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Shotgun Story episodes

December 23, 2020 #006 People inspire me. I love people | Gareth Wilson
Gareth Wilson (Southern Gypsey Queen | Oppikoppi Booker | Romeos)

An open-hearted, multi-angle take on the music industry. So many stories!

Gareth Wilson affectionately known as G Willy in the South African music scene is known best known as the Oppikoppi booker, SGQ front-man and owner of several venues and restaurants like Good Luck Bar and Romeos.

In today's interview, we talk about what inspires him, the value of learning to play music in a church band, the story behind Southern Gypsey Queen, booking for Oppikoppi, the difference between verse people, chorus people and bridge people, and the reason his guitar is gathering dust.

The truth is that he has done almost every music industry job out there and nothing has ever been to small for him. Whenever he hosts a major event he still believes it to be unlucky if he doesn't buy the first ticket or hand out the first 100 flyers.

"If it weren't for music I would still be selling slip slops in a surf shop in the Eastern Cape."

Outro music (Used with permission from rights holder)
"Be The Lion" by Southern Gypsey Queen, Black Cat Bones and Tidal Waves. (A one take improv version) Gareth on Instagram · Gareth on Facebook · Buy Shotgun Xmas · Listen to the Shotgun Story Spotify playlist (a playlist of tracks by - and recommended / mentioned by - the artists interviewed on the show) · website · Facebook · Twitter · insta
57 min
December 15, 2020 #005 Still a magic in music | Jay Bones
The commercial route is not necessary for the success of a band.

It's been a long while since I laughed so hard...

In this honest and hilarious interview, Jay talks about the highlights of his career in music, rehearsing as a solo artist, touring with a band, songwriting, and when good things come from bad.

Jay Bones is a songwriter. Nostalgic modernists, disillusioned dreamers & relaxed workaholics, will find moments of clarity in his crafted songs. There is some crooner, a bit of country and some folk punk.

He is also the singer & guitarist from Fuzigish & Rambling Bones.

Connect with Jay Bones [email protected]

Outro music : 'Play' by Rambling Jay Bones
Used with permission of the rights holder

Have you checked out the Shotgun Story Spotify Playlist yet?
It's a playlist of tracks by - and recommended / mentioned by - the artists appearing on the show. Jay Bones on Instagram · Shotgun Tori's 'Shotgun Xmas' on Bandcamp · Shotgun Story Spotify Playlist · website · Facebook · Twitter · insta
1 hr 7 min
December 09, 2020 #004 The Will & Want to Express | Lucy Kruger
There is poetry in every cell of Lucy's body. What a beautiful interview!

One of my dearest friends and favourite collaborators, Lucy Kruger joins us from Berlin for this episode.

She speaks of how music strings memories together, being well behaved, music as a career, and the importance of consistency in engaging with yourself, the world and your craft.

Lucy Kruger is a musician from Cape Town, South Africa, who now lives in Berlin. Her solo performance focuses on the bare bones of the songs, a slow burning psychedelic folk that is both intimate and ambient.

In September 2019 she signed with independent German label Unique Records and Schubert Publishing to release her second full length album, Sleeping Tapes for Some Girls, a follow up to her debut release, Summer’s Not That Simple.

‘Though the album is called Sleeping Tapes for Some Girls, the music feels like lullabies for Nick Drake, as Lucy treads the same deep waters as the singer from the late 60s and early 70s, utilizing her voice and guitar to delicate effect—where the volume is performed in a soft tactile caress of fingers on skin or fretboard.’ - Post-Punk.

Lucy is currently working on her next album.

Outro music : 'Digging a Hole' by Lucy Kruger
(Music used with permission of the rights holder)

#LucyKruger #ShotgunStory #ShotgunTori #IndieFolk #IndependentMusicians #Consistency #Connection #Magic #Music #Berlin #Collaboration #Songwriting #SingerSongwriter #MedicineBoy #LucyKrugerAndTheLostBoys" Lucy Kruger & the Lost Boys on Instagram · Lucy Kruger & the Lost Boys on Facebook · Be a part of Lucy's Patreon community for weekly musical delights! · To download my new Christmas EP · For the Shotgun Story Spotify playlist · website · Facebook · Twitter · insta
56 min
December 01, 2020 #003 Follow your heart | Kwela (Kwani Experience)
To the question 'Why music?' Kwela answers, 'Why life?'

In this episode I chat to Kwela - poet, rapper, producer and vocalist from internationally renowned cult band Kwani Experience.

We talk about uncomplicated relationships with your medium, how learning to rap helped him with his vocabulary, touring the world, using the voice as a texture in recordings, how being a dad has impacted his career, and forays into creating solo material (and recording it in his own studio!)

