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Gimme Five

Gimme 5: Milly Mason

20 October 2024 20

Milly Mason is just 16. She writes and performs her own songs and was recently a guest on the Pure Local Extra show. Here are 5 things you might like to know about Milly.

Tell us about the first song you ever wrote

The first song that I wrote was a song called ‘Different’. I wrote it on an instrument I now rarely play- the ukulele!

It was written on the classic theme of feeling like you don’t fit in, and my thirteen-year-old self certainly channeled her feelings towards the struggles of growing up. I actually can’t recall when I last played it; I remember thinking that it was fantastic at the time, but now, I tend to see it as something that started my passion for songwriting, rather than a song good enough for me to play regularly!

Imagine you are going to get a new pet and you can choose from a dragon or a unicorn. Which will it be?

The obvious choice for me here is a dragon- perhaps it’s just the Welsh in me!

I’ve always said that flying would be the superpower to have if it were possible and I would call it Fireball (for fairly self explanatory reasons!).

Who would you most like to share a stage with?

My dream would undoubtedly be to share a stage with the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen.

I would love to perform Thunder Road with him as it is one of my favourite songs of all time and having seen him live in concert before, I know how wonderful it is to hear him sing it.

Since he is someone who has inspired me enormously with my music, it would have to be Springsteen and the mighty E Street Band.

Tell us about a local band or artist we should check out

Even when I was just 6-years-old, my favourite band was a local one.

Not only should you listen to the incredible Rusty Shackle but you also need to go and see them live. They are some of the best performers in South Wales and I’ve been lucky enough to a share a stage with them multiple times before.

I discovered them for the first time at Wychwood Music Festival and I’ve been following them ever since!

https://www.facebook.com/RustyShackleUK

Where in the world would you most like to visit?

I would say that at the moment, my dream destination is Hong Kong because I’m desperate to see where much of my family is from and particularly the spot where lots of my relatives grew up. I think it would be a brilliant destination for some inspiring songwriting!