Threads Radio celebrates four year anniversary

A knees-up will go ahead in Tottenham on Saturday, reports Miriam Balanescu

A local radio station will be celebrating its fourth anniversary this Saturday, 11th February.

Threads Radio was founded in 2019 by Frederick Sugden and Lee Kirk Fagan after they moved on from working at another North London station. Since then, the station has gathered a community of local musicians and devoted gig-goers, while also becoming a hotbed for up-and-coming talent.

On Saturday, a line-up featuring Afrocat, Architect, Jamie Renton and more will be playing at The Post Bar in Tottenham to raise money for The Wards Corner Community Plan.

Frederick said: “The aim for Threads is to provide the broadest possible spectrum of music programming, alongside centring talk-based discursive content that reflects the issues, concerns and aspirations of a diverse audience. The station is here to be a platform for underrepresented voices, outsider artists, musical vanguards, and collectives who deserve visibility in the media space.

“We hope to inspire, challenge and excite with any and all aspects of our programming. We actively try to create variety with the shows we broadcast – classical music shows rubbing up against deconstructed club mixes, film critique interview podcasts sat next to DJs playing trap and bashment. Our aim has been to be a broad church, and for everyone who comes to our studio to feel welcome, and feedback from our hosts has confirmed that we’re succeeding at achieving that.”

The Wards Corner Community Plan has been designed to open up this historic Latin Village, long threatened by developers, to local residents through a community share offer.

Lee explained: “Tottenham has been central to Threads, as home to our first studio, and being where I originally grew up in the 80s and 90s. The town has been of huge importance from a cultural and musical standpoint over many decades, and is a place of political significance; an area that has challenged the authorities, and stood up to injustice. It is one of the most multicultural parts of the United Kingdom, and there should be as many spaces and facilities in the area that allow that multiplicity to combine and flourish. We hope the proposals for Wards Corner will facilitate cross cultural engagement, and foster unity within such a vibrant community.”

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