In this episode of podcast Creative I'm interviewing Erin Neelands who is an artist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and flautist. We talk about growing up in Alaska and California and what effect it had on her artistically.

First played in Oct 2019

Chris Dagger bass player for Emeli Sande, George Ezra amongst others and all-round nice chap tells tales of touring, meeting Stevie Wonder and spending time at Paisley Park.

Good for you would be rock stars fresh from college to listen to.

First played in June 2020

Simon Bradbury Heavy Rock Guitar Blacklight Vice

Simon Bradbury from Southampton is the Rhythm guitarist and one of the songwriters in Blacklight Vice . Guitar player of over 20 years and music enthusiast for the 70s &n 80s. Music is his religion and has been part of his life for along as he can remember. Having been in several originals and cover bands over the years, BLV is the culmination of everything learnt and experienced over the years.

BLACKLIGHT VICE FORMED IN 2019. THE SOUTHAMPTON HEAVY ROCK BAND IS A SONIC ONSLAUGHT OF RAUNCHY GUITARS, FILTHY RIFFS, AND THUMPING RHYTHMS, THAT EVEN YOUR MOTHER WOULD LOVE!

2023 BROUGHT A LINEUP CHANGE, HEAVIER SOUND, AND A 1ST PLACE WIN AT THE RADIOWIGWAM AWARDS, TAKING HOME “BEST HARD ROCK & METAL ACT 2023/2024🥇”, MARKED BY THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SINGLE "VULTURES" HAILED AS “THE F*CK YOU SONG” RECEIVING EXTENSIVE RADIO EXPOSURE, AND GAINING POPULARITY NATIONALLY & INTERNATIONALLY, NOTABLY ON BBC INTRODUCING, TOTALROCK RADIO, HARDROCKHELL, VOICEFM & RADIOWIGWAM.

WITH THEIR ENERGETIC SHOWS ACROSS THE UK AND SWEATY LIVE PRESENCE, BLACKLIGHT VICE HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS A "HARD ROCK BATTERING RAM THAT IMMEDIATELY OPEN FIRE WITH ALL GUNS BLAZING”

Gigs 2024

Railway - Winchester - 6th July (headline show)

Rockvibes Festival - Nottingham - 31st August (supporting Kicking Valentina on UK tour)

Suburbia - Southampton- 10th September (supporting Kicking Valentina on UK tour)

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CHECK OUT

https://www.facebook.com/blacklightvice/

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Stuart Wheaton, Guitar, Teaching, Examining, Composition and Creating a Syllabus

Today I'm talking to Stuart Wheaton senior examiner for LCME. We talk about music college, Carlos Bonell and various guitar examination boards from Trinity rock school to LCME.

We also discuss how great players have very different ways of approaching music and teaching.

Great chat with Stuart

Check out his Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/people/Stuart-Wheaton-Guitar-Lessons/100063951765867/

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Heather Bentley Strings, From Classical to Improvisation, Composer, Trailblazer.

I am chatting to the multitalented Heather Bentley today. This is a great chat about her journey in music. There are some amazing insights here from a wonderful musician.

Seattle-based violist and composer Heather Bentley has trailblazed a career as one of the West Coast’s most visible improvisatory musicians, specializing in creating evocative atmospheres and textures.

Classically trained, she has shifted to an unabashedly experimental artistic output: As a performer, she can be seen performing on instruments like her electric seven string and five string violins or her electronic pedal board in numerous chamber ensembles that utilize improvisation, electronics, and often both.

As a composer, her work for chamber ensembles and orchestras has been performed by organizations across the US. Relentless in her pursuit of creativity, she continues this work as co-founder of Kin of the Moon, a 501(c)3 organization which fosters collaboration between artists in service of creating unique art.

Check out Heather’s work at https://www.hbentleymusic.com/about

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Mark Hewitt Snowshill Manor, Charles Wade, Skateboarding and Magical Objects.

This episode is with the wonderful Mark Hewitt. We talk Skateboarding, the magical world of Snowshill Manor and its link with the Museum of Magic in Boscastle and Mark’s forthcoming book on the artifacts of the Snowshill Manor and the eccentric life of Charles Wade.

We explore the links between music and skateboarding which I thought was fascinating and also the deep dive into how objects change their nature from items of curiosity to objects of magic.

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Bet Huws Welsh Folklore and Magic the power of the Welsh language Mabinogion.

I'm talking to Bet Huws about the importance of language rooted in the soil and the importance of using Welsh for running events on magic and folklore.

We talk about the enchanting nature of the Welsh language and the Science of Awe.

We talk about the Mabinogion, the Bardic tradition, Awen and how words affect change.

This is a great chat with someone who's passionate about her language and her country and that many of its traditions of healing and folklore are pretty much continuous, unlike England.

Bet has set up the Welsh Magic Day, check this out they have some amazing speakers.

https://neuaddogwen.com/en/events/welsh-magic-day-2024/

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Replay Dee Dee Wilde, Pans People, TOTP, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and many more.

I am super excited about this….. Dee Dee Wilde In 1966 Dee Dee co-founded the dance group Pan’s People, resident dancers on the highly popular TV show Top Of The Pops. Over the next ten years, due to their weekly appearances on the show the girls became a household name and worked with some iconic artists, The Who, David Bowie, Mark Bolan, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five which included a young Michael Jackson, Cilla Black, Lulu and many others Dee Dee and I talk about her amazing life as a dancer and what made Pan’s People such a phenomena and she tells stories about meeting Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson. To find out more visit www.deedeewilde.co.uk Dee Dee Wilde | Facebook Dee Dee book ‘You May Now Kiss The Dog’ https://amzn.to/3ptJ0Ty

First played in 2021

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Replay Jerry Stevenson, Guitarist, Peter Green, Chris Rea Barbara Dickson

Jerry Stevenson is a guitarist and singer who has worked with Peter Green Barbara Dickson and Chris Rea amongst others and has with his bands Gambler and B Sharp (I love that name) impressing us with his playing over the years. Lovely interview lots of things that I found I have in common with Jerry many interesting anecdotes in this interview, enjoy

First released Aug 2019

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

REPLAY Ben Thomas Guitarist, Adele, Sam smith, how to make great choices

I talk to Ben about being the guitarist for Adele, Sam Smith and may others, great chat about starting out at Brit School and the meteoric rise of Adele and Sam Smith Ben makes great choices and listen to how he does it. This is a must for people looking to get into the music business.

This was first released in 2019 enjoy it is fascinating.

To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland

and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk

For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com

Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music