The Shed's Teenage Radio Party The Shed Gigs 2010 Ian McMillan reads an extract from HAT with Billy in the background - Photo © Mary Thackray First broadcast 9 June 2005 - Jules and Julia Show - BBC Radio York Listen again to the Jules and Julia special celebrating 13 years of The Shed. From banter to batter, with music, knitting, bingo, fish 'n' chips and a skip! Talking to Hank Wangford, Snake Davis, Billy Jenkins, Ian McMillan, Richard Barnes, The Shed founder Simon Thackray, Joan King and Sirdar's Wendy Moorby and Chief Designer Sue Batley-Kyle. The Shed's Teenage Radio Party was kindly sponsored by Sirdar - the UK's leading spinner of hand knitting yarn. Sirdar are sponsors of HAT and the North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour and designers of the knitted Elvis wig.  LISTEN HERE  Jules Bellerby finding life very funny! With Ian and Simon - Photo © Mary Thackray Ian talks about how he first performed at The Shed with his heroes Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick and the first Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race. He expalins how he met Snake Davis on the banks of Bob's Pond and how the heavens opened, and HAT, the performance of words, music and knitting that took the wool world by storm. Jules talks to Hank Wangford on the phone from southern Ireland about his annual Christmas visits to The Shed. "brilliant flashes of individual inspiration - for sheer originality you have to take your hat off to them." Guardian Billy Jenkins talking to Julia Booth - Photo © Mary Thackray Billy tells Julia what it's like to perform at The Shed and sings "I Like Rain' from his latest solo album 'When The Crowds Have Gone' (recently played on the Mark Radcliffe Show) and 'I Ain't Gettin Married In The Mornin' which was written for Simon and Jenny's wedding. Eurythmics and M People's Snake Davis joins in on sax. Billy Jenkins 'has managed to delight the critics and a lot of live audiences without ever remotely troubling the chart compilers. 'When the Crowds Have Gone' will doubtless maintain this proud cult status.' The Times Sirdar's Sue Batley-Kyle talks about the knitted Elvis wigs - Photo © Mary Thackray Sirdar's Chief Designer Sue Batley-Kyle explains the creation of the famous knitted Elvis wig (another brainchild of Simon) as Wendy Moorby (former world champion fastest knitter) casts on. Sparks fly from the needles as Wendy speeds her way through the black wool to knit a complete Elvis wig during the two hour show. Billy Jenkins and Snake Davis in a quiet moment - Photo © Mary Thackray Billy Jenkins and Snake Davis are both friends of Simon and his extended Shed family. Billy and Ian perform together in HAT and Snake and Ian work together for Radio 4. When they perform at The Shed it's like a home-coming. You'll hear Snake talking warmly about just that as well as playing penny whistle like you won't believe. Both Billy and Snake teach young people in Ryedale as part of the Pied Piper Project which was co-founded and is co-directed by Simon. Snake Davis 'He doesn't mess about' Guardian Julia with Ian and Simon (Richard Barnes in background) - Photo © Mary Thackray Richard Barnes is at the back of the studio drawing furiously. Richard has been a long time collaborator at The Shed and was the first artist in residence at the Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race. He helped Simon build the stage in Kirby Misperton Church for the very first gig in 1992. There are two huge examples of Richard's work on permanent display in York District Hospital (main corridor). These two light boxes depict the North Yorkshire coastline and York railway station and they look fantastic. Joan King (Chief Shed Volunteer and knitter) with Simon - Photo © Mary Thackray Joan is The Shed's Chief Volunteer. She helps to run the bar with her husband Bob (of Bob's Pond) and is also a mad keen knitter. Every Christmas she knits a new 'object' (knitted cowboy, tin of baked beans, Santa Claus etc) for Hank Wangford and each member of the Lost Cowboys. She also bakes a huge Christmas cake which she serves to the audience (free of charge) with mince pies and cheese at The Shed's Christmas Party. MARY THACKRAY TOOK THE PHOTOS USING A PENTAX K1000 ALL PHOTOS COPYRIGHT © MARY THACKRAY 2005  LISTEN AGAIN  The Shed's Teenage Radio Party playlist: Brendan Power Chris Smither Justin Vali Norma Waterson Snake Davis (live) Hank Wangford & the Lost Cowboys Billy Jenkins (live) Labi Siffre Mrs Boyes' Bingo with Mark Sanders Martin Simpson Bob Cobbing Four Brothers Kevin Coyne Helen Watson The Shed Only two man-made things can be seen from space The Great Wall of China, and this: An old Shed door and a packed out place Of community, cultural, artistic bliss... If the world has a centre then this is it, And I'm only exaggerating a tiny bit! © Ian McMillan Simon Thackray - "performs miracles from his eyrie" Yorkshire Post The Shed Gigs Booking Now - "The smallest show on earth" Guardian Hat - the original knitting performance Knitted Elvis Wigs - Vogue Knitting and No.1 on Google! The Fish & Chip Van Tour - on the Richard and Judy Show The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race - Big Breakfast to Sky News North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour - Afternoon Play on Radio 4 Mrs Boyes' Bingo - featuring Mark Sanders The Shed Comes To Town - and Malton comes to life!

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