Three In A Bar

Your eyes do not deceive you - it's two episodes in two days!Fresh off of zencastr we wanted to whip out this chat with trumpeter Jack Jones as he has a HUGE gig this Friday (13 June ‘25) at EartH Hackney entitled The Listening Project Presents Acid Brass…if you haven't got your ticket yet, what are you waiting for?! It's going to be epic and we've stuck a link below so you can snap up the few remaining spots.We chatted to Jack all about the origins of Acid Brass - originally performed in the 1990s it consists of a full brass band playing acid house music.This project was originally the brainchild of artist Jeremy Deller and Jack has been collaborating with him on this latest incarnation. He discusses what it was like to work with this creative icon, sartorial choices and what Friday night will offer for the lucky audience members.To get more info and bag a ticket click this link;https://earthackney.co.uk/events/the-listening-project-presents-jeremy-dellers-acid-brass-afterparty-w-a-guy-called-gerald-13th-jun-earth-london-tickets-mxkwak/You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Seb and Verity are joined by trumpet sensation Aaron Akugbo. From unwittingly making it to the finals of a trumpet competition to playing the Haydn Concerto from memory and then smashing out Jolivet's Second Concerto with basically zero prep, Aaron embodies an entirely admirable cool, can do attitude!We also chat about:✈️ Touring the US with Chineke! (hello, business class)

An extra slice of Dame Sarah Connolly who graciously and patiently answered a few vaguely daft quickfire questions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sound the klaxon - it's a national treasure alert!This week we are honoured to be joined by internationally celebrated Mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly.Dame Sarah has had an incredible career to date with standout performances including Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne , multiple roles at the Met, the Royal Opera House, La Scala, Paris Opera and, of course Admiral Nelson in full naval regalia at the Last Night of the Proms.Dame Sarah's 24/25 season includes playing Auntie in WNO's new production of Peter Grimes and Dido in Dido and Aeneas at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.We are hugely grateful to Dan Hartland at the Cheltenham Festival for setting up this chat - Sarah will be performing Brahms' Alto Rhapsody at the festival on 5 July (ticket link below)With such a stellar career and a vast list of honours to her name, Dame Sarah remains incredibly warm and down-to-earth. We chat about controlling performance anxiety, how to avoid being pigeon holed, dealing with colds, auditioning, the power of positive thinking and how to wear a fatsuit…Enjoy! To buy tickets for Dame Sarah's performance at the Cheltenham festival on Saturday 5 July click here; https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/berlioz-te-deumYou can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want a bit more James Flannery in yer life? Who wouldn't we say! So here's an extra serving where we discover who he'd choose as his ideal co-pilot and what went on when he toured with an ‘interesting' artist…..Enjoy! Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's guest is Viola player, Negroni specialist and potential pilot of the future, James Flannery.You may well recognise James' dulcet tones as he has previously guest hosted the podcast for an Ivor Novello Awards special. This was a baptism of fire due to some speed guerilla reporting and Verity's technical inabilities. It felt only right that we get James back for a full episode to banish the memories of his chaotic first appearance and restore his faith in podcasting! We chat to James about some of the extraordinary, weird and wonderful gigs he has experienced already in his career - think wedding on a runway, tours with a questionable vocalist, a BBC Christmas special and countless other scrapes along the way.James also reveals a childhood passion for planes which got him into hot water with his family and airport security. And to think James was concerned he wouldn't have enough to talk about!You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's round two of our new feature where we throw extra questions at our poor, unsuspecting guests!This week it's our guest from the main episode, cellist Stephanie Cummins sitting in the hot seat.If you would like to send over any questions for future guests either DM us on Instagram (@threeinabarpod) or email us at hello@threeinabar.com. Thanks! Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we chat to cellist Stephanie Cummins.Having spent many years working as a freelance cellist in New York Stephanie relocated to London and has since been working in the West End on shows including Aspects of Love and Hello Dolly as well as various solo and chamber projects.We spent a lovely morning with Stephanie discussing growing up in a musical family, highs and lows in her cello studies and how things don't always work out the way we expect them to.Stephanie talks about working on Broadway and the similarities/contrasts with the West End. We discuss audiences in 2025, shows that have been particularly special to her and what drew her back to theatre after swearing off it!We also chat about exciting future projects and falling back in love with music.You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Road testing our ‘Petit Trois' bonus feature is our guest from this week's main episode, Ian Wilson.We throw some quick fire questions at Ian and he responds appropriately…If you would like to send over any questions for future guests either DM us on Instagram (@threeinabarpod) or email us at hello@threeinabar.com. Thanks! Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined for episode 132 by recorder player supremo Ian Wilson.Ian is the principal recorder professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, the Head of Woodwind at Eton College and is the visiting recorder specialist at the North East of Scotland Music School in his hometown of Aberdeen. We were so pleased Ian agreed to come back to chat to us again having originally joined us last April. Due to various Three In A Bar style holdups we never managed to release that episode so have a brand shiny new chat with Ian for you!We talk to Ian about his extensive recorder selection, how the sound of a great recorder ensemble is definitely not what you remember from Primary School days but also a harrowing experience involving  hundreds of renditions of the Mexican Hat dance - something surely no one should ever have to experience? Ian demonstrates his quite astounding knowledge of bird song with a starting resemblance to a British countryside stalwart. We chat about the use of recorders in various film and TV scores and its renewed popularity. Anyone preparing for auditions listen up! Ian gives some excellent advice on preparations for scholarship or Music college auditions. He gives insightful information from a panelist's point of view - what they are looking for might not be what you'd think…To find out more about Ian take a look here; https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/staff/professor-ian-wilson-bmus-pgdipmus-lgsm-fhea You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What, another one?! Yep…it's mid week bonus time!In the first of our new bonus episodes we are basically road testing quickfire/emergency questions on each other to see if this hastily planned format will work. Over the coming weeks the guests from our main podcast with feature in the bonus episode answering some intellectual and insightful questions such as ‘what is your karaoke song of choice' and ‘what's in yer bag'. Hard.Hitting.Journalism.Warning: there is some excruciating singing at the end of this episode for which Verity would like to offer a full apology. Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest for episode 131 is composer, arranger and musical director Jordan Li-Smith. On a music theatre bingo card we are looking at an impressive full house for Jordan - as a child he performed in West End productions of Oliver and Les Miserables, He's MD'd a huge number of shows including an international tour of Titanic and he's written a couple of shows to boot! Oh, and the crowning glory...Jordan was a finalist on the Andrew Lloyd-Webber/BBC talent show, I'd Do Anything. What a blinkin' legend.We chatted to Jordan back in 2024 as he was about to embark on a national tour of Here We Come Again, a show crammed with Dolly Parton hits. We talk about the wonders of Dolly and the resurgence in popularity of Country music. We also cover touring in China, click issues, meeting Angela Lansbury and the mammoth role of an MD.Jordan talks about his (brilliant) first full length musical The Boy Who Sailed an Ocean in an Armchair and the many stages he's been through to get to a fully staged production. He has some excellent advice for budding young musical composers and very kindly recorded a little catch up segment to make up for our tardiness in releasing this wonderful episode! You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back again with a string of great guests to get in yer lugholes! Kicking off this season it's trombone titan, singing sensation and all round good egg Emma Bassett.Emma has performed and toured with a vast number of orchestras including LSO, LPO, RPO and Aurora. She can currently be found performing on MJ the Musical in the West End - in the depths of the theatre in a bijoux brass box!We were so delighted to finally get Emma round for a chat as she's a joyous person with many a tale to tell…amongst other things we covered ultimate stress situations, the pitfalls of holding up a bass trumpet for an unreasonable amount of time, becoming Norma Desmond every night on Sunset Boulevard and some serious musical theatre appreciation.As a proud Cornish woman, Emma talks about her roots in brass banding, the prestige involved in the Helston Floral dance and teaching her English husband how to carol Kernow style!You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello dear listener! Welcome to our first episode of 2025, in which you find us having a much needed catch up in the foyer of the National Theatre. We really had not chatted for ages, so before we get going with interviews again, we had a lot to get through. And we basically covered every topic, from Verity's current job playing in Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 at the Donmar Warehouse, to Seb's Christmas gig with Rob Brydon, to New Year's resolutions, both of their marathon journeys, and plans for the podcast this year.You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a special episode recorded guerilla style at the Ivors Classical Awards 2024! You may have heard our previous two pods with Ivors Special Award winners, Roxanna Panufnik and Gavin Bryars - this is a very different beast…Featuring special guest presenter James Flannery who steps into Seb's shoes and makes his podcasting debut, this is a rampage around the BFI with odd snippets of chat and composers a plenty.You might catch journalist Stephen Pritchard, composers Duncan McLeod and Roxanna