My guest in this episode is John Wills who has been involved in the underground music scene in the UK for almost 40 years. During that time has made a lot of music, played in many bands, seen a lot of the world and collected a raft of great, fascinating, and funny stories. So many in fact that this episode is a two-parter and it’s a great way to kick off the new year.
The bio John sent through to me was entitled “My Bizarre Life of Happy Accidents and Near Misses” and as you listen to this episode you will see how apposite that title is
Musically, John’s biggest commercial success was with the band Loop whose third album "A Gilded Eternity", released in 1990, made the Top 40 and was a Number 1 on the Indie Chart in the UK. He’s played Reading Festival, done multiple Peel sessions and been supported by The Happy Monday’s and Nirvana.
In 2001 John moved with his wife and musical collaborator Pinkie Maclure to Scotland and they now live in the beautiful village of Cellardyke in the East Neuk of Fife. John and Pinkie perform under the name of Pumajaw and have released six albums with another in the works. Additionally, in 2013/4 they staged a multimedia show at the Edinburgh Festival called "Song Noir" which was voted in the Top 50 shows of the Festival
This Spotify Playlist contains John's choices and a track from every artist mentioned during our chat. just cut and paste into your browser.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64gcrLCFjQpyIcBdpqXnvY?si=YXBtZST-RIm0Uyn4STqc0g
Contact Details
John's Personal email : johnw9906@gmail.com
For Podcast work : editpod007@gmail.com
Pumajaw website : https://pumajaw1.bandcamp.com/