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Hyper Local Celebrity

Hyper Local Celebrity

By Sam Hickman

Each week Singing Harpist Sam Hickman tells you all about her week, her work and her life. You will learn what it takes to be a free-lance musician in the gig economy.
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171. Tits to Taint

Hyper Local Celebrity Feb 27, 2024

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171. Tits to Taint

171. Tits to Taint

Frustrated by Cold, Hunger and the crushing weight of professional failure, Sam Hickman returns for another podcast Episode to discuss mostly getting a new garden table and to dispel myths and rumours surrounding her Brighton Fringe Show.


Tickets:

https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/sexy-rude-harp-concert/

Feb 27, 202423:49
170. 2023 Wrap up & Ho Ho Hickman Discussion

170. 2023 Wrap up & Ho Ho Hickman Discussion

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Discusses the highs and lows of 2023, her professional successes and failures as well as an indepth look at the making and executing of 'Ho Ho Hickman, A Christmas Sam-stravaganza'

Jan 01, 202437:22
169. Ho Ho Hickman, A Christmas Sam-stravaganza (Night Three)

169. Ho Ho Hickman, A Christmas Sam-stravaganza (Night Three)

Please enjoy this kinda bad recording of the Final Performance of 'Ho Ho Hickman, a Christmas Sam-stravaganza'.

There is someone loudly coughing throughout, but I sound incredible and like I'm having a lot of fun. So enjoy that.

Dec 25, 202352:18
168. Oh Boy...

168. Oh Boy...

Just a warning, this ep contains descriptions of Sam having to kill mice... which is not a particularly pleasant experience and I'm not 100% sure why she kept talking about it.

Nov 13, 202338:55
167. We Live In A Village

167. We Live In A Village

This week no one is safe as Sam rages again the establishment and fights for her life to get a half decent story out.


Oh boy, what an ep... not really but it's all content in the end...

Oct 09, 202327:23
166. 24th September, The Moon, Frances Bolley Fundraiser Set

166. 24th September, The Moon, Frances Bolley Fundraiser Set

Please enjoy this podcast version of last night's set. for a full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLvV-K2ls_Q&ab_channel=SamHickman


To Donate to the fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/frances-bolley?fbclid=IwAR25PJq-rLNqoUxg7Y9BKRd_i1YZXZXEkuDngV81O7AbL3YemYc0pGqsqRQ

Sep 25, 202321:58
165. City Mud Room

165. City Mud Room

This week Sam has been drinking and thinking! 'Leave when you're ready!'

She went to Manorbier for 'Riptide Festival' and Pontcanna for a wedding, she went all over the place! Tyres! etc.


6th Sept, The Moon Cardiff Event details: https://www.themooncardiff.com/events/adhdfundraiser


24th Sept, The Moon, The Frances Bolley Variety Hour (details to be announced shortly)

Sep 04, 202323:29
164. Do You Get A Lot Of Post?

164. Do You Get A Lot Of Post?

What a week! What a Lobby!

This Week Sam Performs at the Castle, at a wedding, at Ardour Academy, fits in a Zoom call, dinner with friends, a date and even a trip to Metros!


Good Grief! Living!

Aug 16, 202315:24
163. I Understand My Talent, I Understand My Limitations

163. I Understand My Talent, I Understand My Limitations

This week sam is treated kindly by a stranger, disrespectfully by a company and passionately by a lover.


If you want to come to the thursday event: https://www.cityhospice.org.uk/forever-flowers-2023/


If you want to come to the Cabaret set:

https://ardouracademy.com/p/alexa-1208/



Aug 05, 202318:27
162. Delusions of Grand-TOUR

162. Delusions of Grand-TOUR

She made a suit, played two weddings and is planning a tour! Our Girl's gunna be fine!

Jul 24, 202320:30
161. Bey-once-in-a-lifetime

161. Bey-once-in-a-lifetime

Nothing is going to plan, but our gal Sam is on the side of a building, pounding the pavements and seeing Beyoncé! so it can't all be that bad...

stay tuned to the end of the episode for 'Round The Bay' a demo of a song, which, if there's ever another opportunity for your friend to get back on a stage again, will probably end the 'Sexy Rude Harp Concert', which is the next project btw.

Jun 05, 202321:40
160. SHVH: The Final Word

160. SHVH: The Final Word

Hello Friends, Remember me?!


Sam is back for a special recap edition of the podcast in which she tells you all how SHVH came to be and the financing behind the project.

Thank you again to all how came, performed, and supported the shows.

Apr 24, 202322:13
Sam Hickman Variety Hour 3: WMC

Sam Hickman Variety Hour 3: WMC

Just Sam's bit from the final SHVH including the songs:

-At Least We'll Have Tonight

-Lower Your Expectations 

-Come Inside

-We Will Be Together Again

-Here I am Again. 

