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This week’s guest is queen of the harp and all round magnificent human Camilla Pay.

Milly is hugely in demand as a session player - the extensive list of artists she has worked with includes John Legend, Bette Midler, Beyoncé and Morrissey. She is on countless film soundtracks - most recently Matilda the musical, and had performed on many major TV shows.

Warning: If you are hoping for some hardcore harp chat this might not be the pod for you - having listened to Nate Williams’ excellent In Session with….Camilla Pay podcast (link below) Seb & Verity felt like an alternative approach might be called for!

So…..subjects include anxiety dreams, car snacks, excruciating celebrity encounters, miming (not on harp), best toilets in London, retirement plans and Whitney the movie.

They edge dangerously close to music chat discussing Milly’s chamber group the Korros Ensemble, some early cruise experiences and her and Seb’s shared experience on Follies at the National Theatre.

Read more about Camilla Pay on her website: https://camillapay.com

Listen to Camilla chatting to

Nate Williams on the ‘In Session With…’ podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-session-with/id1648750135

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This week’s episode features British-Chinese composer, Alex Ho. Alex was the winner of the Critic’s Circle Young Artist Award 2021, is the recipient of the PRS Composers’ fund 2023 and is a BBC Music Magazine Rising Star of 2022. He also happens to be a flippin’ great guy!

Seb and Verity met Alex back in November 2022, days ahead of the premier of his new work Carved in Gorton Stone, performed by the Manchester Camerata at Gorton Monastery. They discuss the premise of this piece and it’s site specific nature - at one stage a UK monastery tour is mooted although not sure Alex is convinced….

They talk about Tangram, the collaborative cross arts ensemble Alex co-founded and some of the influential relationships and new possibilities this has led to.

Alex talks about Untold, his ‘Anti Opera’ and how this work confronts the issues of racism towards East Asians communities, particularly in opera.

They discuss getting a work/life balance, experimenting with found sounds, Alex’s love of musical theatre and what a Yangquin is - 50 points if you already know!

Read more about Alex on his website: https://www.alexhocomposer.com/

Listen to Alex's Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/alexhocomposer/

And find out more about Tangram here: https://www.tangramsound.com/

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We are going full steam into 2023 with a belter of a guest for you…it’s comedian, actor, broadcaster and acclaimed jazz singer Charlie Baker.

Charlie has appeared on shows including The Last Leg, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Richard Osman’s House of Cards and starred in the leading role of Tony Blair in Harry Hill’s Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera)

Seb and Verity met up with Charlie back in late October 2022 - you’ll understand why it’s taken so long to release when you hear the hair brained plans they commit to.

Charlie chats about his upcoming tour, 24hr Pasty People (ticket link below) which leads to a thorough description of West Country treasure, Trago Mills…if you know you know. They discuss the art of talking between songs in gigs, some iconic performers he’s seen recently and some major regrets for ones he’s elected to miss.

Charlie sets Seb and Verity a challenge which will require some input from you, our dear listeners! All will become clear - see what you think and drop us an email or contact us through our socials.

Find our more about Charlie from his website; https://www.charliebakercomedy.com/

You can book tickets for 24hr Pasty People here; https://www.charliebakercomedy.com/tour-dates/

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Merry Christmas dear listeners! We thought we’d stick out this mini episode mainly to let you know about some of the great guests we’ve got coming up for you in 2023…..and also to have a festive witter of sorts!

Thank you so much for your continued support this year, we really appreciate all the lovely feedback. We’ll be back in January with plenty of exciting things ahead - see you all then!

Verity & Seb x

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It’s two podcasts for the price of one this week as Three In a Bar and Things Musicians Don’t Talk About merge….

Seb and Verity spend a joyous evening in the company of TMDTA’s Hattie Butterworth and Rebecca Toal - in fact, if you haven’t already you can catch the first part of their conversation on TMDTA’s podcast feed, right hre: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/things-musicians-dont-talk-about/id1519695601. Go on, we’ll wait here while you check theirs out then pop back over.

In this episode, Seb and Verity chat with Rebecca and Hattie about the inception of TMDTA - originally hosted by Hattie alone, and how it has developed, particularly since Rebecca joined. They discuss the effect of being so frank and open in their podcast and how vital the conversations they have are both for others and for themselves.

They cover Ayahuasca retreats, creating communities, dubious early idols and at the very end Hattie drops a massive bombshell.

Things Musicians Don’t Talk About is a fascinating podcast and Hattie and Rebecca have created a platform for some vital conversations in an informed and accessible way. Look them up if you aren’t already familiar and listen to them all, you won’t regret it.

TW: eating disorders, depression, anxiety, OCD and body dysmorphia.

You can learn more about Things Musicians Don’t Talk About on their website: https://www.thingsmusiciansdonttalkabout.com/

Follow them on Instagram at: @tmdtapodcast

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Who doesn’t love an awards ceremony?! As you can imagine, when Seb and Verity were invited to come and interview the winners at the 20th Ivors Composers Awards the lure of a celebration, a party atmosphere, bowl food and plentiful wine was a no brainer!

