Sally Reeder joins Fletchr Fletchr straight after their incredible set at Norwich Rock n Roll Circus at Earlham Park on Saturday 22nd August. Fresh from releasing their new EP ‘Passenger’ the day before the energy was high.
Chatting to the band, they were absolutely buzzing and they ‘did not want to come off’ the stage and are already looking forward to coming back to Norwich for their autumn headline tour at Norwich Waterfront Studio on the 1st October – this is one not to be missed.
Meeting the band, Sally dives into a lovely chat about festival ambitions, secret musical talents, favourite items of clothing and the latest EP. Watch the full interview on YouTube.
Backstage with the band:
How did you find your first time playing in Norwich?
‘It was amazing. A really really good set. First time here and I think we all loved it. Lots and lots of fun! We wish we had more than half an hour though’
The 30 minutes slots are always a killer… it always seems to go too quickly…
‘We were having so much fun. But we are back in Norwich at the Waterfront for our headline tour on the 1st of October.’ … ‘I think it is going to be a really great night’
So, is this your first time in Norwich?
‘Yeah’ …
…‘I’ve been camping’
Where is your top camping spots?
‘Barnham and I also went to Great Yarmouth in the off season!’
Ooooh! …Do you do a lot of camping at festivals?
‘We have had a lot of back to back so can’t stay. But for this one we should have stayed. It looks like a really good time.’
What are your summer highlights?
‘Boardmasters. We did stay at Boardmasters.’
I am going to throw out some random questions… What is your favourite item of clothing?
‘I’m a shirt guy’
For example Razorlight and Biffy Clyro seems to always take their shirts off… is there anything you could go on stage without?
‘You always take your shoes off.’
‘Well mostly shoeless’
What about socks?
‘No. No. No. Barefoot’
‘If you have socks you just start sliding about!’
Next question, you released new music yesterday, how is that going?
‘Yeah, I mean its been pretty good. We have been sitting on it for like two years so we are all really excited for it to come out.’
What is the writing process like?
‘It’s teamwork.’
‘We bring it to the band and then it becomes what is it because of the band’
‘It’s super super collaborative. It would not exist if all of us weren’t doing it together’
Absolutely. So, I did notice you had a wide range of instruments, what other instruments would you like to add into the band?
‘Oh you’re the saxophone. Our little secret weapon.’
‘George secretly revealed his plays the trumpet the other day which we didn’t know’
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‘I’d love to add some keys and some synths’
‘I just think it’s a really nice thing to add some extra elements to your sound to tie some things together to make things sound really cool’
Returning to the festival theme, is there a dream festival?
‘Glastonbury.’
‘It’s been one of the main goals. We’ve entered competitions every year’
‘…And of course Reading and Leeds.’
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If someone has never watched or heard of your band, how would you sell your band? Why do we need to listen to Fletchr Fletchr?
‘Three words’ ‘Big songs, big vibes and lots of fun’
Listening to your set earlier, your songs are quite deep and with a point to them…
‘All these sad topics and it makes the audience think that oh yeah, these guys have been through some stuff and I feel safe and happy at these gigs’
Absolutely! Thank you so much for your time, looking forward to seeing you when you return to Norwich in October.
Watch the full interview below.
Based in Norwich, Sally Reeder is passionate about all things music and is an aspiring music journalist. You will likely find her at a gig or festival in her free time. Inadvertently, she has the perfect name for the indie, rock and brit-pop scene with countless songs being named after her!
Sally is a graduate from UEA with English Literature BA Hons and Business Marketing and Management MSc. Currently Sally works as a secondary English teacher and her love of words, lyrics and poetry she passes on with enthusiasm to the students she teaches.
