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Yes Music PodcastBilly Sherwood’s bass – 672This week Mark and I enjoyed thinking about what Billy Sherwood has contributed on bass to the last two Yes albums, The Quest and Mirror to the Sky. We each chose three examples of songs from those two records to talk about and shared our thoughts on whether Billy has continued the tradition of Chris Squire bass playing or gone his own way - or a combination of the two.
Is Billy channelling Chris?
What do we want from a 'new' bass player?
How does Billy's multi-instrumentalist pedigree affect his bass playing with Yes?
Billy Sherwood © William Mulryne
There wasn’t e...2025-05-0940 minYes Music PodcastYes Connections – The Game! 671Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week, Mark and I are trying out a new concept - it’s a game called Yes connections. There will be chances to laugh at my ineptitude as well as chances to get involved yourself with a special Yes connections round for listeners - with a prize for the more creative - or maybe funny entry sent into the show. Hang onto your hat and test your Yes knowledge in a few minutes’ time.
What are the connections?
Why doesn't Kevin know the answers?
Did you shout at your...2025-05-0236 minYes Music PodcastDavid Watkinson, Roger Dean and Trading Boundaries – 661Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
This week I’m feeding back on my trip to Trading Boundaries to see what Dave Watkinson has put on display alongside the permanent Roger Dean exhibition there. I made a video of Dave showing me around and we both enthuse about all the amazing items.
I then had a chance to chat with Mark about what he noticed on the video - of course it’s embedded into the show notes below.
What was on display?
Where and what is Trading Boundaries?
What has Paul Graf sent to Kevi...2025-02-1445 min
Yes Music Podcast661 - David Watkinson, Roger Dean and Trading Boundaries Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week I’m feeding back on my trip to Trading Boundaries to see what Dave Watkinson has put on display alongside the permanent Roger Dean exhibition there. I made a video of Dave showing me around and we both enthuse about all the amazing items. I then had a chance to chat with Mark about what he noticed on the video - of course it’s embedded into the show notes over at YesMusicPodcast.com ...2025-02-1445 min
Anthem 52Anthem 52 - Ring out, wild bells Welcome to Anthem 52 in my successful attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you have enjoyed listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Well, here we are at Anthem 52. It's been a great year of composition, despite the many traditional and unexpected ups and downs of family life. At times it's been a bit of a sl...2025-01-0306 minAnthem 52Anthem 51 - Childing of a maiden bright Welcome to Anthem 51 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week, I was still on the search for more unusual Christmas carol words. After quite a bit of unsuccessful browsing, I found an order of service for King's College Chapel way back in 1918. It...2025-01-0306 minAnthem 52Anthem 50 - A babe is born Welcome to Anthem 50 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Wow. I've made it all the way to 50 anthems. I've surprised myself - and probably you as well, I imagine. I'm also pleased to say that the 50th anthem is one of my favourites so...2025-01-0306 minAnthem 52Anthem 49 - Today our God Welcome to Anthem 49 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. By contrast to last week, this anthem was much easier to compose. In order to catch up with the rapidly disappearing weeks of 2024, I set myself the target of writing this anthem in 2 days. I...2025-01-0306 minYes Music Podcast655 - Now the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – the answers! Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller It's Boxing Day 2024 and Mark and Kevin are still in a festive mood. This time, they announce the answers to the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz. They are still in that Christmas Market with the pesky tin cans being thrown about for some reason.😉 See if your answers were correct and join in all the fun... What are the answers to the quiz questions? Why was the quiz called that? Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market? See if you can wor...2024-12-2613 minYes Music PodcastNow the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – the answers! 655Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
It's Boxing Day 2024 and Mark and Kevin are still in a festive mood. This time, they announce the answers to the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz. They are still in that Christmas Market with the pesky tin cans being thrown about for some reason.
See if your answers were correct and join in all the fun…
What are the answers to the quiz questions?
Why was the quiz called that?
Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market? See if you can work it out this time.
https://yo...2024-12-2613 minAnthem 52Anthem 48 - Rorate coeli desuper! Welcome to Anthem 48 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It was lovely to sing in Holy Trinity Church's Advent Carol Service last Sunday - my first service back with the choir. Charlotte was also able to come along and the singing was good....2024-12-2306 minYes Music PodcastNow the season now the question – YMP Christmas Quiz – 654Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller
In the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz, Mark and Kevin present an episode directly from a Christmas Market ;-)
See if you can answer all the 16 (not 20!) questions and send your answers to show@yesmusicpodcast.com before the next episode is released on Boxing Day (26th December 2024).
Remember that you can extra credit, as explained in the episode.
What will the questions be?
Why is the quiz called that?
Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market?
https://youtu.be/i1ILgSGQh5U?si=ac7dTwYLfH3a7jgj
...2024-12-2009 minYes Music Podcast654 - Now the season now the question - YMP Christmas Quiz Produced by Wayne Hall, Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller In the first ever YMP Christmas Quiz, Mark and Kevin present an episode directly from a Christmas Market ;-) See if you can answer all the 16 (not 20!) questions and send your answers to show@yesmusicpodcast.com before the next episode is released on Boxing Day (26th December 2024). Remember that you can extra credit, as explained in the episode. What will the questions be? Why is the quiz called that? Are Kevin and Mark really in a Christmas Market? 2024-12-2009 minAnthem 52Anthem 47 - There is a flow'r Welcome to Anthem 47 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. I went back to Advent this week - or at least I looked for some more Advent lyrics. It occurred to me that I could find some lyrics in service booklets for Advent Carol Se...2024-11-2709 minAnthem 52Anthem 46 - O come, Divine Messiah Welcome to Anthem 46 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week, in comparison to last week, was more straightforward, in terms of composing anyway. I realised that I hadn't written very many Advent carols (have I written any as part of Anthem 52?) and, co...2024-11-1810 minAnthem 52Anthem 45 - Behold, the grace appears Welcome to Anthem 45 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It was a slightly odd week for composition. I found it difficult to get going but when I did it seemed to go fairly well. Guess where I found the wo...2024-11-1406 minAnthem 52Anthem 44 - Hush, my dear Welcome to Anthem 44 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It was time for an unaccompanied anthem this week - in fact another Christmas Carol. You won't be surprised to hear that the words come from Isaac Watts yet again. It's a lullaby sung by...2024-11-0511 minAnthem 52Anthem 43 - Behold, the grace appears Welcome to Anthem 43 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Despite fitting in little bits of composition time around everything else that is currently occupying us, this anthem seemed to flow fairly well. I've resisted the temptation to start writing Christmas Carols until now. Wr...2024-10-2907 minAnthem 52Anthem 42 - Thy name, almighty Lord Welcome to Anthem 42 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. You might have picked up elsewhere that our home situation has changed dramatically in the last week or two as we have moved my father-in-law in with us. This new caring responsibility has meant ve...2024-10-1907 minAnthem 52Anthem 41 - Come, dearest Lord Welcome to Anthem 41 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It feels like I'm on the 'home stretch' with the Anthem 52 project. It's been difficult at times but this week's composition came fairly easily. Once again, it's an Isaac Watts text. I was looking fo...2024-10-0807 minAnthem 52Anthem 40 - Upward I lift my eyes Welcome to Anthem 40 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week was Harvest Festival at our sister Church, All Saints, Luddington. It was great to take quite a large choir from Holy Trinity and we sang ‘The Heavens are Telling’ by Haydn...2024-10-0208 minAnthem 52Anthem 39 - Once more, my soul, the rising day Welcome to Anthem 39 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. I've been trying to catch up with anthem production this week. I was only a few days behind but I don't want to be faced with a deficit at the end of the year. So...2024-09-2707 minAnthem 52Anthem 38 - Lord, we are blind Welcome to Anthem 38 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It was good to return to Holy Trinity Church with the choir this week, even if it wasn't with Charlotte whose