Three In A Bar

How on earth do we follow an all singing, all dancing live show? We'll tell you how - with a chat to a true great of the classical music world, German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser. Johannes' groundbreaking new album Alone Together is released on 17 June 2022 and this episode is released in conjunction with this. Seb and Verity meet Johannes at Platoon's state of the art studios in North London...

This week Three In a Bar becomes Three on a Boat as Seb and Verity hit the marina to meet timpanist supremo, Grahame King. Grahame has been principal timpanist with Royal Ballet Sinfonia since 1998 and guests with many other major orchestras in the UK. He teaches timpani at both RCM and Birmingham Conservatoire. Seb and Verity enjoyed a wonderful early summer evening on Grahame's boat - so much so...

In Episode 77, Seb and Verity are joined by violinist supremo and newly appointed Artistic Director of NSSO, Nicole Wilson. Nicole has held positions with the LSO and ENO and works extensively as a freelancer, appearing as guest leader, in various west end shows and in major film sessions. She has also turned her hand to orchestral session fixing - her credits including the sixth Harry Potter movi...

Round of applause please......this week's episode was recorded over the internet and there were no, I repeat no, technical hitches! And good job too as Seb and Verity have Senior Engineer at Abbey Road, multiple Grammy and Emmy winner and all round top bloke Sam Okell on for a chat. What Sam doesn't know about the Beatles ain't worth knowing, having for many years been heavily involved in remaster...

This week's guest is Grammy award winning conductor, arranger, curator and composer, Jules Buckley.....and boy, are we glad this episode has made it into yer ears after some palm sweatingly stressful uploading issues! It's been a rollercoaster pod friends.... Seb and Verity catch up with Jules at his studio in Berlin to chat about his eclectic and multi faceted career. They discuss his early days...

This week to celebrate International Women's Day, Seb and Verity chat to two great ambassadors for gender equality in the music industry, Letty Stott and Beth Higham Edwards. Letty and Beth have recently launched their new company Gender and the Large and Shiny Instruments, with the aim of starting open conversations about gender in the workplace. Letty is a French Horn player and Beth a percussio...

Cai, you should definitely listen to this one! (As should everyone else) as this week’s episode features jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and co founder of Kansas Smitty’s, Giacomo Smith. Seb and Verity catch Giacomo pre show in the Worthing Assembly Halls where he and Seb are performing with Rob Brydon for his A Night of Songs and Laughter tour. There is an added sense of jeopardy in this episode as...

In this week's episode Seb and Verity take a trip to South London for a chat with flautist, composer, arranger, stealth violinist/viola player and fountain of excellent tales, Dan Watts. Dan is a founder member and trustee of the Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra. He discusses the precarious nature of planning and booking concerts, discovering lesser known Scandinavian composers and the unmitigat...

In the second of two New Year's catch ups, Seb and Verity check in with former guests; Luisa Lale, Charlotte Harding and Jon Natchez. All three have exciting things a foot in 2022 and their enthusiasm and optimism is a perfect antidote to the winter blues. After a few false starts - the latest challenges brought to you by Zencastr - Lu chats about new tracks, some exciting TV show placements and m...

In the first of two special episodes, Seb and Verity ease themselves into 2022 by catching up with three fabulous former TIAB guests - Ben Marshall, Chris Augustine and Tom Carlson. Having finally given up on Zoom, listen in as everyone tries to negotiate the new online platform Zencastr.....no one has yet discovered how to successfully leave a call and it's not out of the question one of our gues...

This week Seb and Verity are joined by Emmy Nominated, critically acclaimed film composer, Natalie Holt. Natalie’s work includes the score for the recent Marvel series Loki, as well as work on rims including Paddington and Journey’s End. Having come perilously close to complete technical failure in the past, in their first meeting with Natalie the recording spectacularly malfunctioned. Incredibly,...

This week’s episode features Violinist, journalist, founder of the Estilo String Quartet, former Über delivery driver......and Verity’s husband, Robert Simmons. Against all the odds this episode doesn’t descend into chaos or indeed a domestic, however the subjects covered don’t necessarily match what Rob had in mind. They chat about his stint as an Über delivery cyclist and the chain of events tha...