The is also the episode where Kwela suggests starting the Shotgun Story Spotify playlist (and adds to it beautifully...)

Outro music : Shooting Star by Kwela (used with permission from rights holder) Kwela on Insta · Kwela on Bandcamp · Kwani Experience on Bandcamp · Spotify Playlist · website · Facebook · Twitter · insta
46 min
November 24, 2020 #002 All together now! | Lloyd-Anthony Smith
Tales of colabs and the rich SA music scene from resident impresario at Nirox

This episode features Lloyd-Anthony Smith, resident impresario from Nirox Sculpture Park and Die Ou Pastorie.

A cheerleader for music and arts in South Africa, Lloyd loves the music in this country more than anyone I've ever met. We talk about the richness of the musical landscape here, the story behind Retrofest, the power of collaboration and creating platforms for musicians who SHOULD be seen and heard.

He also has some great advice for indie artists, and his music suggestions have made the Shotgun Story Spotify playlist at least as long as a double-sided A4 page.

Outro music : A recording of a song made at NIROX by Dayne Rothbletz and Tubatsi Mpho Moloi (used with permission of the rights holders)

Check out our Spotify Playlist of music suggestions, influences and wish list collaborators from guests featured on the show.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cegb8izNa58LAp0q5wPLn Nirox Sculpture Park · Die Ou Pastorie · Spotify Playlist · website · Facebook · Twitter · insta
1 hr 7 min
November 20, 2020 #001 Stay Clear | ANDRA
Born an artist, music was the language ANDRA was given to express that

Are you one of the lucky ones who know what you were born for? ANDRA is. And you can hear it in every note of the music she makes.

In today’s episode I chat to Namibian-born independent, internationally recognized singer-songwriter ANDRA. We talk songwriting, support systems, creating during a lockdown, and how to know whether you’re on the right path.

ANDRA is a classically trained guitarist, studied music and theology in Pretoria and Stellenbosch, but gave that all up to focus on a full time career in music and songwriting. She has received a Standard Bank Ovation award for her performances at the National Arts festival in Grahamstown and has performed at all the major festivals in Southern Africa, like Oppikoppi, Splashy Fen, Park Acoustics, STRAB (Mozambique), Aardklop and Innibos.

ANDRA independently recorded three original albums that have all received worldwide praise since 2007 and firmly claimed her respected spot in the underground music scene of unsigned artists.

She has toured through Europe with her music, and has shared the stage with world renowned artists like Dan Patlansky, Anton Goosen, Jan Blohm, Karen Zoid, Sam Bettens (EU/USA), Terra Naomi (USA), Nibs van der Spuy (Portugal), Riku Latti, Koos Kombuis, Mathys Roets and Crimson House, to name but a few.

Her latest album 'A Sound or Something More' took the number one spot on the iTunes Top100 singer/songwriters chart within the first few days of its release.

'She is phenomenal in her interpretation of a variety of themes and styles.
Her voice is majestic and her presence hypnotic.' – Pinto Ferreira, Pretoria News

Music at the end of the episode
'Cockroach' by Andra Cilliers from the album 'Secrets and Skeletons ... notes from a desert café' Andra's Website · Andra on Facebook · Andra on Insta · website · Facebook · Twitter · insta · Spotify Playlist
33 min
November 05, 2020 #000 Trailer | Welcome
Welcome to Shotgun Story

The podcast that has conversations with Indie creators about music, meaning and the point of it all, so that you may be inspired by the journeys of other artists who are doing it for themselves and maybe gain a little more understanding as to why it matters quite so much that you keep creating. Website · Facebook · Twitter · Insta · Spotify Playlist
5 min
October 22, 2020 Trailer | Welcome to Shotgun Story
A songwriter's search for meaning...
Welcome to Shotgun Story, the podcast that has conversations with Indie creators about music, meaning and the point of it all, so that you may be inspired by the journeys of other artists who are doing it for themselves and maybe gain a little more understanding as to why it matters quite so much that you keep creating.
Music : Be Brave | Shotgun Tori

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5 min
October 22, 2020 Trailer | Welcome to Shotgun Story
A songwriter's search for meaning...
Welcome to Shotgun Story, the podcast that has conversations with Indie creators about music, meaning and the point of it all, so that you may be inspired by the journeys of other artists who are doing it for themselves and maybe gain a little more understanding as to why it matters quite so much that you keep creating.
Music : Be Brave | Shotgun Tori

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ShotgunTori
Insta https://www.instagram.com/shotguntori/?hl=en
Twitter https://twitter.com/ShotgunTori

When you're ready to #BeHeard, contact the podcast specialists at SolidGold.co.za
5 min