The Inline G Flute Podcast

I’ve ranked the top 10 flute competitions in the world based on the total prize money; and then using School of Rock, analysed if they’re even worth it.  Other topics include Donald Trump, Gender, Russian Propaganda, The Grammys and The Northern Irish Schools Football League 2002/03 season. (and you all wonder why sponsors won’t touch this podcast?) grma x Inline G Merch 😎 Inlineg.myshopify.com I...

It’s a rambly episode this week as a recent post in the infamous Facebook Flute Forum sent me down too many rabbit holes. What separates professional from amateur musicians and more importantly; why do Americans care so much? I’m not sure either, but I gave it a lash. grma x  Inline G Merch 😎 Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be fre...

Another landmark episode brings with it some fresh threads and a stellar guest, as Cassie O’Hanlon AKA The Tattooed Flute Teacher joins me this week (finally) for a bumper episode. Cassie is leading the charge to teach flute with empathy, kindness and social awareness. She takes us through her vibrant social media journey to running a highly successful flute studio, including the various challenge...

“Worse than the total agony of being in love?” Liam Neeson cured that wee boy’s broken heart, and your second favourite Northern Irishman is here to cure yours. Whether it’s a person or your instrument, falling in and out of love is one of the most difficult things we can go through as people. This week I’ll show just how similar the 2 are, and give you some tips to get you falling back in love qu...

This week’s episode comes from that lovely time vortex between Christmas and New Years, when we’re all full of chocolate and pints and time is but a construct. Therefore, this week’s guest is perhaps the most special on of the podcast’s history, as I sit down with my mum whilst I’m home for an Irish Christmas.  She’ll tell you all about the challenges of raising a professional musician as som...

This Christmas I’ve went and got you all the best present a flute player can ask for; another episode with my friend, and yours, French orchestral flute sensation Alice Brie.  This week, Alice is gonna give you all some golden tips for your practice covering a range of subjects including intonation, colour, posture, breathing, piccolo excerpts and whatever else came to our minds. It’s chaotic...

This week’s Inline G features Irish harpist and Palestinian Rights Activist Rosie Murphy as a guest. As the founder of The Hague Conservatory Students for Palestine group, Rosie has been a leading voice in the campaign for Palestine in the classical music industry.  On here she talks about classical music’s role in activism, zionism within the industry, her own experiences of activism and als...

Serial Entrepreneur and Flute 360 Host, Dr Heidi Kay Begay, joins me this week for a wee chat on everything from building self-esteem as a musician to embracing career pivots (and a recipe for the finest lemonade that side of the Atlantic) If this wasn’t enough Heidi for you (it never is for me), then go give Flute 360 a listen or check out her socials.  Smooches x Inline G Merch 😎 Inlineg.m...

Guess who’s back; back again? Inline G Fan Favourite, Zofia Neugebauer, has joined me for the final episode in the Paris 2024 mini-series, to answer all your questions.  We cover everything from performance nerves, trash TV, naked cats and technique advice, all whilst sipping on some Guinness and flicking through your messages. Also keep an eye out for a VERY special (and unexpected) guest in...

After months of exchanging tips on Pokemon cards, I finally found myself in the same city at the same time as the multi-faceted, multi-instrumental and multi-talented Daniela Mars. From dealing with online social media bullying, to exciting news on her brand new album, this episode (coming live from Paris) covered the lot. I’ve wanted Daniela on the podcast for AGES, and she lived up to every expe...

Coming straight from Paris’ finest Irish pub, this week’s episode has one half of the Electro-Chic pop duo RoSaWay, Rachel Ombredane, joining me for a Guinness and a chat.  From her classical music training, to social media stardom and a sexy new debut album, Rachel’s career has been fascinating, and she walks us through it all here. The flute never looked so cool. Inline G Merch 😎 Inlineg.m...

Paris-Based traverso superstar, conservatoire professor and flute mastermind Sebastijan Bereta joined me on the podcast this week, live from The City of Lights herself, to chat all things flute.  Sebastijan gives us his tips to embrace the true French Flute School as well an insight into the (cooler?) world of period instruments, before the pair of us wax lyrical about Sir James Galway for 7...

