HelpSheffield's Podcast

Mat Hook tells us about his life in music, Sheffield and headlining EchoSound Festival Saturday 7th of March from 11am

Matt is the former lead singer of the fine Sheffield band Kartica. When they disbanded (literally) he want and had a big lie down but for the past 3 years has been producing music and gigging, with his band, as Mat Hook. He tells us about his time in music, his past, his present and his upcoming plans. Please have a listen and if there is anything, Sheffield, you'd like us to do for future episodes do please get in touch via helpmycityelves@gmail.com The things mentioned in the podcast include Mat himself whose info can be found via hs website at https://mathook.com/ EchoSound Festival where details and tickets can be found via https://www.fatsoma.com/e/g2br6p4x/echosound-fesitval Steve Cowen's Mosfest book launch event can be accessed here https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Sheffield/Sidney-And-Matilda/Mosfest-Sheffield-book-launch-festival/42074090/#lineup The promoters of good northern events Gig Life Crisis can be found here https://giglifecrisis.co.uk/ And the football kickabout shenanigans are here https://www.instagram.com/kickabout.sheff7s/?hl=en We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and BlueSky. We run Sheffield Socials on a sub Reddit of that same name as well as on Instagram and Twitter. Any contact can be made via DMs or helpmycityelves@gmail.com Our next monthly social, all welcome, will be at Lock Inn, Victoria Quays on Thursday the 19th of February 2026 (this will be very quickly outdated).

A New Zealander called Linda visits Sheffield for a month and tells us what she thinks! Appx 18 mins

Linda and her husband are doing a tour of the UK, France and Sweden and for one month of that they ended up dog sitting in Beauchief, Sheffield. Whilst they were there Linda posted all about it with a daily, positive, image and wordage on BlueSky (@lindaholman.bsky.social) which we liked so we thought we'd have a chat with her. She also does a blog thewayfaringpath.com and a YouTube (shorts) channel of the same name. with one clip being here https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mzM-GbkFqNA So have a peek at all of those. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter https://bsky.app/profile/helpsheffield.co.uk [https://bsky.app/profile/helpsheffield.co.uk] on Bluesky This podcast is available on virtually every podcast platform and our website at www.helpmycity.co.uk

Interview with Sheffield singer/songwriter Daisy Peacock after her Tramlines set 2025

The Tramlines blurb "With debut single ‘You Don’t Want Me Enough’ earning her a top 10 spot in both Song Academy’s Young Songwriter Competition 2024 and Citrus Records Songs of the Year list, Birmingham based, Sheffield born Daisy Peacock is already making waves in the local indie pop scene – having recently supported acts such as Alfie Jukes, daydreamers, and Blondes. For her live shows, Daisy is joined by a 4 piece band to bring her diverse catalogue of relatable and catchy pop music to life! ‘They were a funky 90’s indie rock machine! Alanis Morrisette vibes!’ – Counteract magazine Second single ‘Valentine’s Day’ blends a unique production and heart-wrenching lyrics with a soaring chorus to create an anthem for the universal feeling of unrequited love. ‘Incredibly addicting’- Whoisblank blog Daisy can be found on Instagram @DaisyPMusic Twitter @DaisyPMusic Facebook https://www.facebook.com/daisypmusic/ TikTok @DaisyPMusic We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and BlueSky and our website can be found at www.helpmycity.co.uk

Love Eccy Road. Interview with the organiser and a venue owner for the event taking place between the 19th and 28th of September 2025

An interview with: Tim, creator of the Love Eccy Road event. Mark, The owner of Craft and Berry, one of the event participants. Why should I listen? Because you will learn how the event works, when it is, what's in it for you and whether you think you want to join in, or not? Why has the @HelpSheffield podcast been gone for so long? Because no one asked to be on it but now they have so BOOM! We are here. Where can I get more info about Love Eccy Road and Craft and Berry? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Love-Eccy-Road/61577376860475/?_rdr and https://www.facebook.com/craftnBerry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love_eccy_road/ https://www.instagram.com/craftnberry/?hl=en Websites https://www.loveeccyroad.co.uk/ https://craftnberry.co.uk/ If you want to contact us we are @HelpSheffield on Twitter, BlueSky and our website is helpmycity.co.uk

Lucy Straker Campaigns Manager for Brake and co-founder of Proud Changemakers

Lucy Straker is the Campaigns Manager for Brake the road safety charity who are hosting #RoadSafetyWeek from 19-25 November. This years theme is ‘let’s talk about speed’ and Brake is holding a national conversation about why we think it’s ok to speed. You can sign up to Road Safety Week for free at https://www.brake.org.uk/road-safety-week [https://www.brake.org.uk/road-safety-week] You can also sign up to the #Brake5 challenge on that page too. Follow Brake at @brakecharity on twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Lucy (she/they) is also one of the co-founders of Proud Changemakers - a group which celebrates and elevates LGBTQIA+ folks across the voluntary sector and makes noise about issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community today. Follow @proud_change on twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Or you can reach out at proudchangemakers@gmail.com [proudchangemakers@gmail.com]. We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and our website (which is not working as of 15 Nov 2023 but will be soon - hopefully.) is available via www.helpmycity.co.uk If you would like to be part of our podcast or write a blog post please contact us there or via helpmycityelves@gmail.com We also run @SheffSocials on Twitter and Instagram. We organise a monthly, usually pub based, no agenda meetup. Our next one is on Thursday the 30th of November from 6.30pm (We stay until everyone leaves usually) at Mesters Tap, Woodseats, S8. It is free but so we know numbers it would be great if you could sign up here > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-socials-also-on-twitter-and-instagram-tickets-724194353807?aff=oddtdtcreator Cheers The Elf