Shed Sessions

Lucy Leave join Warren for an inspiring stripped back acoustic session in the open air. The birds are ever present song carriers. It’s a peaceful affair with just the essentials and cups of tea. Jenny, Mike and Pete treat us to 5 songs from their brand new album, Feelings Explorer 1 and 2, along with insights into writing and feeling alive. A rare insight into the art of feeling and the feeling of...

It's been 3 years since Lee Switzer - Woolf joined Warren in the shed for an evening of music and conversation. We get to hear his latest songs specially arranged on acoustic guitar for Shed Sessions, and they sound extraordinary. We learn about Lee's songwriting process and gain a rare insight into his intriguing lyrics. The performance is moving and we are in awe of the stories Lee has t...

Shed Sessions have stepped into Glasshouse Studios in the Oxfordshire countryside for this enticing episode with The August List. The music is bold, haunting, and beautiful. It also has the habit of transporting our host Warren into other realms. There's talk of horror films, a British Bullterrier in a field of turnips, tattooing Ryan’s artwork, and creating and recording music in different places...

Aftercare (Brigid, Harry, Heather and Robbie) joined Warren and the crew for a performance that was out of this world. The Spring flowers have reached their peak and the Red Kites circle above as the Magpies chase after the nesting pair of Turtle Doves. This is a session to remember and to take along with you. We all just got a feeling that Aftercare have carved out something new and exciting with...

Robin, Joe and Jamie from The Dreaming Spires are in the shed to play some stripped back songs from their phenomenal latest album ‘Normal Town’. Warren and Robin stir up memories of working together in 1998 at Oddbins in Oxford. The conversation then graces across: ​a work van, with a sofa in the back, used for touring ​Warren’s CD copy of Normal Town ​beauty in the normal town ​old school Didcot...

Hannah, Tom and George from Hööf joined us for a springtime stripped back session in a little studio nestled on the banks of a stream in the Oxfordshire countryside. The performance was earthy and mystical and the conversation was filled with lovely thoughts and kindness. They played 5 exquisite songs and one unreleased premiere all acoustically! The conversation visited birdsong, rhythm in a kitc...

Chloe, Danny, Owen and Steve from Mazawattee perform stripped back versions of songs from their new EP 'Singles'. They finish the session with brand new song, 'One for the Road' with its first ever play for an audience for Shed Sessions. On top of all of this, they're the first band to be invited for a session in the new shed and they sure set things up for greatness in there. The conversation is...

Warren is back in the shed and he's found a stack of paper concert tickets. He's decided to start the new year off with a nod to the first "What's in Your Shed?" episodes by unlocking the stories within these palm sized passes. Each one reveals fond memories of gigs gone by and helps our Shed Sessions host to keep track of his life since 1993. It all began with an Elton John...

The track to the studio is bumpy and wet. Divots along the route engage the shock absorbers drawing the car tyres gently into the wheel arches as our car approaches the barn buildings. The equipment is all set up. Jamie is doing the final checks as we wait for the rest of the band to arrive . Warren is in a studio for the first time and feeling nervous. The first chords glide around the room along...

Shauna, Matty and Dave from Wilderness States join Warren and the shed crew in Curio Bookshop for a stripped back, acoustic showcase of a handful of their brilliant songs. The conversation meanders through roast dinners, a trip to see Radiohead in concert, singing in the car, band practice, sources of inspiration and a battle of the bands game. It's a stellar performance by the band as they ace th...

Warren is joined by Maisy's Rainbow Dream in Sunnybrook Studio which nestles on the banks of a stream leading into the mighty River Thames. The spiders are spinning their webs and the weeds are standing tall while the leaves and flowers bow out until the next springtime. We enter a dreamlike performance with stunning acoustic arrangements of the punk pop trio's old and new songs. The conversations...

Jack Goldstein joins us for this dreamy session in Sunnybrook Studio, Oxford. New songs, arranged especially for Shed Sessions and lovingly played on a grand piano, embrace the room and glide onto the fields below. The horses look up as one from their wildflower feast. We learn about how Jack's hyper pop songs have been reimagined on the piano, songs written about people, Buckwild, other guys...

The sun sits high in the pale blue sky. The occasional cotton puff clouds dissolve as they near the hottest parts of the sky. A trio of Red Kites circle like golden eagles high above the plains. At the end of a baked dust track below, Warren welcomes country rock 'n roll artist Brook Ellingworth into Sunnybrook Studio for a wonderful session of acoustic music and conversation. Warren and Brook dis...

