XTC’s Dave Gregory talks to Thomas Walsh

This episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast features a highly entertaining conversation between XTC guitarist Dave Gregory and fellow musician Thomas Walsh (Pugwash) recorded at the 2025 XTC Fan Festival in Swindon. The interview covers everything from facial hair to inspirational guitarists.

The episode also includes a round-up of the weekend’s events from first-timers Gayle Ramage and Alison Eales who loved every minute of it.

XTC-inspired music comes courtesy of Jeff Norman, aka Monkey Typing Pool. 

Thomas Walsh 

Monkey Typing Pool

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Pictures courtesy of Tim Bourne