In this bonus edition of TIAB, Seb and Verity chat to cellist, arranger, composer and the brains behind Map a Muso Susie Winkworth.

Susie discusses the inception of her new business, what the catalyst was and how it works - Map a Muso helps match players with fixers and gigs in their area…a kind of musical speed dating if you will!

There is chat about gigs from hell, shared experiences of journeying around the country both good and bad and Verity tries out another of her ill advised quizzes. Will she never learn.

Interested in joining up to Map a Muso? Susie has given TIAB listeners this special 50% off discount code 3INABAR so head on over and join up today!

Check out Map a Muso here; https://www.mapamuso.com/

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Hot on the tail of our episode with composer Aileen Sweeney we've got another Cheltenham festival special with BBC Young Musician of the Year, percussionist Jordan Ashman.

Jordan is performing in concerts in the festival on 11 & 12 July so if you are speedy you can still catch him there! (link below)

Seb and Verity chat to Jordan about the whole BBC Young Musician process, brass banding, music college life, making instruments with his dad, future plans, Glastonbury and much more.

There are some excellent moments of missed references highlighting the gap I'm years between them...although we are pretty sure Seb wasn't actually born in wartime Britain?!

Book tickets here for Jordan's Cheltenham festival show: https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/music/whats-on/2023/spotlight-bbc-young-musician

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In the first of two special episodes linked to the Cheltenham festival, this week’s guest is composer Aileen Sweeney. Aileen has written a piece which forms part of the site specific work ‘Byrdwatching’ which premieres on sat 8 July.

Even by TIAB’s usual standards this is a brilliantly bonkers episode which careers around a whole host of subjects - with a smattering of music chat thrown in for good measure!

Aileen talks about taking an extended break from composing, getting the rage at Ceilidhs, her opinions on Beethoven & Byrd, writing for recorder consort - not something she’d naturally have chosen but has embraced with open arms. She also discusses a close call with a writing deadline and a fail safe compositional tool…

Seb and Verity both recount near death experiences had that week and give Aileen some words of warning about upcoming plans! 

Thanks to Aileen for her patience with extreme tech issues at the start and to the criminal justice system for releasing her from Jury Duty before the interview!

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In Episode 99 it's 'bring your husband to work' day as violinist, journalist and long suffering spouse of Verity, Rob Simmons guest hosts. What a perfect opportunity to thrash out any domestic issues...just kidding, it's all very amicable.

Their guest is THE go to man for all things electric violin Benedict Heaney. Ben has spent his career and studies recording, performing and researching the electric violin and has pushed the boundaries of what can be achieved with the instrument. He also runs the brilliant Music Health Service working with extremely poorly and vulnerable members of the community bringing top class music to them.

Ben shows off his pride and joy, the only original Fender violin of it's kind - it is a thing to behold (see a link to a picture below). They chat about the resistance he faced in attempting to further his studies of the electric violin at music college and some, ermm...memorable performances at the RNCM!

Ben describes the earliest forms of the electric instrument which leads to a possibly ill-advised/definitely harebrained scheme from Rob...watch this space.

Check out this YouTube Fender violin playlist Ben has kindly compiled which highlights it's distinct sound;

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwc-fWp8VNoZ4-T28I5oz2C21cc9GFgEM

You can learn more about Ben Heaney and the incredible work he does with Music Health Service from his website;https://deltaviolin.com/

More info about the Fender violin here; https://deltaviolin.com/leo-fenders-electric-violin-at-65/

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This week’s episode comes to you from the sweaty underbelly of the Bridge Theatre…glamour all the way!

It’s a double guest week featuring viola player extraordinaire Abby Bowen, and filling in for Seb is friend of the pod and wunderkind violinist Millie Ashton.

Abby (and Millie) can currently be heard performing in the incredible new production of Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre - ticket link below. She is juggling her 8 show weeks with trials at various orchestras which has armed her with a comprehensive guide to the best Premier Inns around the country…don’t say we don’t give you the content you are asking for!

Abby chats about how she keeps her playing fresh and stays entertained over a long running show, practising drones, preparing for auditions and letting go of anxieties built up during studies.

They discuss fashion choices, Abby’s Funkey strings days, what lovely people viola players are and the unusual reason she had for taking it up to begin with.

Millie and Verity present Abby with some audience questions which cover a whole spectrum of quality!

Thanks to Rob Simmons for producing this episode, we hugely appreciate your support!

To book tickets for Guys and Dolls click here; Guys and Dolls

Or click here to book tickets to Seb in When Winston Went to War With the Wireless

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We're back! Did you miss us? We missed you....and what a belter of a guest we've got to kick start this new series. It's none other than newly crowned Ivor Novello winning composer, artist, producer and broadcaster Hannah Peel.

