Best Steve Penfold Podcasts (2025)

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Ann Morris Electronic Voice Phenomena: The unwitting manifestation of anomalous sounds on to audio recording equipment 1:04:21

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Ann Morris Electronic Voice Phenomena: The unwitting manifestation of anomalous sounds on to audio recording equipment. In this episode I am talking to the wonderful Ann Morris who has over a number of years and many hours of sitting late at night recording in prisons, old forts, battlefields and places of trauma. She studies and records EVP – Elec…

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8 - The Great Stacks Debate: When Undergraduates Wanted IN to Robarts Library, 1972 1:15:41

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On today's episode, we discuss student activism at the University of Toronto in the 1960s and '70s, with a specific focus on a conflict over who was allowed to access the stacks at Robarts Library. It’s also a chance to talk about how the university changed from the late nineteenth century, the last time we covered its history, to the 1970s! For th…

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John Scaife Grief Ritual, Father and Son Work, Initiation and Balancing the work of the Spirit and the Material World. 41:38

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John Scaife Grief Ritual, Father and Son Work, Initiation and Balancing the work of the Spirit and the Material World. It's good to have John back on the show this time we're talking about grief and the problems that we have in this society expressing grief. John talks about the work of Malidoma Somé and adapting grief ritual for a Northern Europea…

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Dave Burtonshaw The Silent Disco Psychology of the DJ Looking for Opportunity 28:27

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Dave Burtonshaw The Silent Disco Psychology of the DJ Looking for Opportunity A welcome return to Dave Burtonshaw and a brilliantly creative story of a new festival leading to running a disco and seeing opportunities in the way that it could be improved then new opportunities on the River Thames in London. This is packed with ideas about chaos lead…

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Steve Peach Artist, Peach Architectural Design Ltd Selling your art 56:38

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Steve Peach Artist, Peach Architectural Design Ltd Selling your art Steve returns and we talk about the journey to selling art and how creativity develops happiness and an exploration of oneself 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 c…

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Lee Kenny Guitarist. Teacher and the Guitar School of Northampton. 54:15

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Lee Kenny Guitarist. Teacher and the Guitar School of Northampton. Lee started the Guitar School Northampton in 2009 and has been dedicated to raising the standard of guitar tuition locally and more recently online. In its 13 years, it has have helped 500+ aspiring guitarists to nurture their musical potential, strengthen weaknesses and develop a c…

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Mini 3 - Toronto and the History of Federal Elections 25:57

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In today's mini, we talk about how Toronto has voted in Canada's federal elections of the past. Here are some resources for those interested in learning more about the history of Toronto and federal elections, or the history of Canadian federal elections more generally: Stephen Clarkson, The Big Red Machine: How the Liberal Party Dominates Canadian…

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Chris Penfold 18 years of Bluescampuk 23:12

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Chris Penfold 18 years of Bluescampuk This is a welcome return to the podcast of Chris Penfold, and we discuss 18 years of the Bluescampuk summer school and the legacy of musicians and bands that it formed. This year is the last year of bluescamp in the UK and we assess its development over the years that it has run. The recording quality of this a…

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Pirates smugglers punks and creativity in Hastings. 14:43

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Creative Podcast Pirates smugglers punks and creativity in Hastings. Is this episode I am sitting on the beach at Hastings, talking about artistic creativity, gentrification of towns and the cycle that seems to happen in the UK and the ghosts of pirates. Hastings has a long history it is the site of the first Norman castle in Britain and also one o…

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Mini 2 - The Rise and Fall of Tory Toronto in Provincial Elections 19:17

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In today's mini, we discuss the history of Toronto in Ontario provincial elections. If you'd like to explore for yourself the results of Ontario's elections throughout the province's post-Confederation history, check out this database: https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2025! -- Listening T.O. History is created a…

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Propaganda, CNN, the Trump tariffs, and how to spin a story. 27:11

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Propaganda, CNN, the Trump tariffs, and how to spin a story. In this episode, I am walking the last stretch of the Saint Augustine Camino in the UK and reflecting upon the power of stories. I also discuss Edward Bernays and his book Propaganda. To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www…

