What do you get when you put five artists, a bird watcher, a musician and a farmer in the same room … an episode of the Deepdale Podcast of course. It’s May 2025, and this is the Deepdale Podcast, our magazine programme about beautiful North Norfolk.

In this episode Jason chats with Tobias ben Jacob about his upcoming gig at Deepdale on 17th May. Five artists taking part in North Norfolk Open Studios tell us more about this amazing local arts event from 24th May to 8th June. Oli from One Stop Nature Shop gives us a wildlife update. And Jason's sister Anna updates us about Open Farm Sunday on 1st June at Deepdale Farm.

Don’t forget that we list a huge range of events on our website. We are constantly adding to the listings, and there is everything from cookery courses to street food, exhibitions to theatre, motoring pageants to wildlife events. And May is a fabulous time of the year to enjoy North Norfolk. Our beaches are stunning in the sunshine and relatively quiet (except for the bank holidays). The wildlife is loving the longer days. And you can’t beat a cold drink in a pub garden under blue skies.

Enjoy the listen, and we hope to see you on the North Norfolk Coast for some or all of the events we cover. If you enjoy the listen, then please do subscribe and leave us a review on your favourite podcast app or directory. And there is a huge back catalogue of episodes to listen to.

00:00 - Introduction

01:37 - Deepdale Podcast theme tune by Jess Morgan

02:40 - Tobias ben Jacob

11:54 - Sample of 'Before The Old Ways Are Gone' by Tobias ben Jacob and Chris Cleverley

13:27 - North Norfolk Open Studios - Tess Meadows

19:37 - North Norfolk Open Studios - Carole Griffin

24:26 - North Norfolk Open Studios - Berni Marfleet

30:29 - North Norfolk Open Studios - Antonia Clare

37:00 - North Norfolk Open Studios - Janna Cossettini

42:02 - North Norfolk Wildlife Update by Oli Reville

44:00 - Open Farm Sunday at Deepdale Farm with Anna Biesty

48:38 - Rural Craft Workshops at Deepdale Farm with Anna Biesty

It’s April 2025 and you are listening to the Deepdale Podcast, our North Norfolk magazine programme. I’m Jason, thank you for joining us. Spring is well and truly springing, the hares are dancing in the fields, the huge skies of the North Norfolk Coast are as blue as blue could be, and this has to be one of the most fabulous times of the year to visit this beautiful part of the world.

This month we talk yoga and wellbeing with Emilie, looking forward to her Wild Yoga Garden at Deepdale this Summer. And then I’m joined by the Wilswood Buoys, Josh & Joe, who are playing a gig at Deepdale on Saturday 26th April. We chat about their music, inspiration, and their first visit to Deepdale.

00:00 - Intro

01:21 - Deepdale Podcast Theme Tune by Jess Morgan

02:24 - Emilie Joy Garrould about Wild Yoga Garden

27:22 - Wilswood Buoys

44:40 - Sample of 'Must Be Love' by the Wilswood Buoys

Really hope you enjoy this month’s listen. If you do, then please leave a review on your favourite podcast app or directory, and let your friends and family know about our little slice of beautiful North Norfolk. There are loads of other episodes available from the past 5 years. Learning about the local wildlife with Richard Powell and Steve Rowland. Dr David Waterhouse explains the Deep History Coast. David & Rachel from Moongazer chat about brewing and names of the hare. Have a look through our back catalogue, and we are sure you’ll find episodes that will interest you.

An absolute pleasure to have your listening ears for our first podcast episode of 2025. Welcome to the Deepdale Podcast, our magazine podcast about the beautiful North Norfolk Coast.

This month we visit two of our local museums, Cromer Museum and Sheringham Museum (The Mo) discovering the hidden treasures in these wonderful local attractions. Its clear how incredibly passionate the curators & volunteers are, and the deep knowledge they have about the local area and its history. Our Simon returns with a Top 5 local views, and Oli from One Stop Nature Shop gives us a local wildlife update.

