Creative

Dr Alexander Cummins

Dr Alexander Cummins is a consultant, diviner, writer, magician, and historian. He approaches ritual, divination, and sorcery both as a long-term practitioner and a historian of early modern magic. Dr Cummins has worked as a professional diviner for over a decade, and published several works on astrological magic, grimoires, and folk necromancy. He also provides training, workshops, and coaching in many aspects of magical theory and practice. Originally from the Midlands of the UK, Al now makes his home in Brooklyn, New York.

I have always wanted to interview Dr Al as he has so many strings to his bow, I first found out about him by finding a YouTube performance about Cut up which we discuss on the episode. Endlessly fascinating, ladies and gentlemen I give you Dr Alexander Cummins….

http://www.alexandercummins.com/

https://www.facebook.com/grimoiresontape

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and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Jon Peel JON PEEL is the founder of Generous Records Ltd and songwriter/producer for "Let the Music Give". Jon has worked in the music business as a professional musician, company director, charity trustee and musical entrepreneur for over thirty years. Jon is particularly passionate about giving something back through the music he writes and the projects he creates and works on. Jon and I talk about his trumpet playing and the interesting route into a career in music and education but not in the most obvious ways Jon is one of the Raging Horns who are the horn section for the Chill Billies You can find out more about Jon’s work at www.generousrecords.co.uk THE CHILLBILIES RnB,Soul, Jazz, Live music (thechillbillies.co.uk) To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Clive Hedger –

It was great chatting to Clive about his varied artistic work as a musician, dancer, bee keeper and artist, there is much deep wisdom here which shows an aspect of creativity which comes from trust.

Artist Statement

Adopted by bees, the wild places and the secret depths of the heart, my paintings reveal the forgotten language of remembering. Combining the traditional oil painting methods with modern visionary imagery, my work speaks in the old language, woven with the sacred threads and heralding a renewed connection to the living earth. As a deep prayer and with great reverence for the sacred spark carried throughout time, the mysteries are rendered as always, hidden, but in plain view. Invoking connection to the plants, the animals and all that is seen and unseen. It is my wish to dedicate my art as a guide map for the symbolic landscapes To inspire, transform and reveal the alchemic, shamanic and sacred within all people.

Check out Clive’s amazing work by visiting

https://www.clivehedger.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Clive-Hedger-Artist-238456712914611/?__xts__[0]&__xts__[1]&__xts__[2]=68.ardsd7uwsued...

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland
and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Fun Damentals Bluescampuk Vocals Tom Knight

With the build up to Bluescampuk at the end of July we have Tom Knight to talk about singing techniques

Tom shares his tips for developing your voice and singing in a band

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and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Fergus Drennan

I really enjoyed this one and I have been looking forward to catching up with Fergus for some time. Fergus is known for his foraging which his does in his own inimitable way. Covering a wide range of interesting themes around foraging and nature connection., from wild foods and road kill and as he eloquently puts it nose to tail (everything is used ) to making paper and hats from fungus to candy from  footstalls (the classic Amanita ) and artwork from carbonised bones and skulls featured in the program.

fergustheforager.co.uk

And Instagram is fergustheforager

link to bi monthly radio show

https://www.wildhartradio.com/

https://www.wildhartradio.com/insearchofthewild

Miles (of forager) who Fergus mentioned has an excellent podcast

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://forager.org.uk/wild-food-blog/19-ideas-philosophy/140-worldwild-podcast&ved=2ahUKEwi3to_zyaHxAhXyQEEAHSSNCwgQFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw15waE4bQ7zpvUGMYj9Y4lQ

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and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Clive Austen

Clive Austen is owns and manages  MAKE SOME NOISE STUDIO, and has worked variously as recording and live sound engineer, music promoter, record label manager and recording artist / musician, for many years in London and the South East.  He has been involved in over 40 commercial releases on CD and Vinyl in addition to digital formats, for labels such as Play (Japan), Dubhead, Devious Records, Free Radical Sounds, M21 Records, Tap N Tin Records, Electron Soul, and Make Some Noise Records itself.

Clive was the guy behind the PA at the Jazz Rooms at Pizza Express and has worked with many who have played there over the years. We talk about the live music scene and in particular the alternative scene and how important live music is, especially now.

To find out more about Clive visit

Www.makesomenoisestudio.co.uk

Www.oskarvilcrow.co.uk

Www.maidstonefringemagazine.co.uk/

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and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Today i talk to the wonderful Sam Kelly about drums. Sam shares his experience about drumming and music which makes him such a great musician to watch and work with. We talk reggae and why it is difficult for white guys to play it! We also talk Miles Davis as well Fun chat .. To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

British Jazz Award-winning Derek Nash - bandleader, composer, arranger, record producer and engineer - is one of the UK’s busiest jazz musicians. He is leader of six bands, each with its own unique sound and featuring some of the top jazz musicians in the UK today. Derek has been a full-time member of the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra since 2004 and is also a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion. With these bands, he has enjoyed sharing the stage with many great artists including Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, Jack Bruce, Amy Winehouse, Michael Buble and Sir Paul McCartney. He is one of the most in-demand and respected guest instrumentalists for jazz clubs across the UK and has received numerous nominations in the British Jazz Awards. In the jazz-funk world he has performed with David Benoit, Brian Culbertson, Ernie Watts, Mezzoforte, Nelson Rangell and Don and Dave Grusin. Derek talks about his various musical strands that brought him through TV shows and running his own studio, very interesting chat Find Derek at http://www.dereknash.com/ Derek is a Vandoren UK Artist https://www.facebook.com/VandorenUK/

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and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Grant Tunbridge from the Bluescampuk team takes us through bass playing with lots of advice to get you playing. Playing in a band is high on the list with techniques taken from years of experience Enjoy News for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Youth (Martin Glover)

Youth is most famous for being the bass player in Killing Joke. He left the band in 1982, and soon after founded his own commercially orientated dub funk band Brilliant, which recorded one album in 1986 before later disbanding.

In 1989, Youth and Alex Paterson started the WAU! Mr. Modo label. Their early releases were industrial techno dubs and heavy sound system dubs from artists such as Napthali, Manasseh, Bim Sherman and Jah Warrior.

In the early nineties, Youth formed techno and house music duo Blue Pearl together with American singer Durga McBroom. They scored a handful of hit singles including their blue vinyl debut "Naked in the Rain", which reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart and was also a No. 5 dance hit in the U.S. in 1990. It was followed by "Little Brother" and "(Can You) Feel the Passion". An album, Naked, was also released.

In 1994, Youth rejoined Killing Joke and their album Pandemonium was released on his Butterfly Recordings label, as was the 1996 follow-up, Democracy.

Youth's Butterfly Records label has produced artists such as Take That, Wet Wet Wet, Tom Jones, the Orb, System 7, Maria McKee and Heather Nova. Youth was the co-producer of the Verve's Urban Hymns and Dolores O'Riordan's 'Are You Listening?' He has also worked, produced and remixed for bands including Kate Bush, Guns N' Roses, Primal Scream, Embrace, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Gaudi, Art of Noise, Crowded House, Zoe, P.M. Dawn, Yazoo, Erasure, U2, Bananarama, INXS, James and Suns of Arqa.

Great chat with Youth where he explains his creative approach which is fascinating

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music