BBC Radio 3 Music Matters Interview
I was interviewed by BBC Radio 3 Music Matters last week about Shakespeare and Epping Forest
Listen to me chatting to Tom Service about writing music for Shakespeare’s Richard III and Henry VI at The Globe, and about my Epping Forest artist residency. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bmbw
Composer for Shakespeare's Globe
Super excited to composing for Richard III & Henry VI at Shakespeare’s Globe.
“Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust?
And, live we how we can, yet die we must”
I’m super excited to be working with the incredible Shakespeare’s Globe as composer for Richard III & Henry VI, directed by Sean Holmes and Ilinca Radulian.
All three parts of Henry VI have been condensed into one epic production and will present the Wars of the Roses like you’ve never seen them before, and the menacing and bloody Richard III concludes Shakespeare's first tetralogy.
I will be writing music and performing the music. The run is from 21 November 2019 – 26 January 2020 in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Tickets here: Henry VI & Richard III
“Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York”
Stick In The Wheel
Stick In The Wheel 2018 round-up
I’ve tried to put a selection of mobile phone snaps and screen grabs in some sort chronological order but to be honest, this year with Stick In the Wheel is all a bit of a blur! We have travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles and made it across the Channel once, to Gooikoorts Festival in Belgium, where we were handed the heatwave rider essential for all bands - frozen towels. There’s been sell-out shows, big shows (main stage at Cambridge Folk Festival was an experience!) and awesome smaller shows like at our local, the Wanstead Tap.
We released our second album in January (Follow Them True) which got to No 17 in the Official UK Indie Album Charts, and had some pretty special things said about it, which was nice. Did a number of radio live sessions (Mark Radcliffe Radio 2 Folk Show, Tom Robinson 6Music, John Kennedy Radio X), and released a mixtape in November (This and the Memory of This). Fran and Si also managed to have a baby in the middle of it all (Robin Foote 13.06.18).
There’s so so much more …. check out some of the photos and videos below and visit our website for albums, 2019 gigs, news and all that: www.stickinthewheel.com
banner photo from Wanstead Tap by @kjmartin88
Guest Presenter for ResonanceFM
My show focused on new releases from the folk and contemporary classical worlds.
This year I’ve been guest presenter for The Nest Collective Hour on Resonance 104.4FM. It’s been a lot of fun building playlists for the show, which have focused on new releases from the traditional folk and contemporary classical worlds.
I’ve had some great live guests too, including Moore Moss Rutter, You Are Wolf, Jo Quail, Santiago Quartet and Cunning Folk.
My Top 5 favourite new releases played this year:
Maarja Nuut & Ruum: Haned Kadunud (Muunduja)
Anna & Elizabeth: Ripest of Apples (The Invisible Comes to Us)
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet: Dreams (Landfall)
Missy Mazzoli & Olivia De Prato: Vespers for Violin (Streya)
Richard Thompson: The Rattle Within (13 Rivers)
You can listen to all my shows on mixcloud. Here’s some of my favourites:
