Spotted in Ely - Sue Marchant's podcast

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.

I Love Ely its full of fascinating folk and has a wonderful landscape. This episode is all about two people with the same dream and love of Panto, listen to their story of how they have inspired many young people to perform at their academy's, plus how they have built their theatre company to deliver quality professional pantomimes.It all started in Ely for them and as a company they have provided many hours of laughter and entertainment. Meet Dan Bell and Katherine Hickmott two talented professionals with their hearts in Panto. O yes they have.......

Richard Freeman has a passion for Tractors and events hear all about a Steam Rally that is a tradition every September.

Simon Nicol is a founding member of the mighty Fairport Convention, If your looking forward to Cropredy festival or have never attended yet, listen to his story of the beginnings and the future.

Elles Bailey is an independent artist playing Cropredy Convention 2024. Her positivity and passion for her fusion of Blues/Rock and Americana music is the result of her talent, force of nature personality and dedicated hard work. A unique and friendly festival, 2024 celebrates the forty-fifth Cropredy with a brilliant line up curated by Fairport's Dave Pegg with a little help from the rest of the Band. Its not a folk festival - it's "Cropredy Convention" offering a diverse mix of music, a gathering to make new friends, and feel part of the family. Elles chats about her beginnings and her music.

Ely folk festival prides itself in giving all musicians a platform on which to play and every year there's a band competition to enter.The artist committee listen to all entries and after careful deliberation chose a winner - 2024 will see The Thomas Bradley Project open the Peregrine stage on July 10th. Have a listen to my chat with Thomas.