WARD THOMAS & BUSKING FOR THE PLANET
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Sisters Catherine & Lizzy Ward-Thomas are about to busk for the planet so the three of us met up and talked about that and exchanged some encouraging climate change news stories while looking back at the podcast so far.
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info_outlineMy sisters, Catherine & Lizzy form the popular country duo, Ward Thomas and they are about to busk in a different city each week in the run up to Cop 26, raising money for environmental charities and awareness for the climate crisis.
I decided to get them onPlanet & The Peopleto find out more and to enjoy a meandering conversation where we discussed our obsession with climate change & exchanged some encouraging news stories, while also looking back at the podcast series so far.
Ward-Thomas recently released their fourth studio album, Invitation. Their second album, Cartwheels was the first ever UK country album to make Number One in the official UK album charts. Notable hits include Carry You Home, No Filter, Cartwheels, Not Just Me and most recently Stranger. They have released a live recorded duet with Jack Savoretti, covering Humans by Brandon Flowers, which they recorded while supporting Jack on his European tour. They also supported David Gray on his Australian tour and before the first lockdown they were touring with James Blunt, with whom they recorded a shared single Halfway.They were planning their own fifth UK tour for May which has since been postponed three times but is now scheduled for November.
For more about Ward Thomas, their website is: https://www.wardthomasmusic.co.uk
From the week of the 17th May until COP 26 in November, they will be busking in a different city around the country to raise money for environmental organisations.
To find out where they'll be busking, they can be found on social media @wardthomasmusic and to donate, visit: https://www.buskingforourplanet.com (live from 17th May)
For more information about some of what is discussed in the podcast:
The chimpanzee sanctuary where Lizzy Volunteered: https://www.chimfunshi.de/en/
How to Save our Planet, The Facts by Mark Maslin:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/320/320155/how-to-save-our-planet/9780241472521.html
For paintings by Amanda Ward-Thomas and information about her upcoming exhibitions: https://amandawardthomas.com
Planet & The People was produced and hosted by Tom Ward-Thomas
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