Coventry musical life is just getting going. As I write this, she is pr...2024-09-2407 minAnthem 52Anthem 37 - The earth is the Lord's Welcome to Anthem 37 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It's been a week of changes for me and my family. Charlotte has started her university course and there is a new Interim Director of Music at Holy Trinity Church. Both of these changes ar...2024-09-2009 minAnthem 52Anthem 36 - Almighty and most merciful Father Welcome to Anthem 36 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This is the first anthem I have written away from home. We were on holiday in Devon this past week but Anthem 52 waits for no man - or woman or whatever. For my 30th We...2024-09-1109 minAnthem 52Anthem 35 - Prevent us O Lord Welcome to Anthem 35 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. I've got a little behind in adding these updates over the past couple of weeks. I have managed to write the anthems but not the podcast episodes. Hopefully, I will be fully back on tr...2024-09-1105 minAnthem 52Anthem 34 - I will magnify thee Welcome to Anthem 34 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week I needed to be swift (not Taylor) to complete anthem 34 because I am visiting Bath with my wife to hear our daughter, Charlotte, singing at the RSCM Choir Course. This is the se...2024-08-2206 minAnthem 52Anthem 33 - I call with my whole heart Welcome to Anthem 33 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. THis week's text comes from a very long psalm - cxix (119). It is split up in the Irish Book of Common Prayer into many sections and the words I chose are verses 145 - 152. There ar...2024-08-1909 minAnthem 52Anthem 32 - Deliver us, O Lord Welcome to Anthem 32 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week, everything seemed to take a long time. I eventually found some words to use, buried in Psalm cvi (106) that seemed to lend themselves to an anthem. I didn't have many preconceptions about ho...2024-08-1206 minAnthem 52Anthem 31 - Pax Welcome to Anthem 31 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It was back to Compline this week - again. Imagine my surprise when I found these words, very close to the others I had used for Lux and Nox: I wi...2024-08-0408 minAnthem 52Anthem 30 - Lux Welcome to Anthem 30 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week I hit upon a neat idea. When I composed the unaccompanied anthem number 26, Nox, I found the words in the service of Compline. So I decided to go back to that service an...2024-07-2805 minAnthem 52Anthem 29 - Confitemini Domineo Welcome to Anthem 29 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This was the last week of the academic year and my choir sang a final choral evensong at the ancient Guild Chapel in Stratford. It was founded by the mediaeval Guild of the Holy Cr...2024-07-2208 minAnthem 52Anthem 28 - Lectio brevis Welcome to Anthem 28 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. After the success of using words from Compline for Anthem 26 (Nox), I decided to mine the same source for this week. This time I chose words meaning the following in English - "Thou, O Lo...2024-07-1506 minAnthem 52Anthem 27 - Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove Welcome to Anthem 27 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. If you are reading these show notes as soon as it they are released in July 2024, I am currently on an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean celebrating my 30th Wedding Anniversary. As...2024-07-0206 minAnthem 52Anthem 26 - Nox Welcome to Anthem 26 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Well, I have made to halfway in my epic project. I have produced 26 anthems in 6 months. I’m not delighted with all of them but I am delighted that I have tackled my decades-long comp...2024-06-2505 minAnthem 52Anthem 25 - Ponder my words O Lord Welcome to Anthem 25 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week marks the beginning of the busiest - and the calmest - time for me so far this year. It's my wife and my 30th Wedding Anniversary and we are going on the 't...2024-06-1907 minAnthem 52Anthem 24 - Hail Son of God Welcome to Anthem 24 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. I managed to make a little progress with the new Plugin this week, which is pleasing. Without going into a lot of technical explanation (which would be pretty boring) I ended up being able to...2024-06-1306 minAnthem 52Anthem 23 - Deus deorumWelcome to Anthem 23 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com – @realanthem52 or Instagram – @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Technology is a fantastic thing, when it works. When it doesn’t it’s among the most frustrating things imaginable. This has been another highly frustrating week, due to technology. The anthem