The Two Rivers Cafe Podcast

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The Two Rivers Cafe Podcast

The Two Rivers Café Podcast with Andrew Fisher is a podcast about the joy, wonder and sometimes head-banging frustration of the creative process. Hosted by composer and lyricist Andrew Fisher, every episode he will talk to a guest about how they wrestle the blank page into submission and emerge victorious with a new piece of work.   Each podcast will climax with a new collaboration between Andrew and his guest which will be then given its world premiere at the end of the episode.    An exploration, celebration and interrogation of creativity in all its forms, The Two Rivers Café is a place that might just encourage you to battle a few blank pages of your own.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 04/29/2024

    Hurdy Gurdy with Danny Pedler

    In this episode, host Andrew Fisher throws open the doors of The Two Rivers Cafe to folk musician and all-round good egg Danny Pedler. Expert player of both the hurdy gurdy and accordion, Danny is a mainstay on the UK folk scene playing as 50% of Pedler Russell and as one third of Tarren. Go and see them live if you can! https://pedlerrussell.com/home https://tarrenmusic.com/home Here's a video of Danny playing with Tarren bandmate Sid Goldsmith for Matthew Bannister's "Folk on Foot" charity walk in Summer 2023: https://youtu.be/uRiprsGy-M4?si=7DAIFLy1abiEOC9W Please explore Andrew Fisher and his creative work as a composer here: https://andrewfishermusic.com/  The Two Rivers Café podcast began in September 2021 featuring a starscape of dizzyingly talented guests. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. And you can follow us on instagram @two_rivers_cafe_pod The Two Rivers Café is produced by Jim and Rupert of Driver 8 Studios. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

  2. 12/12/2022

    Christmas Special 2022

    New for 2022! It’s (another) special Christmas edition of the Two Rivers Café. Following last year’s debacle, this year producers Jim and Rupert successfully managed to deliver a Christmas lyric each to host and composer Andrew Fisher. And he worked some musical magic with them both. The Two Rivers Café will return for a brand-new series of collaborations in 2023! Read more about Andrew’s work as a composer at www.andrewfishermusic.com Make a Christmas donation to a worthy cause here: https://www.trusselltrust.org/make-a-donation/ Happy Christmas Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
  3. Special Edition 02 - The 2021 Christmas special that wasn't but then was again

    12/16/2021

    Special Edition 02 - The 2021 Christmas special that wasn't but then was again

    Happy Christmas from The Two Rivers Café Podcast! We had a plan for an exciting festive collaboration but it didn't quite work out as we hoped. Thanks to host Andrew Fisher for saving the day. Find out more about Andrew's Christmas musical Gabriel here: https://andrewfishermusic.com/musical-theatre-writer/gabriel/ And more about Andrew's work as a composer here: https://andrewfishermusic.com/ Make a Christmas donation to a worthy cause here: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/donate/a/donate/#step1 Or here: https://donation.macmillan.org.uk/ THE TWO RIVERS CAFE PODCAST WILL RETURN IN 2022 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
  4. Special Edition 01 - Series One retrospective

    11/25/2021

    Special Edition 01 - Series One retrospective

    Do you remember those sit com episodes that were essentially just clips of previous episodes stuck together and then passed off as new content? Well, welcome to this special edition of The Two Rivers Café which tries to pull a fast one in exactly the same way. But this isn't some massive fraud we're committing on your ears, this is the chance to hear all of the wonderful music from Series One of the podcast in one easily-digestible episode. PLUS! Host and co-creator of each piece of music, Andrew Fisher, gives you his thoughts on each one and provides a few insights as to their creation. No spoilers but let's just say he's pretty happy. Which makes a nice change. (This is a joke. Andrew is one the jolliest men you could meet). It's all very lovely and certainly worth thirty minutes of anyone's time but especially yours. And with your appetite whetted, please do help yourself to the original episodes from Series One which are available from exactly the same place that you found this one. Find out more about Andrew Fisher and his creative work as a composer here: https://andrewfishermusic.com/  Season One of The Two Rivers Café podcast began in September 2021, with a new episode most Wednesdays, featuring an eclectic range of uniquely talented guests from every musical walk of life. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Season Two of The Two Rivers Café podcast will begin in early 2022. And you can follow us and the conversation on Twitter @2RiversCafePod and Instagram @two_rivers_cafe_pod The Two Rivers Café is produced by Jim and Rupert of Driver 8 Studios Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
  5. S01 EP6: Bombard(e) with Helen Gentile

