Podcast Episodes

Collected Strands Improvising Ensemble and Weaver Maryanne Moodie (re-release)

Season 5 Episode 32

I'm re-releasing this episode, because my improvising ensemble Collected Strands have just released our second album, Volume 2, also with beautiful cover art by Maryanne Moodie.

This is a special epi…

Published on 5 months ago

Maya Youssef: Teaching Arabic Music, Overcoming Challenges, and her Creative Life Through the Qanun

Season 5 Episode 31

I’m delighted to welcome Maya Youssef, the world-renowned "Queen of the qanun" and innovative British-Syrian educator .You can also watch on YouTube, and the transcript is linked as well to my websit…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Lily Henley: Sephardic Identity, Ladino Language and Songwriting

Season 5 Episode 30

The wonderful singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and scholar Lily Henley sings in the endangered language Ladino and during this podcast you’ll hear clips from her album Oras Dezaoradas. Blend…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Exploring Global Soundscapes with Karen Power: Arctic Ice, Namibian Bats & Inclusive Music-Making

Season 5 Episode 29

Karen Power is an Irish composer who uses environmental sounds in her intriguing work. She is a master field recordist who has recorded sounds in some of the worlds most isolated and challenging loca…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Teagan Faran: Exploring Contemporary Violin, Electroacoustic Sound, Tango Traditions & Teaching Philosophy

Season 5 Episode 28

Teagan Faran is a remarkable violinist known for her versatility as a performer, composer, and improviser. In this episode, you’ll hear selections from her album Middle Child—a compelling and genre-s…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Olcay Bayir on Alevi Roots, Anatolian Folk & Her Album Tu Gul î

Season 5 Episode 27

I’m joined by the extraordinary Olcay Bayir, a British singer-songwriter of Kurdish Alevi origin, originally from Turkey. Olcay opens up about the challenges of immigrating as a teenager, her classic…

Published on 6 months ago

Joel Styzens: Relax Your Ears: Joel Styzens on Hearing Damage & Musical Recovery

Season 5 Episode 26

Joel Styzens is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose career as a drummer was transformed due to sudden hearing damage. He talked to me about dealing with the physical and psychological effets o…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Healing Through Music: Amanda Martinez on Grief, Mental Health & Her Album Recuerdo

Season 5 Episode 25

Amanda Martinez writes and records mostly in Spanish, the language of her Mexican dad who biked all the way from Mexico to Canada, and you’ll learn how Amanda’s recent album Recuerdo helped her proc…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Heather Taves: her Beethoven Journey, Fascinating Research, Developing Creativity

Season 5 Episode 24

Heather Taves is an acclaimed Canadian pianist, also a composer, improviser, educator and writer.

She spoke to me about her unique and inspiring Beethoven Journey, her popular weekly blog which she s…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Renée Yoxon: Trans Voice Teacher, Jazz and Disability Rights (re-release)

Season 5 Episode 23

Archive highlight, originally released in 2023: Renée Yoxon is a trans non-binary singer, songwriter, jazz musician, and trans voice teacher.

Renee shares some beautiful and inspiring performances fro…

Published on 7 months ago