Feb 22, 202301:01:41
158. Guest Announcement and Costume Chat

158. Guest Announcement and Costume Chat

Please join me and my fabulous guests 11th Feb @ WMC

https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2023/sam-hickman-variety-hour

Jan 17, 202320:46
157. 2022 Retrospective.

157. 2022 Retrospective.

Happy New Year! 

Dec 29, 202222:58
156. Capital H, HATE!

156. Capital H, HATE!

The WMC SHVH has been postponed to the 11th February. Sam is thriving, and hates her halloween costume... 

There's a very boring bus story and also a lot of sewing discussion as well as the formal campaign launch of 'Just Add another Hundred' the campaign for all harpists to just start adding at least another hundred to all their damn quotes so we can pay our energy bills this year. 

Oct 20, 202216:54
155. Summer School

155. Summer School

Friday 26th August! Come to 'An Intimate Evening with Sam Hickman' At The Glory Stores! 

Tickets are free with the promo code 'PoofDeProvence' 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-intimate-evening-with-sam-hickman-tickets-389864042847

Aug 22, 202211:15
154. Rock Hard Clay

154. Rock Hard Clay

GET YOU TICKETS! 29th October 2022! at WMC! 

https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/festival-of-voice/artists/sam-hickman-variety-hour


This week Sam discusses, busking, the 3rd and final SHVH, Welsh [Plural], the allotment and the 2005 Made for Tv adaptation of 'Once Upon A Mattress'. 


You're Welcome. 

Jul 18, 202217:21
The Sam Hickman Variety Hour 2

The Sam Hickman Variety Hour 2

Here is the show with some more bits in it. 

You can stream the songs from our guest artist on spotify here: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3NUaW773zq4JzsqytlFuf4?si=hccgegfMRmWHGyZZVHrHLQ 


Thanks again for everyone who performed and everyone who attended!

Hopefully, we will be together, again! 

Jun 24, 202201:13:12
152. My Legacy as a woman, as a performer and as an artist.

152. My Legacy as a woman, as a performer and as an artist.

There was a rat in my garden and none of the cats helped. I have to paint my guest bedroom. I love Champagne. 

Apr 11, 202220:55
The Sam Hickman Variety Hour (Part 2)

The Sam Hickman Variety Hour (Part 2)

The Second Half of The Sam Hickman Variety Hour, featuring our wonderful musical guest Frances Bolley! https://www.facebook.com/FrancesBolleyArts



Feb 18, 202249:25
The Sam Hickman Variety Hour (Part 1)

The Sam Hickman Variety Hour (Part 1)

The first act of The Sam Hickman Variety Hour, which took place 21st Jan 2022 featuring Leith Ramage, Electra Complex and Frances Bolley. 

Electra's numbers have been taken out of this audio because it would be weird to listen to a lip-sync and also probably copywrite claims etc. 

Join us again in two weeks time for the second half and hopefully the video content will be out soon as well. 

Feb 04, 202227:48
149. 2021 Retrospective

149. 2021 Retrospective

A look back on this wonderful year of tremendous success. 

Jan 03, 202232:28
148. ShowB*tch

148. ShowB*tch

THE SAM HICKMAN VARIETY HOUR! 

Soon to be postponed/cancelled or just erased from history... We'll have to see... 


Buy tickets!

https://www.shermantheatre.co.uk/event/the-sam-hickman-variety-hour/

Dec 20, 202113:00
147. How Generous.

147. How Generous.

Trigger Warning: Eating Disorder and Body Talk! 


Helllo Friends, Please start charging more so we can all eat. Thanks. 

Oct 26, 202116:58
146. The Voles Returns

146. The Voles Returns

this episode is largely Allotment Chat and costume making with a splash of grape Jelly.

Sep 18, 202118:27
145. My Boyfriend, Shep

145. My Boyfriend, Shep

Wow, back to work! what a thrill

Aug 09, 202127:35
143. Star of stage AND screen.

143. Star of stage AND screen.

This week sam discusses her star turn/celebrity cameo in Casualty, which was filmed months ago and came out Saturday.  



May 31, 202148:31
142. The Sluts Gambit

142. The Sluts Gambit

Hi friends, wow, a 12 minute episode with two full musical numbers? what a treat???? Sure! 

This month I mastered the Game of Chess and Chess the Musical. 

Nov 23, 202012:49
141. Two Ellen Greene's

141. Two Ellen Greene's

Hi, your monthly episode of very boring stories. 


Oct 25, 202028:46
140. Hyper Lockdown Celebrity

140. Hyper Lockdown Celebrity

it's good to be home. 

