WhisperCast18 Aug 2025

Who we discovered at Boardmasters 2025 | Ocean Alley's new album, Essy Sparrow's festival debut, Sports Team's tour with Supergrass and The Other Woman Band on the importance of community

Boardmasters 2025 was a year to remember. The sun was shining down on a stunning Watergate Bay as a stacked lineup, ranging from some of the UK's biggest new acts to local Cornish favourites, brought the party to Newquay at this year's festival.

In this episode; we chat with Australian band Ocean Alley, known for their insanely popular viral song Confidence, about their new album and upcoming tour as well as what unites Australians and the Cornish together – Pastys and Pies!

We then head over to The View stage to chat with Essy Sparrow to chat to the Cornish-based singer-songwriter about her incredible rise in the past year. She touches on her successes and struggles with social media, finding her voice as an artist and the impact of Cornwall on her music.

We then stay at The View stage and chat to the legends Sports Team about what makes their show unique, and all of the crazy ways they've found of getting the crowd involved.

And we finish off with The Other Woman Band, new rising stars from in and around Plymouth. We talk about how Livewire and similar communities have helped them and other bands build their careers, as well as what it means for them to be an all female band in the South West scene.

Hosted by Rhys Hurd

Audio produced by Avon Audio

Podcast jingle by Viet

Podcast logo by George Sutton

Photos by Lucy Sian Photography

Special thanks to Boardmasters and Gala PR.

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