Everyone is Music
I'm your host, Michael Fry and on this show I'll be discussing this beautiful stuff called Music; what is it, what is its role in the world, how do we relate to it and why?
Through my 38 year career in commercial music, community music and inclusive arts, I have made a great network of amazing people to interview and share their stories, thoughts and their work with you. Of course, I'm sure that this network will grow and I will be chatting with people who I've never met before and become inspired by their stories.
Music is one of the greatest activities on Earth and so much more than just commercial music in all of its forms and genres. Music is fundamental to being Human and this is why I'm here. To talk about that.
Inclusion and access to music is what I am extremely passionate about and I want to explore this in depth. Wellness is also a theme that runs through this podcast as it is such an amazing byproduct of engaging with music.
And I really hope that you will get involved too by suggesting topics and guests and help to grow our community organically. You may even have that great story that needs to be shared. I want this to be our show, where Everyone is Music.
Thanks for being here.Keep in touch through the links below,
Michael
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2022
Ep 15 John Kelly
Great to be back this week with another wonderful interview.
This week I am talking with John Kelly. John is a musician, singer, actor, activist and much more besides.
I first met John at The Orpheus C…
Something had to give
This week I suffered overwhelm. Too many deadlines converging on the same week. End of term deluge! Something had to give and i promised that I would never compromise on editing and content on this s…
Ep 13 Leon Clowes
Welcome to episode 13.
This week I am in conversation with Leon Clowes, a transdisciplinary artist. Using autoethnography, self-compassion and Brechtian techniques, Leon's creative practice is informe…
Ep 12 Emma Hughes
Welcome to episode 12.
This week my guest is Emma Hughes. Emma is the choir coordinator and director at Soundabout (Listen to Ep 7 with Clare Cook) and was instrumental in developing their work and de…
Ep 11 Rachael Perrin and Soundcastle
This week I am talking with Rachael Perrin from Soundcastle.
Soundcastle are an amazing community music organisation, running sustained programs in community spaces, some of which are very discreet a…
EP 10 Me, Myself and I
Welcome to episode 10.
This week it's me. I wanted to take a pause to reflect on the last 9 episodes but also to say something about my journey.
Talking with guests about their journeys always makes …
Ep 09 Bruce Dickinson and WaterBear, The College of Music
This week I am joined by Bruce Dickinson, co-founder of WaterBear, The College of Music.
Bruce is cut from Rock and Roll cloth and I felt it was so important to hear this perspective of music educatio…
Ep 08 Dr Nick Sorensen
This week my guest is Dr Nick Sorensen, Jazz musician, writer, educator and academic.
We talk about Education and Nick's belief that the best teachers Improvise - rather than learning to improvise, i…
Ep 07 Clare Cook
This week my guest is Clare Cook, outgoing CEO of Soundabout, a wonderful charity dedicated to inclusive music making with PMLD groups.
Clare is an incredibly enthusiastic administrator who doesn't co…
Ep 06 Stuart Mills and The Noisy Brain
This week in the UK it's Mental Health Awareness Week and I am joined by Stuart Mills, creator and manager of the Noisy Brain.
The Noisy Brain is a rapidly growing Online community for those with ment…
Ep 05 MAC Makes Music - with Holly Radford-James
In this week's episode I talk with Holly Radford-James, Producer with MAC Makes Music.
Based at The Midland Arts Centre, MAC Makes Music are a truly inclusive arts organisation and one of their strat…
Ep 04 Dr Rod Paton
In this episode I talk with Dr Rod Paton, musician, writer, composer, educator and creator of the Lifemusic method.
We chatted in my car after meeting for lunch the day after I attended one of Rod's L…
Ep 03 Stephen Langridge
In this episode I talk to Stephen Langridge, Artistic Director of Glyndebourne, the amazing opera house in East Sussex.
Stephen talks about taking on his new role just as the pandemic hit and how he n…
Ep 02 Dr Phil Mullen
In this episode I talk with Dr Phil Mullen. Phil is just a giant when it comes to thinking around music education and young people's creativity. As I say in the intro, Phil demands action when he is …
Ep 01 Sam Brown
In this Episode I talk with singer-songwriter, Sam Brown who had a massive hit all across Europe and the UK with the song, 'Stop!'.
The sub-title of this episode is 'In the beginning ...' because it w…
The Trailer
Welcome to the Everyone is Music podcast. This short trailer explains why I'm here and what all this is about.
Music is one of the greatest activities on Earth and so much more than just commercial mu…