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Eric has worked in a range of creative roles with artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Brian Fallon, Darlingside, and Honeyblood. He also contributed to a special project with Philip Glass and filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, in addition to writing, touring, and producing with Augustines.If you’d like to suggest a guest for the podcast, feel free to reach out via our Instagram: @the_creative_times.

Max is a fantastic songwriter, with his smash banger of a 2023 self-titled album, and also has played bass and worked with the likes of Mika, Roots Manuva, Groove Armada and Lily Allen.

I caught up with Mike Monaghan, drummer, photographer and creative mind about playing drums for Gaz Coombes, Willie J Healey, Young Knives, LYR, and many more.

Miles Myerscough-Harris As creative director of the Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company, Miles has filmed and recorded over 300 intimate live sessions over the UK and the US, including performances from Jason Isbell, Margo Price and Beth Nielsen Chapman. Miles talks about the filming of these special Under the Apple Tree sessions, many of which take place in an old shipping container turned studio and about his transatlantic Country connections.

Oli Steadman (Count Drachma / Stornoway). Oli talks about the start of Stornoway, signing a record deal and the Stornoway Farewell Tour. He also goes into depth about his songwriting process and how he’s taken influence from Zulu lullabies, Zulu war songs and maskandi guitar.

Andrew is an exceptional songwriter based in Nashville who has just released his third album titled “Canyons of My Mind”. On the podcast we talked about sax solos, dystopic futures, making a living from songwriting, electronic music, moving to Nashville, and playing Country to Country at The O2 in London.

Emily Barker Emily Barker is an award-winning songwriter who is releasing her brand new single “Sister Goodbye” (which you can hear on this very podcast!) on 10th February. On the podcast we talked about Emily’s many projects (The Low Country, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, Applewood Road, Vena Portae), the recording of her new soul inspired album at Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, playing with Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, and writing and performing the theme to BBC TV’s Wallander. Don’t miss Emily Barker live at Kings Place, near Kings Cross, London on 16th February: http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/music/emily-barker-with-support-from-pete-roe#.WJmpmVNkiUk http://www.emilybarker.com/

Carl Smithson of Truck Store.Truck Store is Oxford’s independent music hub and record store, and is celebrating it’s 6th Birthday on Friday 10th February with in-store performances from Coldredlight and Candy Says. In this podcast episode I caught up with Truck Store Manager Carl Smithson and talked about the store’s history, Birthday, Oxford music and a large number of artists and musicians including: Austra, Ags Connolly, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats, The National, Emily Barker, Charles Bradley, Nick Waterhouse, Candy Says, Seasick Steve, Stornoway, The Epstein, Unbelievable Truth, Michael Kiwanuka, Spring Offensive, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Glass Animals, Foals www.truckmusicstore.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/truckstoreoxford/?fref=ts

The Creative Times podcast number 2 with Ags Connolly. Ags is a traditional country singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire, England and will be releasing his new album Nothin' Unexpected in 2017 on record label At The Helm. We talk Nirvana, Pokey LaFarge, Ameripolitan music and Nasvhille. Then some more about Nirvana. http://agsconnolly.com/ http://www.atthehelmrecords.com/