The Kate Bush Fan Podcast

Feb 28 2025 79 ep. 63 mins 641

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A show for fans of the music artist Kate Bush put together by the people behind www.katebushnews.com and HomeGround Magazine! Chat, interviews, reviews and more on all things Kate and her amazing work.

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Episode 75 - Photographer Govert de Roos interview!

Feb 28 2025 42 mins

Seán introduces an exclusive interview between Darrell Babidge and Govert de Roos. Dutch photographer, Govert de Roos was Kate's European photographer. Many of the photos that were taken of Kate in 1978 and were posted on many a bedroom wall were taken by Govert. In this interview we get a glimpse into his work with Kate Bush, as well as the rock and pop stars of the 70's and 80's

Episode 74 - The Polar Edition - Paul Simmons Interview!

Dec 23 2024 27 mins

Seán gives a suitable wintry introduction to this short chat between Darrell and Paul Simmons of design team Timorous Beasties about his recent work on Kate's illustrated vinyl version of 50 Words For Snow - The Polar Edition. Look out for even more conversation between Darrell and Paul about their work with Kate over the last decade in the new year.

Episode 73 - Bush Telegraph - Kate's Videos Part 2!

Dec 10 2024 60 mins

Paul and Darrell from Bush Telegraph reminisce over their first reactions to Kate's videos and film work from her 1980 album 'Never For Ever'. Ultimately, Kate created stunning visuals for 50% of the album, and they were so different to anything else that was around at that time. We also get to hear Kate and Paddy's own words from the Kate Bush Club newsletters about the making

Episode 72 - Leah Kardos Interview - Hounds of Love book

Dec 04 2024 38 mins

In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Seán talks to Leah Kardos, author of the new book about Hounds of Love which is part of the acclaimed 33⅓ book series which examine key albums from music history. Leah is a musician, a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University in London, co-founder of that university's Visconti Studio (with producer Tony Visconti) and is al

Episode 71 - The Saxophone Song Man - Exclusive Interview with Alan Skidmore

Nov 27 2024 22 mins

In this minisode Darrell from Bush Telegraph chats with Alan Skidmore, the saxophonist on Kate's 1975 'The Saxophone Song', recorded when she was only 16. Alan talks about his recording session and briefly meeting the young Cathy in the studio. Alan, known as Skid in the jazz world, has had a prolific career working with all the jazz greats. His amazing playing is not only highligh

Episode 70 - Kate & Ireland! (with special guest SJ McArdle)

Nov 12 2024 116 mins

Seán is joined in Dublin by Irish songwriter and musician SJ McArdle to have an enjoyable in-depth discussion on how Kate's love of Irish music and deep connection with the country of Ireland has infused so much of her work throughout her career. We discuss Kate's Irish family connections, the famous Irish traditional musicians who Kate has worked with down the years, in particula

Episode 69 - Bush Telegraph - Stewart Avon Arnold interview!

Nov 05 2024 57 mins

Bush Telegraph have an exclusive interview with Stewart Avon Arnold, Kate’s longtime dance collaborator. Stewart chats with Paul and Darrell about his first experience with Kate on the Tour of Life in 1979, where he and Gary Hurst danced with Kate for many of her songs from ‘The Kick Inside’, ‘Lionheart’ and ‘Never For Ever’. Stewart’s work with Kate spanned many ye

Episode 68 – Little Shrew animated film minisode!

Oct 28 2024 43 mins

Seán hosts a shorter mini episode all about Kate’s beautiful and unexpected short animation, Little Shrew! Apologies for the sound quality on this one - I was away from usual set up! With thanks to Tristan for production support!

Episode 67 – Before The Dawn 10th Anniversary Special!

Sep 07 2024 51 mins

Seán celebrates 10 years since Kate's incredible Before The Dawn concerts by introducing audio memories sent in by fans from all over the world who were lucky enough to attend.

Episode 66 - Bush Telegraph - Kate's Videos Part 1

Aug 25 2024 44 mins

Paul and Darrell talk all things related to Kate's videos. They reminisce about the first time they saw these videos, glued to their TV sets, hoping that she would appear. What were their first impressions and what set Kate apart from other artists promoting their music at that time? They still stand the test of time today. Let's delve in to the years of 1978 and 1979 to start off