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Hello people welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, happy new year to you all, I hope you’re all very well and have had a lovely start to 2020. This is episode 34 and features my conversation with Matt Appleton and Johnny Christmas who make two thirds of the brass section inzaza ska punk band, Reel Big Fish. I met Matt and Johnny at the o2 academy in Leeds on their tour which had previous guests Lightyear supporting. As with chatting to other guests who’s music I’ve listened to for nearly 2 decades, it’s great to find out how they got into music, both writing and performing and it’s brilliant when they show that they still have the passion for music - I know reel big fish have had multiple line up changes and these guys weren’t the founding members but they’ve done their time and covered the globe a few times over, which I’m sure is exhausting. We cover how the guys came to play their instruments and how they joined RBF and was great to get an insight into the workings of the band. They are a lot of fun to watch and for anyone who hasn’t seen them, they are coming back to not only the U.K. but Yorkshire as part of the punk in drublic stage at slam dunk festival 2020 which has a ridiculous line up already so make sure you get tickets for that it looks ace. As always, I have added a few of my personal favourite tracks to the wiypodcast playlist on Spotify so check that out if you’re looking for some fun time dancing music with slightly darker undertones than your standard ska punk band. https://www.facebook.com/ReelBigFish/