Welcome to Turn Up The Volume!
You've reached the home of Turn Up The Volume!,
The Stables' monthly podcast series.
Each month we bring you lively conversations with upcoming Stables artists and bands, exclusive looks behind the scenes at one of the UK's favourite music venues along with news and updates on what's coming up.
In this lastest edition, Nick Coffer is joined by three artists whose stories span decades of British music history, personal revelation, and creative resilience.
Andy Fairweather Low (13 & 14 Fevruary) opens the episode reflecting on the passing of Steve Cropper, whose understated brilliance shaped Andy's entire approach to guitar. From fronting Amen Corner at the Royal Albert Hall with Jimi Hendrix to becoming the invisible bluesman behind Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, and Van Morrison, Andy shares stories of sixties Cardiff soul clubs, George Best football matches, and why being "good on the bus" matters as much as technical skill. His new album The Invisible Bluesman is a celebration of that quiet mastery.
Next, poet Luke Wright (9 April) brings his most personal work yet with Later Life Letter, a show exploring his adoption and the moment he discovered his birth mother on Facebook. In a deeply moving conversation, he discusses the slow journey of writing poems to understand his own story, the temptation and fear around making contact, and why adoption left him with a voracious appetite for life. It's a beautifully honest chat about identity, belonging, and taking control through art.
Finally, Ally McErlaine joins from Red Sky July (22 February) , whose new album Misty Morning showcases lush harmonies and Americana-tinged songcraft. He discusses the brain aneurysm in 2007 that nearly killed him, the eight months in hospital that followed, and how the determination to make that first album drove his recovery. With his wife Shelly and singer Haley Glenny Smith, he's created something gorgeously melodic - and he's grateful for every moment of it.
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Turn Up The Volume! is produced for The Stables by Boutique Broadcast.