We really hope you enjoy the listen. Please do subscribe to the Deepdale Podcast where ever you usually get your podcasts from, please let your friends & family know about us, and if you have the time we’d love you to leave a review as it all helps encourage more listeners.

00:00 - Introduction

00:54 - Deepdale Podcast Theme Tune by Jess Morgan

01:57 - Alan Tutt at Cromer Museum

17:47 - The Sex Pistols in Cromer

19:58 - Simon's Top Views on the North Norfolk Coast

24:30 - Lisa Little and Mhairi Campbell at Sheringham Museum (The Mo)

48:42 - Oli Reville on Pink Footed Geese

50:38 - Oli Reville on Wintering Birds

You can find a lot more information about Deepdale Podcast episodes online at www.deepdalepodcast.co.uk

Thanks for listening to the fifth in our collection of special Deepdale Festival Podcasts in 2024. Jason is your host for this series.

In this episode Jason chats with Lorna and Karen from The Henry Girls, who are playing on Sunday, Ross Stewart, who is playing on Friday, and Elizabeth & Jameson, who perform on Friday.

Lorna and Karen from The Henry Girls join me over the internet from Ireland. 10 years ago Chris drove to Birmingham one evening to see them play in the Kitchen Garden Café. When he bought his CD after the gig, they wrote on his purchase that they hoped to make it to Norfolk someday. So you can understand how excited he is that he’s hosting them for Deepdale Festival 2024.

Ross is a local, living in Norfolk for most of his life, but you wouldn’t know from his accent or his support of Scottish sports teams. He chats about creating music and finding his style.

Hannah and Griff, aka Elizabeth & Jameson, chat about how they came to music, Hannah’s love of Welsh rugby and being surrounding by the music of the valleys.

Thank you to all of them for allowing us to play a sample of their music. From The Henry Girls we play A Time To Grow, from Ros Stewart we play Sweet Morning, and from Elizabeth & Jameson we play Old Town.

Enjoy this episode, and we hope you’ll listen back to the rest of the Deepdale Festival series.

00:00 – Intro

01:48 – The Henry Girls

13:43 – A Time To Grow by The Henry Girls

15:14 – Ross Stewart

23:06 – Sweet Morning by Ross Stewart

24:40 – Elizabeth & Jameson

36:05 – Old Town by Elizabeth & Jameson

Thank you so much for listening to the fifth episode of the Deepdale Festival Podcast 2024. The last episode in this series.

If you’d like to know more about artists performing at Deepdale Festival 2024, please take a look at the website deepdalefestival.co.uk

Hope we’ll see you in late September for amazing live music.

Thanks for listening to the fourth in our collection of special Deepdale Festival Podcasts in 2024. Jason is your host for this series.

In this episode Jason chats with Hawksley Workman from Canada, who performs on Sunday, Christina Alden & Alex Patterson from Norwich, who perform on Friday, and Christian Smith from Cambridgeshire, who performs on Saturday with his band The Heretics.

Hawksley chats about his love of touring, his wingman Mr Lonely on piano, and how Canadians look at the UK for inspiration and adulation.

Christina & Alex chat about how their music writing happens, particularly interesting to know how a couple who are also relatively new parents navigate the process.

Christian chats about how The Heretics came into being, and the way his musical journey has changed direction with addition of the band and three fellow collaborators.

Thank you to all of them for allowing us to play a sample of their music. From Hawksley Workman we play Battlefords, from Christina Alden & Alex Patterson we play Safe Travels (thinking of all of you travelling to Deepdale for the Festival), and from Christian Smith & The Heretics we play Revelry.

Enjoy this episode, and look out for future episodes which we’ll release shortly.