writing didn’t go too badly and I ended up be...2024-06-0709 minAnthem 52Anthem 22 - Magnus Dominus Welcome to Anthem 22 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. I hope you will notice a marked difference in the sound of the anthem this week. A strange confluence occured when I went looking for choir plugins that incorporated actual words, not just generic Ah...2024-05-3008 minAnthem 52Anthem 21 - May God the Father Bless us Welcome to Anthem 21 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It's Pentecost this week so I looked for an ancient Pentecost prayer. A 1st Century one by Æthelwold is probably out of copyright so that fitted the bill. Here are the...2024-05-2308 minAnthem 52Anthem 20 - The Lord is King Welcome to Anthem 20 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This time, I went back to one of the psalms set for this week - Psalm xciii (93). I altered the order of some parts and combined a couple of lines to make the setting ea...2024-05-1511 minAnthem 52Anthem 19 - Ascendit Deus Welcome to Anthem 19 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It's Ascension Day this week. At Holy Trinity Church, the choir used to ascend the very dusty, cobwebby spiral staircase in the far South West corner after the Ascension morning service to sing on th...2024-05-0907 minAnthem 52Anthem 18 - Great is our Lord Welcome to Anthem 18 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This anthem is based on another Psalm set for the week - this time Psalm cxlvii (147). I used some verses in full and others I missed parts out in order to create a useable se...2024-05-0206 minAnthem 52Anthem 17 - O praise the Lord of heaven Welcome to Anthem 17 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Everything has been much more positive this week. I have had a go at composing another 'Shakespeare Anthem', in the general tradition of fast, joyful pieces. Strangely, I can't remember exactly how I decided on...2024-04-2408 minAnthem 52Anthem 16 - I do commende Welcome to Anthem 16 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It was a difficult week. There was a lot going on at work and as a result I was very tired which, as previously noted, makes composing rather difficult. Despite this, I did manage to...2024-04-1711 minAnthem 52Anthem 15 - Be thou my Judge, O Lord Welcome to Anthem 15 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week I returned to the Church of England Lectionary and one of the psalms set for this week - xxvi or 26, depending on your preference. Here are the lyrics: Wo...2024-04-1007 minAnthem 52Anthem 14 - May the glad dawn Welcome to Anthem 14 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This time, I continued with another Easter anthem with text from another anonymous Easter prayer: Words for Anthem 14: May the glad dawn Of Ea...2024-04-0305 minAnthem 52Anthem 13 - The Brightest Light Welcome to Anthem 13 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. I've had enough of Lent. Well, in terms of writing anthems, at least. This week I had a go at an Easter anthem and next week I may do the same. My usual web se...2024-03-2707 minAnthem 52Anthem 12 - De profundis Welcome to Anthem 12 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Another mixed week ended rather well. As soon as I spotted that one of the psalms set for this week was cxxx (130) I knew I had to set it. The biggest reason for this wa...2024-03-2111 minAnthem 52Anthem 11 - Deus qui per resurrectionem Filii tui Welcome to Anthem 11 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week's composition seemed to go a lot more smoothly than usual. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing. As it was Mothering Sunday this week, I hunted for a pr...2024-03-1313 minAnthem 52Anthem 10 - I will say unto the Lord Welcome to Anthem 10 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Finally into double figures! It feels like a bit of a milestone to have completed the tenth anthem of 2024. It wasn't all plain sailing this week, however. I managed to find some words from Ps...2024-03-0513 minAnthem 52Anthem 9 - Concede nobis, omnipotens DeusWelcome to Anthem 9 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or instagram @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It’s exciting to have almost made it to double figures! Perhaps unwisely, I was determined this week to stick to my guns and finish something I started. I almost abandoned this anthem and started again but ended up push...2024-02-2707 minAnthem 52Conversation with Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Anthem 8 - Breathe in me, O Holy SpiritWelcome to Anthem 8 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or instagram @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. I’m delighted to say that I managed (despite a few technical difficulties) to