    10/27/2021

    S01 EP6: Bombard(e) with Helen Gentile

    Salut! For this final episode in the first series of The Two Rivers Café Podcast we are in Brittany where guest Helen Gentile is playing the bombard. Or bombarde. (With an “e” in French, without an “e” in English). Or “talabard” in Breton. Anyway, whatever you call it, Helen is very good at playing it and is even polite enough to laugh when host Andrew Fisher says that “it sounds a bit like a duck”. Following an interesting conversation about how Helen ended up with the bombarde in her life, she and Andy collaborate on what can only be described as a formidable piece of music. Seriously, if this isn’t picked up by Netflix for the soundtrack to some sort of medieval frolic of a miniseries then something’s gone very wrong. Helen’s current musical projects include 8-piece ceilidh band Threepenny Bit, 4-piece folk band Monkey See Monkey Do and a duo with fiddle player Lewis Wood. Over the past 10 years, Threepenny Bit have released multiple albums, played at major festivals such as Sidmouth and Cambridge and have also been played on BBC Radio 2. Monkey See Monkey Do have enjoyed reviews from established voices of the folk scene such as Mike Harding and Songlines and were booked for some reputable festivals last summer, including supporting Steve Harley at the South Downs Folk Festival. Meanwhile, Helen’s duo with Lewis Wood is an exciting delve into balfolk repertoire which is manifested in their lockdown release ‘Alors, on danse!’ Links to Helen’s musical projects below: Threepenny Bit: www.threepennybit.com Monkey See Monkey Do: www.thatmonkeyband.co.uk Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood: www.gentileandwood.wordpress.com Helen also teaches woodwind (clarinet, flute, saxophone) although she doesn’t have any students for the bombarde… yet!! Link to Helen’s teaching website below: Southampton Woodwind Academy: www.woodwindacademy.co.uk Find out more about Andrew Fisher and his creative work as a composer here:   https://andrewfishermusic.com/    Season One of The Two Rivers Café podcast began in September 2021, with a new episode most Wednesdays, featuring an eclectic range of uniquely talented guests from every musical walk of life. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.   And you can follow us and the conversation on Twitter @2RiversCafePod and Instagram @two_rivers_cafe_pod   The Two Rivers Café is produced by Jim and Rupert of Driver 8 Studios Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  6. 10/06/2021

    SO1 EP5: Jazz piano with J Fashole-Luke

    Normally, people who wear sunglasses indoors are either Bono or just plain wrong (and you really don’t want to be any of these things) but for one week only composer, lyrist and handsome patron of The Two Rivers Café Dr. Andrew Fisher is giving you permission.   Why? Is he mad?   No, he’s jazz.   This week we’re delighted to welcome pianist, composer and all-round jazz supremo J Fashole-Luke to the Two Rivers Café and sunglasses are obligatory.   J has performed all over Europe at Festivals (including Montreaux, Vienne, North Sea and Vienna Jazz Festivals and in UK at Glastonbury, Bestival, Boomtown, Shambala and Isle Of Wight Festivals), He has accompanied members of Jurassic 5, Sugar Hill Gang, Tomorrow’s Warriors and All Saints. He played at The Millenium Dome in its opening year, and has also appeared at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and performed live on BBC2s Later With Jools Holland. Most recently he has been working with Chart topping UK vocalist Alexandra Burke and TV sensation Tallia Storm   There’s conversation and there’s music as Andrew and J collaborate a brand-spanking-new piece of work that they share towards the end of the episode.   Here are some links to all manner of J-F-L content:   YouTube - https://youtube.com/channel/UCzSHlOZKtNqqEXZA1s72y0w   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jayefel/?hl=en   Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/jfasholeluke/   Website - http://goldengroove.co.uk/jonathanfasholeluke   Beatport - https://www.beatport.com/artist/jayefel/999714   You can read more about all things Andrew Fisher via: https://andrewfishermusic.com/   Season One of The Two Rivers Café podcast began in September 2021, with a new episode each Wednesday, featuring an eclectic range of uniquely talented guests from every musical walk of life. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.   And you can follow us and the conversation on Twitter @2RiversCafePod and Instagram @two_rivers_cafe_pod where you find a photo of the chord-sequence-napkin discussed in the episode.   The Two Rivers Café is produced by Jim and Rupert of Driver 8 Studios Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  7. 09/22/2021

