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Secret Garden Festival, Friday 13 and Saturday 14th June 2025 – Sheffield, UK

Friday 13 and Saturday 14th June 2025 – Sheffield, UK
Scott Marshall
I’m so pleased to have Scott Marshall in the garden this June, performing at Secret Garden 3 mini-fest. I’m a sucker for the multi-layers and harmonics of the hurdy gurdy, at which Scott is simply fantastic. Check out his Gurdymania trio of albums, GurdymaniaUK on Bandcamp. Scott’s set will be broadcast live, 8-9pm on the Friday of the festival.
Feast your ears on this:
Dead Space Chamber Music
Headlining on the Friday (& livestream) we have Dead Space Chamber Music: ‘Gothic ritual experimental doom’ if I’m not mistaken 🙂 Reinterpreting ancient forms and melodies, propelling them into the presnt. They’re picking up steam, too; playing with a whole host of artists. Including a UK tour with Jo Quail – and creating beautiful bespoke events in their hometown of Bristol.
dscm.bandcamp.com
DSCM will also start off proceedings on the Saturday of SG3, opening the day with a different, more mellow and enchanting acoustic vibe to fit the mood of the day 😉
After that, I’m delighted to have Sally Doherty (member of Sieben for the very first album!) and Frank Birtwistle, a.k.a Summerisle in the garden. Music this delicate, with Sally’s voice through a studio mic and Frank’s amazing guitar is going to sound simply stunning through my studio set up direct to silent disco headphones!
They’ll be playing the Saturday of the festival, 14th June, 3.30-4.30pm. Saturday isn’t broadcast, so you’ll have to come in person for this loveliness.
Check out their beautiful album Circle on Bandcamp.

Searching For Lil
Also on the Saturday of SG3, we have the sensational Searching For Lil. “Always with an acoustic guitar and writing to get the words out, Searching for Lil is an independent artist. With years of writing and playing, her album is now in progress and her music is now being shared and performed. ” We’re so looking forward to hearing her in the garden 🙂
Search all things Lil, here, a Linktree to her various social medias.
Sieben
I’ll be playing first on the Friday, to kick things off. And last of all on the Saturday, with different sets and some nicely developing loops 😉
There are still some tickets left for this event, in person. Message me if you’d like to come along 🙂
You are all welcome to the garden on Friday, as I’ll be broadcasting it live, Fri 13 June
Livestream times, Fri 13 June
LIVESTREAM START: 6.15PM
6.30-7.30 Sieben
8-9 Scott Marshall Hurdy Gurdy
9.30-10.30 Dead Space Chamber Music
