Bear's Den: So that you might hear me - The Podcast

In the final episode of this season of the podcast Danny, Kev and Davie discuss the album's closing track 'All The Wrong Places'.

In the penultimate episode of this season of the Bear's Den podcast, Danny and the band talk badminton & dig into album track 'On Your Side'.

In the latest episode of the Bear's Den podcast Davie reveals how his experiences with his mother's dementia inspired the track 'Selective Memories'.

Danny and the band discuss forthcoming new track 'Frightened Whispers', find out more about how the song was created and get a sneak first listen at some clips. 

Danny, Kev and Davie discuss the genesis of 'Gratitude' a song partly inspired by Davie's experiences searching for caves near Bear's Den in Scotland and holding on to positive memories from being young

Danny, Davie and Kev discuss 'All That You Are', the first song released from the new record and a song that was first played live on the Austin To Boston tour way back in 2012. 

The new season of the Bear's Den podcast continues with a look into the band's track 'Spiders'. 

Danny, Kev and Davie get under the skin of the band's latest single 'Shadows'

The deep dive into the new record continues as Davie unpicks the title track and reveals the story behind the album's name

The band begin their deep dive into their forthcoming new record 'Blue Hours' with a discussion about opening track 'New Ways'. 

In episode 2 of the new season, Danny is reunited with Davie as they discuss Davie's experience of the pandemic, quitting drinking and becoming a father for the first time

The Bear's Den podcast returns! In the first episode of the new season, your host Danny Carissimi has a long overdue catchup with Kev and discuss how his life has developed over the past year.

Kev, Davie and Danny are joined by a few Bear’s Den fans for a special online Christmas dinner. The boys discuss their new Christmas EP ‘Christmas, Hopefully’, talk about their experiences this year and crown a winner of their mince pie making competition.

The concluding part of the 'Fragments' mini-series featuring Davie in conversation with Michael Price and Paul Frith. 

Part two of Davie and Paul Frith’s discussion with award-winning composer Michael Price about the inception of their new collaborative project ‘Fragments’.

Davie and Paul Frith are joined by Michael Price ahead of the release of their new collaboration album 'Fragments', which sees classic Bear's Den tracks reworked and performed with an orchestra. 

Join Kev, Davie and Danny for a Christmas special of the podcast. The band discuss their favourite Christmas songs and reveal more about their Winter themed EP 'Only Son of the Falling Snow'. 

Danny and the band chat with Max from Wilderado to find out the realities of being the opening act on tour with Bear's Den.

In this episode the guys reminisce about their first bands, some of their worst ever shows and the time Kev came down with the norovirus before playing in front of 20,000 people at one of London's biggest venues.

The band remember the time they ran in to trouble with the law trying to cross the border with a sack full of potatoes. 

In this episode the band discuss the experience of going on their first tour bus and the interesting cast of characters they've had driving the bus for them over the years.

In episode 3 the band discuss what they miss about their early days of touring, what 'MFT' stands for and Danny finds out what the band's tour manager Doug gets up to whilst the band are on stage.

Kev and Davie remember their first ever gig as Bear's Den, discuss whether or not they still get nervous before a show & reveal how the process of playing live helped them to establish who they are as songwriters.

We're back with a new season of the Bear's Den podcast 'So that you might hear me'. This time around our host Danny joins Kev and Davie as they travel across the US & gets to grip with the reality of being a band on tour.

Danny hosts a special live Q&A session with Davie and Kev before their second night at Shepherd's Bush Empire in front of an audience of fans.

The band talk about the closing track of the album 'Blankets of Sorrow', how it connects to their song 'Bad Blood' and how it felt to complete making the album.

Discover more about the penultimate track from the album 'Evangeline', including how the band's love of Kanye West's '808s & Heartbreak' had an influence on the sound of the track.

The band discuss the use of piano on 'Conversations With Ghosts', how they referenced Emily Dickinson in the lyrics and how Mexican literature helped to inspire the track.

The band discuss the track 'Crow'. Find out how Max Porter's book 'Grief is the Thing with Feathers' inspired the track and how the band strangely found themselves surrounded by crows during the writing of it.

In this episode, Danny lets his imagination run away with him trying to work out the meaning behind the lyrics of 'Laurel Wreath' and Davie reveals how the film 'Call Me By Your Name' had an influence on the record.

Hear clips from the fifth track of the record 'Not Every River' and find out why Davie believes this song encapsulates the overall theme of 'So that you might hear me' more than any other track.

In this episode the band dive into track four from the record, 'Breaker/Keeper'. Kev explains where you can hear his Steve Reich influence in the music and Davie reveals some of the hidden meaning behind the lyrics.

Danny and the band dissect track three from the album, 'Fuel on the Fire'. Kev reveals what he thinks is the 'loneliest sound in the world' and Davie explains the need for both creation and destruction whilst writing music.

The band discuss ’Fossils’ and explain the importance of setting scenes in their songs and the themes of regret and forgiveness found on the track.

Kev and Davie reveal the story behind the music and lyrics of the record’s opening track, ‘Hiding Bottles’.

Danny finds out the story behind how Kev and Davie first met, how the band go about writing a song and recording their first EP at an isolated cottage in Wales.

Danny visits the band’s recording studio ’The Church’. Danny and the band discuss Kev’s love of Lego spaceships, who plays what role in the recording process & their recent experiences in America.

'So that you might hear me' is the brand new podcast series from Bear’s Den and here we introduce you what we're going to get up to over the course of the series. Join Kev, Davie and host Danny Carissimi, as they take a deep dive into the band’s new record 'So that you might hear me'. The podcast features in depth conversations about each song, the band’s process, and what it’s like to release an album in 2019.