Three In A Bar

Here come the bears! This week Seb and Verity are joined by Kevin Jones, one half of British folk rock band Bear’s Den. The release of this podcast coincides with the launch of Bear’s Den’s latest album Fragments .... It’s almost as if they had planned it! Recorded in late 2019, Kev talks about the band’s recent tours, from European stadiums supporting Neil Young to driving a land rover venue to v...

Thirteen, unlucky for some? Not at Three In A Bar because their guest this week is award winning composer and saxophonist Charlotte Harding. Charlotte chats to Seb and Verity about her collaborations with BalletBoyz, Paraorchestra and Onyx Brass. The term ‘Orchestral Synthesizer’ gets bandied about by Verity - don’t worry, Charlotte clarifies what she’s wanging on about! There is misinformation ab...

Breaking news... this week, novice podcasters Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons invite journalist, interviewer, reviewer and broadcaster Jude Rogers for a chat. "Have they lost their minds?" we hear you ask. It's like Leyton Orient taking on Real Madrid. Luckily for them, Jude is both encouraging and forgiving and has countless tales to tell from her years interviewing and reviewing pop stars and mu...

In the third of their transatlantic trilogy, Seb and Verity chat to composer, arranger and multi instrumentalist Kelly Pratt. Kelly talks touring and orchestrating for David Byrne and St. Vincent, Beirut and Father John Misty. They chat about favourite festivals (remember them?!) and great venues.  Verity tries to get Kelly to dish the dirt on the different character traits of musicians aroun...

Celebrations are on at Three In a Bar HQ as they reach episode 10, and what better way to mark this milestone than with a chat to Puerto Rico’s finest, Ektor Rivera. Seb and Verity catch up via zoom with singer/dancer/actor/artist Ektor at his LA home. He earns serious guest points early on declaring his new found love for London, having travelled there for the first time last year to play Juan Pe...

This week Seb and Verity have a hotline to Canada to chat to critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Basia Bulat. Basia talks all about her fantastic new album "Are You in Love?", which was partly recorded at Joshua Tree and led to some integral collaborations with both the wind and desert dust. They chat improvising at festivals, Bach and Basia indulges Verity’s new found love of the autoharp...

Seb and Verity have resisted the urge to hot foot it up to Durham and are back for episode 8. This week’s guest is violinist and arranger extraordinaire, Michelle Taylor-Cohen.  Recorded in a bustling Royal Festival Hall foyer, they discuss Michelle’s ingenious methods to reimagine pop tracks for strings and her role as the "Fifth Beatle" in the Estilo String Quartet. They take a nostalgia tr...

It’s lucky Episode Number 7, and this week award-winning writer, composer, actor and comedian Vikki Stone joins Seb and Verity for a chat.  Vikki talks about her new musical and concept album, #ZoologicalSociety. They discuss writing to deadlines, zoom choir rehearsals and the ‘millennial whoop’. They also take a detour to chat about marathon running, including Vikki's world record attempt dr...

This week, Seb and Verity invite West End star Laura Baldwin into cyberspace for a virtual catch up. They talk about Laura’s role as Cynthia Weill in the "Beautiful" tour and her disappointment at it being cut short by the darned pandemic. They also discuss all things Waitress, engaging with her fans and personalised merchandise. Laura chats about working with Kelsey Grammar and they debate hard h...

Bang! That’s the sound of episode 5 sliding into your week. On this episode, Seb and Verity chat to multi-instrumentalist, song writer and orchestrator Jonny Abraham. He talks about his work as bassist and flugelhorn player for Public Service Broadcasting, orchestrating for the BBC Proms, the process of writing his own music and seeking inspiration from outside the arts. / / / SHOW NOTES Jonny's T...

Episode 4 features Seb and Verity’s first entirely remote chat with international conductor and musical revolutionary, Charles Hazlewood.  They discuss everything from the position of orchestras in the 21st century, snogging and dying at Glastonbury, and elks mating in Canada. Seb and Verity reconvene at the end to compare notes on their own personal highs and lows in the 500th week of lockdo...

Emerging West End star Rodney Vubya joins Seb and Verity for a chat in episode 3 of the podcast. They start their meeting with a round of gift giving, an idea that didn’t last very long. Rodney talks about the joys and pitfalls of outdoor theatre, auditioning and Seb is coerced into rapping. In the last part of this episode, Seb, Verity and Rodney reconvene via Zoom to discuss lockdown life a...

With the absence of any major objections, Seb and Verity are back for a second episode. This week, they chat with violinist supremo and all round fantastic person, Jackie Hartley. They discuss her extensive orchestral career and her transition into the world of pop and film sessions, as well as the trials and tribulations of depping in the West End. Reference notes Everything Will Be Alright - Old...

In this first episode, Seb and Verity chat to bassist/bass guitarist Phil Donnelly. Conversation ranges from how he started in the profession to Nashville... and Pizza Express. Phil talks about his discomfort in ‘gig chat’ which leads to a discussion on potential (and probably inadvisable) new ways for Phil to present himself in performances. Thanks to Barney Philpott (@barnabyphilpott) for his tr...

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