Panufnik, violinist Tasmin Little and friends of the pod Lizzie Ball and Hattie Butterworth amongst others. Brace yourselves, buckle up and enjoy this weird and wonderful evening at the Ivors! Stephen Pritchard's excellent article for Bachtrack featuring Seb & Verity; https://bachtrack.com/feature-freelance-life-orchestra-pit-seb-philpott-verity-simmons-november-2024You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of our Ivors classical awards special episodes we chat to world renowned and celebrated composer Roxanna Panufnik.As we air this interview, Roxanna has just been presented with the Ivors special award for ‘outstanding works collection'…And outstanding it truly is! She is particularly recognized for her choral works, including Faithful Journey - A Mass for Poland, Four Choral Seasons, and Coronation Sanctus for the coronation of King Charles the Third.Roxanna has a great passion for world music and her Four World Seasons was written for violinist Tasmin Little - who also happened to present her with her award this week.Roxanna has done much groundbreaking work in writing music that builds bridges between faiths. Her violin concerto Abraham incorporates Christian, Islamic and Jewish chant.We chatted to Roxanna about collecting her first Ivor (unbelievably!), composing for the King, the emotions of reworking some of her father‘s Polish folk songs, and the sensitivity required in composing interfaith music.Roxanna also talks about how she accidentally discovered Catholicism and gives us an insight into her compositional process. We are hugely grateful to Roxanna for sparing some time on an extremely busy week and for being such a joyous guest!To read more about Roxanna, visit https://roxannapanufnik.com/Listen to her Coronation Sanctus here; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ap54z0xsms0For more on the Ivors Classical Awards 2024 visit https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors-classical-awards/Big thanks to Premier for setting up the interview.You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comAnything you'd like to share with us? Any Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of two special episodes with esteemed and newly decorated composers, we sit down with Gavin Bryars, a composer who has led the way in innovation over a long and distinguished career. On Tuesday 12th November he received the Innovation Award in association with the Musicians Union at the Ivors Composers Awards, and we were lucky to get a chance to talk to him about this just a few days before.We discuss his early days of art college, double bass and free jazz, his early iconic pieces The Sinking Of The Titanic and Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet and his creative relationship with Brian Eno. Over his career he has written five operas, twenty ballets and a long list of instrumental, orchestral and vocal works.He has collaborated with many non-classical musicians over the years, including Tom Waits, Father John Misty, Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell, Natalie Merchant, Iarla O'Lionaird, Gavin Friday, Bertrand Belin and Mocke, and with many visual artists such as Bruce McLean, David Ward, Tim Head, James Hugonin, Bill Woodrow, Will Alsop, the Quay brothers, Juan Muñoz and Massimo Bartolini.He divides his time between a Leicestershire village and Vancouver Island, and we discuss his approach to writing in various locations, and in particular the importance of just the right pencil for the job. There really is a lot of time spent talking about this particular pencil.Gavin talks about the formative time he had working as the house bassist as Greasbrough Working Men's Club, performing in the backing band for Bob Monkhouse, Dusty Springfield and many others. The documentary he mentions is available to watch here: MEMORIES OF GREASBROUGH WORKING MEN'S CLUBFor more on Gavin Bryars, visit www.gavinbryars.comFor more on the Ivors Classical Awards 2024 visit https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors-classical-awards/Big thanks to Premier for setting up the interview.You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 126 features Senior technician at Yamaha Atelier Hamburg Thomas Lubitz. What Thomas doesn't know about the trumpet isn't worth knowing as we discover when Verity and Seb meet him at Legendary brass shop Phil Parker.Thomas talks through various models of trumpet and what they can bring to different musical settings and genres. They discuss changes that have occurred over the years and how small adaptations can make big differences. Seb offers up some modification ideas of his own…We aren't 100% certain Thomas was that keen on them so the offer is out there to any budding entrepreneurs!We are hugely grateful to Yamaha for sponsoring this episode and to Thomas for entertaining some daft questions (Verity) and hair-brained schemes (Seb).To find out more about Yamaha Atelier Hamburg visit their FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/YamahaAtelierHamburg/You can find out about Phil Parker's Brass shop here: https://philparker.co.uk/You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on TIAB we're thrilled to have the multi-talented Steve Pretty join us for a chat that's as eclectic as his musical life to date!Steve, the mastermind behind the Hackney Colliery Band, takes us on a whimsical ride through his creative world. From the bustling streets of Hackney to the intimate corners of his studio, he shares tales of setting up the band that's been blowing audiences away with their infectious energy.Steve also dives into his adventures in