This episode features some of the inspirational and extraordinarily talented recipient’s of this year’s awards - along with some old friends of the pod…

We’ve kept in some of the chat in between guests and a couple of eggy moments to give a true representation of our first awards ceremony experience but if you prefer your coverage slicker and more professional, we will be releasing a YouTube program soon.

Huge thanks to Rebecca Johns at Premier Classical for inviting us to The Ivors, along with Edward Christian-Hare who kept us on the straight and narrow. Plus a massive thank you to old friend Ian Whitehead for filming proceedings and making us look coherent - big ask!

In order of appearance we spoke to;

Charlotte Harding - former Ivors winner & TIAB guest who was a panellist this year.

Laurence Crane - Winner of Small Chamber category Twitter: @Crane1L

Tori Freestone - Winner of Jazz Ensemble category Twitter: @ToriFreestone

Liz Dilnot Johnson - Winner of Community and Participation category Instagram: @lizdilnotjohnson Twitter: @lizjohnsoncomp

Brett Dean - Winner of Chamber Ensemble category Twitter: @Brettdeanmusic

Talvin Singh - Winner of the Innovation Award Instagram: @talvinsinghmusic Twitter: @talvinsingh

Hannah Conway - Winner of Sound Art category

Cheryl Frances-Hoad - Winner of Large Ensemble category Instagram: @CherylHoad Twitter: @CherylHoad

Joanna Marsh - Winner of Choral category Instagram: @joannamarshcomposer

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This week Seb and Verity chat to violinist supremo Millie Ashton.

This is actually Millie's third appearance on the pod having popped up briefly in Cat Parker's episode and featured as part of the Ashton/Melhuish dynasty back in 2020.....a lot has changed for her since then, including graduating from GSMD after (gulp) 16 years!

Millie chats about her days living a double life as a student by day, busy freelancer by evening and hard partying fresher by night! They also discuss taking the next step away from music college, guest leading the 2nd violins at the Philharmonia and how she approaches this role. Millie talks about her time at Prussia Cove on the highly prestigious chamber music course as well as her new found love of all things outdoors, wild swimming and finding time for other things away from music.

She suffered with some horrific health issues right at the crux point in her studies and tells Seb and Verity all about that awful time and how she managed to get through it. It's fairly graphic and pretty shocking.....but lets just say, be thankful you can't see the photos!

Millie is a truly incredible person who has achieved so much already at just 24 years old - and through some seriously challenging circumstances. This episode would make a very interesting and insightful listen for anyone studying or just finishing their studies at music college....as well as anyone else who likes a darned good catch with an old pal!

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Look who’s back……it’s friend (and In Verity’s case, husband) of the podcast Robert Simmons.

It was brought to our attention that last time we had Rob on the pod he maybe didn’t get the opportunity to chat about the things he wanted to discuss. With this in mind we’ve had him back on….and done exactly the same thing again!

This conversation covers his job with Royal Ballet Sinfonia, fitness regimes, the Royal Family, feeling your age (or not), side by side schemes, what you find when you google Robert Simmons and much more - occasionally music related.

If you like a good old waffly chat tune in, sit back and enjoy!

Check out Birmingham Royal Ballet’s current tour here: https://www.brb.org.uk/

Take a look at what Estilo String Quartet are up to and have a listen to their latest album at https://www.estilostringquartet.com/

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It’s podcast dah da da dah day (sorry, couldn’t resist it!) and this week’s guest is the newly crowned King George at West End musical phenomenon Hamilton - Joel Montague.

Joel is an actor, choreographer and director who has a stellar list of West End shows he has performed in including Chicago, The Waitress, School of Rock and Funny Girl.

The conversation happens in an entirely halloween themed living room…..on September 26th which proved the perfect back drop for weird and wonderful chat!

Joel takes us behind the scenes to glimpse life at the Palace Theatre, including what he does in his loooooong breaks, what warm up looks like for the King and how he gets into that enormous costume.

They discuss Disneyland, FIFA, their shared experience on Funny Girl and working opposite Sheridan Smith.

There are some excellent rants and some interesting Royals debate so buckle up and get ready for a fun filled episode!

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This week Seb and Verity venture into the Bedfordshire countryside to meet virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess.

Joby is embarking on a UK tour at the end of September performing his new album A Percussionist’s Songbook - a collection of specially commissioned songs by eight composers, including Graham Fitkin, Dobrinka Tabakova, Gabriel Prokofiev and Joby himself!

The conversation takes place in Joby’s home studio which in a former life was both a coach house and a hairdresser - conversation ranges from where they are going on holiday this year to whether it’ll be a full head of highlights or a half…only kidding!

Joby discusses how the balance of his career has shifted over the last few years with a much greater emphasis on recording. With this in mind, he chats about the prospect of returning to live performances with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

They discuss Joby’s weird, wonderful and extensive collection of percussion instruments, Tom Cruise’s penchant for bongos, workshopping and recording Little Simz’s epic album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and the pitfalls of performing using a full Fanta bottle and electronics with reference to a specific incident in Cambridge…

To book tickets for Joby’s tour click here: https://www.jobyburgess.com/live

And to find out more about upcoming performances/recordings/education projects visit his website: https://www.jobyburgess.com/

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