Tapping the Flow

I sat down to chat with Suffolk based Minimalist composer Frances Shelley to chat about her ability to hold space with nature and allow her hands to draw from her surroundings to create improvised music for those lucky enough to attend. Using a solar powered piano and setting it up among the reeds of Suffolk's areas of outstanding natural beauty is just one of the amazing collaborations with nature that Frances has been involved with over the years. She uses Ableton live to draw subterranean counterpoints to her melodic beauty on her recent album 'A Place Exists'

You can go for a hugely rewarding deep dive on her website : https://www.francesshelley.com (https://www.francesshelley.com)

I caught up with Traditional and Folk Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter Tim O'Shea.

Tim hails from the beautiful county of Kerry in the South-West of Ireland which is where I grew up. He is a fantastic player and singer who brings authentic emotive performance to his shows and his releases. He works his arse off the stay afloat in an ever-changing game and operates with a stellar professional attitude. We chat about his families roots in music, his work ethic, his touring life and discuss the roots of traditional music in Ireland. This is a highly engaging and revealing chat which has a lot to offer anyone considering this path in life.

You can hear more from Tim at www.timosheaandfriends.com.

I sat down with singer/songwriter and close personal friend Gitta de Ridder who hails from the Dutch Newlands of Flevoland.

Over the years I have written, toured and produced many a song with Gitta but we have never sat down to discuss the birthing of her unique voice. She tells her story over a chorus of birdsong from her old school Mercedes Bus/home which is now parked up in Holland after a trip around Europe having returned from a van-life experience to make a record on the road.

Check out Gitta's stunning music at www.gittaderidder.com

I sat down with actor, mindset coach, fitness coach, vlogger, movement artist & father of 2, Phil Hulford to chat about creative flow and consistency.

https://www.instagram.com/phil_hulford/?hl=en

Tapping the flow with my good friend, singer/songwriter Damien Flynn just after he had returned from a Vipassana retreat. We broke his silence with an informal chat about the benefits of such a meditative recline as well as discussing musical pursuits in general. Plenty of tea was drank too - and discussed with huge reverence! Thank you so much for listening. Please feel free to leave comments on soundcloud or hit me up on instagram.com/stephenwilliamhodd You can listen to Damien's excellent music at damienflynn.bandcamp.com. Damien has yet to release his beautiful BuildUnbuild E.P. (My apologies for getting ahead of myself there :))