Podcast, 42 mins
Sheffield Music City
Discover how Sheffield’s musical past shapes its future as local musicians explore the city’s creative potential.
Part of Ideas Alive, Off the Shelf
29 Oct 2025 18:00
Musician Neil McSweeney and colleagues from the Department of Music, examine music's deep roots in Sheffield's story while envisioning the creative potential of our musicians and music organisations to help define the city's future.
Credits
- Host: Neil McSweeney (Senior University Teacher at the University of Sheffield)
- Guest: Janine Dyer (Musical Director at the Sheffield Community Gospel Choir)
- Guest: Alex Deadman (Founder of Worlds Collide, PR, Marketing and Event Planning for Tramlines Festival and Head of Global Comms at Tickets for Good)
- Guest: Dr Jennifer MacRitchie (Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield)
- Podcast Producer: Kitty Turner
- Background Image Credit: "Reverend and the Makers” by Shane Rounce, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0