Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England, in which we explore the impact of art and music on our lives. In today’s episode Drum and Brass director, Dainon Gorman finds out how Hari Trivedi started Drum and Brass with Julie Hoggarth. As well as being a graphic designer, Hari is a musician who plays the Indian drum called a tabla to a classical standard. Hari also produces music and creating healing soun...

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of Arts Council England, in which we explore the impact of art and music on our lives. In today’s episode Drum and Brass director, Julie Hoggarth talks to the artist “Ruinbow” about his art and wellbeing.The artist known as "Ruinbow" discovered a passion for art while serving a custodial sentence. On release, he contacted Drum and Brass via the No Bars project. We offered him some mentoring and h...

Hi and welcome to our latest podcast. Today we would like to introduce our latest project "Prabandh", supported by the National Lottery Fund. It is a research project on the roots of Indian Classical music and lead by Pritam Singh who is a global name in music. This is our second project with Pritam and an absolute honour to have his expertise and guidance. The project team also consists of Hari Trivedi and Julie Hoggarth. We would love you to get involved with the project, so please get in t...

Hello and welcome to Sounds of. Today we have Kim Burley Jones in conversation with Cheryl Armatrading. Cheryl Armatrading set up the AAA Foundation after the tragic death of her son Antoin Akpom. Antoin was a community youth worker who used sport to aspire to their goals and inspire young people away from crime. Cheryl continues his legacy as the Managing Director of the Antoin Akpom Achievements Foundation which offers workshops and activities for young people. Cheryl also sits on the ...

This podcast was recorded in May, shortly before the sad death of Jahmaine Davis - an inspirational person who dedicated his life to his anti-knife crime campaign "Stop the Bloodshed". Jahmaine first worked with us when we performed "Not for Human Consumption" with students at Rawlins Academy and Millgate School. He reduced the students to tears with his stories and to a standing ovation with his rap. Jahmaine leaves behind partner Abbie and daughter Paris. Our upcoming No Bars II ...

Hello and welcome to Sounds of… a podcast created by Drum and Brass, with the support of the National Lottery, and Leicestershire County Council in which we explore the impact of music on our lives. My name is Kim burley jones and in today’s episode, I am talking to fellow Drum and Brass director, Julie Hoggarth about her experiences of learning and teaching people to play music.When Julie and I had this conversation she had recently curated an exhibition of images created by memb...

Hi all, Welcome to SOUNDS OF...Today we're in conversation with Sheila Allen. Sheila is a cornet player and a music teacher with Flowers Band. She's been appointed by Brass Band England to develop Youth Brass Banding. We hope you enjoy this podcast and look forward to seeing you in the next one!

Hi all, Welcome to our latest podcast of SOUNDS OF... Today we welcome the dynamic personality, Rachel McLoughlin. Rachel works for awards for young musicians, she is a French horn player and is an amazing mentor. We met her through the Brass of the Saff project.

Hi all, welcome to SOUNDS OF. Today our directors Kim Burley Jones and Hari Trivedi are in conversation about the work Hari does and how he has coped in lockdown. Hari is a graphic designer, music teacher who plays the tabla to a classical standard, he is also a music producer where he creates healing soundscapes. You can see his work on the below links:Tabla: www.tablaschool.co.uk Healing soundscapes: www.thetantric.co.uk

Hi all and welcome to Sounds Of. In today's episode, we hear Julie Hoggarth in conversation with Melissa Brown. Melissa is a brass and piano teacher, trombone player, and podcaster. We are really fortunate to have her working with Brass of the Saff. We hope you enjoy this podcast.