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18 Years of a Music Summer School 24:01

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18 Years of a Music Summer School Today, I reflect on the lessons and observations from the last 18 years of running Bluescampuk. It has been a very special experience with campers going on to do amazing things, gigging, songwriting, starting bands, doing tours and even teaching. We have had great guests, including Chaz Hodges from Chaz and Dave, C…

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Creative Podcast, Copy Others Badly 18:43

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Creative Podcast, Copy Others Badly On my walk today I discuss the amount of mistletoe that is growing in Kent. I reflect on why we should copy other people badly as a creative process, whether that's for music, songwriting or art in general. To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.p…

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The Creative Effect of Having a Break. 23:00

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The Creative Effect of Having a Break. In this episode, I walk between Canterbury and Faversham in Kent and discuss the positive effects of taking a break from playing, teaching, and podcasting. I looked at some NLP modalities that could be used in the creative process to reassess the work. To support the podcast and get access to features about gu…

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Mini 1 - Tariffs and Trade in Toronto History: The Toronto Eighteen 23:18

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In our first-ever Listening T.O. Mini, we discuss the history of free trade and tariffs in Canada's and Toronto's history. In particular, we focus on 1911, when a group of Toronto elites who had supported the Liberal Party broke with it over the party's pursuit of a free trade agreement with the United States. We also discuss the federal election h…

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7 - Getting Around Toronto, Part 1: When Public Transit was Private 58:34

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This episode is the first of a two-part series on the history of the TTC, and particularly streetcars, in Toronto! In these two episodes, we get into how Toronto's streetcar system came to be, why it moved from private business to a municipal agency, why the city kept using streetcars when other cities got rid of them, and how streetcars have shape…

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6 - U of T is History: The 1895 Student Strike 1:07:19

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When you think about student protest movements, you probably don’t think about the Victorian era. But maybe you should—because in 1895, University of Toronto students challenged the university’s administration by going on strike! In this episode, we discuss what led to this protest, what happened during the strike, and campus life/culture in the ni…

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Darragh Mason Spirit Box, Song of the Dark Man Father of Witches 53:23

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Darragh Mason Spirit Box, Song of the Dark Man Father of Witches Darragh Mason Spirit Box, Song of the Dark Man, Father of Witches It’s good to have Darragh back on the podcast. Darragh hosts Spirit Box and has just published his book, Song of the Dark Man. We talk about the book, his brilliant podcast, and the Dark Man in myth and culture. This ep…

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Gatsby, The Facebook Cat, and how to be a Superstar Model. 36:33

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Gatsby, The Facebook Cat, and how to be a Superstar Model. In this episode, I talk to Gatsby via his ‘dad’ and agent Jeff Cooper about the handsome and thoughtful feline's Facebook and Instagram presence. The episode contains advice for budding social media stars, including stories of famous dogs. For great cat pictures and stories visit https://ww…

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Peter Neall, Men’s Work, Pilgrimage and Wellbeing. 54:05

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Peter Neall, Men’s Work, Pilgrimage and Wellbeing. This is one of the interviews that I found so deep and engaging. Peter Neall is a walker of Pilgrimages both physical and metaphorical and as we talk, we go down some amazing rabbit holes about life and meaning. Awesome stuff. To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing a…

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Bobby Morrell, Pilgrim, Writer and Business Trainer 57:47

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Bobby Morrell, Pilgrim, Writer and Business Trainer Bob is back on the podcast, and we talk about the effect of walking a pilgrimage. The physical and mental benefits are great and we discuss the personal benefits that we have experienced. And Bob being a creative has turned this into a book … Here are some of the details This book gives you an hon…

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5 - Gangs of Fort York: The Orange Order in Toronto 1:02:21

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For over a hundred years, Toronto was a stronghold of the Orange Order—a fraternal society founded on principles of militant Protestantism and loyalty to the British Crown—and Toronto's many Orangemen worked to marginalize the city's Irish Catholic population. In an episode that takes us from riots in the streets all the way to City Hall, we talk a…

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Jerry Stevenson Success Secrets for Musicians. 1:00:59

