The Podcast and the Pendulum Simon Edward McMurdo

In our second episode, we're chatting to Xandria vocalist and Nightwish superfan Ambre Vourvahis! It's also a good time to share my experience seeing Tarja live as we discuss the difficult Oceanborn sessions and ponder whether it's odd for her to still be performing Nightwish songs in her solo sets. 

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Check out Xandria's site for tour dates and the new album: https://www.xandria.de/ 

Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo
Special Guest: Ambre Vourvahis
Fan Jury: Dan Kumar, Chaz Paice and Renata Cervantes

Artwork by Matt Foulkes
Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)

Not one but two new episodes, we are celebrating after all! 2023 will see the release of my first book and it's all about Nightwish!! It's also time to delve into the waters of Deep Silent Complete and this silly host never quite realised the oceanic undertones - d'oh!

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Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo
Fan Jury: Dan Kumar, Chaz Paice and Renata Cervantes

Artwork by Matt Foulkes
Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)

We waited for it and it finally happened! The Human. :||: Nature. tour is journeying around the globe and I'm here to spill all the details of the set at Wembley. Huge spoilers for the tour, stage show and setlist so be warned...


Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo
Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes
Intro & Outro music - Orphanage Airlines

Off The Elvenpath looks at projects and bands on the peripheries of the Nightwish universe. Today we look at Tarja's book Singing In My Blood and discuss nine things that I learnt from reading it!

Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo
Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes
Intro & Outro music - Orphanage Airlines, Lebosqui's A Walk/Paseo

Who's there knocking at my window with that owl? Phew! Sorry for the delay, hopefully this episode's epic tune (and thematic staple) makes up for it. We'll be flitting through the entire catalogue for references to the titular Dead Boy and maybe even get a nice silver lining to end our season on. Dead boy's alive, y'all!

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Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo
Fan Jury: Joana Gato, JP Drudi-Fourès and Pieter Sterckx
Artwork by Matt Foulkes
Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)

Wayfarer! Heartlander! It's time for us to delve into a song that was booted off its parent album, but was it justified? JP is also taking us through some of the rarest items in his beloved Nightwish collection and Chantal talks us through her new album Eye of the Storm (and makes some time to gush about Nightwish ofcourse!)

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Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo
Special Guest: Chantal (https://chantalsmusic.bandcamp.com/)
Fan Jury: Joana Gato, JP Drudi-Fourès and Pieter Sterckx
Artwork by Matt Foulkes
Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)