"Every time you visit Woodford you leave a different person."

This episode was recorded live from the Woodford Folk Festival as part of First Wine of the Day. Harley Breen and co-host Nikki Britton open with one of the most quietly beautiful moments Radio Woodfordia has captured — the story of a she-oak walking stick, a stranger's generosity, and a carving made from a sapling found during a wilderness rites of passage ceremony. It's the kind of story that reminds you why Woodford exists.

Poet Nick Grivas then takes the room by storm with his searing and uncomfortably accurate slam piece Chasing Cheap Dopamine, Bobby Alu plays the song that soundtracked the birth of Harley's first child, bars manager Linus Wilson finally explains what orange wine actually is, and the Beddy Rays close out with their very first Woodford performance.

This episode is for:

• Anyone who needs to feel something real today
• People who've ever been handed an unexpected gift by a stranger
• Anyone who's checked their phone at least once while listening to this

Dive in to hear about:

• A she-oak walking stick, a family heirloom, and a gift returned
• Chasing Cheap Dopamine — slam poetry for the accidental cyborg in all of us
• The truth about orange wine (and why sediment is your friend)

To come to the Woodford Folk Festival and FWOD next year visit: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/

FOR MORE:

Bobby Alu: https://www.bobbyalu.com

Nick Grivas Liquid Lyrics: https://www.instagram.com/liquid_lyrics

Beddy Rays: https://www.beddyrays.com/

Harley Breen: https://www.harleybreen.com.au

Nikki Britton: https://www.instagram.com/thenikkibritton

CREDITS:

Hosts: Harley Breen, Nikki Britton

Guests: Nick Grivas, Bobby Alu, Linus Wilson, Beddy Rays

Producer: Bree Hickson-Jamieson

Executive Producers: Benny Wallington, Georgia Shaw

Artwork: Hannah Rose

Social Media: Eliza Cowan

Assistant: Madeline Corcoran

Town Cryer: Ché Pritchard

Camera Operators: Amelie Barham, Ben 'Tofty' Toft

Editing: Amelie Barham

Music by: The East Pointers

Recorded on Jinibara Country

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Credits:

Host: Harley Breen

Executive Producers: Bree Hickson-Jamieson, Josh Weier, Benny Wallington

Audio mastering: Kieron Atkinson

Music by: The East Pointers

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