Inspiring Excerpts with Sophie Lukacs: kora player and song-writer
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
03/11/22
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This is a short bonus episode in my Inspiring Excerpts series, from E3 S2 with guest Sophie Lukacs, the kora player, singer and songwriter. You'll hear a short clip of her performance of a traditional tune "Jula Jegere", you'll hear her explain about the kora a bit, and then you'll hear her talk about her unique personal journey, leaving medical school to go live in Mali and immerse herself in the culture and master the kora. Finally, you'll hear a clip of her original song, "Falling".
Links to the full episode in both video and podcast format along with the full transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e3s2sophielukacs
To learn more about Sophie and her current projects: https://www.sophielukacs.com/
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In this short bonus episode, violinist and Concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra Canada Yosuke Kawasaki gives wonderful advice for musicians playing orchestral auditions, which I think applies to everyone in their lives about being aware of our strengths. Also in this short episode, he tells us about some of his memorable experiences studying with the legendary Doronthy Delay.
The full episode is available in both podcast and video formats, along with the full transcript: https://www.leahroseman.com/blog/e3-s1-transcript-yosuke-kawasaki
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Kirsty Money Nyckelharpa Video Version for Spotify
March 16, 2022
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I have re-released this in video format for those who follow this podcast on Spotify! Here’s my very first interview of this podcast, recorded May 27, 2021 over Zoom, I spoke with Kirsty Money about her nyckelharpa journey and she demonstrates this beautiful instrument for us, as well as shares some charming stories about how she learned about the nyckelharpa. She plays some Bach, a traditional Swedish tune, and one of her own compositions, The Grind Polska. As a separate bonus, at the end of this video you can hear our improv together.
If you're not on Spotify, the video is available on my YouTube, and is linked on my website along with the podcast format: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e1s1kirstymoney
For Kirsty's new album, released 2022: https://kirstymoney.bandcamp.com/releases
For those of you who want to study or learn more about Kirsty: https://kirstymoney.ca/ Here’s her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuDe...
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