Talking With Strangers

Welcome to Talking with Strangers, a Jack Savoretti influenced podcast.  Today's episode is a one off special.  I'm talking with Jo Twist who was one of my first guests on Talking with Strangers  back in February 2023...how time flies! Since our first chat Jo has become a children's author and has moved to Scotland. In this episode of Talking with Strangers, we discuss: - A catch up...

Our guest today is Stefania who creates the magic behind Jack Savoretti Romania on Instagram. In this episode of Talking With Strangers we discuss: - Discovering Jack Savoretti - The creation of Jack Savoretti Romania on Instagram - Life in Romania before and after the revolution - Splitting time between Romania/London - Musical grandparents - Michael Jackson - Music influences/the love of Italian...

Our guest today is Emma Bloomfield who lives on the Isle of Wight. In this episode of Talking With Strangers we discuss: - Discovering Jack Savoretti - Isle of Wight - Croatia - Festivals - Caterham cars - Caterham racing - Music influences - The Cat Empire!   We hope you enjoyed this episode of Talking with Strangers. Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced podcast.  Each week, a di...

Our guest today is Caroline Richards who uprooted from Manchester to Puglia over 10 years ago. Caroline is a self confessed 'Italophile' and is really living the Italian dream. In this episode of Talking With Strangers we discuss: - Discovering Jack Savoretti - Cafe Nero - Shopping for a property in Italy with a list in hand - Moving from Manchester - Ending up in Puglia - Talking and si...

Our guests today are a wonderful married couple Jane and Bob Ashton. Jane and Bob met in 1977 in the old Gaumont Theatre in Southampton. Jane was an Usherette (as it was known back then) and Bob was moonlighting (from his day job as a Police Officer) in security and stagehand work at the theatre.  Jane thought Bob was a firefighter! Was she disappointed? Was it love at first sight? Is Bob the love...

Our guest today is Arvena Deda from Albania. Albania is a very small country and shares the Adriatic Sea with Italy, influencing  Arvena's love of Italy and Italian music. Arvena made a road trip with two of her friends to Sibenik in Croatia to her first Jack Savoretti live gig, which is where we met and the rest is history! In this episode of Talking With Strangers we discuss: - discovering...

Our guest today is Richard Clarke from Warchild who in 2016 became Music Manager then Head of Music for a while. Rich is totally committed and passionate about his work with Warchild and is a true advocate and ambassador for them. In this episode of Talking With Strangers we talk: - fundraisers - the work of Warchild - Syria, Turkey, Ukraine - Ambassadors - How Rich ended up at Warchild - Jack Sav...

Our guest today is Eliane Romanzin  from Bern in Switzerland. Eliane's father is Italian and her mother is Swiss and she has sweet childhood memories of Italian holidays and growing up in Bern. Her musical taste is much influenced by her parents who listened to Italian/French music of the 50s/60s, hence her love of Jack's music, especially Europiana In this episode of Talking With Strang...

Our guest today is Jon Mackay who is an artist, an illustrator and silk screen printer based near Oxford.  In addition to producing his own silk screen prints  that are exhibited in galleries,  Jon  has a string  of commissions under his belt from  JackSavoretti, Bears Den and The Lumineers to name but a few. Jon met Jack by chance whilst at the local garage getting his tyres changed.  After an ex...

Welcome to Talking with Strangers, a Jack Savoretti influenced podcast. Our guest today is Julie Hunter, whose love of dogs inspired her to become a Dog Groomer and now runs a successful bespoke wedding dog care service, Spotlessly Chic! Julie lives in rural Aberdeenshire with her husband and two dalmation dogs Cielo and Winnie.  Moving to the country gave Julie the perfect opportunity to start he...

Welcome to Talking with Strangers, a Jack Savoretti influenced podcast.  Our guest today is Jo Twist, who is an outdoor explorer, an artist, a Reiki Practioner and is in the process of running wellness retreats.  Jo lives in a cottage in Somerset which she also uses as a makeshift art studio. Jo currently works in the film industry but likes nothing more than 'emerging herself into nature to...

Welcome to Talking with Strangers, a Jack Savoretti influenced podcast.  Our guest today is Meredith Hepner Chapman, an expert in PR, Podcasting, Name Dropping and Jack Savoretti (especially as Meredith is Jack’s cousin.)   Meredith lives in Hertfordshire, with her husband Jeremy, four beautiful children and two dachshunds. Meredith is host of the Diary of a Name Dropper podcast, a podcast littere...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...

Meet Mandy Henson, host of Talking with Strangers "Over the last few years, whilst being one of the three Admins on the #amorettiofficial Facebook group, I have met so many Jack Savoretti fans from around the world with stories to share. I would love you to join me on a conversational journey and let's see where it leads us..." Talking with Strangers is a Jack Savoretti influenced p...