Spotted in Ely - Sue Marchant's podcast

Ely Arts Festival and Ely Folk Festival collaborate to bring a major Folk artist to the city. I first met Jon when the mighty Bellowhead were on the rise and it was a joy to catchup with him via Zoom for a chat before his Ely gig in mid June.

Just how did the Knife Angel get to come to Ely? Meet Soham Town Rangers Jonathan James and his colleague Natalie who made it happen and learn a secret too!

I am excited for Gerry Colvin to be performing at Ely Folk festival 2026. He is an amazing Songwriter and fabulous entertainer.Gerry's personality just makes you feel included and lifts the spirit he will be performing with his usual band, I caught up with him at Folk on the pier in Cromer after his performance with his big Folk Orchestra.

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.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 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.Always busy on the road or cutting an album it was a joy to chat with them.

I love meeting musicians and Marshlander is an interesting soul with a wealth of experience of music and life. I caught up with him on my market stall in Downham Market and we had an impromptu chat which has resulted in this podcast. Do check out his music.

I love meeting people and Hana was a visitor to the first Ely Expo held at Ely College on October 28th 2025. I was there to deliver a keynote speech on Connection and had some of my fairtrade items displayed, as an old school market trader it was an honour to be invited.Hana and I chat about spirituality and what it means to embrace a new career change.Enjoy and learn from our conversation.

I love meeting Ely people and celebrating their stories. Ely is a draw for creative souls and in this podcast I meet up with Pete Corr at the Old Fire Engine House where he and his daughter have an exhibition of their work.

For my family it has become a tradition to support the KD Theatre group and their amazing professional pantomime's.Every costume glitters, every song lifts the spirit and there are plenty of laughs within the show, its absolute treasure! I went along to the launch of the 2025 mshow for a catch up and preview of Jack and the Beanstalk.