Popping into your feed to remind you that my new podcast Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces is available NOW in all the usual places

Popping into this feed for another shout to my new podcast, very much in the same vein as House Music, <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/originofthepieces" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces</a>. Head over there, and please do subscribe, share and review if you enjoy it. It's an enormous help for a new independent podcast!

Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces episode 4

Now that the height of the pandemic, when House Music started, seems a distant and distinctly weird memory, House Music is retired. BUT Steve is back with a BRAND NEW podcast. Covering similar ground as House Music, and much, much more, this is a show that will help you to hear music differently, whether you are a listener, player, composer or music maker of any sort. In this first episode, Steve lays out the format of the show, has fun showing his partner his frankly ludicrous studio, and writes a heavy metal tune about a primary school teacher. So put 'Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces' into your podcast app of choice, and get listening, reviewing, subscribing and all that stuff. Thanks, Quaranteam!

Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces Episode 1

Steve chats to astronaut/troubadour Commander Chris Hadfield about making music in space, and Chris plays the world's only space carol 

Steve chats with astronaut and musician Commander Chris Hadfield about making music in space, what to do if you break a guitar string whilst in orbit and how Chris' extraordinary career has always involved music. Chris ends the episode by playing his beautiful 'space carol' "Jewel in the Night". Stay safe and have fun, quaranteam.

Festive special 

Comedians and husband-and-wife pair Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke help answer listeners’ questions about music. Steve invites Jo to have a peek inside the shed. 

Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.&nbsp;&nbsp;To close the series, comedians and husband-and-wife pair Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke help Steve go through the postbag and answer some of your questions about music: Why do major chords sound “happy”? Why do most musical cultures have drums? Can anything count as music? And what’s it all for? Plus, they talk about the links between music and comedy and tell Steve what they’ve been listening to during lockdown. Steve’s own partner in crime, Jo, gets to take a peek inside the shed. Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. Steve can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.

Episode 8 - Series Finale

Steve invites questions for next episode's guests Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris, and premieres a new rock track he's produced

A short bonus episode featuring the premiere of a brand new track by rock band Ubermanouevre, and inviting you to send your questions, where there'll be answered next episode by Steve and his guests, comedians Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke. Follow Ubermanouevre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BfKpLMjFi8tz6O1pvbTuW?si=wti3MezaTWWrSMB36jPQiA and Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ubermanoeuvre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Ubermanoeuvre/</a> And check out Rachel and Marcus' Lockdown Lipsync battles here: <a href="https://www.insider.com/married-couple-creates-lip-sync-videos-in-lockdown-2020-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.insider.com/married-couple-creates-lip-sync-videos-in-lockdown-2020-4</a>

Episode 7point5 - Any Questions?

Steve explores the building blocks of harmony with folk singer Sam Lee and a little help from his own family.

Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.&nbsp;&nbsp;With a little help from folk singer and song collector Sam Lee - and some nightingales in a Sussex wood -&nbsp; Steve explores how single line melody evolves into harmony. He assembles his family to experiment with singing rounds. His dad, Stan, also makes a brief appearance to sing a traditional Australian ballad about a sheep rustler drowning in a pond. Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music. Music by:<ul><li>Stan Pretty - Waltzing Mathilda (Traditional)</li><li>The Hilliard Ensemble - Sumer Is Icumen In (Traditional)</li><li>Sam Lee - singing live with nightingales in Sussex (special thanks to The Nest Collective)</li><li>The Fishmen, Sailor and Singers of Cadgwith Cove - Rio Grande (recorded by John Hopkins for the documentary WithSails And I)</li><li>Sam Lee - Good Bye My Darling, from the Mercury Nominated album Ground Of Its Own (The Nest Collective label).</li><li>Hackney Colliery Band feat. Mulatu Astatke - Derashe</li></ul>

Episode 7 - Domestic Harmony

Steve goes in search of the perfect “drone” sound to lend drama to lockdown life, with a bit of help from classical Indian violinist Jyostna Srikanth.

Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve explores what happens to melody when you add a single, held note - a drone. He demonstrates the role of drones in Indian classical music with master violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, looks into why drones are so ubiquitous in film and TV (whilst pitching his own drones to TV producers), and searches for some tasty drone sounds in his household appliances. Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.

Episode 6 - Drone Drama

Steve explores melody with singer/songwriter Eliza (formerly Eliza Doolittle) and the contents of your cutlery drawer

Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain.&nbsp;&nbsp;Steve explores melody with special guest Eliza (formerly Doolittle) and tries to play along to Amazing Grace with the contents of his cutlery drawer. Great fun for locked down families, friends or singles - or anyone curious to learn more about music. He can’t promise to turn you into a concert flautist, but this podcast will transform the way you hear and appreciate music.

Episode 5 - Melodic Cutlery

Eliza singing Amazing Grace for you to practice your ForkTunes along to

Musician and composer Steve Pretty takes you on a musical tour of your own house and your innately musical brain. As a bonus to episode 5, here’s Amazing Grace to jam to. Grab your forks, grab your wine glasses, and let’s do this! Vocals by Eliza (via Zoom), accompaniment by Steve after the fact.

Episode 5 - Bonus Track

Expanding your musical mind through the everyday stuff lying around your house.

With the world in lockdown due to the Covid-19 epidemic, musician Steve Pretty takes you on a regular musical tour of your house and your own innately musical brain. In each short episode you’ll hear fascinating insights into how music works, and learn how to turn the everyday objects you have lying around the house into musical tools. Perfect for families looking for fun activities to explore together, or anyone curious to learn more about music. In just a few minutes, each episode will transform the way that you hear and appreciate the music you love. Presented by Steve Pretty.Produced by Miranda Hinkley.

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