podcasting, reflects on his early years working in a music shop and shares his experience of doing a show at the National Theatre - revealing how he got lured into the world of showbiz.So grab your headphones and join us for a light-hearted yet insightful conversation with Steve Pretty—where music, theatre, and a sprinkle of nostalgia collide in the most entertaining way!BUY TICKETS TO STEVE PRETTY (AND FRIENDS) ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES LIVE AT WILTON'S MUSIC HALL!To learn more about Steve head to http://www.stevepretty.com/Visit https://www.hackneycollieryband.co.uk/ to get their new album Collaborations:Volume Two and or listen on Spotify hereYou can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello lovely listener, here we are again. We promised you an episode by the end of the week, and by jove, here it is.This episode we sit down with the brilliant Ellie Consta, violinist, composer, and founder of the groundbreaking Her Ensemble—the UK's first women and non-binary string orchestra. Ellie's visionary work is pushing boundaries in classical music, aiming to reshape an industry that has historically lacked diversity and inclusivity.We dive into her journey, from her early days as a classical violinist to the founding of Her Ensemble, and how the group is creating space for women and non-binary musicians to thrive. Ellie shares how Her Ensemble is not only changing who's represented on stage, but also reimagining the music itself—blending classical with pop and electronic influences, commissioning new works, and challenging traditional concert formats.Highlights include:The inspiration behind Her Ensemble and how it's changing the landscape of classical music.Ellie's thoughts on the challenges faced by women and non-binary musicians in classical spaces.The creative process behind some of their most exciting performances and collaborations.The importance of representation and diversity in music.Her Ensemble's future projects and vision for the next generation of musicians.Possible future plans for fashion collaborations, but which way to go with it - Cath Kidston, or Ultimate Hun??Tune in to hear Ellie's insightful perspective on transforming classical music and the empowering stories behind her mission to create a more inclusive industry.

This week's guest is virtuoso pianist, composer and improviser Arsha Kaviani.Arsha joined Seb and Verity for a chat ahead of the release of his debut studio album Accents and Echoes (see link below). He talks about the eclectic mix of influences featured on the albumbut also in shaping his musical life…we're talking Bach to Massive Attack via Rachmaninov and Led Zeppelin. Conversation includes Arsha's journey from growing up in Dubai to studying in Manchester and ending up in London. He talks about his ‘Musical Portraiture', bringing a centuries old form of patronage into the 21st Century…it's a darned good idea! Thanks to Premier Classical for setting up this fascinating and joyful chat with Arsha.Click here to find links to Arsha's new album Accents and Echoes https://lnk.to/arshakavianiYou can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Seb and Verity are joined by composer, arranger, keyboard player with the Hoosiers, long time Bear's Den collaborator and old mate Paul Frith.In true Three In A Bar style this episode is full of twists and turns - we find out whether Paul has ever been in a fight, how he came to write a symphony about Shackleton and some super niche mouthpiece chat.We also find out why Paul and his Hoosier band mates had to be speedily escorted from a gig venue somewhere in the north of England.Paul is the first guest we've had who has set us a mathematical challenge - Do we think this is something that will catch on? That is yet to be seen!SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode was a total pleasure to record as we are joined by Australian cellist, singer and songwriter Monique Clare.Monique is currently on a European tour and will be appearing at the Cambridge folk festival this month. Aside from festivals, she can frequently be found with her cello up mountains, on cliff tops and more conventionally in concert halls and jazz clubs across the world.Monique chats to Seb and Verity about some of her recent performances as well as recording her latest album Sight, performing with rap legend Eminem, her musical roots and how the heck she manages to so successfully sing and play at the same time! In fact, Monique goes one step further and tries to teach Verity how to do the same. You'll be delighted to hear the results are all recorded for your listening pleasure?!Better than this, Monique gives us an extraordinary performance at the end of this episode which is not to be missed! This podcast is released in association with D'Addario. D'Addario is the world's largest musical instrument accessories manufacturer and is committed to sustainably providing musicians with the most innovative musical accessories in the world. Monique Clare uses Kaplan cello strings and you can find out more here: ddar.io/celloTo learn more about all that D'Addario offers musicians, head to daddario.com Go to https://www.moniqueclare.com/ to learn more about Monique!SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a little catch up between your two co-hosts, as it had been a minute since they had last spoke. All a nice warm up really before tomorrow's blistering episode with Monique Clare. It's loose chat, in which they cover Verity's new show, Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, and Verity gives her frank opinions on every member of the band. Seb