The Allender Calendar

Robin Allender
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The Allender Calendar

A monthly podcast in which Robin Allender talks to writers, musicians and performers about their work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 7 JAN

    Episode 5: Our Mutual Friend with Sam Amidon

    This month's episode is a bit different! I got together with the American folk musician Sam Amidon to talk about Charles Dickens's last completed novel Our Mutual Friend. Along the way we talk about William Gaddis, Jacques Tati and Kazuo Ishiguro. We also chat about Sam's new album Salt River which is released on 24 January 2025; you can pre-order it here: https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/sam-amidon/salt-river And Sam is on tour, details below: https://www.samamidon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 13m

  2. 05/12/2024

    Episode 4: James Blackshaw

    On this month's episode I chat to the guitarist James Blackshaw. We talk about James's influences, his guitar playing technique, and why he decided to take a break from music. I go through a few of my favourite songs by him, and we discuss the making of his new album. We also talk about cooking! James and his wife run a pop-up ramen restaurant at Stooge Coffee in Hastings. More info here: https://www.instagram.com/sumisu_ramen/?hl=en James's new album Unraveling in Your Hands was released on Bandcamp on 13 November: https://jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com/album/unraveling-in-your-hands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 26m

  3. 04/11/2024

    Episode 3: Dan Hancox

    This week on The Allender Calendar I talk to the journalist Dan Hancox about his new book Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World. Dan's Substack: https://danhancox.substack.com/ Buy the book from Verso here: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3176-multitudes?srsltid=AfmBOoqy2ieOOXaF3SOVrqp665ddddqoHLOSBCYkyOumLc4pJJxWtCBO Townsville by The Necks: https://thenecks2.bandcamp.com/album/townsville 'Some of My Best Friends Are Lizards' is on the album Get Your Hopes Down by Landslide Purist: https://landslidepurist.bandcamp.com/album/get-your-hopes-down Ill Spectre productions: https://samwisternoff.wixsite.com/illspectreproduction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 16m

  4. 02/10/2024

    Episode 2: Frances Leviston

    On this month's episode I interview the author Frances Leviston. Frances has written two books of poetry – Public Dream (2007) and Disinformation (2015), both published by Picador. Her debut collection of short stories, The Voice in My Ear, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020, and that's the focus of our chat. We talk about the differences between writing poetry and fiction, and the themes that bind the stories together in the The Voice in My Ear. Frances's website: https://francesleviston.com/ Here's a good review of The Voice in My Ear: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/14/the-voice-in-my-ear-frances-leviston-review-claire This episode also features my new regular feature about what I've been listening to and reading. Here's a great interview with ML Buch: https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/step-inside-ml-buchs-digitized-art-pop-wilderness/ And I loved reading The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns. Here's a good Backlisted episode about it: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/14-barbara-comyns-the-vets-daughter And here's the Backlisted episode about Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/8-sylvia-townsend-warner-lolly-willowes Azalea City Bandcamp page: https://azaleacity.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 16m

  5. 01/09/2024

    Episode 1: Olivia Chaney

    In the first episode of The Allender Calendar, Robin chats to folk musician Olivia Chaney. Olivia's latest album Circus of Desire was released in March 2024: https://oliviachaney.bandcamp.com/album/circus-of-desire Olivia recently performed at the Proms as part of an orchestral celebration of Nick Drake. Here's a video of here playing 'River Man' from 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDxUwFjux4c Ian Lynch from Lankum's podcast is called Fire Draw Near; this is the episode about 'Willie o' Winsbury': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bonus-episode-willie-owinsbury/id1532286691?i=1000609272537 If you stick around until the end of the episode you'll hear what Robin has been reading and listening to recently in a brand new feature called 'what have you been listening to recently and what have you been reading recently'. Here's the Talking Scared podcast episode with Kate Summerscale: https://www.everand.com/podcast/569927604/07-Kate-Summerscale-and-the-Shoplifting-Poltergeist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 18m
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Ratings & Reviews

5
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17 Ratings

About

A monthly podcast in which Robin Allender talks to writers, musicians and performers about their work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Robin Allender
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Robin Allender
  • Show Website
    The Allender Calendar

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