I continue to collect my personal favourite flutists on Inline G this week, with folk music expert, author, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist and all-round icon; Philippe Barnes.

Philippe's brand new record, The Clearwater Sessions, with Tom Phelan on piano comes out fittingly on St Patrick's Day (17th March 2024), so we sat down and had a chat about it, and the 18 year journey from the cult album The Madrid Sessions. We also discussed Philippe's varied career in television and recording, as well as his love for Boyz II Men.

The Clearwater Sessions is available on CD, Vinyl and Streaming, and you can get more info on Philippe's website over at www.PhilippeBarnes.com

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Chapters:

0:00 - An Intro from Philippe's Biggest Fan

3:33 - Philippe on Inline G, Seamed Tubes and other flutey things

10:05 - The Differences between Irish and Scottish Music (and weather)

22:00 - The V-Word

25:40 - The Madrid Sessions

35:08 - The Clearwater Sessions

50:50 - Brian Finnegan and Flook

56:21 - Dickson, Glass, Bowie and Prince

1:04:55 - Quick Fire (ish) Questions

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