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Frome Festival 2021

We’ll be broadcasting a range of preview shows and interviews with organisers and artists in the run up to the Frome Festival 2021.

The preview shows will be broadcast at the following times during June:

Tuesday & Thursday: 9-10am and 5-6pm.
Saturday: 2-3pm

Please keep checking page on this page for more times and details on the interviews.

Listen to the preview shows here:

Show 1

John Hegley (Interview by Ian Leak)
Aswad – Dub Fire (Track)
Frome Folklore (Interview by Ida Down)
Frome Open Art Trail (Interview by Mischa Gerrard)
Geoff Rob – The Music of Trees
Helen Ottaway (Interview by Julian Crawley)
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra – Double Meaning, Double Entendre (Track)

Show 2

Pagoda Project – Shelley’s Waltz. (Track)
Rose Wadham – Yoga Teacher Ate My Pet. (Interview by Julian
Crawley)
Chrissie Morrison – Poetry Cafe. (Interview by Mischa Gerard)
Liv Torc – Bury Your Feelings. (Poem)
Business Girls. (Taster for “Songs of Travel” songs and piano
recital by Richard Pinnock and Gareth Burgess).
Sara Butler – Hidden Gardens. (Interview by Ida Down)
Jon Pickard – Harp Guitar. (Interview by Julian Crawley)
Western Rocks – Rolling Down the River. (Track)

Show 3

Back of the Bus – On My Radio (Track)
Fiona Campbell from Inch by IN:CH (Interview by Jenna Myles)
Reggae Takeover at Marsden Park (Marc Brunet Pascoal)
Graham Lloyd’s ‘A Load of Old Balls’ (Interview by Ian Leak)
Jonny and the Baptists – Dance like it never happened.
The Fabulous Red Diesel (Interview by Julian Crawley)
The Terry Hill Big Band – This Guy’s in Love (Track)

Show 4

Martin Dimery (Announcement)
Belshazzar’s Feast (Track)
On-Air Book Group (Festival literary events)
Frome Town FC BA11 Fun Day (Interview with Gary Collinson by Patrick Moss)
Strange Folk (Track)
Hidden Gardens (Interviews with Andy Jones and Sharon Rossiter by Rupert Kirkham)
Sonic Silents (Interview with Kate Lissauer by Julia Welhard)

Show 5

Overview by Eleanor Talbot.
Lightning Seeds (Track).
A Thousand Sons. (Rupert Kirkham intervews Jamie Sefton)
Concert on your Doorstep.
Stephen Marquiss Piano Concert.
Hidden Gardens (Interview with Dave and Prue Moon by Eleanor Talbot).
The Opening at the Silk Mill.
Currer Bell (Track).
Invisible System (Track).
Black Eyed Dogs (Track).

You can also listen to longer versions of some of the interviews included in the programs here:

Interview with Helen Ottaway. First broadcast on the Rebellious Jukebox on 3rd June 2021.

Interview with The Fabulous Red Diesel. First broadcast on the Rebellious Jukebox on 27th May 2021.

Interview with Jon Pickard, harp guitarist. First broadcast on the Rebellious Jukebox on 17th June 2021.

Interview with Chris Turner from Frome Town Band by Rupert Kirkham for All About Frome Podcast series.

New Comedy Shows

Posted on April 29, 2021 by FromeFM

Two six-part comedy shows will be broadcast weekly on FromeFM from Sunday 2nd May.

6.00pm: Dessert Island Discs

Written and performed by character comedian Rose Wadham, produced and directed by Jonathon Miles, Dessert Island Discs finds seasoned interviewer Maureen O’Clamp penetrating the ears and minds of six extraordinary characters, exploring their favourite deserts, the music to accompany them, and the secret selves that lurk behind their public image. Prepare to laugh and stretch your eyes as Maureen interviews such characters as Guinevere Palo Alto, Azah Woman and Blessed Be Love (pictured).

Check out Rose’s website here.

6.30pm: Barmy Dale

Barmy Dale is a series created and produced by Barmy Productions based on the experiences of lockdown in 2020. It was first broadcast on BBC radio from June to October last year and is now being offered to community radio stations.

Find out more about Barmy Productions and Barmy Dales here.

