A bumper episode for you, full of wonderful, long-format interviews. Nick speaks to Graham Gouldman, one of the country's all-time great songwriters. Best known for his role in 10CC, he has also collaborated with, and written hit songs for, innumerable peers and contemporaries. He talks with such clarity and intelligence about his career, about songrwriting, about the influence of his family and his roots. It's a great listen.

Joanna Eden is an accomplished and compelling jazz performer, and a long-time friend of The Stables. She was also Sam Smith's singing teacher for nearly 10 years. Hear her talk about working with them, her passion for jazz and her love of... Uruguay.

Simon Nicol is one of British music’s great characters. Founding member of Fairport Convention, he has the best part of forty albums under his belt and still loves performing and playing live as much as in the early days in Muswell Hill. He also, always, tells a good story and he completes a great trio of guests on today's show.

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A really lovely episode to finish the year with. Nick catches up with the wonderful Seth Lakeman, who will be celebrating the release of his new album, The Granite Way, when he comes to The Stables on February 25th 2025. As ever, Seth is a warm and engaging story teller in this extended interview. You can also hear an exclusive preview of a track from his new album.

The Cinelli Brothers are one of the best live blues bands on the circuit. Their music is both instantly recognisable and fresh at the same time. Thing 70s American rock with a very modern twist. Nick speaks to Alessandro, who is currently on tour in Europe.

And finally, a truly gorgeous duo - The Breath. Their shimmering music speaks of love and heartbreak, of mythology and history. If you haven't. heard them before, you will love discovering them in this podcast.

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Nick sits down with the wonderful Eliza Carthy, one of the most recognisable faces on the English folk scene. A wonderful story teller and incredibly warm human, her music is tinged love, pai, joy and sadness, a craft honed over an award winning career spanning over 30 years. She talks to Nick ahead of her show on Novemver 26th at The Stables.

Nick finds out about the brilliant Christmas show coming to The Stables. It's called A Christmas Tail, and it has been devised and created by award-winning street theatre company Dizzy O' Dare. Nick chats to Alana and Mike from the company about this Christmas treat.

And he catches up with Katharine Blake, lead singer of The Medieval Baebes (and founding member of Miranda Sex Garden), who are coming to The Stables with a Christmas show which will include a procession - which everyone can join - to the venue before they perform. Their unique mix of classical, choral and folk will be on show on December 3rd.

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