Episode 98: Drummer Ash Soan
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12/22/20 • 96 min
This week we have a stunning conversation with the mighty Ash Soan—speaking to us from his recording studio all the way over in Norfolk, UK.
Ash is a brilliant drummer, recording and touring musician with a resumé a mile long and loads of amazing stories to tell, of which you'll hear plenty in this episode (Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Del Amitri, Adele, Rick Wakeman, Terry Reid, et al). We also talk about how the pandemic has affected touring musicians and road crew, and what things might be like when we're able to resume business as usual. But the main focus of this conversation turned out to be the underappreciated art of "playing for the song".
Show notes
- Ash Soan's website
- Ash's Instagram
- The Windmill Recording Studio
- Zildjian LIVE! - Ash Soan (sweet spot around 4:20)
- Rick Wakeman - Made In Cuba (Full Concert) (Ash's tea-length drum solo at 55:28)
- Into the Mirror: Del Amitri Live in Concert
- The River - Terry Reid
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Special Guest: Ash Soan.
This week we have a stunning conversation with the mighty Ash Soan—speaking to us from his recording studio all the way over in Norfolk, UK.
Ash is a brilliant drummer, recording and touring musician with a resumé a mile long and loads of amazing stories to tell, of which you'll hear plenty in this episode (Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Del Amitri, Adele, Rick Wakeman, Terry Reid, et al). We also talk about how the pandemic has affected touring musicians and road crew, and what things might be like when we're able to resume business as usual. But the main focus of this conversation turned out to be the underappreciated art of "playing for the song".
Show notes
- Ash Soan's website
- Ash's Instagram
- The Windmill Recording Studio
- Zildjian LIVE! - Ash Soan (sweet spot around 4:20)
- Rick Wakeman - Made In Cuba (Full Concert) (Ash's tea-length drum solo at 55:28)
- Into the Mirror: Del Amitri Live in Concert
- The River - Terry Reid
Join us in IRELAND Fall 2021
- Ireland 2021 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour
Show dates
Follow us on social media
Become a Patron
- Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives.
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Questions?
If you have questions for a future Q&A episode,
- leave a comment on Patreon, or
- tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast.
Special Guest: Ash Soan.
Previous Episode
Episode 97: Subtle Lack of Bagpipes — Tony Scalzo of Fastball
This week we're thrilled to welcome Tony Scalzo of the band Fastball on the show! We talk about how the pandemic has affected the music industry, Tony's love for Austin and Houston, and many other subjects.
Show notes
Join us in IRELAND Fall 2021
- Ireland 2021 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour
Show dates
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Become a Patron
- Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives.
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Special Guest: Tony Scalzo.
Next Episode
Episode 99: Omahaklamoma
Last #SlapperCast of 2020!
This week:
- Recapping last week's episode with drummer Ash Soan
- Bon Jovi's cover of "Fairytale of New York"
- Bands that switch instruments on stage
- Famous musicians who have changed their main instrument
- Singing drummers who should stay behind the kit
- The pros/cons of remixing classic albums
Also, high praise for recording/mixing engineer Paul Beebe and mastering engineer Chris Longwood for their excellent work on our latest single, "Everyday is Christmas (Since You're Gone)".
Thanks to Garrett Mahanay for his question!
Watch the video edition on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/KikpWktqlSo
Show notes
- Blaggards - "Everyday is Christmas (Since You're Gone)" — music video
https://youtu.be/kakNyfr8XX8 - Our cover of "Fairytale of New York"
https://youtu.be/wzyy8Z8a2LM - Bon Jovi's cover of "Fairytale of New York"
https://youtu.be/KB9vvxYocW0
Join us in IRELAND Fall 2021
- Ireland 2021 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour
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- Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives.
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Questions?
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- leave a comment on Patreon, or
- tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast.
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