84. Joby Burgess

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09/14/22 • 96 min

This week Seb and Verity venture into the Bedfordshire countryside to meet virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess.

Joby is embarking on a UK tour at the end of September performing his new album A Percussionist’s Songbook - a collection of specially commissioned songs by eight composers, including Graham Fitkin, Dobrinka Tabakova, Gabriel Prokofiev and Joby himself!

The conversation takes place in Joby’s home studio which in a former life was both a coach house and a hairdresser - conversation ranges from where they are going on holiday this year to whether it’ll be a full head of highlights or a half...only kidding!

Joby discusses how the balance of his career has shifted over the last few years with a much greater emphasis on recording. With this in mind, he chats about the prospect of returning to live performances with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

They discuss Joby’s weird, wonderful and extensive collection of percussion instruments, Tom Cruise’s penchant for bongos, workshopping and recording Little Simz’s epic album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and the pitfalls of performing using a full Fanta bottle and electronics with reference to a specific incident in Cambridge...

To book tickets for Joby’s tour click here: https://www.jobyburgess.com/live

And to find out more about upcoming performances/recordings/education projects visit his website: https://www.jobyburgess.com/

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This week Seb and Verity venture into the Bedfordshire countryside to meet virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess.

To book tickets for Joby’s tour click here: https://www.jobyburgess.com/live

And to find out more about upcoming performances/recordings/education projects visit his website: https://www.jobyburgess.com/

This episode is fuelled by Chimney Fire Coffee who have sponsored this podcast. Find out more about Chimney Fire Coffee at https://chimneyfirecoffee.com/

There is a special offer for our lucky listeners, who will receive 20% off their first order....just visit their website and enter the code THREEINABAR at checkout.

You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpod

https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/

We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod

Anything you’d like to share with us? Any guests you’d love to hear or anything you’d like us to do better? Drop us a line at [email protected]

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Previous Episode

83. Kuljit Bhamra

In Episode 83 Seb and Verity head down the Elizabeth line to Southall for a chat with tabla player, producer, composer and one of the best people you could hope to meet, Kuljit Bhamra MBE.

Kuljit was one of the pioneers of British Bhangra and has produced, recorded and performed on copious amounts of records for British and Indian artists. He works extensively as a session musician as well as collaborating with artists across a multitude of genres - jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard is a long time collaborator as well as artists including the Orlando consort, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ringo Starr and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Bombay Dreams.

Kuljit previously performed and had a brief chat at the TIAB live show (see link below) so Seb and Verity were delighted he agreed to come back for round 2. Conversation includes demystifying tabla playing and debunking some of the myths surrounding Eastern music, bringing together performers from all genres and some weird and wonderful requests he’s received.

They also chat about a chance meeting in Pizza Express (not Prince Andrew but music theatre royalty was involved) and making his West End debut. Kuljit discusses his plans for potential world domination (our words not his) with his new invention - the electric tabla. Watch this space!

Take a look at Kuljit performing at Three In a Bar live here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwilFeLOBE He features at around 53 minutes in!

To learn more about Kuljit’s work visit https://kedarecords.com/artist/kuljit-bhamra/

Kuljit has composed the music for the new theatre production of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which will be in the West End and then on a UK tour 2022-2023. For tickets visit https://marigoldshow.com/

This episode is fuelled by Chimney Fire Coffee who have sponsored this podcast. Find out more about Chimney Fire Coffee at https://chimneyfirecoffee.com/

There is a special offer for our lucky listeners, who will receive 20% off their first order....just visit their website and enter the code THREEINABAR at checkout.

You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpod

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We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod

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Next Episode

85. Joel Montague

It’s podcast dah da da dah day (sorry, couldn’t resist it!) and this week’s guest is the newly crowned King George at West End musical phenomenon Hamilton - Joel Montague.

Joel is an actor, choreographer and director who has a stellar list of West End shows he has performed in including Chicago, The Waitress, School of Rock and Funny Girl.

The conversation happens in an entirely halloween themed living room.....on September 26th which proved the perfect back drop for weird and wonderful chat!

Joel takes us behind the scenes to glimpse life at the Palace Theatre, including what he does in his loooooong breaks, what warm up looks like for the King and how he gets into that enormous costume.

They discuss Disneyland, FIFA, their shared experience on Funny Girl and working opposite Sheridan Smith.

There are some excellent rants and some interesting Royals debate so buckle up and get ready for a fun filled episode!

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