Eclectica

On this week’s pod, Leo and Steve sum up their first year as podcasters and talk about their highlights of 2020. They move on to discuss what the future holds for Eclectica, before ending with a chat about Christmas songs.

On this week's pod, Leo and Steve delve into the art of song-writing and ponder “What’s behind the music?”. They discuss the pros and cons of knowing the true meaning behind lyrics, bringing politics into music, interpreting your favourite songs, artists singing songs written by others, substance in music and several other topics surrounding what's behind the music.

On this week's pod, Leo and Steve are honoured to be joined by Blues legend and King of the Chitlin' Circuit, Mr Bobby Rush. Bobby discusses his early years, persuading Elmore James to become his guitarist, forming a band with Freddie King, spending time in the studio with Howlin Wolf and much more. Finally, it wouldn't be Eclectica if Bobby didn't discuss his fantasy dinner guests and chosen bard.

On this week's pod, Leo and Steve review the recent social distanced Donovan gig they had the pleasure of attending. They also discuss live gigs in the context of a global pandemic, how the future of live music is going to change and discuss some of their favourite gigs of all time.

This week Leo and Steve interview the phenomenal, award winning Kyla Brox. Kyla has won the European and British Blues Challenges as well as reaching the Semi finals of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Her latest album, Pain & Glory, reached No. 1 in the IBBA (Independent Blues Broadcasters Association) charts for April and was the most played album across the IBBA radio network for the whole of 2019. Kyla talks about growing up in a musical family, her extensive touring and who she considers to be her main influences. She gives her take on the music industry, before picking her fantasy dinner guests and her personal bard (and much more). Check Kyla out: www.kylabrox.com [http://www.kylabrox.com]