18. Irwin Sparkes - a podcast by Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons
from 2020-08-03T03:00
Warning, this episode contains unprecedented levels of Sid James style cackling emanating from Verity...brace yourselves.
It’s episode 18 and look who’s dropped in to welcome them to the age of maturity....it’s none other than Hoosiers front man, Irwin Sparkes. Irwin also wears a magnificent new metaphorical hat for his solo alter egoWhite Tail Falls,releasing his albumAge of Entitlementback in May to critical acclaim.
Irwin chats about making his first album - the process starting back in 2016, writing for other artists, the highs and lows of being in a commercially successful band and navigating panel shows....made harder when a famous comedian nicks your gags (he’s not bitter).
They talk about his stint at the Edinburgh Festival, existential crisis brought on by live streaming and Irwin impressively scatters some high class self referencing throughout the podcast. He tries to draw Seb and Verity into a clangfest but neither will break the unspoken code.
There is the usual hard hitting journalism we’ve become accustomed to on Three In A Bar with discussions about how Eastenders and Coronation Street are negotiating the Corona Virus crisis and which is better, brass or strings?
At the end of the podcast, Irwin gives a beautiful performance ofFake NewsandBody Weightfrom hisnewalbum.
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Show notes
Instagram:@irwinsparkes
Twitter:@IrwinofSparkes
Irwin’s appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks
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