Interviews

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…

I have a confession to make.  I only discovered Katzenjammer recently, and only because I was purchasing music…

In 1980s Dublin, on the north side, Jimmy Rabbitte aspires to manage the world's greatest band, with only one music…

Rhiannon Mair will launch her new EP "Those Days Are Gone" at a show in St. Peters on The Waterfront in Ipswich on…

Pop supremo turned jazz stylist Curtis Stigers is a happy man. With a new lady in his life, and content in his…

Ella Henderson has performed at V festival this year, she will be at Sundown in Norfolk tomorrow and has her own…

Touted as one of the finest banjo players in the UK as well as being a superb singer, songwriter and guitarist, Dan…

At the peak of a career that spans five decades and after a fourth hit series with The Voice, sold-out shows in the…

Malaya Blue is the Norwich based singer who in the last few months has started to make a major impact on a National…

Grapevine caught up with Fanny Broberg of The Franklys just before they headed off to The Isle of Wight Festival as…

One of the things about doing telephone interviews is that you are never quite sure where the person at the other…

Anna Pancaldi from Colchester is no stranger to Grapevine.  It has been a while since we've spoken so what with her…

Interviewing Steeleye Span's guitarist, Julian Littman was, for me, an opportunity to reacquaint myself with a band…

"Ahead of Lucy Sampson's debut album launch on Sunday 15th February, Grapevine's Tony Bell spoke to her about…

I first interviewed Jon Parker some years ago when he was backing Jake Morley on a tour. More recently we bumped…