In this episode I speak to one of my songwriting heroes, Will Oldham, A.K.A. Bonnie "Prince" Billy. From Louisville Kentucky, Will has over the past thirty years forged a highly distinctive path as one of the great American songwriters of his g

Episode 7: Vashti Bunyan

May 17th, 2022 1h 14m

In this very special episode I get the chance to talk to one of my favourite singers, Vashti Bunyan.Born in 1945, Vashti Bunyan began her recording career in the mid 1960s. Her debut single, the Rolling Stones cover Some Things Just Stick In Yo

Episode 6: Wendy Erskine, Part 2

Mar 22nd, 2022 49m 14s

In this concluding part of my conversation with the writer Wendy Erskine, we talk in more detail about stories from Wendy's new collection Dance Move, including how the stories were sequenced in the book and how the artwork was chosen for the S

Episode 5: Wendy Erskine, Part 1

Mar 16th, 2022 47m 16s

From Belfast, Wendy Erskine has been called the greatest short story writer of her generation, by David Keenan no less. She has just published her second collection of short stories entitled Dance Move, and I was really lucky to be able to chat

Episode 4: Autumns, Part 2

Feb 28th, 2022 32m 28s

The concluding part of my conversation with Christian Donaghy, who records and performs as Autumns. In this episode we discuss Christian's unique approach to song titles, his love of dub and approach to using effects in general in his music. We

Episode 3: Autumns, Part 1

Feb 21st, 2022 29m 51s

From Derry in Northern Ireland, Christian Donaghy has been recording under the name Autumns for the past decade, with a super prolific string of releases on labels such as Touch Sensitive, Downwards, Death and Leisure and Opal tapes among many

Episode 2: Group Zero, Part 2

Feb 7th, 2022 34m 53s

In this second episode I continue my conversation with my friend and former Girls Names bandmate Cathal Cully to discuss his solo project Group Zero and his latest release "Everyone's Already Come Apart".Picking up were we left off in episode 1

Episode 1: Group Zero, Part 1

Jan 31st, 2022 31m 58s

In this first episode, I'm joined by my friend and former Girls Names bandmate Cathal Cully to discuss his solo project Group Zero and his latest release "Everyone's Already Come Apart."Recorded remotely in late November 2021, this first part o

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Jan 11th, 2022 46s

I'm Neil Brogan, I make songs. In this podcast I will be speaking to people who make things about how they make them, and how they feel about the things they make. Episode one coming January 2022. Please subscribe and follow me on Instagram and

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