Chatterbox with Mel Biggs

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  • Mel Biggs is a folk musician, melodeon player, and expert in online music education. Over the years, she's met some of the finest box players & teachers from across Europe. Join Mel every month as she chats with a different folk celebrity guest, and get to know the person behind the music. Tune in for your monthly dose of inspiration, entertainment & accordion geekery!

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  • Lucy Huzzard: Invite Yourself To The Table

    Lucy Huzzard: Invite Yourself To The Table
    Nov 4 2024

    Do you reflect on how familar spaces, people, events shape you over time? Do you ever think about how these situations affect you positively/negatively, internally/externally? How can we build better 'nests' to nurture ourselves and others, allowing the discovery and development of our real abilities and talents?


    Big questions for a Monday morning! But don't let that put you off. Join me and Lucy Huzzard - Sheffield based singer/songwriter, musician, folk dancer & educator - for a comforting romp through some stuff we both wanted to air out with you all.


    And we FINALLY get to announce an exciting new venture that we're both collaborating on next summer...


    Lucy's Links:

    Instagram | Lucy & Hazel IG | Lucy & Hazel FB | Lucy & Hazel website


    Replay Lucy's Melinar: Melodeon Friendly Swedish Tune - Frejas Hymne Polska:

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/114442049


    Sign up to the mailing list to hear more about 'The Out Crowd' event in Castleton, Derbyshire, 14-18 July 2025:

    https://pages.melbiggsmusic.co.uk/fsuf83bapj


    INFO Beginner/Improver melodeon workshop with Mel 10-3pm The Stables, Milton Keynes, November 23rd 2024:

    https://stables.org/workshops


    INFO Mel's Festive Melodeon workshop & concert Birmingham Accordion Centre 7th December 2024:

    https://accordioncentre.com/acb/whats-on/


    Join my PATREON for extended episodes, guest tutor Melinars & learning resource archive:

    www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic


    Visit my website for on demand classes, courses, live dates, merch & more:

    www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk


    Intro & outro music:

    'Dream Big' by Mel Biggs. All rights reserved.

    Listen to the full track on my album 'From Darkness Comes Light':

    www.melbiggsmusic.bandcamp.com


    Get in touch: chatterbox@melbiggsmusic.co.uk

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Will Allen: Thinking Outside The Box

    Will Allen: Thinking Outside The Box
    Oct 6 2024
    As a player of an instrument, have you ever thought to take musical inspiration from another? How would you go about doing that? Do beards make you a better bird watcher? How does Rapper dance culture differ from the rest of the Morris/English folk dance world? These questions and more covered in this month's episode!Will Allen is an English melodeon, fiddle, and banjo player. Having gained quite a solid reputation as one of England's busiest and most in demand folk musicians, he can turn his hand to most things dance including ceilidh, contra, Irish, Scottish, Morris, Rapper and more. He can be seen playing with duo Brown Boots with Martin Clarke on fiddle, Quebec inspired Club Débris, Contra/Set Dance duo WillPower with Will Chamberlain on keys, and his two solo English Fiddle albums, recorded with Rowan Piggot.A young head on old shoulders, this month's chat illuminates Will's approach to music and life, how he takes sanctuary in the Great Outdoors, and firmly believes in not boxing yourself into a culture corner when it comes to finding inspiration. I hope you find joy in his wisdom and enjoy listening!JARGON BUSTER:Border - a style of Morris dancing from the border counties of England & WalesRapper - Rapper Sword Dancing - lively trad. NE England dances with flexible steel 'rapper swords'DERT - Dancing England Rapper TournamentIrons/rubbers - the wooden sole of a NW Morris dancer's clogs are shod with iron or rubberWill's Links:Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp | YouTube | Club Debris | Brown BootsReplay Will's Melinar: It's Not *Just* A Melodeon - how to take influence from other instruments:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112800836INFO Absolute Beginner Melodeon Workshop with Mel 10-3pm October 12th 2024 (hire boxes available):https://stables.org/workshopsJoin my PATREON for extended episodes, guest tutor Melinars & learning resource archive:www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusicVisit my website for on demand classes, courses, live dates, merch & more:www.melbiggsmusic.co.ukIntro & outro music:'Dream Big' by Mel Biggs. All rights reserved.Listen to the full track on my album 'From Darkness Comes Light':www.melbiggsmusic.bandcamp.comGet in touch: chatterbox@melbiggsmusic.co.ukDon't forget to like/subscribe/follow:YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Saul Rose: Folk & Drugs & Morris Dancing

    Saul Rose: Folk & Drugs & Morris Dancing
    Sep 1 2024

    How does one dance and play at the same time with a 6kg instrument strapped to them? How many jobs can one switch with Tim Van Eyken? Why should everyone try Morris dancing at least once in their lifetime? And how do you leave a job with AstraZeneca in a blaze of glory to become a full-time musician?


    ... this, and many more questions answered in this month's Very Lovely Chat!


    Saul Rose is an English folk singer, Morris dancer, and diatonic accordion player. He is known for his work with Eliza Carthy, Waterson:Carthy, Faustus, Maclaine Colston duo, James Delarre duo, and the eminent ceilidh band Whapweasel, amongst many others. He took over the actor-musician role of 'Songman' in War Horse at The National Theatre. Saul has danced and played with many Morris sides over the years, including Hexham Morris (Cotswold), Chiltern Hundreds (North West), and Newcastle Kingsmen (Rapper).


    CW Saul talks about the circumstances of Paul Sartin's death from 33:50 to 35:36.


    Saul's Links:

    Saul Rose & James Delarre Bandcamp | Saul's Facebook Page


    Replay Saul's Melinar on Total Melodeon - how to get everything you want out of your instrument:

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/110971161


    INFO Weedon Balfolk (nr. Northampton) 1/2 day dance/music workshop & evening bal September 21st 2024:

    https://www.weedonbalfolk.co.uk/


    Join my PATREON for extended episodes, guest tutor Melinars & learning resource archive:

    www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic


    Visit my website for on demand classes, courses, live dates, merch & more:

    www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk


    Intro & outro music:

    'Dream Big' by Mel Biggs. All rights reserved.

    Listen to the full track on my album 'From Darkness Comes Light':

    www.melbiggsmusic.bandcamp.com


    Get in touch: chatterbox@melbiggsmusic.co.uk

    Don't forget to like/subscribe/follow:

    YouTube | Instagram | Facebook

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr

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