Contributors

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Host

James B Partridge

James is a singing teacher and regularly performs across the UK with his Primary School Assembly Bangers Live show. Festival appearances include Glastonbury, Latitude, Edinburgh Fringe and The Big Feastival. He has appeared on BBC The One Show, BBC Breakfast, BBC Scotland, Loose Women (ITV), CBBC Newsround and Vanessa Feltz show (TalkTV). He featured live on Jeremy Vine’s BBC Radio 2 show, Tom Allen’s Virgin Radio show, BBC South East Today and ITV’s This Morning. His online videos have been written about in The Times, The Independent, Buzzfeed and featured in a number of podcasts. Radio appearances include: BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 with Scott Mills, BBC 5 Live, Absolute Radio and Virgin Radio with Tom Allen.


https://jamesbpartridge.com/

Guests

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Guest

Rachel Joy Staunton

As the Artistic Director of LYC Rachel is passionate about using singing to unlock young people’s potential. She is dedicated to making singing opportunities available to all children, and has a particular passion for working with children who might not otherwise get a chance. In 2018 Rachel was made Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, in recognition of her contribution to choral music and work with young people. Rachel was shortlisted for the 2023 Francesca Hanley Inspiration Award in the Music & Drama Education Awards.

https://www.instagram.com/racheljoystaunton/