Christopher Lydon ("The Bishop")
​Creative Producer and musician

Classically-trained musician & producer, with twenty years recording & performance experience across the UK & Europe, working in jazz, folk(+), classical worlds; Educator on Hallé Orchestra’s longest-running & award-winning, education project in prisons; Project producer in music and theatre worlds, including many Arts Council England-supported projects.
The rockiest, bluesy-ist, swampiest piano player you are ever likely to hear. He is also an in demand arranger having worked with, amongst others, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Liz Green. But on top of that he is a master of the tuba!
​www.chrislydon.co.uk

Steve Bonham
Creative Director, author and musician

Award-winning psychologist, writer, musician and adventurer; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; Principal Psychologist with Association of Business Psychologists; author of three stage plays, five books & twelve albums.
The Vagabond Philosopher himself. Widely commended solo albums ‘Moon’s High Tide’ and 'Songsmith',  Steve was acclaimed as “a distinctive voice producing a body of songs which challenge, intrigue and beguile.” Author of 'A Little Nostalgia For Freedom', 'Beautiful Broken Dream', 'How To Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World'.
www.crossroadsct.co.uk

Kev Moore
​Musician

One of the finest bass players around and a mean guitarist as well. His musical CV takes in Saxon, Witch Cross and Christie, with whom he has toured all over the world.  He is a guy who embodies the spirit and soul of rock music. He also is an accomplished songwriter and his Blue Odyssey solo album, inspired by a road trip across the US, is full of great songs. A key member of the Artisan Band, contributing to performance, recordings and writing new music.

Kat Hodgkinson
Filmmaker and documentarian

A documentary filmmaker running her own production company, with a particular interest in telling the stories of ordinary folk.
Having studied at New York Film Academy, her notable work has included a feature-length  documentary "A Fashion for Blood" (about Albinos in Tanzania and the barbaric trade of their limbs for use in witchcraft), work for The Clinton Foundation, COCO (Comrades of Children Overseas), and documentaries for England Rugby and Wasps Rugby Football Club.
Kat has worked with Artisan Creative on making music videos, marketing videos and mini-documentaries, including 'Rise of the Artisan' and 'The Story of Festival of the Artisan 2021'.

Stuart Jones
​Engineer and Producer, Woodworm Studios

Stuart Jones runs Woodworm Studios, as owner and chief recording engineer. Stuart has worked all over the world as a sound and recording engineer, for touring groups and many high-profile names in the recording studio (which itself is almost synonymous with the world-famous Fairport Convention). Previous clients have included: Radiohead, Thea Gilmore, Jethro Tull, Garth Hudson, Frank Turner, Richard Walters and The Nubiles to Edwin Starr, Mark Gardener
and A Silent Film to name but a few.
www.woodwormstudios.co.uk

Gemma Caldwell
Filmmaker and documentarian

Coming soon!

Steve Bonham and The Long Road
​House band and touring musicians

​The Long Road were formed with a single mad idea to go back to the source to explore and reimagine what might grow out of the great musical roots of USA; a crazy notion to try distil something original and powerful from the elements that made some of the most potent music ever heard by human ears. The band call it Moonshine Music: taking a few simple, authentic ingredients adding a little heat and magic to try to conjure up some rare, raw spirit.
www.thelongroadband.net