This week we chat to French Singer, Songwriter and Journalist Philippe Auclair, known musically as Louis Philippe. Philippe is a regular contributor to the worlds biggest football podcast, The Guardian Football Weekly, but also an accomplished musician with a high profile career spanning several decades.

We talked to Philippe about his upcoming album 'Thunderclouds',  the magic of vinyl records, his dual careers as a musician and prominent sports journalist and the future of popular music. 

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week we chat to director and movement director Olivia Stone. 

We spoke to Olivia about her directing work, devising bi-lingual plays, her aspirations as a director and the importance of fringe theatre (amongst many other things). 

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

We are joined this week by conductor and performer Finan Jones for a discussion about classical music, the relationship with other art forms and what we think can be learned from it. 

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week we chat to journalist and music critic Andrew Mellor.

From his early career working for major UK orchestras, his move to Denmark and his work for numerous music publications including Gramophone, the Strad and many others, Andrew gave us his insight on Classical music in the UK and Scandinavia, amongst many other topics.

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week we chat to artist, composer and improvising musician, Jan Hendrickse.

From playing as a woodwind soloist on the scores for blockbuster films such as Lord of the Rings and exploring a musicians relationship with breath in a PhD, Jan has had fascinating career that you can hear about in this episode.

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week musician, podcaster and outreach leader Chris Lydon chats to us about his brilliant long-running music project in prisons, working with prisoners and his approach to music making. 

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week, singer and friend of the pod Huw Montague-Rendall chats to us about his first experience of performing live since the pandemic took hold. We discuss socially distanced audiences, upcoming concert plans and the outlook for music performers, audiences and consumers. 

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week we chat to musician, poet and activist Eugene Skeef about his life growing up during apartheid in South Africa, being an artist alongside his political activism, and the development of his educational work in music since moving to the UK. 

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week we chat to musician, poet and activist Eugene Skeef about his life growing up during apartheid in South Africa, being an artist alongside his political activism, and the development of his educational work in music since moving to the UK. 

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.

This week we chat to double bass player Cecelia Bruggemeyer about her work in historically-informed performance and the life of an orchestral musician emerging from lockdown.

Each episode we chat with a variety of performers and artists about their experiences, interests and thoughts on the industry that they work in.