00:00 – Intro

01:26 – Hawksley Workman

17:07 – Battlefords by Hawksley Workman

18:40 – Christina Alden & Alex Patterson

29:19 – Safe Travels by Christina Alden & Alex Patterson

30:53 – Christian Smith

36:46 – Revelry by Christian Smith & The Heretics

Thank you so much for listening to the fourth episode of the Deepdale Festival Podcast 2024. At least one more episode has been recorded and is currently being edited.

If you’d like to know more about artists performing at Deepdale Festival 2024, please take a look at the website deepdalefestival.co.uk

Hope we’ll see you in September for amazing live music.

Thanks for listening to the 3rd in our collection of special Deepdale Festival Podcasts in 2024. Jason is your host for this episode.

In this episode Jason chats with Kathryn Williams and Dan Willson (aka Withered Hand), who perform on Friday. With Polly Paulusma, who performs on Sunday. And with Jess Silk, who also performs on Sunday.

Kathryn and Dan are a relatively new collaboration, two superb musicians who have loved creating together. They recorded their album in Edinburgh, and Dan is wandering those streets while he chats to Jason. The album recording was just before Kathryn chatted on this podcast last year, the album is now in the world, and their set at Deepdale Festival is part of their busy Autumn schedule.

Polly who has also joined Jason on the Deepdale Podcast previously, has just reached a huge milestone with fundraising to develop a triple vinyl album.

Jess joins Jason from the Black Country, chatting about how the Jess Silk Trio came about, her writing process and her love of playing at festivals.

Thank you to all of them for allowing us to play a sample of their music. From Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand we play Weekend, from Polly Paulusma we play Wildfires, and from Jess Silk we play There’s a Bar at the End of the World.

Enjoy this episode, and look out for future episodes which we’ll release shortly.

00:00 - Intro

01:29 – Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand (Dan Willson)

11:25 – Weekend by Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand

13:02 – Polly Paulusma

21:01 – Wildfires by Polly Paulusma

21:30 – Jess Silk

27:51 - There's a Bar at the End of the World by Jess Silk

Thank you so much for listening to the third episode of the Deepdale Festival Podcast 2024. More episodes are currently being recorded and edited, and will be released shortly.

If you’d like to know more about artists performing at Deepdale Festival 2024, please take a look at the website deepdalefestival.co.uk

Hope we’ll see you in September for amazing live music.

Lovely to have your listening ears for the 2nd in our collection of special Deepdale Festival Podcasts in 2024. Jason is your host for this episode.

In this episode Jason chats with two of the gents from Track Dogs, Garrett (one of the Irishmen) and Robbie (the American), and to Rich from Man The Lifeboats.

Garrett and Robbie talk about how two Irishmen, an Englishman and an American formed a folk band in Madrid, Spain.

Rich chats about Man The Lifeboats, and the amazing artists he represents who are preforming at the festival, including Hawksley Workman, Evangeline Gentle, Lady Nade and Luke Jackson. While also tipping his hat to his heros Skinny Lister who headline on Saturday night.

Thank you to both bands for allowing us to play a sample of their music. From Track Dogs we play Cover Your Tracks, and from Man The Lifeboats we play Somers Town.

Enjoy this episode, and look out for future episodes which we’ll release shortly.

00:00 - Intro

01:06 - Garrett & Robbie from Track Dogs

18:53 - Cover Your Tracks by Track Dogs

21:05 - Rich Quarterman from Man The Lifeboats

29:03 - Somers Town by Man The Lifeboats

31:20 - Rich on Hawksley Workman

32:52 - Rich on Evangeline Gentle

33:32 - Rich on Lady Nade

35:33 - Rich on Luke Jackson

37:35 - Rich on Skinny Lister

Thank you so much for listening to the second episode of the Deepdale Festival Podcast 2024. More episodes are currently being recorded and edited, and will be released shortly.

If you’d like to know more about artists performing at Deepdale Festival 2024, please take a look at the website deepdalefestival.co.uk

Hope we’ll see you in September for amazing live music.