All episodes of both Dessert Island Discs and Barmy Dale will be available to listen to on our Mixcloud page after the first broadcast.

Variations on a Theme – New Friday Morning Show presented by Eleanor Talbot

Posted on March 30, 2021 by FromeFM

Born into a family of geniuses in Ireland, the youngest of five girls, I was my parent’s last chance to create perfection.

Tiring of rain-soaked greenery, my parents decided a change of environment was needed, so we headed to the north Highlands of Scotland, which proves my parents had an odd sense of irony.

Hoping that the gold-paved streets of Canada would offer solace, we packed up and went west. We arrived in Calgary, Alberta just in time for the recession of 1981.

It was in Canada that I developed my love of music as the winters are very long and nothing beats the blues like a jaunty tune.

I even took a foray into being in a band. We performed world music with a rumba flamenca infusion and for a brief moment, we lived the dream.

Working in industries as diverse as oil & gas, architecture & interior design, Family Law and healthcare, I learned that despite our differences, we still need coffee to function.

Upon entering my dotage, I returned to the UK, single, flat broke and none the wiser…

I’m thrilled to join the team of dedicated DJs on Frome FM. Please join me every Friday morning from 10 AM to 12 PM as I take you on a journey of discovery. Each week I explore magnificant music, fun facts and interesting interviews all centered around a particular theme, be it colour, controversy, cuisine or cars; there’s a story for every song. That’s Variations on a Theme on Friday mornings on Frome FM.

Eleanor.

Rebellious Jukebox – 25th March 2021. Currer Bell.

Posted on March 24, 2021 by FromeFM

These week’s Rebellious Jukebox show on Frome FM features a pre-recorded interview with Frome base alt-folk duo, and self proclaimed 21st century philosopher witches, Currer Bell. Tune in to hear them talk about their musical journey so far, and hear some of the sublime tracks from their debut EP, Lulllabies for an Apocolypse.
https://currerbellmusic.com/
Other than that it’s business as usual with two hours of great music with Julian broadcasting live from his house in Frome. There’s tracks by Forest Robots, Beastie Boys, Ozomatli, Super Rail Band, Moby Grape, ZZ Top, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and much more.
8 until 10pm Thursday 25th March. Repeated Sunday at 10pm. As always, the show is brought to you by record shop par excellence, Raves From The Grave
Listen again to previous shows at
https://www.mixcloud.com/…/playlists/rebellious-jukebox/

All About Frome – February 9th 2021

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Rupert Kirkham

ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW

Saturday market open again. Lucy Westcott on the fight to bring it back.

https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/frome-saturday-market-reinstated/

Frome Times People of the Year awards winners – Active and In Touch and Dot Cretney interviewed.

frometimes.co.uk

Saxonvale – what now?

https://www.acornpropertygroup.org/development/saxonvale-frome/

Easthill – gravediggers aren’t the only story!

http://www.frometimes.co.uk/2021/01/19/easthill-openness-pledge/

If you’ve got an idea for a programme or you want to get something on All About Frome, contact us on hello@nullfrome.fm

All About Frome – February 2, 2021

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Rupert Kirkham

THIS WEEK IN ALL ABOUT FROME

We continue our discussions with the people that educate our children in these difficult times.

This week we meet Emma Reynolds, Principal at Frome College

https://www.fromecollege.org

There’s another glimpse into the lives of our home-schooling mum, Debbie Hamblin and her kids

to find out what kind of a week they had.

It’s National Apprentice week here in the UK – and we’ll be hearing from Apprenticeship Field Advisor, Nicky Blackwell from SkillupSomerset, the agency that gives advice to businesses and would-be apprentices about what’s on offer for this growing employment sector.

https://www.skillupsomerset.org.uk

Then co-producer Julia Wellard offers us a European perspective on apprentice education from Isabelle Hanol, an English teacher at a college in Southern France, which is just for apprentices.

https://www.cfai-henri-martin.fr/

Saxonvale now

saxonvale next?

We end with first reactions From Cllr John Clarke about the outline development plans for Saxonvale which after 8 years of discussion and design passed through Mendip District Council a few days ago.

If you’ve got any lockdown audio or video you’d like to send us to go out on the show – please email it to studio@nullfrome.fm.; we’d love to hear from you.