13 episodes
- In this bonus episode of the Scared To Dance Podcast we have put together a collection of our favourite moments from season 1.
Host Paul Richards talks to Belle and Sebastian, Elis James, Sorry, Manic Street Preachers, The National, Warren Ellis, Billie Marten and Sleaford Mods. Season 2 will be launching this summer.
Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing hello@scaredtodance.co.uk
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Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording
Hosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information - In episode 12 host Paul Richards talks to Elis James. They discuss choosing comedy over playing in a band, picking up a guitar and the accessible influence of Britpop, how streaming changed music’s role in personal identity, his deep connection to Welsh language and music culture and the viral success of the Cymru Connection.
Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing hello@scaredtodance.co.uk
Elis James is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.elisjames.co
Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Facebook and X @scaredtodance
For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk
Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording
Hosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information - In episode 11 host Paul Richards talks to Gwenno. They discuss how Welsh and Cornish shaped her solo path, The Pipettes, life's survival instinct and music's stabilising role, inspirational Jarvis Cocker, Michael Flatley and her Las Vegas-era and her bold shift to the English language on her latest album Utopia.
Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing hello@scaredtodance.co.uk
Gwenno is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.gwenno.info
Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Facebook and X @scaredtodance
For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk
Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording
Hosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information - In episode 10 host Paul Richards talks to Lewis Maynard and Tom Dowse from Dry Cleaning. They discuss their new album Secret Love, Cate Le Bon's inventive approach to producing the record, working with interdisciplinary performance duo Bullyache, the band's early unexpected rise and the importance of grassroots music venues.
Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing hello@scaredtodance.co.uk
Dry Cleaning are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.drycleaningband.com
Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Facebook and X @scaredtodance
For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk
Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording
Hosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information - In episode 9 host Paul Richards talks to Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods. They discuss their new album The Demise of Planet X, collaborating with Life Without Buildings, recording at Abbey Road Studios, his friendship with the director Ben Wheatley plus working with Cillian Murphy and acting in Peaky Blinders and Game.
Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing hello@scaredtodance.co.uk
Sleaford Mods are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.sleafordmods.com
Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Facebook and X @scaredtodance
For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk
Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording
Hosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information
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About Scared To Dance Podcast
Welcome to the Scared To Dance Podcast where host Paul Richards talks to his favourite people about their musical passions past and present.
In season 1 he talks to guests including Belle and Sebastian, Sorry, The National, John Grant, Billie Marten, Manic Street Preachers, Pat Nevin, Warren Ellis, Sleaford Mods, Dry Cleaning, Gwenno and Elis James.
We will be back with season 2 in summer 2026.
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