48. Sam Ewens - a podcast by Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons

In this week’s episode, Seb and Verity are let loose in South London to meet Trumpeter, Composer and Arranger, Sam Ewens.

Sam has recently released his albumStuck in The Overthink -under the nameNight Auras -mixing an acoustic brass sound with electronica. This album is a reflection on the last year with tracks including ‘Digital Dystopia’, ‘Waves of Hyperbole’ and ‘Letting Go’ giving an indicator of the themes he covers.

They chat about the making of this album, experimenting with looping and the fear of pressing wrong buttons. They discuss his online collaborations and his feelings about writing to tight deadlines for T.V.

Sam also talks about a personal low point when purchasing a valve trombone during lockdown, french horn issues and how his 18 month old son’s bedroom doubles as his studio in the most ingenious of ways.

Sam recollects a painful ‘Von Trapp’ moment at a wedding......a memory he’d buried for many years. They also discuss how it came to pass that he found himself rapping a takeaway menu with comedian Ross Noble in a tiny box room in his flat.

Warning: The full extent of Seb’s Creme Egg addiction is publicly uncovered during the episode!

You can find out more about Sam on his website:https://www.samewens.com/

Follow Sam onTwitterhttps://www.twitter.com/samewens/

and Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/

You can listen to and purchase his new albumStuck in The Overthink,as well as lots of other NIGHT AURAS releases here:

https://nightauras.bandcamp.com/

Musical excerpt from "The BFG" (1989). Composed by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe.

Listen to the full soundtrack here:https://open.spotify.com/album/2jFzoLRU6sKuMWuKHfBREx?si=7JL_nJDsTriYb54prd22kA

Watch in the film in full on Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ86qPEsmK8&t=2324s

REFERENCED IN THIS CHAT

Sea Shanties on TikTok:https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/sea-shanty-tiktok-nathanevanss

Jon Hopkins live at Glastonbury 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4sLbNK-rw

Field Music on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5P1tdwsQdI6z9MXXfmYRDS?si=INctp7TDQJKE087T5ktluQ

Watch in full on Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ86qPEsmK8&t=2324s

THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALS

You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram@threeinabarpod

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

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

EMAIL US!

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 athello@threeinabar.com

SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREON

This show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.

Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar

MEZZO PIANO PATRONS

Leonie Hirst

Anita Philpott

Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon!

---

Hosted on Acast. Seeacast.com/privacyfor more information.

Further episodes of Three In A Bar

Further podcasts by Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons

Website of Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons