Songs From a Padded Envelope

Welcome to episode #1 of Songs From a Padded Eiggvelope!Yep, we're joined by the truly splendid Johhny Lynch aka Pictish Trail for a funny, frank and fascinating conversation recorded back in May 2022.This is a wonderful conversation and an epsiode we're certain you're going to take lots from, dear listener.Huge thanks to Johnny for coming on the show. Please do take so

Its been a while and our apologies for the radio silence! But we're back with Episode #59 and the very excellent Will Crewdson aka Scant Regard.Will is a lifetime musician with the stories to match and we are hugely grateful to him for coming on the show and speaking with us.Lots to explore in Will's back catalogue below, along with the wonderful RHLSTP (RHLSTP!) which led

Welcome to the second of our two episodes featuring members of the fantastic Oneida, whose new album, Success, is about to be released.Founder member Bobby Matador is a guest par excellence! So giving with his time insights and enthusiasm for the podcast and we are hugely grateful. The resulting episode is a corker!Check out the brilliant, Success by Oneida (and we highly recommend

Hello and welcome to episode #57 of Songs From a Padded Envelope.We're joined from Brooklyn by the supremely talented and prolific, John Colpitts aka Kid Millions who joined us to talk about his work with Oneida, his solo projects and many collaborations.So much to enjoy in the one and in exploring John's catalogue of stunning work.Love and thanksSteve and Ben xxhttps://joh

Welcome to episode #56 of the podcast and another unique and hugely enjoyable conversation with Rudolf Buitendach and Jacques Womarans.More than anything else, this is a story of friendship. Rudolf and Jacques take us back to Pretoria in the late 80's and share experiences unlike any we've heard before but with a kinship to so many previous guests.Sit back and enjoy the com

Welcome to episode #55 with our guest, Seja Vogel.Seja is a fellow podcaster, which is where we came across her work. She makes the excellent HearSej podcast, which comes with a strong recommendation!Seja is an accomplished and highly experienced musician who has a deep love for all things synth, as this episode will attest to. She was a wonderful guest with a cool enthusiasm for h

A random search through facebook music archives led us to today's guest, Jens Zimmerman. What a stroke of luck!Jens is a fantastic guest whose storytelling is chock full of energy and twists you just won't see coming.Sincere thanks to Jens for being such a generous guest!Love and thanksSteve and Ben xxSound of the Suburbs - The Members

Welcome to episode #53 of the podcast and a long overdue conversation with our dear friend, Carl Roberts.Carl is a wonderful songwriter, primarily known as frontman for the irrepressibly brilliant, Gintis.This is an episode that's been waiting to happen since we started the show and it doesn't disappoint.Our gratitude to Carl for coming on the show and sharing the demo for,

Hello and welcome to Episode #52 of Songs From a Padded Envelope!There has been a brief hiatus but we're back with a wonderful conversation with Libyan Metal guitarist, Jonathan Steele.This is another one of those episodes which is best left to unfold, as the conversation did for us. Needless to say we're very grateful to Jonathan for sharing his time and stories with us.Ch

Welcome to episode #51 of Song From a Padded Envelope and great conversation with Kate Sattler / Sweet Freeze.This episode rolled out before us in the most intriguing and fascinating ways and we're delighted to have asked Kate to come on the show.Please take some time to check out the links to Kate's work and that of the Foris Project, which is quite brilliant!Love and than