Grae & Chris chat to creatives, promoters and arts folk from the St Albans District, or with a connection to the area, about the creative process, the highs and lows, challenges and achievements, the frustrations and of course the fun of it all! You can contact us at graeartsteam@yahoo.com
You can also follow St Albans Arts Team on Facebook, Instagram & X.
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Grae & Chris chat to creatives, promoters and arts folk from the St Albans District, or with a connection to the area, about the creative process, the highs and lows, challenges and achievements, the frustrations and of course the fun of it all! You can contact us at graeartsteam@yahoo.com
You can also follow St Albans Arts Team on Facebook, Instagram & X.
Grae chats to two more local musicians. Steve Warner is a prolific and popular local singer songwriter whilst Chris Andersen is a multi-instrumentalist with the fabulous Missing the Ferry.
Grae chats to two more local creatives. Natalia Millman chats about her new ‘Letters to Forever’ exhibition whilst ‘Common People’ indie night founder Jon Prayer talks about club nights and his new role at The Pioneer Youth Centre.
In our latest episode, Grae chats to two past members of the St Albans music scene. Clive Pig is a storyteller, poet and adventurer, whilst Julian Mount is a singer-songwriter and stalwart of the contemporary folk scene.
Grae Chats to two more local arts professionals. Eddie James is part of the Empire Records team as well as being a popular local DJ and occasional flautist. Aisha Adi runs Collective Gallery and manages St Albans Arts Market and St Albans Visual Arts Festival.
Grae chats to two more local creatives. Alex Laurance is one quarter of alt-folk outfit and mystery hunters The Hanging Bandits. Kat Evans is a virtuoso fiddle and handpan player who will be performing in May at the all new St Albans Spring Festival.
On our latest episode Grae chats to two more local creatives. Kevin Saunders is a singer/songwriter and promoter who runs The Kevolution nights over in Hertford. Chris Ward is a member of local band The Papersnakes as well as a visual artists who has contributed a piece for the new Freedom Exhibition hanging now in St Albans.
In our first episode of 2025 Grae chats to three more local creatives. Folk-noir duo Vik talk about their commission for the Catching the Chain exhibition as well as upcoming plans. Artist and sculptor Iza Nez chats about her upcoming exhibition at The Collective Gallery and her working process.
Grae chats to two more local creatives. Ryan Prazer talks about his music, S.A.D. and Love Music Hate Racism. Grae also chats to fellow Arts Team Development Officer Chris Blanch about the highs and lows of the last year. To round things off, there’s a seasonal blast of joy from Jon Bickley and the Invisible Folk Club Band.
Grae delves in to the working process of three more local creatives. Indie-Folk duo Elizabeth & Jameson chat about writing, recording and performing. Nic Madge looks back at his amazing Pandemic Portraits project as well as discussing more recent adventures and pursuits.
Grae talks to two more talented creatives. Ian Downs and his team provide the sound support at many local events including St Albans Christmas Cracker and St Albans Feastival. Jon Bickley is a prolific poet, singer/songwriter and host of The Invisible Folk Club.
Grae chats to two more local creatives. Billy Pither is a core member of local ukulele ensembles Katie’s Jumping Fleas and The Ver Players. Audrey Montet is a mosaic artist who has worked with a variety of community groups and whose work with HACRO can currently be seen as part of the Catching the Chain exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery.
A Change the World Through Music special. Grae chats to Richard Lafford about his new musical play The Monster we Created, and David Hopper about new supergroup Many Bats.
Grae chats to Mandy Johnson and Tom Barrow. Mandy is the artist behind the amazing mural on Drovers Way as well as being Artist in Residence for the upcoming ‘My Story’ project at our local libraries. Tom is a professional sound technician who has worked on a host of major movies. Both offer fascinating insights in to their craft.
In this episode Grae chats to Laura Dannan about her musical exploits and Lizzy Hardingham about the ‘My Story’ artist in residence scheme at our local libraries.
Grae chats to two more movers and shakers from the St Albans Creative Scene. Matt Bigg chats about St Albans Film Week, coming up at St Albans Cathedral, whilst Sarah Clarke talks about DJing at the popular Common People indie nights and much more!
In this episode Grae chats to two local multitalented creatives. Hansi Koppe is a promoter and sound engineer at The Horn (music venue) as well as being a DJ and music producer in his own right. Kevee Lynch is a musician, songwriter, author, artist, poet and more.
Grae & Chris chat to creatives, promoters and arts folk from the St Albans District, or with a connection to the area, about the creative process, the highs and lows, challenges and achievements, the frustrations and of course the fun of it all! You can contact us at graeartsteam@yahoo.com
You can also follow St Albans Arts Team on Facebook, Instagram & X.