discusses his latest hyper-fixation, Nancy cuts a tooth, and Verity celebrates her first string arrangement being released on Christof Van Der Ven's new record, "For The Ages".SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we headed back online to chat to internationally acclaimed concert pianist and film star Clare Hammond (ok, ok, maybe it was one film but she was playing a young Dame Maggie Smith so come on!)We chatted to Clare ahead of her concerts at this year's Cheltenham Festival - thanks to the wonderful Dan Hartland for setting up this conversation. Clare talks about the exciting programme for her solo concert, centering around a new commission by Sun Keting.She talks about the dos and don'ts of prepared pianos, top venues, music for left hand piano and the joys in discovering some great yet little known composers - have you heard of Hélène de Montgeroult? We certainly hadn't but Clare tells us about her unbelievable background…We also discuss recent Clare's foray into acting - and try to talk her into a Netflix series. We were definitely more into this idea than she was!To book tickets for Clare's concerts at the Cheltenham Festival and check what else is going on, click here; https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/clare-hammondTo find out more about Clare, you can visit her website; https://clarehammond.com/SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back!!! We've missed you all….but what a way to kick off this season of TIAB than with none other than Artistic director and founder of Classical Pride Uk Oliver Zeffman.Oliver is an internationally renowned conductor, working frequently with orchestras including the CBSO, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France and Ulster Orchestra. Oliver founded Classical Pride in 2023 with an inaugural concert by the CBSO at the Barbican. This year it has been extended to 5 concerts starting with Classical Drag and culminating with Oliver making his LSO debut at the Barbican in a concert celebrating LBGTQ+ artists and composers hosted by Nick Grimshaw (find ticket links below).We took Oliver on a walk around central London to chat all things Pride plus future plans, lockdown films, TV recommendations and where he gets his batons from!!In true TIAB fashion this trip was littered with complications including technical issues, reversing forklifts and a bird poo incident…What other way would we want to make our comeback?! To find out more and book tickets for Classical Pride 2024 click here; www.classicalpride.ukinstagram.com/classicalprideukSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More questions from you and answers from us. Could we live anywhere other than London? Do we own our instruments? And what have we each started deoing recently that has changed our lives?All this and more in today's episode. To send in your questions (about absolutely anything), then please email hello@threeinabar.com or hit us up on the socials.SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is our least favourite orchestral instrument? And why is it the oboe?How do you plan anything as a freelancer? What happens if you book a holiday and then a load of nice work comes in - what do you do?Should you start a pension? Or just keep working until you die.All this and more in today's episode. To send in your questions (about absolutely anything), then please email hello@threeinabar.com or hit us up on the socials.SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quiz question for you - what links Torchwood, Thunderbirds, Happy Valley & Mog? We'll tell you what…some seriously great scores courtesy of this week's guest Ben Foster.Ben is a BAFTA winning composer, but also a well renowned and much in demand conductor, orchestrator and arranger with a string of TV and film credits to his name.We met up with Ben in his writing room, tucked away at the top of Air Studios for a chat about just a fraction of his incredible musical output. (N.B there is a glaring error in the fact we didn't get round to chatting about his work on last year's Beatles single Now and Then - maybe next time?)Ben talks about important relationships he has formed with musicians over the years, how he found himself with a room at Air and composing themes for the brilliant BBC drama series Happy Valley.He discusses the importance of time efficiency and knowing when to switch off, as well as realising when a job Isn't working out and how to get out of it.We discover whether the much mentioned ‘Toby' Ben speaks of is man or myth!Find out more about Ben Foster here; https://coolmusicltd.com/composers/ben-foster/SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us this week for a zencast to sunnier climes as we chat to Artistic Director of Les Arts, Valencia Jésus Iglesias Noriega.Jésus has been doing brilliant work at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía - the incredible building in Valencia which is home to Les Arts, with a huge focus on social responsibility. There are productions specifically for Under 29s, prison performances, opera in a truck heading to remote villages, performances in homes for the elderly and so much more.It is a breath of fresh air hearing from Jésus about his exciting plans and programming for the coming season. Opera is at the heart of Les Arts but there are frequent Flamenco, Folk, Pop and solo performances bringing new crowds and creating a centre for everyone.Jésus chats about changing audience habits, what he's excited about in the 2024 season and beyond, how you go about programming for upcoming season and some of his favourite community projects.There