Before The Light Goes Out
kathryn williams
Before The Light Goes Out is a podcast hosted by UK based songwriter and author Kathryn Williams. In Each episode, Kathryn talks to a special guest from the worlds of music and literature about what they do as they enter the realm of sleep, what has changed for them over the years AND OTHER THINGS
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Before The Light Goes Out episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Before The Light Goes Out for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Before The Light Goes Out episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Clare Shaw
Before The Light Goes Out
07/27/22 • 28 min
Clare Shaw
Clare is a British poet whose three collections are published by Bloodaxe books. She has won The Northern writers award and is co director of Kendal poetry festival. She tutors at Arvon and the Wordsworth poetry school in Grassmere. In this episode Clare talks openly about her struggle with sleep and how grief has affected that. She talks with joy about sleeper train adventures and her new found joy of simple pleasures.
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Boo Hewerdine
Before The Light Goes Out
07/20/22 • 27 min
Boo Hewerdine
Boo is an Ivor Novello award nominated singer songwriter, best known for his work with Eddie Reader who made his song “Patience of Angels” an international hit. His career started as front man in 80’s band “The Bible”. He’s written for and with Sia, KDLang, Kris Drever and Chris Difford. In this episode he talks about the many hotels, b and b’s and houses he’s stayed in over the years on tour. How his resting position is angry starfish and the many times that trip advisor was right.
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Ann Cleeves
Before The Light Goes Out
07/13/22 • 23 min
Ann Cleeves
Ann is a best selling crime writer best known for her books Vera, Shetland and Matthew Venn. She’s written over 30 books and won countless awards. She lives in Whitley Bay in the north east. This episode was recorded upstairs at her local book shop The Bound which was quite an echoing room. Ann talks about the loss of her husband, his love of birds and the amazing places she has fallen asleep and woken up in.
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Withered Hand /Dan Wilson
Before The Light Goes Out
07/06/22 • 24 min
Withered Hand (Dan Wilson )
Dan Wilson is the lead singer and songwriter in the Scottish based band Withered Hand. His first album good news was released in 2009. It has become a rare underground classic album, that has many fans in music pouring accolades, from Justin Currie from Del Amitri, to Marc Riley of bbc 6 music citing the band as one of his all time favourites.
In this episode, dan pumps an air bed, talks about walking past a big window like Liam Gallagher to scare no one and a long lost memory of a childhood book read by his dad.
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Ben Christophers
Before The Light Goes Out
06/29/22 • 20 min
Ben Christophers
Ben is a singer songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He’s written and collaborated with Francois Hardy, supported Tori Amos and Imogen Heap and produced Bat For Lashes and Guy Garvey. In this episode Ben talks about a near miss with death when a tour bus hit a bridge, the peace and quiet of the countryside and the secret to a good cup of tea.
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Rachel Unthank
Before The Light Goes Out
06/22/22 • 21 min
Rachel Unthank
Rachel is the founding member of folk group The Unthanks with her sister Becky, they have made over 10 albums all to critical acclaim, lauded as the queens of British folk for their harmonies and acapella performances. In this episode Rachel talks about sharing the vocal booth with various appliances and shoes, how tractors can mess up a take and the traditions of singing at bedtime.
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Ed Harcourt
Before The Light Goes Out
06/15/22 • 19 min
Ed Harcourt
Ed is a mercury music prize nominated songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer. As well as his solo career he has written and produced Sophie Elis Bextor, Paloma Faith and Marianne Faithful. He’s supported many artists including The Afghan Wigs and most recently with Patti Smith at the Royal Albert Hall. He works now mostly from his Wolf Cabin Studios. In this episode Ed talks about sleeping in rubbish on the floor of a bus and how working through the night on songs has changed over the years. He also lets us into his mad imagination and making up bedtime stories.
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Paul Smith
Before The Light Goes Out
06/08/22 • 28 min
Paul smith
Paul is the front man and songwriter of band Maximo Park their latest album reached number 2 in the charts resulting in a sell out tour. Paul also has released three solo albums and a collaborative record with Field music’s Peter Brewis. In this episode Paul talks extensively about an eye injury, how sleep and lack of can result in great songs and the experiences of sleeping on the road.
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Kit Green
Before The Light Goes Out
06/01/22 • 26 min
Kit Green
Kit is an Olivier award winning performer and writer. Their work covers comedy, cabaret, theatre and live art. They are best known for characters Tina C and Ida Barr and their work on BBC Radio 4. In this episode kit recalls a teddy that played a tune from his tummy and their Grandmother’s fur coat, as well as learning to take up the whole bed when they became single.
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Emmy the Great
Before The Light Goes Out
08/03/22 • 16 min
Emmy the Great
Emma Lee Moss is an English singer songwriter who sings in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. Born in Hong Kong and raised in the UK, Emmy is in the process of writing a book on Canto pop.
This episode was recorded back stage at a show at the Barbican that we were both performing at, so you can hear the bustle of musical instruments now and again, and the echo of a small dressing room. She talks about the importance of dreams and how she keeps a dream diary.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Before The Light Goes Out have?
Before The Light Goes Out currently has 32 episodes available.
What topics does Before The Light Goes Out cover?
The podcast is about Sleep, Night, Music, Author, Podcasts, Books, Talk, Arts, Music Interviews, Musician and Interviews.
What is the most popular episode on Before The Light Goes Out?
The episode title 'Muriel Teodori' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Before The Light Goes Out?
The average episode length on Before The Light Goes Out is 25 minutes.
How often are episodes of Before The Light Goes Out released?
Episodes of Before The Light Goes Out are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Before The Light Goes Out?
The first episode of Before The Light Goes Out was released on May 9, 2022.
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