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Jerry Stevenson Success Secrets for Musicians. Jerry returns to the podcast, and we look in depth at what makes a successful creative musician. The points raised work for any artist gleaned from many years of experience of working as a top guitarist. This gets very deep and very interesting, and I my opinion are the things not taught in college and…

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Julian Vayne, Psychedelic Occultist, Writer, Teacher and Artist. 50:57

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Julian Vayne, Psychedelic Occultist, Writer, Teacher and Artist. Great chat with Julian, I thoroughly enjoyed this. A very, very interesting guy. Julian Vayne is a British independent scholar and author with over four decades of experience within esoteric culture: from Druidry to Chaos Magic, from indigenous Shamanism through to Freemasonry and Wit…

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Charlie Kish Guitarist for Another Day Rescuing Phones and Being Very Cool on Social Media 58:16

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Charlie Kish Guitarist for Another Day Rescuing Phones and Being Very Cool on Social Media It's great to talk to Charlie Kish who is the guitarist for the rock band Another Day. Charlie is oozing with enthusiasm for playing and gigging which comes across in this interview and a cracking guitarist to boot. This was great fun chanting to Charlie as h…

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Kevin Lee Replay Martial Arts Famous Musical Families Vintage cars 1:14:56

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This is such an amazing story that it needs another listen. One of the inspiring tales that is very weird. I am really pleased to be talking to an old friend of mine, Kevin Lee. Kevin was a school friend, who from humble beginnings, has lived an interesting life. His amazing story involves music, martial arts, famous musical families and vintage ca…

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4 - Why is There an 1885 Statue at Queen’s Park? Toronto's Role in Settler Colonialism on the Prairies 59:06

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In 1885, more than 500 Torontonians headed to the Northwest to defend settler colonialism against a Métis resistance led by Louis Riel. In this episode, we wonder why a monument to these volunteers sits at Queen’s Park, why Toronto became so interested in the prairies in the mid-nineteenth century, and what role Toronto had in settler colonialism …

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Mini Kingman, Prog Rock, Coming to Art Late, Occultist and Success in Male dominated Business. 1:02:21

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Mini Kingman, Prog Rock, Coming to Art Late, Occultist and Success in Male dominated Business. I am delighted to be speaking to Mini Kingman on today’s podcast. Mini has a varied and interesting life working as a rep for her father’s highly successful business for over 20 years but her other interests include lifelong interest and connection to the…

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Paul Cheneour Flute, music improvisation, strands of income, addiction to thinking. 1:02:57

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Paul Cheneour Flute, music improvisation, strands of income, addiction to thinking. Paul is one of the greatest musicians that I know. He is awesomely creative with over 60 albums to his name with fabulous collaborations with musicians world wide. The addicted to thinking – we go down the Sufi, Taoism and Zen path to liberate ourselves. How to unli…

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Bob Plimer Ancient Greek, Latin and Egyptian and their Occult practice and Jazz Piano. 1:04:14

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Bob Plimer Ancient Greek, Latin and Egyptian and their Occult practice and Jazz Piano. Bob Plimer is an extraordinary guy. He is an expert in Classics and has written several excellent books on alchemy, Mithraism, and Hermetica, and he is a fantastic Jazz Pianist. We go down the rabbit hole of creativity, mysticism and music. This is a cracking epi…

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REPLAY Paul Cheneour Improvisation Flute Eastern Influences Mixed with Jazz 1:00:59

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This interview is with the flautist Paul Cheneour we discuss how he got into music and his interesting path to be a virtuoso player. I consider Paul to be one of the greatest creative people I know. I hope you will enjoy this. Originally published in Dec 2019

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Adrian Reynolds part 2 Winning on the scratch cards, searching for the Lambton Worm. 1:06:46

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Adrian Reynolds part 2 Winning on the scratch cards, searching for the Lambton Worm. Parks, Bipolar, screens flattening perception, winning on the scratch cards, searching for the Lambton Worm Stories having power to affect our reality it the weirdest ways like meeting someone on the 6th of the 6th 2006 called Damian. This is a great chat about Neu…

