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the remit a little. “I found myself initially looking at some folk stuff and then I stopped and I thought, ‘Actually, that’s not what this is about’. I mean, the Cambridge Folk Festival is evolving. But they have a really clear commitment to their roots.” His selections, which included the combination of Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita, the layer sound of Rachael Dadd, and the hip-hop/jazz/electro influenced Fofoulah, gave the festival added depth. Music should, after all, be about going on a journey. Nick has recently completed a UK tour, but is happy to wait a while before he gets back in the recording studio for an album follow-up to 2017’s Wake Up Now . “I don’t want to create for 18 months and then tour for two years and then create. Little and often,” he explains. “It’s now all one creative flow, whereas in the past you write a song, and it might be six months until you’ve got a whole batch and you go to record the song – and then it could be a further six months before release.” Just beginning their musical journey are Hollowstar and Gaffa Tape Sandy. The
ne of the things we’re the proudest of at Cambridge 105 Radio is our support for local music. We recently completed
two bands are among the live performers at this year’s NMG Awards, being held for a second year at The Apex arts venue in Bury St Edmunds. St Ives-based Hollowstar have been regulars on Cambridge 105 Radio, but have subsequently picked up radio play on Planet Rock and BBC Radio 2. Fellow performers Gaffa Tape Sandy, a Bury St Edmunds band who have gained recognition from both Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and NME, are also firmly on the ones-to-watch list. Both the indie and rock categories look set to be fiercely competitive. There’s also been a resurgence in acts in the under-18 category, so much so there will be two awards – one for the bands and another for solo artists. And, if you’re attending The Apex or watching on Facebook Live, listen out for one half of your Cambridge Breakfast team, as Lucy takes over as the unseen voice of the NMG Awards. Julian Clover and Lucy Milazzo present Cambridge Breakfast, weekday mornings from 7am, on Cambridge 105 Radio.
a weekend of broadcasts from the Cambridge Folk Festival and, in early September, we’re celebrating the cream of local talent in the annual NMG Awards. There is an interesting blend between the two events. We spent quite a bit of time listening to music being performed in The Den, the red-tented area of the Folk Festival, which has given an early stage to artists including Jake Bugg, Wildwood Kin and Nick Mulvey. Nick is a Cambridge artist through and through. He studied at Chesterton Community College – the 2014 Mercury Music Prize nominee still remembers his head of year, Lloyd Brown – and has played regularly in the city. In five years, Nick has made the transition from The Den through to his 2019 role as guest Folk Festival curator. Nick told us that the organisers were happy with any music he wanted to bring to the table, conscious he might expand
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