Marc van Vugt: guitarist and composer
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
11/05/22
•85m
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Marc van Vugt is a wonderful award-winning composer and jazz guitarist from the Netherlands. In this episode you’ll be introduced to several beautiful guitars in his collection that are featured in his new solo album, “The Lonely Coyote” and you’ll also get to hear stories from his travels and his perspectives about different musical scenes, composing, and some of the biggest challenges now for musicians worldwide.
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The video version of this is linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/marc-van-vugt-guitarist-and-composer
https://baiximrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lonely-coyote
photo: Jiri Büller
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:39) “Simiane” intro and performance
(08:01)influence of Latin American music, growing up in a small Dutch town
(10:49) Paris, Theo van Doesburg house in Meudon, composing the Vandoesburg Suite
(15:28) album “The Lonely Coyote”, collection of guitars, touring challenges with a guitar
(21:21) baritone guitar
(21:22) Martin guitar, technique of playing with a mix of nails and pick
(28:20) harp zither
(33:44) more about “The Lonely Coyote” ablum, living in the desert, influences of Alberto Gismonti, Ralph Towner, Leo Kottke
(40:19) creative process of composing, Kenny Wheeler
(48:36) HKU University for the Arts in Utrecht, Hans Kox, Eef Albers, creating the jazz and improvised music department with Bert van der Brink
(51:17) Banff, categories of music, the free improvised music scene in the Netherlands
(56:03) experience of growing up in a place and time with limited access to music and different musicians in contrast to now with the challenges of exposure YouTube and social media in general
(01:01:48) touring and collaborating with local musicians, trips to Indonesia and playing with gamelan players
(01:05:06) trip to Brazil
(01:07:31) teaching composition
(01:12:46) Rogier van Otterloo
(01:15:16) writing music for films of Georges Méliès
(01:19:12) archtop guitar
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This is a re-release with improved audio. I was thrilled to have a fascinating chat with the inspiring and innovative multi-style violinist/vocalist, author, composer, producer and educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman. I first learned about her when I bought her book You Are Your Instrument, which was the first book written about how to overcome and prevent musicians’ overuse injuries. In this conversation we discuss her unique path through world music, some of the research she’s done for her book and radio programs, illuminating the history of slave fiddlers and the evolution of improvised string playing in the United States. She gives some wonderful advice about following your own path, and at the end, she plays two tunes in different styles.
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IMPROVISED VIOLIN Documentary https://vimeo.com/117067048
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photo credit: Leonard Cascia
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The full episode is here, both video and podcast: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e12-s1-roddy-ellias-guitarist-and-composer
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