The Curse of the 9th Symphony, Verdi’s Huanted Opera and the Principal Flutist Eaten by The Orchestra Board; just a few of the spooky stories on this week’s Halloween Special as I dress up as a haunted Rudi Völler and sip on a cocktail. Happy Samhain everyone, go practice your scales x Inline G Merch: Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon: patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS b...

Paris Syndrome doesn’t just hit Japanese tourists; flute players also get struck down with it. You’re all ready for the world capital of fluting, only to be welcomed by a mouldy baguette and 180 euro opera tickets. But don’t worry; I’ve got you. Wether you’re planning a visit to Gay Paree, or just fancying some knowledge for bragging rights at a party; This week’s Inline G tells is a guide for the...

Punk Rock has the leather jackets, Glam Rock has the capes, Britpop has the parka’s and Heavy Metal has the body odour; but what does Classical Music have? From what started as Victorian style garments, we look at the historical reasons for Classical Music’s fashion aesthetic, and why it hasn’t really moved on. We’ll chat how Yuja, Khatia, Kennedy and co (including some flutes) are bucking the tre...

Following the latest developments in the Middle East, I’ve had to make this ad hoc episode to get some things off my chest.  From Classical Music’s tabloid shite “Slipped Disc”, to a 13 year old scandal involving the LPO; I look at some of the industries moral failings over the past years. Inline G Patreon: patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing...

Guess who’s back, back again? Schocker’s back; tell your friends. In the first ever returning guest episode, Gary Shocker is here this week to do a LIVE composition for flute and piano, on air, to completion. Ever fancied seeing how the world's most published living flute composer goes about writing a piece from scratch? It's your lucky day. You really are spoiled rotten.

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Coming from Belfast’s (and Ireland’s?) finest pub, I went for a few pints with Irish traditional flute player Múlú in Maddens this week to chat about everything from her career, to the artistic movement in aid of Palestine to paganism and international toot your flute day. Múlú also chats about her various projects including Tradtronica group Huartan, all-female Trad Supergroup BIIRD and THE Afro...

A slightly more rambling episode than usual this week as a recent Blindboy Podcast episode made me reevaluate the role of artistry in interpretation.  Using World Champion Boxer Anto Cacace, and the Irish storytelling tradition of a Seanchaí, I explore how “just” interpreting really is an art after all. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can sign up for just 5 quid a month to be a Patr...

t’s the end of the NFA Bootleg Series 2024, and what an ending it is, dearest listeners. In what you might say saving the best for last (I couldn’t possibly comment), my guest this week is Flute Center CEO Julian Rose. I was like a child in a sweetshop in this one, as I got to pick the brains of a business and flute encyclopaedia in Julian. We chat about his own journey and new part ownership in F...

Do not adjust your television sets; you’re reading that name in the title correctly. My guest this week is beatbox flutist Greg Patillo. A man that needs no further introduction; just let me add that having watched Greg’s videos and listened to PROJECT Trio’s albums on loop throughout my teen years, this was a special one for me personally. This was the most fun I’ve had on an episode in a very lo...

We’re over the halfway point of the 2024 NFA Bootleg Series, today coming from the 31st floor of a very fancy San Antonio hotel as I sit down with Iranian flute (and history) expert; Mehrdad Gholami. Mehrdad and I have been chatting for years online, so to finally get to meet was a blast. This episode felt like two mates chatting away, and there happened to be a camera. Pure Inline G Core.  W...

The second instalment of the NFA Convention Series is out and I am spoiling you all rotten! This week’s guest is soloist, University of Iowa professor, recording artist and all-round flute superstar; Nicole Esposito. I’ve been a fan of Nicole’s for 13 (!) years and I finally got to meet her and record a wee episode together. She chats about everything from how she judges competitions and her impre...

From jägerbombs to secret parties, and stellar guests to plastic babies; this week’s podcast reflects on my time at the NFA Annual Flute Convention in San Antonio, Texas. I look at all the things the NFA got right, my own personal scandals, the cultural differences in the US, a hot take that will kill all my sponsorship chances and finally; why you should join me next year in Atlanta. (There’s als...

Fresh off the plane from the US, this week’s episode is one of several recorded at the NFA Convention in sickly humid San Antonio, Texas. Kicking us off from across the pond is my friend and yours, Scottish flute superstar Stephen Clark.  I haven’t seen Stephen in near 10 years, so this was just a lovely wee catch up that happened to be filmed where we chatted about cultural differences betwe...