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3 - William Lyon Mackenzie: Rebel, Mayor, Crank 1:04:04

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In this episode, we discuss the career of one of history’s most famous Torontonians, William Lyon Mackenzie. Those of you who know your Canadian history have probably heard of Mackenzie; in the late 1830s he famously led a failed rebellion against the government of Upper Canada. Less well known about Mackenzie, though, is that just a few years befo…

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Adrian Reynolds NLP, Collector of Boxes Physical and Metaphorical 1:08:03

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Adrian Reynolds NLP, Collector of Boxes Physical and Metaphorical This is a great chat about Neuro Linguistic Programming with some brilliant ideas about storing ideas and information using the toolbox of NLP. I loved this chat with Adrian a brilliant thinker. If you are interested in Adrian’s work contact me [email protected] This episode is one l…

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Anna Shepherd Artist, Gardener, Tarot, Witch, Cleaner Clootie Campaigner 1:03:33

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Anna Shepherd Artist, Gardener, Tarot, Witch, Cleaner Clootie Campaigner I am joined by Anna to discuss living in the seasons, old cottages, being and embodiment in the creative process, Anna started the cleaner clootie campaign which is the folkloric votive offerings often left on trees but making them ecofriendly. We discuss how we create a creat…

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REPLAY Creative Erin Neelands Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Artist. 1:11:15

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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

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Replay Chris Dagger 1:09:41

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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

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Simon Bradbury Heavy Rock Guitar Blacklight Vice 59:00

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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 …

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Stuart Wheaton, Guitar, Teaching, Examining, Composition and Creating a Syllabus 1:06:38

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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…

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2 - The Rise of British Toronto 1:01:16

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In this episode, we discuss how the initial establishment of Toronto (at the time, York) was part of a British imperial project. We also look into how decision-makers inscribed Britishness on Toronto's landscape through naming practices. We also address how this dynamic continued (but in some ways changed) over time, and how it compares to elsewher…

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Heather Bentley Strings, From Classical to Improvisation, Composer, Trailblazer. 1:19:49

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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 Coa…

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Mark Hewitt Snowshill Manor, Charles Wade, Skateboarding and Magical Objects. 1:23:35

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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 ex…

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Bet Huws Welsh Folklore and Magic the power of the Welsh language Mabinogion. 54:56

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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 Bard…

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Replay Dee Dee Wilde, Pans People, TOTP, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and many more. 59:23

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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 na…

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Replay Jerry Stevenson, Guitarist, Peter Green, Chris Rea Barbara Dickson 1:12:09

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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 h…

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1 - What We Acknowledge 1:09:30

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In this episode, we look into the history behind Toronto’s land acknowledgements! Who are the Indigenous nations and confederacies alluded to by the acknowledgements, and what are the histories of the various treaties that are referenced? We discuss all this and more in our very first episode! Some additional resources related to today’s topics: Ta…

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REPLAY Ben Thomas Guitarist, Adele, Sam smith, how to make great choices 1:22:03

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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 …

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Trailer - What is Listening T.O. History? 4:08

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Hello and welcome to Listening T.O. History, the podcast all about the histories that made Toronto! In this short trailer, we introduce ourselves and what this podcast is all about. Be sure to check out our first episode, coming very soon! -- Listening T.O. History is created and hosted by Steve Penfold and Louis Reed-Wood. Our artwork was made by …

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Back in Kent, Solo Show, Creative thinking stimulus of knowing the land. 12:24

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Back in Kent, Solo Show, Creative thinking stimulus of knowing the land. I am walking the footpaths in my old stopping ground in Kent and I ponder environment and what it does to your creative thinking and wellbeing. I consider the impact of moving back and hearing from past contacts. To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar p…

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Bradley Mason – Drums, Playing Stadiums, Web Development, Dubbing Mixing for Film 1:07:04

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Bradley Mason – Drums, Playing Stadiums, Web Development, Dubbing Mixing for Film In this episode I'm talking to Bradley Mason and his work with Noel Richards playing massive stadiums around the world. Bradley talks about his experiences over the couple of decades of being a pro musician. I worked with Bradley in Red Touch and we talk about having …