    SO1 EP4: Lute with Elizabeth Kenny

    Knock knock! Who’s there?   It’s the podcast postman come to deliver the latest episode of The Two Rivers Café Podcast hosted by composer and lyricist Andrew Fisher, known to his friends as Andy. And to his enemies as Andy Grrrrr Andy.   In this episode Andy talks to Elizabeth Kenny, one of Europe’s most renowned lute players.   But first he needs to find out what we actually mean by a lute.   Answer: there’s no such thing as a lute. There are lutes.   Liz and Andy then discuss improvisation, learning and playing before collaborating on a brand-new musical piece that incorporates bits of Purcell mixed with music from video games and jazz. If that sounds a bit strange then you’re right, it is a bit strange but it’s also epic. And brilliant.   You can hear the piece towards the end of the episode.   In her illustrious career so far, Elizabeth has played with Les Arts Florissants and with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, made critically acclaimed recordings of Lawes, Purcell and Dowland, and regularly collaborates with singers such as Robin Blaze, Ian Bostridge and Nicholas Mulroy.    You can find out more by following the links below:   Elizabeth’s website: https://elizabethkenny.co.uk/   Via her agents: https://www.rayfieldallied.com/artists/elizabeth-kenny   Linn records https://www.linnrecords.com/artist-elizabeth-kenny   Hyperion records https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/find.asp?f=Elizabeth+Kenny   Royal Academy of Music https://www.ram.ac.uk/people/elizabeth-kenny   Elizabeth is on Twitter @liz67kenny And Facebook as Elizabeth Kenny You can read more about all things Andrew Fisher via: https://andrewfishermusic.com/ Season One of The Two Rivers Café podcast began in September 2021, with a new episode each Wednesday, featuring an eclectic range of uniquely talented guests from every musical walk of life. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.   And you can follow us and the conversation on Twitter @2RiversCafePod and Instagram @two_rivers_cafe_pod   The Two Rivers Café is produced by Jim and Rupert of Driver 8 Studios Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  8. S01 EP3: Songwriting with Lucy Potterton

    09/15/2021

    S01 EP3: Songwriting with Lucy Potterton

    Aloha! This week on The Two River’s Café Podcast Andy talks to the delightfully talented singer-songwriter, session singer and vocal coach, Lucy Potterton.  In her illustrious career so far, Lucy has been a member of the Swingle Singers, toured with Florence and The Machine and featured on the soundtracks for movies including The Hobbit, Beauty and the Beast and Avengers Endgame. As a vocal coach she has also worked on ITV’s The Voice UK and BBC’s Little Mix: The Search. The Two Rivers Café is a meeting place for creative minds who work with music, hosted by composer and lyricist Andrew Fisher - that’s him over there at the piano telling a hen-do that if they hum it, he’ll play it. He and Lucy talk about songwriting inspiration and what it’s like being part of the headline act on the main stage at Glastonbury. They also write a new song together which you can hear towards the end of the episode. You can find out about Lucy via the following: Lucy’s website www.lucypotterton.com Twitter and the Gram @singlulah Facebook www.facebook.com/lucypottertonvocals And find out more about Andrew Fisher and his creative work as a composer here: https://andrewfishermusic.com/  Season One of The Two Rivers Café podcast began in September 2021, with a new episode each Wednesday, featuring an eclectic range of uniquely talented guests from every musical walk of life. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. And you can follow us and the conversation on Twitter @2RiversCafePod and Instagram @two_rivers_cafe_pod The Two Rivers Café is produced by Jim and Rupert of Driver 8 Studios Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  9. 09/08/2021

