Last summer, something monumental happened. One of Uncuffed's founding producers, Greg Eskridge, came home after more than 30 years in prison. In this episode we’ll bring you back to that emotional day last summer when he walked out of the San Quentin gates, free at last. Our work in prisons is supported by the California Arts Council, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, independent foundations, and donations from listeners like you. Learn more, sign up for Uncuffed news, and support the program at www.weareuncuffed.org Follow us @WeAreUncuffed on Instagram and Facebook Transcripts are available within a week of the episode coming out at www.kalw.org/podcast/uncuffed…
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

Join our live podcast to learn all about touring Europe as a cover artist. Many do not realize it but in Europe, there is a well-established network built just for musicians (a.k.a. troubadours) that differs significantly from the circuits used by original acts. This channel is dedicated to musicians who yearn to travel and make a decent living playing the music everyone already knows and loves.
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

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Traveling Troubadour - The Anna Cei Interview
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39:14Meet Anna Cei, the CEO and co-founder of the Pink Spiderweb and host of the popular podcast “What Matters Most to You.” Originally from Sweden, Anna traveled around the world visiting over 110 countries and living in 12. Listen in on an interesting discussion about what it means to be a “world citizen,” and how it influences the way we think. Stay …
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

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Traveling Troubadour - The Seanin Hawthornthwaite Interview
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46:02Seanin Hawthornthwaite started off his troubadour career busking around Ireland and UK. He joined a Raggle Taggle Gypsy band called The Big Geraniums, topping the Irish charts with their single "Home Again" back in 1992. This early success paved the way to tours spanning Europe, America, and Australia. Listen to Seanin describe why he thinks Irelan…
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

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Traveling Troubadour - The Sue Ballingall Interview
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40:25Sue Ballingall discovered music at a very young age, playing piano, flute, and guitar. As a teenager Sue went on to play drums in an original punk rock band. Soon after, she discovered the freedom and excitement of traveling as a busker throughout England, while signed as an original artist under an indie label. After raising her son, Sue discovere…
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

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Traveling Troubadour - The Spence Cater Interview
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41:34Spence Cater grew up in the UK and cut his teeth as a busker in Birmingham. He soon moved onto other busking circuits in Belgium, New York, San Francisco, and Norway. After mastering his craft, Spence went onto write a book called "Busking for Beginners" and now offers consultation services on his website The Prosperous Musician. If you are interes…
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

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Traveling Troubadour - The Mats Lideborg Interview
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45:21Mats Lideborg (a.k.a. The Swedish Singing Sensation) was originally inspired by Swedish punk music and started touring professionally as a troubadour when he was only 19 years old. Listen to Mats describe the struggles of working as a musician in Sweden, and why he prefers to tour in other Scandinavian countries. Stick around for an entertaining di…
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

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Traveling Troubadour - The Socratis Christoforou Interview
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51:42Socratis Christoforou grew up in Athens Greece and eventually traveled to America to study guitar on the west coast. From touring in Greece to working his way around Scandinavia and Iceland, listen to Socratis share funny anecdotes ranging from what he discovered in his dad's sock drawer to passing out while publicly intoxicated, in this week's hum…
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Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

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Traveling Troubadour - The Petko Slavov Interview
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45:05Petko Slavov grew up in Bulgaria under the weight of communism and restricted access to western music. Living close to a local guitar factory inspired Petko as his brother to dream up a life of travel and music. Listen to Petko describe his work in Scandinavia and his ambition to one day make enough money to buy real instruments to support his orig…
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Traveling Troubadour - The Neil Brophy Interview
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35:41Neil Brophy started his career as a mechanical engineer, but soon ditched his "normal" life in exchange from one of travel and adventure (From hitchhiking his way through North America, to playing 10 hour gigs in the Austrian alps). Listen to Neil explain how 2 years of busking on the streets of Perth Australia taught him the life-long lesson of ho…
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