Interviews

An ever in-demand musician’s musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Paul Carrack has enjoyed a career in…

It is the captivating story of how The Kinks rose to stardom during the Swinging Sixties, and the Olivier…

I had the pleasure of chatting with Angie Rance of Patch and the Giant recently. If, like me, you have…

Before Christmas we had a chat with Mike McClean who was playing the jester in Ipswich Regent’s Panto, Sleeping…

Ella Gilling is playing the Princess in Sleeping Beauty at Ipswich Regent this year.  Not only is this her first…

Sheila Ferguson is playing the wicked fairy this year in Sleeping Beauty at Ipswich Regent.  Grapevine had the…

Sitting in an empty theatre on a Tuesday afternoon in Ipswich, Grapevine’s Tony Bell chatted to Mike McClean who…

Beauty and the Beast is this year's Christmas Show at Cambridge Junction.  It is a joint presentation by Tobacco…

*Please note: the tour has been rescheduled, see more here*  After a three-and-a-half-year break, the Saw…

Twelve months ago this week, The Spa Pavilion re-opened to the sound of The Stars from The Commitments.  This week…

Rebecca Ferguson comes to our region on Saturday 5th November when she plays Cambridge Corn Exchange and again on…

Having drawn the short straw and being the last to interview Ian Hislop and Nick Newman during an afternoon of…

To prove sod's law, as if proof were needed, just as I dialed the number to talk to Tony Wright of Terrorvision I…

We popped out of the office for a bit, and headed over to the Ipswich Regent for the launch of Enchanted…

Earlier this year I made my way to the well hidden Folk-in-a-Field just south of King’s Lynn in Norfolk. …

KING KING BACK ON THE ROAD WITH A LIVE ALBUM Those hard touring boys in King King hit the road again shortly…

Grapevine's October coverstar is Essex boy Kevin Pearce, ahead of his tour and the single release of "Jump" on the…

Thirty-five years since the release of their landmark debut album, Messrs Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware will be…

They are not bare, they are not naked and they are not ladies!  But the Canadian band are back in the UK tomorrow…

Grapevine interviews can sometime take place in person but more often than not are conducted on the phone.  In the…

Tony Bell had one of his long meandering chats with one of the UK's most accident prone and possibly un-insurable…

Bob Kettle plays mandolin and bouzouki with Northern Folk/Rock band Merry Hell.  They will be bringing their brand…

The king of improvisational comedy Ross Noble is back with his 15th tour, beginning in September and running until…

Philip Marino is an American singer songwriter now based in Colchester.  He has been given the opportunity to have…

Georgia Morgan Turner and Finn Collinson together are Shorelark, a contemporary folk duo drawing on a wide range of…

Hattie Briggs would not describer herself as a folk singer but it was her nomination as BBC2 Young Folk Singer of…

Typically, when you get two Irishmen chatting the conversation will meander.  So it was that Davey Cashin of The…

Like many I was smitten by Kaz Hawkins and her Band o' Men when I first saw them play. That was over two years ago…

Ellie Jamison is a singe songwriter from Oxford now resident in Suffolk.  She has been writing for many years and…

Big Boy Bloater and The Limits have just released their latest album "Luxury Hobo" and are currently touring the…

On a rest day in the midst of their current UK tour we caught up with Cara Robinson of Hatfitz and Cara.  The Irish…

The opportunity to talk to half-blood character Nymphadora Tonks and Osha from Game of Thrones was too much for us…

Recently aired on BBC4, TRAPPED is an Icelandic television series created by Baltasar Kormákur and produced by RKV…

Bill Bailey is bringing his Limboland show to the region.  You can catch him in Peterborough, Cambridge and Ipswich…

Ahead of their appearance at the reopening of the iconic Roundhouse in Dagenham we talk to Gerry O'Connor of The…

Since the independent release of debut album Watching Me in 2007, Philippa Hanna has grown from her roots in the…

Back in the day when yourself and Rory and Blair started "The Run-Rig Dance Band" did you ever envisage it getting…

Since her a meteoric rise to global fame, Leona Lewis’ incredible voice has captivated millions of people across…

In a new series GrapevineLIVE is talking to those involved in the music business – anything from studios to…

Hi Newton, we last met when you played the John Peel Centre back in March of 2013, what have you been doing since…