Joss Worthington’s Distant City Studios reopened in 2017 after a year of refurbishment. Despite its locale and appropriate titling, however, Distant City – which has been in its current setting for nearly 25 years – is still within close proximity to big cities like Leeds and Manchester. For a number of years, local bands have brought the area’s strong folk music scene to Worthington’s doorstep, choosing to record their material at his facility.