Tag: Ross Couper & Tom Oakes

Ross Couper & Tom Oakes: The Interview

Aug 22, 2017

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Jon Wilks

in Folk music writing, Interviews, Writing

There are so many ways to interview musicians these days – phone, Skype, WhatsApp (yes, it’s possible) – but nothing beats sitting backstage at a festival, face to face, with the music from the main stage pounding away in the background. That’s the setting for the second half of this double interview with Ross Couper…
Photos from Wickham Festival 2017

Aug 7, 2017

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by

Jon Wilks

in Folk music writing, Photography, Writing

Wickham Festival is a decade and a half old, so you get the sense it ought to be better known. At the same time, you kinda hope it stays as intimate as currently is. Set on the southwesterly tip of the South Downs, it’s a real gem of a festival – a gorgeous location, an…