Legally Blind

Bobby is away for a short period so there will be a little pause in proceedings. More episodes coming soon!

Lloyd describes his route into music with a combination of vision loss and hearing loss, and his unique experience as Artistic Director of the Paraorchestra.Lloyd Coleman: http://lloydcoleman.net/Paraorchestra: https://paraorchestra.com/Nystagmus: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/eye-conditions-az/nystagmus/

Canadian jazz drummer, entrepreneur and academic Karl Schwonik describes how the medium of jazz and the art of the drums are well suited to someone with sight loss. He finds ways of using musical intuition and inventive sight-reading techniques to help him build a highly decorated career.Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @bobby_goulderKarl's website: http://karlschwonik.com/Cone Dystrophy: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/cone-dystrophy/

Similar career exploits, similar conditions, quite different coping methods! Between many laughs, Pippa and Bobby swap notes on how to go about being a visually impaired composer in the musical theatre world. She focusses on being an excellent collaborator and team player as well as having excellent ears and memory.Pippa's website: https://www.pippacleary.co.uk/Congenital Toxoplasmosis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164182/

Recorder player James Risdon talks about two separate appearances at the Paralympic Games - as an athlete in Atlanta 1996 and as a musician performing at London 2012.We also discuss various social dynamics around blindness and disability more generally.James's Website: https://www.jamesrisdon.co.uk/Paraorchestra: https://paraorchestra.com/

Comedian and writer Josh Pugh talks about his experience working his way up the comedy circuits as a visually impaired person, and how he has grown to feel comfortable addressing his condition in his material. He also explains about the Partially Sighted Football League and relays some of his experience competing for England at World Cups.Josh Pugh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshPughComicStargardt's Macular Dystrophy: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/stargardt-disease#:~:text=Stargardt%20disease%20is%20a%20rare,vision%20until%20they're%20adults.Partially Sighted Football - The FA: https://www.thefa.com/get-involved/player/disability/grassroots-disability-football/partially-sighted-football

Introducing 'Legally Blind' hosted by Bobby Goulder - conversations with other creative professionals who have visual impairments.First episode lands Tuesday April 25th with comedian and writer Josh Pugh.