I met Efa Supertramp at a music festival in Bristol,UK called Commoners Art Fest. We met at a merch table and immediately started talking about intersectionality, travel, and the experiences of being a touring musician. In today's Dreams Not Memes Episode Efa and I dive into her experiences growing up as a Welsh Musician and her thoughts on community care, anarchy, and people powered movements. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

Efa Supertramp is a Welsh folk-punk grrrl who comes armed with an acoustic guitar and a powerful voice. She regularly tours across Europe – appearing at festivals, bars, squats, venues, living rooms and street corners to perform her songs. Originally from North Wales and now based in London, Efa sings in both English and Welsh and has been shouting about the world’s wrongs in one form or another since she started her bilingual punk band The Stilletoes at the age of 15.

Links:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nMtklCZU7JAOrJ4eILRrN?si=xI7vzAXuRwCvDm7QSwyPGQ

Website:

https://efasupertramp.co.uk/

Bandcamp:

https://afiach.bandcamp.com/album/efa-supertramp-rhyddid-yw-y-freuddwyd

I spoke to Brook Pridemore in my apartment while Pridemore was on tour about their life journey. Brook and I get deep into their life journey of touring, exploring folk punk, and their ups and downs of being a musician.

Currently this is what Brooke is up to

“In the midst of relentless touring and general moving around, Brooklyn-based songwriter Brook Pridemore is hard at work on their 8th album, ‘Only I Can Prevent Forest Fires.’”

Listen more on Dreams Not Memes

Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Pridemore

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZWHEFolveKJpzm9Cbd5ml?si=pVqvk5GNSSueP9A_OVs23Q

Bandcamp

https://brookpridemore.bandcamp.com/music

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/Brookpridemore

I spoke to Cheap Dirty Horse in Nottingham, England while on the A Day Without Horse Tour.

This tour was special for many reasons, but this was also my first non US interview in person!

I spoke to Fin, Lou, Amy and Ellen about the formation of the band, the values of community, reacting to internet trolls, and the importance of punk in today's late stage capitalistic society.

Find out more on today's episode of Dreams Not Memes and check out their tunes!

Bio

Cheap Dirty Horse are a big rowdy queer trash folk-punk band from Nottingham. Blending acoustic and electric guitar with banjo, accordion, bass, drums, and sometimes mandolin, they write energetic, joyful protest music. They sing about trans rights, dead billionaires, and the importance of doing the things you love. They sing about grief, washing machines, and stealing shit.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29GJwI7K5PGd2JelFIiQ9m?si=vO67vU_bT7-KwwwbvcEyWA

Bandcamp: https://cheapdirtyhorseband.bandcamp.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheap_dirty_horse/?hl=en

Tik Tok : https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapdirtyhorse/