{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649ad2243f10440011078051/69ce9d3eac25e4bf66208760?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"ELY FOLK FESTIVAL 2026 Meet the Patrons.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649ad2243f10440011078051/1775147208749-ee234f08-c3d2-4f6b-a8cd-ed2b4c886e37.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Do you have your ticket yet?  Ely Folk festival will soon be here with an exciting line up for a fabulous fun filled three days.</p><p><br></p><p>The festival is so lucky to have two top folkies as Patrons, Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams.  In this episode recorded on Zoom you can feel their love for </p><p>the festival and also the humour that lives within them.  Both are solo artists but they perform together as State of the union and collaborate with countless other musicians.</p><p><br></p><p>Always busy on the road or cutting an album it was a joy to chat with them.</p>","author_name":"Sue Marchant"}