NEW! #FirstLastAnything Episode 24:
Musician, arranger and songwriter Alison Eales on her terrific solo debut Mox Nox, plus discussion of Japanese pop/rock, TV ident jingles, harmonies and found sounds, jazz in Glasgow, and much more. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/alisoneales
Alison Eales — First Last Anything

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NEW! #FirstLastAnything Number 23:
Author and poet Joanne Limburg joins me on the textcast to discuss #Gabriels, #GeorgeMichael, possibly pop’s lowest sung note, reclaiming the word ‘weird’ and the issue of permission in creativity. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/joannelimburg
Joanne Limburg — First Last Anything

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NEW! #FirstLastAnything Episode 22:
Comedy producer, commissioner and author Sioned Wiliam joins me on the textcast to discuss Welsh language pop (including a smashing recent #CarwynEllis record), #BobDylan, #Madness and much much more. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/sionedwiliam
Sioned Wiliam — First Last Anything

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NEW! #FirstLastAnything Episode 21:
This week my guest Sangeeta Ambegaokar (@mango_24) talks about her committed involvement in amateur music making, vocal and instrumental. Plus: what pop filtered through to the UAE in the early 80s? https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/sangeetaambegaokar
Sangeeta Ambegaokar — First Last Anything

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NEW! #FirstLastAnything Episode 20:
Violinist Madeleine Mitchell on her new album, Violin Conversations, and on her remarkable career. We talk about #Menuhin, #Mozart, #MaxwellDavies, #MichaelNyman, #ErrollynWallen & her own #LondonChamberEnsemble.
https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/madeleinemitchell
Madeleine Mitchell — First Last Anything

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#FirstLastAnything Number 19: 25 June 2023:
Comedy writer and performer Moray Hunter (@morayh) talks about the Celtic comedy classic #Absolutely, his favourite singer-songwriters, from #RabNoakes to #ColinHay, and reveals first, recent and wildcard purchases. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/morayhunter
Moray Hunter — First Last Anything

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#FirstLastAnything Number 18: 18 June 2023:
Writer and journalist Penny Kiley joins me to reflect on Marc Bolan, punk rock in Liverpool, her time in the music press, country music, and how a diagnosis of autism fuelled the writing of her memoir. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/pennykiley
Penny Kiley — First Last Anything

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#FirstLastAnything Number 17: 11 June 2023:
To begin the second series of FLA, composer/educator Bernard Hughes joins me to discuss all sorts: choral music, the BBC Singers, Prince, Anna Meredith, and his own superb new album of piano music with the soloist Matthew Mills. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/bernardhughes
FLA 17 Bernard Hughes — First Last Anything

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#FirstLastAnything Number 16: 25 Sept 2022:
Author and musician Jonathan Coe ends FLA’s first series of textcasts in style: his teenage love for prog rock, his discovery of French classical music, and why music can access thoughts and emotions beyond words. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/jonathancoe
Jonathan Coe — First Last Anything

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#FirstLastAnything Number 15: 18 Sept 2022:
Violinist, arranger and musical director Helen O’Hara on her superb new memoir What’s She Like, and her varied career in music, notably with Tanita Tikaram and of course as part of Dexys. https://firstlastanything.squarespace.com/helenohara
Helen O'Hara — First Last Anything

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