"A lot of the time, people don't realise that right on our doorstep there's this incredible music scene." - When artists like Favourite Child's Connor Thompson say this about cities in the North East, it makes you wonder why they tend to stray away from performing.

Join Sarah, Charlotte, and Tammi as they investigate 'The Death of Live Music in the North East'.

The team behind this episode:

• Charlotte Allsop
• Tammi Fairbairn
• Sarah Leaver

Word on Wearside is a Spark Sunderland podcast, produced by journalism students at the University of Sunderland. With teaching supervision by Lecturer in Audio, Jay Sykes.