J, Ash and Vincent from Secret Rivals join Warren and the crew for a superb stripped back session in Sunnybrook Studio, Oxford. The sun is high and the horses are grazing in the next field. Poplar leaves twist to and fro mimicking the sound of rain. Red Kites survey the scene from the thermals above. The sounds coming from the studio mingle happily with the beauty outside. We get to hear new music...

Fiver join Warren and an audience in the The Bullingdon on Cowley Road, Oxford, for a session we will all remember and be proud to tell fans one day, that we experienced their show in a bar in Oxford. Owen, Jake and Al play a stripped back set of 5 songs and share their thoughts on preparing this format, 90's alternative rock influences and taking their shirts off. Thank you for listening. You can...

Welcome to the 50th Shed Session episode where Libby and Warren chat about harnessing creativity, magpies, resurrecting burps and other charming insights. All this is interspersed with the most beautiful musical performance by Lord Bug. Making it even more fantastic was that they got to make the episode with an amazing audience in the coolest live music venue in town. What a way to celebrate this...

Jen Berkova (with her band) and the Shed Sessions team have literally gone underground for this underground music podcast. The show was recorded with an audience in Curio Bookshop, Oxford - an underground vault/bookshop in the heart of the city. The music and conversation has been lifted by the people in the room. The evening was filled with love, community, friendship and family. Warmly embraced...

Warren and the Shed Sessions crew (Logan, Stefano, Ian De Quadros, Ian and Andy) wrap up another year of Shed Sessions with a chat in The Slow & Steady pub. The conversation navigates the staff Christmas party, visual and audio mastery, guinea pig guest stars, favourite moments and the odd mishap. It's a delightful peak behind the scenes where we learn more about the amazing people who carry t...

The the cold air traps a layer of fog over the valley creating an impenetrable blanket of grey. As the songs rise into the sky, the natural barrier shifts and a star glistens through the parting, light years away. Warren and the crew are joined by Eva Gadd for a magnificent moment in time. Eva performs her beautiful songs on a grand piano in Sunnybrook Studio. We are mesmerised as the glorious sou...

The yellow lights from within Common Ground illuminate the silken webs on the parking information signs. The painter to the right of the doorway captures the low winter sunlight reflecting from the Duke’s windows across the street. He pulls the auburn shades across his canvas with an old brush. Lavi, David, Hannah, Mikey and Luke are setting up below ground in Curio Bookshop. Spring Major join War...

The books in the underground vault beckon us down the stairs; a billion words lift from the pages swirling through the cool air, inspiring artistry within its steel walls.  Shed Sessions welcomes Moogieman and Stefano into the Curio Bookshop for this extraordinary electronic expedition of music and conversation. We are guided through the wilds of raffle wins, geek new wave, marshmallow planets, go...

The low sun spreads its dimming rays across the tops of the Poplars. A narrow brush stroke of glowing yellow light touches the remaining leaves. The streams feeding the Thames have topped their banks, pooling in the fields beyond Sunnybrook studio. Paul Lodge joins Warren on this crisp sunny afternoon in the countryside. We are treated to extraordinary music and fascinating insights into song writ...

Blackberries and brambles, falling backwards, sewing machine, a mum’s grace, foxes, beating cancer, album photography, autism, a world exclusive collaboration with Tiger Mendoza. Warren welcomes Helen Pearson into Sunnybrook Studio near the mighty River Thames, where the Red Kites soar on the thermals and gaze across Oxford's dreaming spires. The beautiful acoustic guitars and otherworldly voices...

James from Pet Twin joins Warren in his apple tree. There they perch together like a pair of bird buddies as the sun gently dips behind the tallest branches. The dark green oblong leaves dapple the yellow sun beams across its guests, further enchanting the space. The shed may be gone but Warren continues to form environments where artists can create their most unique and finest pieces. Pet Twin sh...

The dark blue waters swell, obscuring the horizon. The boards peak and point to the vast ocean and beyond to where the sky once again meets the sea. The next wave allows its top to gently push forward revealing a crest like the wisp of cloud above. Jonny, Mark, George and James deliver us graciously ashore where we land on the smooth sand, look up towards the dunes and taste the salt on our lips. ...