For episode 67, Seb and Verity are joined by cellist and internet sensation, Samara Ginsberg. Samara’s multi-tracked cello videos of retro tv and film themes have been garnering huge international audiences online - her Star Wars vid having 3.5 million views on Twitter and growing! If you haven’t seen any so far, 1. where have you been and 2. Head to her YouTube channel NOW! (Link below) The centr...

This week’s episode features tour manager, sound engineer and baking supremo, Alicia Blake. Seb and Verity were lucky enough to catch Alicia at her home in Seattle - sadly for them, only via zoom - whilst on a short break from Sylvan Esso’s U.S tour.  Alicia chats about hitting the road again and how the band and crew have been spending their downtime - think tie dying T-shirts in a tent in t...

This week’s episode features  Public Service Broadcasting’ s mastermind, J.Willgoose, Esq. Their latest album  Bright magic  entered the UK charts at no. 2 in October 2021 - a fantastic achievement for an album that is far from mainstream pop.  Seb and Verity chat to Willgoose about his inspiration for the album, moving to Berlin and going back to record there in the world famo...

Things haven’t gone exactly to plan this week....... In this bonus episode Seb and Verity are here to explain why and have a general catch up. (Spoiler alert - Seb’s had Covid and it’s knocked him for six) There’s a detailed dissection of the stages of Seb’s confinement plus some exciting upcoming guest announcements and a whole lotta waffle! Back next week with a new (fantastic) guest and a full...

Our guest for episode 64 is violinist, orchestrator, arranger, educator and potentially busiest person in the world, Katie Kresek. Katie is currently concertmaster and co-orchestrator on the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge - this year she became only the 4th woman ever to be Tony nominated in the orchestrations category. Seb and Verity catch Katie via zoom on a break in her hectic schedule at...

This week’s guest is French violinist, internet sensation and famed cat lover, Esther Abrami. Esther has been at the forefront of bringing classical music to a multitude of digital platforms, reaching new audiences and creating online communities. Seb and Verity chat to Esther about her debut singles for Sony Classical and her upcoming album release. The focus of the album is on bringing great wor...

In this week’s episode Seb and Verity meet up with saxophonist, composer, songwriter and all round excellent human being Luiza Lale In her South London home. It is here where Lu and her cellist/composer/arranger husband Dave have been successfully carving out a new career writing commercial music. Lu chats about the inspirational online courses she attended that started her on this new path and in...

🚨IT’S THE BIG NEWS ALARM! That’s right podfriends, we’ve squeezed in this cheeky bonus episode to tell you three major pieces of TIAB info....The most exciting of which is that on Sunday 19 Sept at 6.30pm we will be hosting another livestream event from Arnos Groove studios in aid of The Irene Taylor Trust. There is much more information to follow but for now we can tell you it’s jam packed with...

In Episode 61 Seb and Verity take a day trip to the countryside to meet up with star of musical theatre, stage and screen, Wendi Peters. Many of you will know Wendi as Cilla Battersby-Brown from her 5 year stint on Coronation Street, but she has also had an outstanding career in musical theatre - most recently in the starring role as Diana in You Are Here at the Southwark Playhouse. Wendi chats ab...

Bonus chat with Mike Lewis! We discuss home recordings, go into more depth on the Messina, teaching, Eau Claire, and of course... Swindon. SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREON This show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards. Click here:  https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

In episode 60 Seb and Verity take a virtual trip to Minneapolis to meet saxophonist and bassist, Mike Lewis. Mike is a member of internationally acclaimed indie folk band, Bon Iver as well as numerous other groups including Happy Apple, Fat Kid Wednesdays, Alpha Consumer and the excellently named, Sad Sax of Shit. In an interesting reversal of roles, it is Bon Iver superfan Seb who has to restrain...

Every now and then we like to throw in a curveball episode to mix things up, so this week we head to the brilliant Phlox Books In Leyton to chat to owner, Aimée Madill, about music and literature. What Aimée doesn’t know about books ain’t worth knowing! She studied at Trinity in Dublin and prior to opening Phlox, spent time working at the famous Shakespeare & Co in Paris. Her ability to speed...

We’re back in person and back in the East End of London for this week’s episode with composer, lyricist, pianist and musical director Theo Jamieson. Seb and Verity chat to Theo about his new musical which has been commissioned by BBC World Service, U.Me - written for radio and podcast. The whole thing was put together in 7 weeks so Theo talks crazy work schedules, cutting out procrastination and t...