speak to Cheryl Fraces-Hoad this week for my first Anthem 52 interview. As you’ll hear in a few minutes’ time, Cheryl was generous and open...2024-02-2231 minAnthem 52Anthem 7 - O come, let us worship Welcome to Anthem 7 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. If you are listening to this episode as soon as it’s released in February 2024, I am in Devon with (part of) my family. I did manage to complete Anthem 7 before I went though, as yo...2024-02-1308 minAnthem 52Anthem 6 - Hear me when I call Welcome to Anthem 6 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. It's been another tricky week - at least in terms of composition. It's also been my birthday which went rather better. I've bought myself a pipe organ virtual instrument that will be making its de...2024-02-0606 minAnthem 52Anthem 5 - The greatness of GodWelcome to Anthem 5 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or instagram @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Before I talk about this week’s composition, I thought I might give a few recommendations of folk on social media who I have enjoyed following this week. Perhaps you’d like to follow them as well. On Ins...2024-01-3108 minAnthem 52Anthem 4 - Blessed is the man Welcome to Anthem 4 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This has been an unusual week in a number of ways. Firstly, I wrote two new anthems and I explain that in the episode. I have also been unwell and off work with a nas...2024-01-2309 minAnthem 52Anthem 3 - O Give Thanks unto the LordWelcome to Anthem 3 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. This week’s anthem has been much easier to write - that doesn’t mean it’s any more successful of course - you’ll have to see what you think. Here are the words I ended up setting: 2024-01-1606 minAnthem 52Anthem 1 - God send us a Happy New YearWelcome to Anthem 1 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com. Happy New Year to you and yours. These episodes will undoubtedly change and develop significantly during 2024 and I’m not sure exactly what the best way to structure them is but let me know if you have any suggestions. The expe...2024-01-0311 min
Progressive PalaverSpecial Episode - Interview With Kevin Mulryne, May 2023Special Episode – Interview with Kevin Mulryne, Author of Yes - The Tormato Story
In this special episode we have the chance to speak with friend of the Palaver, host of The Yes Music Podcast, and now published author. Kevin provides us some insight into his new book, Yes - The Tormato Story. We go into all the usual Palaver corners covering his motivations for writing this particular book, his methods of research, and things that he learned along the way. Kevin’s answers are, as expected, illuminating and entertaining. It’s always an extreme pleasure to speak to such a well-v...2023-06-231h 10
The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock PodcastYes - The Tormato Story Book/Album Review with Author Kevin MulryneTormato is an album that only hardcore Yes fans seem to know about. Without huge hit singles and a non-Roger Dean cover that many people do not like (including famously some of the members of the band), their 1978 offering often flies under the radar. But thanks to Kevin Mulryne, co-host of The Yes Music Podcast and author of the book Yes - The Tormato Story you can learn the most extraordinary details that went into the making of this album.From working with Hipgnosis on the cover, working at Advision studios to only move to RAC, the...2023-06-081h 29
YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastWhat did they do next part 26b – Steve Howe – 507Steve Howe by William Mulryne
Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius
In this second part of our look at what Steve Howe did next, Mark and I listen to his solo album, Spectrum.
It includes contributions from Tony Levin, Dylan Howe, Virgil Howe and Oliver Wakeman and features many fabulous examples of Steve's virtuosity and versatility.
How does this rank among Steve's solo albums?What are the contributions of the 'guests' like?Is that 'Hour of Need'?
Listen to the episode and let us know what you think!
https://youtu.be/rMGW4Sp33xw?list=PL8a8cutYP7fp0...2021-11-0536 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastWhat did they do next part 26a – Steve Howe – 506Steve Howe by William Mulryne
Produced by Wayne Hall and Jeffrey Crecelius
In a break from our very well-received technical episodes, Mark and I return this week to the what did they do next series.
We are still in the so-called YES hiatus period of 2005-ish and we have just two band members yet to consider, the first being Steve Howe. SO we’ve taken a look around the various sources to see what Steve was up to at this point and one of the most useful was, perhaps unsurprisingly, his autobiography, All My Yesterdays.
