Sunderland Music City Podcast

About Sunderland Music City Podcast

Brought to you by the Sunderland Music City team, expect in-depth interviews with relevant people in relevant places in Sunderland, the North East region and beyond. Listen to series one for the audio experience of the Sunderland Music Strategy (2025-2030).

Publisher

Sunderland Music City

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Feb 2025

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Mackem Music Memories

   Frankie is joined by fellow Music Officer at Sunderland Music City, Marty Longstaff to discuss an exciting new project. Mackem Music Memories, needs your memories about music in Sunderland. We encourage everyone to fill in the survey in the link below https://musiccity.uk/mackem-music-memories-nckf (https://musiccity.uk/mackem-music-memories-nckf)

2. 

   7 Mar 2026

   BONUS PODCAST Sunderland Music City Radio Launched!

   Frankie and Ross discuss the significance and relevance of Sunderland Music City Radio and it's launch this week

3. 

   9 Feb 2026

   Music Education

   Frankie and Ross are joined by fellow Music Officer and Musician Marty Longstaff. Marty explains his background and tells the listeners of the existing music education and vocational organisations in the city of Sunderland

4. 

   13 Nov 2025

   Spaces and Places

   Frankie Francis and Ross Millard explore music performance spaces and interview Ben Wall, owner of Sunderland's longest-running independent music venue, offering insights into the local music scene.

5. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Accessibility and Composition

   Composer Ben Lunn discusses his journey in music, offering tips for getting involved and passionately addressing accessibility issues within the industry in an interview with Frankie.

6. 

   9 Jun 2025

   Life As A Musician

   Paul Reid of the Musicians' Union discusses with Frankie Francis and Ross Millard how the MU supports musicians in 2025, regardless of their career path in this interview.

7. 

   22 Apr 2025

   Mental Health In Music

   Frankie Francis and Ross Millard are joined by Janine Ellis MA, MBACP (Reg) aka Lorelei Therapy, Integrative Therapist, Registered Practitioner of UKBAPAM a member of Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC) and advisor to Launchpad Music.

8. 

   31 Mar 2025

   Making Music A Career

   Frankie Francis and Ross Millard discuss what career progression looks like in music with special guests Bradley Kulisic from Singing Light Music, Gareth Dobson from Wichita Management, and Bernard Butler as he spends time in Sunderland delivering a masterclass for Sunderland Music City.

9. 

   12 Mar 2025

   What Is A Music City? Lena Ingwersen Explains

   In the first episode of our new series, Frankie Francis is joined by Ross Millard as they speak to Managing Director of the Music Cities Network Lena Ingwersen.

10. 

    13 Feb 2025

    Pride & Potential: A Music Strategy For Sunderland 2025-2030

    The fourth and final part of the audio version of the 5 year strategy produced by Sunderland Music City. Narrated by Music Officer Frankie Francis

Who has been a guest on Sunderland Music City Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ben Wall
• Ben Lunn
• Paul Reid

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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