of music, Hannah’s first paid performance was at the age of twelve and, following a career in arts administration, she became a...
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Simon Frith, sociologist of music
Today’s guest is a sociologist who has spent many years studying popular music. Simon Frith is Emeritus Professor of Music at Edinburgh University, the culmination of an illustrious academic career, and he has written several books on popular music culture. He was the Chair of the Mercury Prize…
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Central Arcade - 'vocal, instrumental and lyrical skill'
Today, I’m talking to Connall, Ben and Joe from the band Central Arcade about life in an upcoming band, writing songs, gigging, marketing and balancing artistic ambition against income. It’s a hard, competitive environment and one that requires a complete commitment to the band and a realistic…
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BAAFest 2025 (preview)
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Chris Kelly, musician and songsmith
Today my guest is the singer songwriter Chris Kelly. Based in Hexham, Chris started playing music and writing songs in a school band that achieved significant local success. Sadly, as so often happens, the band split when the members left school and went their separate ways. Throughout his time...
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The 10 bells of St Augustine's Church, Alston
This is a special episode devoted entirely to a performance on the ten bells of St Augustine’s Church in Alston, played on the carillon by Josephine Dickinson. The performance took place on the Saturday morning of the 2025 Alston Live Festival and was free to all who could hear it in and around...
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Hexham Bluegrass Festival (preview)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 3tynespodcast.substack.com
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Stephen Fry's squeezebox guide
Stephen Fry is a musician born in Tynemouth who now lives in Tynedale, and who can trace his roots in folk music back several generations. He is a familiar face in Northumberland music circles through his solo performances, appearance at folk sessions and his membership of Hexham band The...
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Open mic sessions
Today’s episode is all about the open mic session – an opportunity for anyone to turn up and play the music of their choice to a supportive, if sometimes noisy, audience. Open mics could fairly be described as the roots of grass roots music: it is here that developing musicians and poets take…
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Caroline Guirr - songwriter, performer, arranger
Today’s guest is multi-instrumentalist Caroline Guirr, a musician from the Tyne Valley whose work encompasses songwriting, performing, composing, arranging and producing both for her solo career, her duo with Tom Cantwell, various bands and for the Tyne Valley Big Band and the Prudhoe Community...
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David Francis: music for children and young people
Today, I’m talking to David Francis, Lead Officer at Music Partnership North in Northumberland. Music Partnership North is the regional agency through which the Government’s plan for music education is delivered. David is an enthusiastic advocate for music education. He works with schools and...
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The carillon
Music can be found everywhere in our lives and it is often so prevalent that we may not notice it. But one musical form can be heard in most villages and towns and it is worth a momentary pause to listen – because then you will hear the sound of church bells. Today’s episode is devoted to the...
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