So, what do you think we...2021-10-2925 min
Yes Music PodcastKevin Currie and Ted Stockwell tell the story of the band, White – 457Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Wayne Hall, Preston Frazier and Bill GovierThe album from WhiteBack of WhiteThe eponymous albumAcross the globe from Canada, Indonesia, the UK and the US (I think!) it was a real pleasure for Mark and I to speak to Kevin Currie and Ted Stockwell this week about their band, White, which has featured Alan White and Geoff Downes in the past. It's a great, in-depth interview in which we delve into the fascinating history of the band and their strong links to Yes....2020-11-2046 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastWhat did they do next part 12a – Eddie Jobson – 426In the UK we are coming to the end of the second week of total lock down and my friends and family are currently coping quite well thanks to the wonderful work of the NHS (including my wife, Sarah) and all the key workers. Thank you to each and every one of them.
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As I said last week, we are aiming to ensure the YMP provides a bit of normality through this difficult time so this week we are perhaps bending the rules slightly to consider what Eddie Jobson did after leaving Yes.
We also have...2020-04-0328 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music Podcast8 years of the YMP – 400Just some of the prizes up for grabs!
Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Wayne Hall, Preston Frazier and Bill Govier
Well, here we are at episode 400 and as a result we are going to break the structure of the episode for one week only because we have 2 major pieces of content for you - an interview with a certain musician you will certainly recognise (OK, it's our own, Billy Sherwood!) and then our epic 400th episode quiz to win a ridiculous number of Yes and Yes related items.
Billy Sherwood joins us this week! Photo by William Mulryne
Billy talks about...2019-10-0455 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYes singles part 1 – 314Yes singles
Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Michel Arsenault, Wayne Hall, Preston Frazier and Bill Govier.
For our first episode of 2018 - #YES50! - we start a new series about Yes singles from the first album to the last. This week we consider the two 45s released from the debut album.
Also, there's the chance to win a copy of the Downes Braide Association album, Skyscraper Souls and a show-and-tell session featuring our Christmas hauls - all great fun!
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like to support the Yes...2018-01-0548 min
Pivotal Podcast - Managing BehaviourIt's the Pivotal Podcast Christmas Quiz 2017! - 181It's time for the annual Pivotal Podcast Christmas quiz. This year, we've changed the format a bit so you can play along in your staff meeting or even at your Christmas party!Podcast presenters are:Paul DixOllie FrithHywel RobertsKevin Mulryne2017-12-1148 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastJon Anderson’s Song of Seven – 303Song of Seven
Produced by Preston Frazier, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
In a week where Kevin is not well, we still manage to review Song of Seven separately. Mark also steps into the breach with a review of an epic Rick Wakeman album - Return to the Centre of the Earth - as well as a special 2 pence - thanks Mark!
What is the follow up to Olias of Sunhillow like?
Is it prog?
What did Jon get up to outsode Yes?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
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...2017-10-2032 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastMark’s ARW experience including an interview with Lee Pomeroy – 299Produced by Preston Frazier, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Mark went to see ARW in concert this week and he also managed to meet up with Lou Molino and Lee Pomeroy! He recorded some audio with Lee and gives us his view of the show. In a complementary event, I received my Yes Active CD-ROM which is wonderful!
What was the ARW concert like?
How were Lou and Lee?
What is the Yes Active CD-ROM like?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like to support the Y...2017-09-2256 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastBill Bruford vs. Alan White – 285Bill Bruford book
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
It was brilliant to be able to welcome Preston Frazier to the podcast this week to talk about Bill Bruford and Alan White. Mark and Kevin join with Preston to review the two drummers' contribution to the music of Yes over the years.
Which drummer is your favourite Yes skinman?
Could Bruford have carried on in Yes?
What about Union live and 'those' Simmons drums?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
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If you would like...2017-06-0945 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastARW live in Birmingham – 13th March 2017 – 273ARW live!Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Kevin feeds back from the ARW concert. Wow. Mark interviews him about his experiences and there's even time for a Patrick Moraz review!
What was the ARW concert experience like?
Were the band on top form?
How was the venue and the sound?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Become a YMP Patron!
If you would like to support the Yes Music Podcast, there is a new Patreon page where you can sign up.
The new iOS YMP app! Download...2017-03-1757 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastARW as they were in Union Live – 272Tales from Yesterday
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Before the ARW concert on Monday night, Kevin and Mark discuss how the three musicians performed together when they were all in Yes for the Union tour. There's also a two-part two pence dealing with Asia and Geddy Lee and an album review from Mark of the compilation record, Tales From Yesterday. Wow!
