Fiona-Lee on Glastonbury and writing the song Mother
Tilly and Bilal sit down with singer-songwriter Fiona-Lee to discuss their debut at Glastonbury Festival, where they opened on the BBC Introducing stage on the Thursday. Find Fiona-Lee on Instagram hereFiona-Lee shares what it was like experiencing festival as both a performer and first-time attendee, from navigating the massive site to finding random performers. We dive into the creative process behind their song "Mother," exploring the inspiration (occasional stunned silence!) and songwriting journey with other artists that brought this track to life. The conversation covers a lot with this incredible up-and-coming musician.The song MotherApple LinkSpotify LinkFind Fiona-Lee this summer at:Y Not in Derbyshire (1 August) Humber Street Sesh in Hull (2 August)For the cover of High and Dry by RadioheadÂ
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Glastonbury Festival Coachpool 2025
An episode for the journey into the festival, maybe for the last thirty minutes before you reach the site.  In this episode Bilal and Tilly record on the go, using their new mobile microphones and travel through fictional Bristol to their fictional coach to fictional Glastonbury 2025. It's all a bit daft. Maybe you like it. We do this once a year.  If you haven't listened to us before, maybe don't start with this episode.We are also joined by the Samaritans for a couple of minutes towards the end of episode. Find out more about them or donate hereThank you to the amazing guests for their cameos (spoilers below)....James, aka State of the Ground Guy  William from "This Album..." with William Hann Rachel and Ross from How to Build a FestivalJessi and Miguel from GlastoCast
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Nina Arya and her forthcoming set at Glastonbury 2025
The incredibly talented Nina Arya is playing BBC Introducing at Glastonbury Festival at 15:30 Sunday She chat to us about how she found out that this is playing Glastonbury and her songwriting process.Give her a follow on Instagram and check out her music on SpotifyÂ
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Glastonbury 2025 secret set rumours and cool smaller stages
We are joined by Dominic who previously recorded with us on going to Glastonbury solo. Â In this episode we chat about rumours for big name secret sets at Woodsies and the Park as well as our favourite smaller stages.
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Patchwork revealed? Glastonbury 2025 artists away from the main stages
No Tilly this week, just Bilal. In our 50th episode we go back to the start with our very first guest, Grahame. We chat about lesser known artists away from the big stages and maybe we now know who Patchwork are?
Lighthearted music festival podcast from Bilal and Tilly. We love Glastonbury, we chat about loads of others too such as Green Man, Isle of Wight, Reading and Leeds, and End of the Road. We interview artists about songwriting and causes that are important to them. We chat to festival founders and people who bring festivals together.We love to hear your comments. Reach us on BlueSky, Instagram or TikTok.
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