In the third and final part of SeƔn's wonderful chat with guitarist and musician, Brian Bath, they discuss more of his memories of playing on Kate's 1979 tour, his work on the Kate BBC TV Special, his deep involvement in the recording of the Never For Ever album, co-starring in the videos for Breathing and Army Dreamers, playing on The Dreaming album and starring in the video for There Goes A Tenner, and working on the Hounds of Love album once again with Kate. Incredible to listen to him, SeƔn was pinching himself!
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Episode 77 - Brian Bath Interview Part Two!
In Part Two of SeƔn's three-part conversation with the legendary guitarist and songwriter, Brian Bath, he discusses being there for Kate's stunning debut with Wuthering Heights, leading her band for TV appearances, working on demos and helping build her first demo studio at the farm, playing on the Lionheart album and the incredible experience of playing guitar on the 1979 Lionheart tour! We also hear a couple of excerpts from never-before-heard acoustic demos. Such an honour to have spoken to the lovely Brian Bath, once again!
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Episode 76 - Pat Martin Interview!
In this episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, SeĆ”n introduces Darrell's chat with Pat Martin, bass guitarist with British band Unicorn. Because of his close association with Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd, he was asked to play for the young Cathy Bushās first ever recording at the age of fifteen in 1973. Pat can be heard on āPassing Through Airā from this session which was released as a B-side to āArmy Dreamersā in 1980. The late, Ricky Hopper is also discussed. It was through him that Kateās music was heard in the first place, championing her relentlessly. We get to hear how Pat was invited to this session at Gilmourās house, and his fond remembrances of the young and shy Cathy. He knew there was something very special and that here was an artist, sure and confident about her craft. We also get to hear wonderful stories about Patās involvement with Unicorn, and the amazing artists they worked with, including Patti Smith, Fleetwood Mac and Linda Rondstadt among many otters. Unicornās song 'Ooh Mother' was recently played in the USA TV drama āParadiseā. It has resulted in the song being streamed 115k times on Spotify. Itās worth a listen.
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Episode 75 - Photographer Govert de Roos interview!
SeƔn 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. We also find out more about his work during the Efteling Special in Amsterdam and taking photos of Kate's Tour of Life concert there. Other artists he worked with include Grace Jones, Queen, ABBA, Debbie Harry, Tina Turner, Prince and many more. In this interview we hear about some of his work with these other great artists. We also get to hear a great story about when he was 15 years old, sneaking into the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam with a fake ID and taking the iconic photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. We hope you enjoy this chat with Govert de Roos.
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Episode 74 - The Polar Edition - Paul Simmons Interview!
SeĆ”n 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.Ā
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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