    S01 EP2: Folk violin with Alex Garden

    This week The Two Rivers Café welcomes the prodigiously talented Bristol-based Alex Garden - fiddler, guitarist and BBC Young Folk Musician of the year runner-up.  Two Rivers is a meeting place for creative minds who work with music, hosted by composer and lyricist Andrew Fisher - that’s him over there at the piano pulling off a look few previously thought possible. He talks to Alex about what drew him to folk music as a teenager, and performing the creative hire-wire act that is improvising live. You’ll also hear two exclusive new collaborative pieces, as each arranges the other’s composition.  You can see Alex playing his version of Andrew's piece here: https://youtu.be/7U45L7B2Upw You can listen to more of Alex’s music, find out about his creative projects and where and when to see him play live via the links below: Alex’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alex.garden789/ With Harriet Riley https://www.harrietrileyalexgarden.com/ The Drystones https://www.thedrystones.co.uk/ Tarren https://tarrenmusic.com/ Sheelanagig https://sheelanagig.co.uk/ With Rachael Dadd https://www.musicglue.com/rachael-dadd/ With Ellie Gowers https://elliegowersmusic.com/ And check out Andrew Fisher and his creative work as a composer here: https://andrewfishermusic.com/  Season One of The Two Rivers Café podcast began in September 2021, with a new episode each Wednesday, featuring a starscape of dizzyingly talented guests. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. And you can follow us and the conversation on Twitter @2RiversCafePod The Two Rivers Café is produced by Jim and Rupert of Driver 8 Studios. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  10. 09/01/2021

    S01 EP1: Animation with Phil Gomm

    Welcome, friends, to episode one of The Two Rivers Café podcast!   [SFX cork pop, modest cheer]   Two Rivers is a meeting place for creative minds who work with music, hosted by composer and lyricist Andrew Fisher. That's him over there at the piano - but his credit card's behind the bar, so go and order yourself an expensive cocktail and join us.   In this first episode Andrew talks music, creativity and animation with the multi-talented Phil Gomm. They also collaborate on a short film for the episode which you absolutely must see, here: https://youtu.be/dSZ3U8gef8M   A career spent working in the creative arts, Phil is currently the director of creative learning design agency, Ding, an educational consultancy that works with organisations to banish boring learning experiences.   You can enjoy more of Phil's brilliant creative work here:   Animated shorts for the BBC   When The Tides Went Down -  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089z7xp Sleeper - https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-sleeper-2018-online   Phil’s Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/user103681755   Phil's children's audiobook ‘Chimera’ https://anchor.fm/chimerabook1   Phil’s candles (yes, candles) https://www.theoldhousecandlecompany.com/   Check out Andrew Fisher and his creative work as a composer here: https://andrewfishermusic.com/    Season One of The Two Rivers Café starts in September 2021, with six weekly episodes each featuring a dizzyingly talented guest from the creative world. You can listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.   And you can follow us and the conversation on Twitter @2RiversCafePod   The Two Rivers Café is produced by Driver 8 Studios. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  11. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Welcome to the Two Rivers Cafe

    The Two Rivers Cafe Podcast with Andrew Fisher is launching on the 1st of September 2021. Pull up a chair and join us! For more information in the meantime visit Andrew's website. All music ©Andrew Fisher 2021 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min

Trailer

About

The Two Rivers Café Podcast with Andrew Fisher is a podcast about the joy, wonder and sometimes head-banging frustration of the creative process. Hosted by composer and lyricist Andrew Fisher, every episode he will talk to a guest about how they wrestle the blank page into submission and emerge victorious with a new piece of work.   Each podcast will climax with a new collaboration between Andrew and his guest which will be then given its world premiere at the end of the episode.    An exploration, celebration and interrogation of creativity in all its forms, The Two Rivers Café is a place that might just encourage you to battle a few blank pages of your own.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-two-rivers-cafe-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Driver 8 Studios
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Driver 8 Studios
  • Show Website
    The Two Rivers Cafe Podcast

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