is talk of Panini style sticker albums for opera stars - very much not Jésus' idea but have a listen to see if he goes for it! Check out Les Arts and take a look at the amazing Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofia here; Guided tours - Les ArtsLES ARTS, València | Un camì únic de emocions | ProgramacióSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You join your two hosts on a car journey between Plymouth and Bath, just over a week into the Rob Brydon tour 2024. What better time than now to discuss in detail Seb's list of items he has packed for this trip? How many pants is too many? Can you re-use socks for multiple gigs? Can he maintain his rigorous skincare regime while away from home? All these questions are answered, and deep-rooted memories unearthed in this week's episode of Three In A Bar (or Two In A Car).With a supply of Devon-themed, carbohydrate-based snacks, and a hell of a list to get through, you may just learn a few tips for a touring musician, or at least get just a sense of how their brains work. What items are non-negotiable for you? What home comforts are always in your rucksack? What have we forgotten? Let us know at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What? Another podcast with the thoroughly excellent Jeremy Pritchard? Oh yes….we couldn't pack it all into one episode so here's an extra slice where we chat to Jeremy about his time on tour with Foals, some Kent conversation and comparing notes on small venues across the UK.If you are one of our excellent Patreons and you are listening to this early, thank you and well done! If you aren't a Patreon and are listening on Thursday also thanks (but maybe just smidgen less!) Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we are joined by bass behemoth (yep, it's been too long since we used that word) and Everything Everything band member, Jeremy Pritchard.Jeremy dropped in for a chat ahead of the band's UK tour and release of their new album Mountainhead - it's an absolute belter btw, check it out if you haven't already! We discuss early performances, making music videos, sartorial choices, hair bleaching and how the heck you put together a set list with 17 yrs and 7 albums worth of music to choose from.As if this wasn't enough….Jeremy Pritchard, Part Deux is coming out later this week! Or if you are a Three In a Bar Patreon member you can get this second helping right now. Why not join up to get ahead of the crowd along with access to loads more extra content? Sign up right here!To read more about Everything Everything, find out tour dates, watch their music videos and purchase all their merch head to https://everything-everything.co.uk/ The track played at the end is a cover of Everything Everything's +Pendolino, arranged and performed by Ric Elsworth from 2014. Watch the video for it here!SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings from sunny Edinburgh! This week's episode finds Seb & Verity on the Scottish leg of the Rob Brydon tour enjoying the delights of Edinburgh…Join them on a walking tour - not necessarily one that'll make the Rough Guide any time soon as they reminisce about past Edinburgh festival experiences, answer more listener questions and take in the sights and sounds of the city.SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we welcome back the brilliant Rachael Lander to chat about her recent ADHD diagnosis.Rachael is cellist on the West End production of Frozen and is a busy freelancer & session player as well as being a mother of two…..Chuck ADHD into the mix and her journey as a recovering alcoholic and life isn't always straightforward.Rachael speaks about getting her diagnosis and how this has enabled her to make sense of elements in her life that have previously caused difficulty and anxiety. She talks about how being armed with knowledge and connected to other people with ADHD has helped her understand herself better and approach life differently.This conversation is set to a backdrop of the imminent arrival of Seb's new baby, adding another layer of jeopardy to proceedings!If you haven't heard Rachael's previous episode (no.15) it's well worth a listen as she discusses alcoholism and how it's affected her life as well as the wider impact on the music industry.To find out more about Rachael, check out her website; http://www.rachaellandercello.com/playing-pageIf you have been affected by ADHD or want to learn more about it visit https://www.adhdcentre.co.uk/SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In light of the recent announcements of redundancies in the Orchestra and Chorus at ENO and the extraordinary circumstances surrounding them we felt compelled to record an episode to chat through what on earth is going on. On 15 February orchestra & chorus members started receiving formal redundancy notices - some reporting they'd heard in the interval of their final performance of Handmaid's Tail, having to then go on and complete the show. This comes in light of the MU recently calling off scheduled strikes as an agreement with ENO had been reached.We collar violinist Coco Azoitei on the train to Edinburgh to discuss ENO, Northern Ballet and the state of the music industry in general. Not currently the cheeriest of subjects but a very necessary conversation musicians need to be having to support our friends and colleagues.SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this, the first of our regular Q&A episodes, we asked listeners to send in their questions, to which we gave answers. You know how it works, we don't need to explain the concept to you, do we? Just how do we both balance