It's July - and that means we're fast approaching this year's Standon Calling.
Held between 21st and 24th July, Standon Calling is packed with some Dork-approved talent, the festival features Loyle Carner, Sigrid, Declan McKenna, Self Esteem, The Cribs, Ezra Furman, Yard Act, Dry Cleaning, The Mysterines, Crawlers, Matt Maltese, CMAT, Lime Garden and more.
There’s also Dork’s very own Dive Bar stage, with some of the best emerging talents on the planet, including the likes of
Snapped Ankles, Melt Yourself Down, NiNE8 Collective, Bob Vylan, Sad Night Dynamite, Scalping, Swim School, SIPHO, Malady, Ithaca, Mimi Barks, Nukuluk, Pongo, Kojaque, Soccer96, Nuha Ruby Ra, Art School Girlfriend, Keg and
Banji.
We put together a quick pop questionnaire for the acts playing the Dive Bar, so we could all get to know a little bit more about them. Here's what we got out of Nuha Ruby Ra.
Hello Nuha. How's it going? What are you up to today?
Hey. It’s going very well because I’m going on an actual holiday tomorrow
It's nice to have festivals properly back, isn't it? What have you missed most about the whole festival experience?
It’s magic yeah, I’ve missed random hangs with people I’m not expecting to see
How do you prepare for spending summers on the road going from field to field?
Some kind of foot pillows for going in between gigs is nice. I wear boots and heels on stage. I always pack a portable speaker and essential oils in tour bag, I started taking a USB blender on the last tour, was meant to be for smoothies in a vain attempt to be healthier, but in fact it makes mean margaritas and that’s its main purpose now.