A break from my rock genre interviews: Following a feature hour on the band’s story in 2015, I jumped on the tour bus with The Wildflowers in March 2016 as they made their way to Brighton on their ‘Race to Calais’ tour. A spontaneous and magical interview that captures the true spirit of the band members and their appetite for having fun! Originally broadcast as a 60-minute hour special with music in March on my rock show, this feature was re-broadcast twice in 2016 in response to listener requests. And almost a year on, world events give their track ‘Skyscrapers’ renewed resonance.

NEW HORIZONS 2026: THE WORLD CUP, CARD GAMES AND JOLLY JASPER: NEW ALBUM NEWS FROM VIOLET BLEND
Audio feature interview #1,712 in an ongoing series. Every year since 2015, I’ve run a ‘New Horizons’ series to allow us to check-in with rising bands and hear