being parents of two whilst being busy freelance musicians, when our other halves are also busy freelance musicians? What do we wish we could say to our 20 year old selves? What's the best way to approacvh working with people when you're starting out in the music world? And just how much baby vomit does Seb have on his clothes right now?All this and more in today's episode. To send in your questions (about absolutely anything), then please email hello@threeinabar.com or hit us up on the socials.SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarInstagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back at long last for Series 2 (can we call it that after 108 episodes?!) and what a fabulous guest to kick off 2024 - It's none other than West End leading lady Carly Anderson.Carly recently starred as Polly Baker in Crazy For You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre and her extensive list of credits include Glinda in the International tour of Wicked and Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard at the London Coliseum.Seb and Verity caught up with Carly pre show at the Gillian Lynne in late 2023. Conversation includes audition nightmares, CFY's intense rehearsal process, corpsing on stage and ghostly experiences in theatres!Carly gets an insight into what was going on in the orchestral 'penthouse' at the Gillian Lynne - both musically and some loosely termed choreography. She talks about the cast's appearance on This Morning and the importance of having a great relationship with her fellow leads, Charlie Stamp and Tom Edden.We discover Carly's quiz specialisms and what her preshow routines entail....largely caffeine based it seems!You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merry Christmas podfriends!Verity & Seb make a brief return for some seasons greetings, 2023 reflections and plans for 2024….Thanks for listening to TIAB this year and for your continued support. Back with much more in ‘24!You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode features prolific artistic rollerskater - possibly better known for being one of the most prolific conductors of his generation, Duncan Ward.Duncan is Chief conductor of Philharmonie Zuidnederland and Music Director of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra. This November he makes his Barbican debut conducting the LSO in two exciting concerts featuring Abel Selaocoe and Isabelle Faust (ticket link in show notes).Seb and Verity meet up with Duncan in a very lovely room in the depths of the Barbican centre to chat about his upcoming concerts, how he was hand picked by Sir Simon Rattle to work alongside him at the Berlin Phil and his passion for music theatre....I feel another campaign coming on.To book tickets for either of Duncan's upcoming concerts with the LSO click here; https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/london-symphony-orchestraduncan-ward-with-abel-selaocoe and https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/london-symphony-orchestraduncan-ward-la-merFind out more about Duncan here; http://www.duncan-ward.co.uk/You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar op Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome harmonious hooligans to episode 107 of Three In a Bar! (Thanks for that chat GPT)In this week's episode Seb and Verity chat to founding members of the Neoteric Ensemble Toby Street and Adrian Miotti.It's exciting times for Neoteric as their debut Album ‘Volume 1' has its launch night on 8 November at The Pheasantry (link to tickets below). With entirely new compositions written for the group by composers including TIAB pal Charlotte Harding and Misha Mullov Abbado, this album is an absolute belter and the gig will be one not to miss! In this chat they discuss the manifold possibilities that come with the unusual and original line up of the group…and the slight pitfalls of having to find entirely new music! Toby and Adrian talk about setting up the group, first rehearsals, the beauty of timetabling with their already jam packed careers and trying to keep laser focus when there are so many exciting possibilities.We predict big things for Neoteric so catch them on 8 Nov in London so you too can say ‘I was there when those fresh faced whipper snappers first performed together publicly…' To get tickets and find out more details about their launch gig click here; https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/neoteric-volume-1Read about Neoteric Ensemble on their website; https://www.neotericensemble.co.uk/You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar op Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 106, Seb and Verity are joined for a chat (and some top grade pastry based products) by drumming titan, Darren Beckett.Darren has worked with countless artists including Brandon Flowers, Madeleine Peyroux, Van Morrison and Lauryn Hill and was a member of the band Ambulance LTD. Equally at home across a multitude of styles and genres, recently Darren was the drummer for The National Theatre's multi award winning show Standing At The Sky's Edge.Seb and Verity shared a highly enjoyable afternoon with Darren and after some extensive editing of slander and swears - well, most of them, conversation ranges from his studies in Germany & NYC to being chased by crackheads and meeting Taylor Hawkins.Darren talks about moving away from the pure blood jazz scene in New York into an eclectic range of career choices. Some sterling work is done on behalf of the Eastbourne tourist board and there is a slightly embarrassing and enlightening round of ‘guess the BPM'…..why on earth get