Three In A Bar

Here come the bears!

This week Seb and Verity are joined by Kevin Jones, one half of British folk rock band Bear’s Den.

The release of this podcast coincides with the launch of Bear’s Den’s latest album Fragments.... It’s almost as if they had planned it!

Recorded in late 2019, Kev talks about the band’s recent tours, from European stadiums supporting Neil Young to driving a land rover venue to venue around the wilds of Scotland.

They discuss set design - with or without the inclusion of glitter canons, recording and leaving a bit of his heart in Seattle. They also share notes on the dubious origins of the Turbo Negroni.

Want to know what links Bear’s Den with Trumpton, a sewing group and Josiah Booth? Listen on......

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Show notes

Twitter: @bearsdenmusic

Instagram: @bearsdenmusic

Facebook: Bear’s Den

Bear’s Den Website

Bear’s Den - Above the Clouds of Pompeii (Fragments Version) Live at EarTH

Bear’s Den + Paul Frith - Fuel On The Fire - Fragments

Bear’s Den - As the Crow Flies: A Return to the Highlands and Islands

Phil Ek’s Website

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Thirteen, unlucky for some? Not at Three In A Bar because their guest this week is award winning composer and saxophonist Charlotte Harding.

Charlotte chats to Seb and Verity about her collaborations with BalletBoyz, Paraorchestra and Onyx Brass. The term ‘Orchestral Synthesizer’ gets bandied about by Verity - don’t worry, Charlotte clarifies what she’s wanging on about!

There is misinformation about clubbing, discussions on dance music, leg warmers and some shocking discoveries about mutes.

Yet again, Seb and Verity commit to a cause they will struggle to see through (see presents for guests). This time it’s starting a campaign for Charlotte to play ‘The Local Hero’ as Newcastle United run on to the pitch at St. James’ Park. When will they learn?

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Show notes

Twitter: @_ceharding_

CHARLOTTE HARDING’S WEBSITE

MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE’S WEBSITE

CONVO 2019

THEM/US BALLETBOYZ PREVIEW

THE LOVE UNLIMITED SYNTH ORCHESTRA, GLASTONBURY 2019

KRAFTWERK RE:WERK

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Breaking news... this week, novice podcasters Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons invite journalist, interviewer, reviewer and broadcaster Jude Rogers for a chat.

"Have they lost their minds?" we hear you ask. It's like Leyton Orient taking on Real Madrid. Luckily for them, Jude is both encouraging and forgiving and has countless tales to tell from her years interviewing and reviewing pop stars and musicians.

Amongst other things, they discuss Mercury Award panel disagreements, interviewing Justin Timberlake on honeymoon (Jude's, not Justin's) and guests, both rude and delightful.

Jude offers excellent advice on getting the most out of an interviewee (all carefully noted). She introduces Seb and Verity to new artists and bands, many of which are featured on the Three In A Bar Spotify playlist. You heard it here first!

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SHOW NOTES

Twitter: @juderogers

JUDE ROGER'S WEBSITE

JUDE ROGER'S GUARDIAN LOCKDOWN PLAYLISTS FOR EVERY MOOD

JUDE'S MICHAEL STIPE EXIT INTERVIEW

MERCURY PRIZE

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In the third of their transatlantic trilogy, Seb and Verity chat to composer, arranger and multi instrumentalist Kelly Pratt.

Kelly talks touring and orchestrating for David Byrne and St. Vincent, Beirut and Father John Misty. They chat about favourite festivals (remember them?!) and great venues. 

Verity tries to get Kelly to dish the dirt on the different character traits of musicians around the world whilst he tries to remain diplomatic.

Kelly talks about his solo projects, including a homage of sorts to a much derided album from his childhood... Jimmy Buffett’s "Songs You Know By Heart". One of the tracks is entitled "Cheeseburger in Paradise". Nuff said.

Kelly offers some excellent advice on composing for film and TV and he gives some great suggestions for the Three In a Bar Spotify playlist. Click the link below to listen.

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SHOW NOTES

Twitter: @sirkellypratt

Instagram: @sirkellypratt

KELLY PRATT'S WEBSITE

KELLY PRATT ON BANDCAMP

LOVE THIS GIANT (DAVID BYRNE AND ST VINCENT) - NPR MUSIC LIVE

FATHER JOHN MISTY - "THINGS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO KNOW BEFORE THE REVOLUTION" (LIVE AT ELBPHILHARMONIE, HAMBURG)

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Celebrations are on at Three In a Bar HQ as they reach episode 10, and what better way to mark this milestone than with a chat to Puerto Rico’s finest, Ektor Rivera.

Seb and Verity catch up via zoom with singer/dancer/actor/artist Ektor at his LA home. He earns serious guest points early on declaring his new found love for London, having travelled there for the first time last year to play Juan Peron in Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. 

During their conversation Ektor chats about his time on Broadway, a house visit from J-Lo and returning to Puerto Rico for an exciting new production of ‘In The Heights’, as well as a major solo art exhibition in St Juan.

