Scared To Dance Podcast

In episode 12, host Paul Richards talks to singer-songwriter and cellist Ailsa Tully about her debut album Womb Room. They discuss making a record ten years in the making about grief, home and the search for where you belong. The conversation covers the closing track, a duet with her late father, the composer Colin Tully, the field recordings that run through the album, and the family piano on the opening track, “Hendre”. They also talk about growing up in Monmouthshire and launching the record in a cave in the Forest of Dean.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Tully is on tour in 2027. For dates and tickets go to ailsatully.bandcamp.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 11, host Paul Richards talks to Manic Street Preachers Sean Moore and film director Kieran Evans, live on stage at Picturehouse Central. They discuss Be Pure - Be Vigilant - Behave, Evans’ film of the band playing The Holy Bible in full in 2014. The conversation covers the legacy of the album, why Sean calls it the band’s most honest record, and the bands that inspired his drumming. They also talk about how Evans pitched the idea to the band, the samples, fitting the music around Richey Edwards’ untouched lyrics, and the mood in 1994 when they felt they had nothing to lose.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Street Preachers are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.manicstreetpreachers.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 10, host Paul Richards talks to Buck Meek, guitarist and co-founder of Big Thief, about his fourth solo album, The Mirror. They discuss life on tour with Big Thief, including a pool of around ninety songs, setlists written just before they walk on stage, and how songs like “Incomprehensible” keep changing. They also talk about making The Mirror with Big Thief’s James Krivchenia, including the opening track “Gasoline,” singing his vocals from the front porch where he wrote the songs, and recording through wildfire warnings.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Meek is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.buckmeekmusic.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 9, host Paul Richards talks to Chloe Howard, frontwoman of Lime Garden, about the Brighton band's second album, Maybe Not Tonight. They discuss the album's conception as a night out from start to finish, and how all four members ending long-term relationships within three months shaped the record. They also talk about the early hype and how she handled it, the female influences she grew up on, signing their first record deal over Zoom in lockdown, and playing Glastonbury twice, first to an empty crowd and then to a packed Park Stage.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Garden are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.limegarden.co.ukFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 8, host Paul Richards talks to Nina Persson, frontwoman of The Cardigans, about the band's breakthrough with First Band on the Moon. They discuss songs like "Lovefool," the strange experience of navigating sudden fame, and her childhood and early years at art school. They also talk about the band's evolution from their early, melodic pop sound to the darker Gran Turismo and the more reflective, Americana-tinged Long Gone Before Daylight, whether there might be another Cardigans album, and her plans to one day write a book about the band.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Cardigans are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.cardigans.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information