into that when your guest is a hugely successful drummer?! Find out more about Darren here; https://canopusdrums.com/en/endorsers/darren_beckett/You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode Verity teams up with another guest presenter, well more of a TIAB regular in fact...it's old pal of the podcast Phil Donnelly.Phil has worked his magic and fixed up a chat with Nashville based singer/songwriter Jill Andrews. As luck would have it, he will be joining her on tour in just a few weeks time when she heads over for the UK leg. (Tour dates in link below)Jill chats about writing her new album Modern Age and some of the themes and inspirations behind it. We discover the many ways Jill is rejecting the modern age....think paper diaries and not having WhatsApp (yep, you read that correctly, can you imagine such a thing?!)Jill discusses her stunning vintage Gibson guitar, the importance of collaboration and her excitement at playing with a band again. She talks about having her music used in TV and film - her song Tell That Devil is the title track for US show Wynonna Earp and was also performed in the show Nashville.It's fair to say Verity ruins this otherwise enjoyable experience for Phil when she suggests Jill employs choreography and lycra in her upcoming tour as a must for her supporting band...you are welcome.Towards the end of their conversation, Jill gives a stunning performance of the song Wrong Place, Wrong Time from her new album so make sure you listen through as you won't want to miss it.Thanks to Phil and to Robert Simmons for stitching this convo together.To find out more about Jill and to book tickets for her tour, visit her website here; https://www.jillandrews.com/You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Look who's back for round two! It's the sickeningly talented singer, songwriter, composer, trumpeter, arranger, member of PSB (the list goes on!) and friend of the pod JFAbraham (Jonny Abraham).He first appeared way back in Episode 5 when he was in the process of recording and finalising 10 tracks he'd written…it was proving tricky for him to unlock them and he was struggling to work out a way to get them from his head into the world.Fast forward three years and the album A Different Kind of Light - which is a masterpiece, is ready to go. Jonny is currently releasing the tracks as singles and the first live performance of the album is happening on 7 Sept 2023 at Stanley Arts Centre - link below so grab your tickets now!Seb and Verity chat to Jonny all about the album and upcoming show….as well as a healthy slice of food related chat. At the end there is a special performance of Jonny's track Home which he arranged especially for this episode.Listen to A Different Kind of Light here: Bandcamp / SpotifyBook your tickets for JFAbraham's gig here: https://stanleyarts.org/event/jfabraham-a-different-kind-of-light-live/Find out more about JFAbraham here: https://jfabraham.co.uk/ Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 103 we join Verity on a day trip to the seaside to meet Bear's Den's drummer and multi instrumentalist - proud Brighton resident Jools Owen. As luck would have it, Journalist, author and broadcaster Rachael Taylor is a fellow local and kindly agreed to guest co-host this episode…don't you love it when a plan comes together?! Verity and Rachael chat to Jools about all things Bear's Den, touring & festivals….they touch a raw nerve when Rachel brings up the ‘Highlands & Islands Tour' which Jools may or may not have been on.They talk about Jools' silver banding experiences, how he came to double on drums & horns - quite literally at times, and an idyllic recording experience with another TIAB favourite Christof Van Der Ven.Verity gets some excellent tourist information from Jools & Rachael who plot her a perfect Brighton day - best of all is the alternative sports element which Jools gives a thorough account of!Thanks to the thoroughly excellent Robert Simmons for editing this episode. Check out Bear's Den news and tour dates at https://www.bearsdenmusic.co.uk/You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who'd have thought it? Back in 2019 when two fresh(ish) faced, young(ish) podcasters headed off to South London for their first recording, armed with all the gear and little to no idea, that they'd be hitting the 100th episode mark and still be going!! No one? Thanks a bunch….So here it is, episode 100 and for this special edition Seb and Verity are joined by multi-instrumentalist legend and dear friend Hannah Lawrance. Hannah stipulated from early days that she would only come onto the pod if she was asking the questions…..with that in mind, we've collected various former TIAB guests to put questions to Seb and Verity via Hannah, whilst they have sneakily turned the tables back on her too, mwah ha ha!Warning; this episode features some serious belting along with reminiscences of early meetings, past episodes and cringe worthy experiences. There are contributions from loads of TIAB favourites and a message from some guy who's profile was significantly raised by appearing on this podcast….You are welcome Mr Brydon.Thank you dear listeners for your continued support and bring on the next 100 eps, woo hoo!You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-musicianYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-T28I5oz2C21cc9GFgEMYou 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/You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 DollsOr click here to book tickets to Seb in When Winston Went to War With the WirelessYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.