Seb and Verity delve deep into Ektor’s past, unearthing some excellent anecdotes involving a cassette tape, a Polaroid, Emilio Estefan and some questionable dreadlocks.

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SHOW NOTES

Twitter: @EktorRivera

Instagram: @ektorrivera

EKTOR RIVERA WEBSITE

EKTOR RIVERA ART

EKTOR AND JENNIFER LOPEZ - QVIVA THE CHOSEN

JENNIFER LOPEZ SUPER BOWL 2020

INFO ON HURRICANE MARIA

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This week Seb and Verity have a hotline to Canada to chat to critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Basia Bulat.

Basia talks all about her fantastic new album "Are You in Love?", which was partly recorded at Joshua Tree and led to some integral collaborations with both the wind and desert dust.

They chat improvising at festivals, Bach and Basia indulges Verity’s new found love of the autoharp by demonstrating a few of her favourites.

Towards the end of their conversation, Basia performs the title track from her new album... it’s a stunning rendition and not to be missed.

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SHOW NOTES

Twitter: @BasiaBulat

Instagram: @basiabulat

BASIA BULAT'S WEBSITE

"ARE YOU IN LOVE?" - APPLE MUSIC / SPOTIFY

JIM JAMES

MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

AUTOHARPS

BASIA BULAT AT SERVANT'S JAZZ QUARTERS, LONDON

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Seb and Verity have resisted the urge to hot foot it up to Durham and are back for episode 8. This week’s guest is violinist and arranger extraordinaire, Michelle Taylor-Cohen. 

Recorded in a bustling Royal Festival Hall foyer, they discuss Michelle’s ingenious methods to reimagine pop tracks for strings and her role as the "Fifth Beatle" in the Estilo String Quartet.

They take a nostalgia trip back to London 2012 and have a digression about tv sports theme tunes.

Towards the end of the podcast, Seb and Verity catch up with Michelle via Zoom to find out how she’s been filling her lockdown days and quiz her on an exciting project she’s been working on.

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SHOW NOTES

Twitter: @violinmichelle

Instagram: @violinmichelle

Buy Michelle's Sheet Music

Cohen Ensemble

Street Orchestra

Reasons To Be Cheerful Podcast (Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd) - "Live At Abbey Road: Fixing Music Education"

The General - Haiku Salut

ESTILO QUARTET RELEASES

Marriage In An Orange Grove (Apple Music/Spotify)

Alternative Tracks (Apple Music/Spotify)

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It’s lucky Episode Number 7, and this week award-winning writer, composer, actor and comedian Vikki Stone joins Seb and Verity for a chat. 

Vikki talks about her new musical and concept album, #ZoologicalSociety. They discuss writing to deadlines, zoom choir rehearsals and the ‘millennial whoop’. They also take a detour to chat about marathon running, including Vikki's world record attempt dressed as a dog.

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SHOW NOTES

Twitter: @vikkistone

Instagram: @vikkistone

Facebook: Vikki Stone

Website: http://www.vikkistone.com/

Listen to #ZoologicalSociety

Vikki's Brian Cox Song

Vikki's Phillip Schofield Song

The "Millennial Whoop"

London Musical Theatre Orchestra

Simon Nathan

Katie Mulgrew

BEAM

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1/1 Singing Bowl (Ascension) - Jon Hopkins

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This week, Seb and Verity invite West End star Laura Baldwin into cyberspace for a virtual catch up. They talk about Laura’s role as Cynthia Weill in the "Beautiful" tour and her disappointment at it being cut short by the darned pandemic. They also discuss all things Waitress, engaging with her fans and personalised merchandise. Laura chats about working with Kelsey Grammar and they debate hard hitting issues like who has the greater struggle when nature calls... those on stage or those in the pit.

Twitter: @LauraBaldwin92

Instagram: @laurajean.baldwin

Laura Baldwin - Stage Faves

When He Sees Me (Waitress) - Laura Baldwin

West End LIVE 2018: Eugenius

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Bang! That’s the sound of episode 5 sliding into your week. On this episode, Seb and Verity chat to multi-instrumentalist, song writer and orchestrator Jonny Abraham. He talks about his work as bassist and flugelhorn player for Public Service Broadcasting, orchestrating for the BBC Proms, the process of writing his own music and seeking inspiration from outside the arts.

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SHOW NOTES

Jonny's Twitter

@PSB_JFA

Jonny's Instagram

@psbjfabraham

The Race For Space - Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall

Bastille ReOrchestrated - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

New Old Dirty Brasstards Songs (produced by Jonny)

Everything Will Be Alright

Wonderwall

Planes - Professor Penguin - Bandcamp

Public Service Broadcasting

Gethin Pearson

Ralph Pelleymounter

To Kill A King

Paul Epworth

Badly Drawn Boy

The Multi-Story Orchestra

Chris Stark

Andrew Sheps

Bryan Cranston's Advice on Auditions

Born Standing Up - Steve Martin

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