Hannah is truly hot right now with a plethora of awards and nominations to her name. She is a critically acclaimed film, tv and theatre composer - her Ivor was awarded for her score for The Midwich Cuckoos. She is an artist in residence at Kings Place where she will be curating a number of concerts over the next year and is also about to embark on a tour of her Mercury nominated album Fir Wave......oh and just as a side note she happens to present the hugely popular Radio 3 show Night Waves.

Seb and Verity met Hannah back in April, the morning after press night for Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre (scored by Hannah) and the announcement of her Ivors nomination. Her excellent level of chat post party highlights what a true pro she is!

Conversation covers writing for television and theatre, composing Fir Wave during lockdown and now touring it - something she never expected to happen. Hannah also talks about her upcoming fully improvised concert with percussionist Beibei Wang - an anxiety dream situation for Verity and potentially quite stress inducing for Hannah! They talk about getting a work/life balance and how there needn't be one path into the music profession.

You'll all be delighted to know there is also a smattering of dog chat......

Huge thanks to Robert Simmons who has edited this episode while Seb is off treading the boards.

To get tickets for Hannah’s performance with BeiBei Wang at Kings Place click here; https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/contemporary/hannah-peel-beibei-wang/

Find out more about Hannah on her website; http://www.hannahpeel.com/

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Hello podfriends!

We’ve recorded a little ‘bonus’ chat directly from our Instagram live this week where Seb phones in from Brisbane.

Conversation covers Seb’s adventures around Australia with Rob Brydon and his merry band, his quest to find Harold Bishop, birdspotting, Verity’s dream month at the National Theatre and an excruciating medical procedure….

Back very soon with new episodes and an exciting selection of fabulous guests!

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This week’s guest wins the award for most glamorous location for a live link up - It’s internationally renowned ‘cellist Matthew Barley and he’s in the rainforests of Brazil!

Matthew kindly took time away from his holiday to chat with Seb and Verity about his soon to be released album Electric. This album brings together a unique collection of works for cello and electronics from the last 40 years and features compositions by the likes of Anna Meredith, Joby Talbot, Jonathan Harvey and Oded Ben-Tal.

Matthew talks about the joys of being hands on through the editing process, how he grapples with letting go of imperfections whilst constantly striving for improvements. He also chats about his ‘Around Britten’ tour and the weird and wonderful venues he performed in - think caves, a lighthouse & a swimming pool amongst others!

They also discuss the conundrum of getting audiences into contemporary music concerts and Matthew’s excitement/trepidation at recording his own compositions for the first time….

There are classic Zencastr issues which present in the form of a healthy two second delay. Seb has worked his editing magic on it but there may be a few eggy moments which we can assure you are purely tech related….we hope!

Tracks featured in this episode:

Noticing Things: II. Replica - Jan Bang

Constant Filter - John Metcalfe

Falling - Joby Talbot

Moonmoons - Anna Meredith

Motion Detector - Joby Talbot

To read more about Matthew visit his website; https://matthewbarley.com/

Check out the first singles released from Electric here; https://music.apple.com/gb/album/electric/1667564338

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This week Seb and Verity head to central London for a chat with British composer and conductor Jacques Cohen.

TIAB regulars may well have heard our episode with esteemed arranger, violinist and educator Michelle Taylor Cohen - Jacques’ wife, in which he was oft mentioned so we were delighted to get the man himself!

This episode is particularly monumental for having the (unverified) longest answer to a question in podcasting history….well done Jacques. We must point out it is both fascinating and multilayered though.

Jacques chats about his education at Oxford university and some late night, last minute essay writing. He also discusses his new commission Creation which will be premiered on 23 March at St Giles Cripplegate, artistic influences, setting texts, the ‘golden rule of three’ and his freaky memory!

Find out more about Jacques on his website https://jacquescohen.co.uk/

For details of Jacques’ premiere of Creation at St Giles’ Cripplegate go to https://jacquescohen.co.uk/events/lloyds-choir-centenary-spring-concert/

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He can sing, he can dance, he can act….and he’s a dab hand with yer dahlias - it’s West End leading man Charlie Stemp.

Seb and Verity caught up with Charlie in his (very lovely) dressing room at the Prince Edward Theatre in December, towards the end of his run playing chimney sweep Bert in Mary Poppins.

Charlie chats about Crazy For You where he soon to be reprising his critically acclaimed role as Bobby Child when the production to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in June.

They discuss how he plans to keep fit and healthy for eight shows a week in this hugely demanding role, the art of comedy on stage and what he likes to do in his downtime.

Charlie talks about his time on Broadway, a recent musical journey under the tutelage of fellow CFY cast mate Tom

Edden and some influential encounters - we’re talking Bette Midler, Hilary Clinton, members of the Royal family and……Alan Titchmarsh.

You can book tickets for Crazy For You which opens on 24 June at the Gillian Lynne Theatre here

Watch Charlie and the cast of Mary Poppins at the 2019 Royal Variety performance here

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