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Singer, songwriter and all round lovely bloke Sam Tompkins joins me for my first EVER bit of beach detecting! I met Sam on the south coast for a bit of metal detecting and to chat about his brand new album 'Are We Gonna Sing?' - I really enjoyed this one, hope you do too! Also, last night the podcast won Best New Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2026 and I am absolutely made up. I'm so proud of the podcast and to get this recognition is so exciting. Thank you for listening and joining me on the journey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well WHAT an episode we have this week! I'm joined by Katy Young to discuss starting the group Peggy Sue and the Pirates with her best mate, coming through the whirlwind that was the mid-00s indie-folk scene and evolving into a solo artist for her most recent project Tenderness. Her beautiful debut album True is OUT NOW - go and listen to it. ALSO - we make the most incredible find on the podcast! Give it a watch and let me know what you think - the find of a lifetime! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Punk rock legend, Shanne Bradley joins me in the field for some metal detecting and a chat! After befriending the Sex Pistols and The Damned in her late teens, Shanne moved to London and became a prominent name in the Punk scene. Going on to meet a young Shane MacGowan and form The Nipple Erectors with him (pre-Pogues) and then have further success later with The Men They Couldn't Hang! Shanne's story is fascinating! Also! I have managed to bag 30% off SubSun eye-ware for all my lovely listeners. Head to the site subsun.com grab some shades and walk away with a tasty discount. Discount code: DETECT30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded LIVE at Deer Shed Festival 2026 - this is our very first live podcast! Honoured to be joined by the brilliant Mez from the band LIFE. Mez and I led an audience of festival goers from the festival site and into the fields for a bit of detecting and a chat! As our crew search the site, Mez tells me all about the band's roots in Hull, their brand new album Abstract Natural and how he balances a career in the NHS and being in his band! Huge thank you to Deer Shed Festival for having us - hopefully same again next year... Also! I have managed to bag 30% off SubSun eye-ware for all my lovely listeners. Head to the site subsun.com grab some shades and walk away with a tasty discount. Discount code: DETECT30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Something very different and exciting this week! I recorded the podcast at the incredible Deer Shed Festival. It's such a fun festival with a beautiful site - which you'll see in this video. What's also very exciting is that I'm joined by Clio Starwood and Emmie-Mae Avery of the band Man/Woman/Chainsaw - the band it brilliant and they were the perfect guests. We had a lot of fun searching the fields around Deer Shed. Their debut album Cannonball is out today! Go and buy it. Also! I have managed to bag 30% off SubSun eye-ware for all my lovely listeners. Head to the site subsun.com grab some shades and walk away with a tasty discount. Discount code: DETECT30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices