Talk to the Band

This is the first episode, in a two part interview with Yolanda Charles, a UK musician and teacher who has played bass guitar with the likes of Paul Weller, David Stewart, Robbie Williams, Mick Jagger, Hans Zimmer and many more.

From July 2017 through early 2020 she was a member of Squeeze and has recently joined Sting’s live band with tour dates planned for 2021, and at the end of 2020 she .

was awarded the MBE for services to Music.

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This is the second episode, in a two part interview with Peter Boita, a UK drummer who has played with numerous musical legends which include Sir Elton John, Madonna, Glen Campbell, Dame Vera Lynn, The Jacksons, Dame Shirley Bassey, Whitney Houston, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Rod Steward, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir George Martin, Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber, The Supremes, Charles Asnavour and many, many more. And, he was also resident drummer for the first 25 years of Les Miserable..

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This is the first episode, in a two part interview with Peter Boita, a UK drummer who has played with numerous musical legends which include Sir Elton John, Madonna, Glen Campbell, Dame Vera Lynn, The Jacksons, Dame Shirley Bassey, Whitney Houston, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Rod Steward, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir George Martin, Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber, The Supremes, Charles Asnavour and many, many more. And, he was also resident drummer for the first 25 years of Les Miserable..

Special thanks to Peter Boita for agreeing to be interviewed for Talk to the Band. If you'd like to find out more about Peter and his incredible career, please check out the below links:

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Promo video for Peter's lectures onboard the the Cunard liner Queen Mary 2

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In this bonus special episode, we interview Dave Hemingway of the Beautiful South and guitarist Phil Barton, who discuss their new band 'Sunbirds' and their debut album 'Cool to be Kind'. It's a great album and we play clips from three of the songs from the Album during this episode, if you'd like to find out more about the Sunbirds then check out their website using the link below:

Special thanks to Dave Hemingway and Phil Barton for being part of this episode. If you'd like to find out more about Sunbirds  then please check out their social links below:


Sunbirds Website : www.sunbirds.co.uk

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This is the second episode, in a two part interview with Tessa Niles, a UK female vocalist who has performed and recorded with some of music’s greatest stars including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, David Bowie, Tina Turner, The Police and Robbie Williams.

In 2015, she released a book called “Backtrack: the voice behind music’s greatest stars”, which is a star-studded account of her 30 year career working alongside some of the greatest names in Rock and Pop..

Special thanks to Tessa Niles for agreeing to be interviewed for Talk to the Band. If you'd like to find out more about Tessa and her incredible career, please check out her book:

“Backtrack: the voice behind music’s greatest stars”


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#TalktotheBand #Tessa Niles #Backtrack #Sting #ThePolice #TinaTurner #ABC #TrevorHorn #DavidBowie #EricClapton  #GraceJones #RichardNiles

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This is the first episode, in a two part interview with Tessa Niles, a UK female vocalist who has performed and recorded with some of music’s greatest stars including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, David Bowie, Tina Turner, The Police and Robbie Williams.

In 2015, she released a book called “Backtrack: the voice behind music’s greatest stars”, which is a star-studded account of her 30 year career working alongside some of the greatest names in Rock and Pop..

Special thanks to Tessa Niles for agreeing to be interviewed for Talk to the Band. If you'd like to find out more about Tessa and her incredible career, please check out her book:

“Backtrack: the voice behind music’s greatest stars”


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#TalktotheBand #Tessa Niles #Backtrack #Sting #ThePolice #TinaTurner #ABC #TrevorHorn #DavidBowie #EricClapton  #GraceJones #RichardNiles

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In this special episode, we interview Singer/Songwriter Lee Wylding from the band "The Far North".

Lee joined me to discuss their debut album "Songs for Gentle Souls" which was released on 20th November 2020.

Special thanks to Lee for being our guest in this episode. If you'd like to find out more about Lee and The Far North then please check out their social links below:


The Far North Website : www.thefarnorth.co.uk

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In this episode, we interview Nigel Spennewyn, UK Guitarist, whose performance and recording credits include Elkie Brooks and Joe Cocker. He has previously worked for Chandler Guitars, Fender, Line 6 and Korg, and he is currently the International Sales Manager for Suhr Guitars, Amps and Pedals..


Special thanks to Nigel for being our guest in this episode. If you'd like to find out more about Nigel and Suhr Guitars then please check out their social links below:

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Social Links for Nigel's Band - The Way Back:
Website : https://www.lemonrock.com/thewayback

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In this episode, we interview Alison Wheeler, female vocalist for The Beautiful South between 2003 and 2007. Since then, she’s been the female vocalist with The South, performing all over the UK and recording their album “Sweet Refrains”. In 2010, she recorded the track “Move a little closer” with John Windle of Little Man Tate, and she is also involved with the band The Topers and her own Jazz group Southern Beauty.


Special thanks to Alison Wheeler for being our guest in this episode. If you'd like to find out more about Alison and The South then please check out their social links below:

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