Sep 28, 202036:11
137. Dorian Gray: Cursed Twink.

137. Dorian Gray: Cursed Twink.

I need bananas and I want a swing set! 

I have not been dong great, but not terrible! 

Aug 10, 202035:58
136. Busy For A Pandemic

136. Busy For A Pandemic

I got new rules I count em:

1)Be a good person

2)Don't start with emotional Blackmail!

3)Make sure your maths is correct before you start negotiating!

4)Be amicable and communicative.

5) Don't rent another place until you're ready to leave

5)Don't be an asshole

6)Don't be a liar.

7)Don't assume you are in the right... it's a shareholder's meeting not a morality tale. 

8)Bring specifics to mortgage advisors and solicitors and don't act surprised when you don't come with all the information on fees.

9) Understand all the numbers. Don't try and think you're the smartest.

10)Don't tell the other person all you're secrets for many years knowing they are a gossip!

11) Don't pick the big room just because it's big. (There aren't really curtains in there! just blinds!) 


VIRILE! 

Aug 03, 202035:02
135. Less Migraine, More Mai Tai

135. Less Migraine, More Mai Tai

This week there is a lot of talk about vomit... sorry... that's just how my week shook out... there's also talk about a popular musical and my first gig in 5 months!!!!!! 

Jul 27, 202035:26
134. Appoggiatura

134. Appoggiatura

the movie is called 'Feel the beat' and I would recommend it. 

Jul 20, 202022:11
133. Take Out.
Jul 13, 202019:23
132. Hyper MINDFUL Celebrity

132. Hyper MINDFUL Celebrity

Hello listeners, please enjoy this mess of an episode.... If you can find your centre you can probably find the unsubscribe button. 

Jul 06, 202018:38
131. I'm Back

131. I'm Back

Hello friends, welcome to another episode, I left instagram for a week and people panicked! there was mass upset, people were concerned about me! 

But I'm here to tell you, I'm fine, in fact, I'm better than just Fine, I'm thriving in the new world! Hello you! Enjoy this podcast episode! 

Jun 29, 202024:52
130. JAM MOM

130. JAM MOM

Hell Is other people during a pandemic.

This podcast may move to every other month until I have ANYTHING interesting to say! 

Jun 22, 202021:57
128. Rich Man's Basement

128. Rich Man's Basement

WATCH MOVIES! 

Jun 08, 202040:51
127. Make Your Own Kinda Fence Post

127. Make Your Own Kinda Fence Post

On A very special episode of Hyper Local Celebrity Sam talks almost exclusively about her neighbour putting up a fence... oh bitch, it's all happening here! 

Jun 01, 202020:25
126. An Adult In Charge Of Restocking the Tea Towels.

126. An Adult In Charge Of Restocking the Tea Towels.

Wow... Here we are this week the Honourable Lady Hickman did the following:

-Online shopping

-Went for a run

- Opened some windows 

-Ordered Take out

-Got ready for a livestream attended by no one. 


Wow, what a gift. 

May 25, 202021:33
125. Beloved by the whole Neighbourhood

125. Beloved by the whole Neighbourhood

N.B. please mom, do not buy me a sewing machine! I think a friend is going to give me theirs! 


Also, Hi everyone. I can't wait for this to be over, week 7 broke me. 

May 18, 202027:59
123. As the Name suggests... A DELIGHT

123. As the Name suggests... A DELIGHT

Hi... Blah...

May 04, 202028:20
122: DUST THE WALLS

122: DUST THE WALLS

THIS WEEK THERE ARE LOTS OF SEGMENTS. 

Apr 27, 202027:12
121: Helen's Ready

121: Helen's Ready

Hi... More crap from me.... 

Apr 20, 202048:46
119. Happy Blerthday Jennika Cake

119. Happy Blerthday Jennika Cake

Hello,  firstly, happy birthday to me, a lonely woman with so many friends. 

I watched 2 week notice, From Up on Poppy Hill, and Rupaul's Drag race and I have a lot of opinions. 

I cover Cardiff's biggest and only interesting Arts Sector news and event. 

I have more tree chat.... so... enjoy that... 


Apr 06, 202035:19
118. TARP TALK

118. TARP TALK

This week Sam talks about Tarps and Neighbourhood trees being cut down. 

Mar 30, 202055:31
117. The Bratz Movie

117. The Bratz Movie

Hello Friends, welcome. It's gunna be a time so maybe this podcast will simnifically rise in quality...? Who can say! 


Anyway, If you want to be part of the reading of my pilot script just let me know... it's not good but it'll be at the very least something to do! 

Mar 23, 202030:09
116. Insulting To My Legacy
Mar 16, 202039:58