Back at the beginning of this millennium Will Varley was aimlessly busking around London with a fake id, writing hundreds of songs and playing two or three open mics a week. A regular at numerous acoustic nights and folk clubs throughout South London from an early age, he spent most of his teens travelling around the capital looking for places that would let him play a few songs.

In his early 20’s Varley moved to Deal, Kent enticed by cheap rent and great pubs. There along with a number of musicians he helped set up Smugglers Records, a collective of like minded independent musicians who help each other release their own music.

Since it’s inception the collective has been instrumental in starting the careers of numerous artists as well as putting on their own sell out music festival deep in the Kent countryside, not far from the sea.