What can Kevin expect fro ARW on Monday night?
How did they get on live in 1991?
What might be the differences now?
Listen to the episode then let us know what...2017-03-101h 07YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastRest In Peace John Wetton plus Jon and Vangelis remasteredJohn Wetton
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
Geoff Baillie and Jamie McQuinn lead the tributes to John Wetton, prog bassist. Mark and Kevin review teh remastered Jon and Vangelis songs on the new Vangelis Box Set Delectus and Mark brings us another vinyl/CD review. Another packed episode!
How much of John Wetton's story do you know?
How do the Jon and Vangelis songs sound on the new re-masters?
Are the 1980s elements too much?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Nick Baker's excellent blog post about...2017-02-031h 17YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music Podcast2016’s Christmas Presents and Top 3s – 263Union on 180g vinyl!
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier, Wayne Hall and Michel Arsenault.
It's New Year 2017 so Mark and I take some time out to compare our Yes-related Christmas presents. Also, we pick our top 3 Yes happenings of 2016 - and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is the gift which keeps on giving with news from Rick Wakeman!
What did we receive for Christmas?
What are our top funny important and surprising 2016 Yes happenings?
What do you make of Rick Wakeman's announcement that he will attend the Rock Hall induction ceremony after all?
Listen to...2017-01-0641 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastA Bootleg From The Solo Albums Tour – 256 – Yes Music PodcastJust after Relayer...
Produced by Preston Frazier, David Gordon, Bill Govier and Wayne Hall.
This week Mark and Kevin listen to a bootleg on YouTube of the first concert in the Solo Albums Tour. Mark also gets to 'geek out' about audio formats for listening to Yes music and there are clips from Mitch Lefon's recent interview with Alan White to enjoy. We also enjoy two written reviews of ARW concerts from Joseph Cottrell and Steven English.
Does the concert feel like a Yes show?
Which of the solo tracks are played?
Do they all work equally well?
Listen to...2016-11-181h 11YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastThe Story of I by Patrick Moraz – 253'The Story of I' by Patrick Moraz
Produced by Preston Frazier
This week Mark and Kevin look at The Story of I by Patrick Moraz. This is the third solo album from the 75/76 collection. The 2 Pence is about Kevin and Mark's choice of solo albums after this period and there are also a couple of listener voicemails and a written review of ARW to enjoy!
Does this keyboard-based album stand the test of time?
How does it compare to the Howe and White efforts?
Is there a theme or concept?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you...2016-10-281h 08YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastRamshackled by Alan White – 251 – Yes Music PodcastRamshackled by Alan White
Produced by Preston Frazier
Mark and Kevin start a series on Yes members' solo albums with the Alan White album, Ramshackled. There's also news on a new YMP Classic Feed containing the archive of older episodes and the 2 pence segment is about ARW - and it's a bit controversial...
Why is Ramshackled the least well-known of the Yes solo albums?
Is it possible to hear Alan White's influence?
What style is the record?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
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If you would like to support the Yes...2016-10-1452 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastPatrick Moraz, Bill Bruford, Dave Watkinson and ARW Live! 250Mark reviews a little-known record by Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz, Dave Watkinson joins Kevin to talk about his new Warriors book and there is plenty of discussion of the set list and first videos from ARW live! There's a 2 pence about holograms (!) and Kevin continues his exploration of the Bill Bruford autobiography. As this is episode number 250, there is also information about the new Patreon page and the winners of the 5th Anniversary quiz are announced. Wow!
Moraz and Bruford - what's that like?
What has Kevin Brodie been thinking about Bill Bruford?
Which of us has European forebears?
L...2016-10-071h 13YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYMP 5th Anniversary part 5 with Kevin Brodie and Mark Anthony K – 249Kevin Brodie
It's the fifth and final day of the 5th Anniversary celebrations and we have a bumper episode featuring a conversation with teacher, listener and Yes fan, Kevin Brodie, as well as Kevin interviewing Mark and Mark interviewing Kevin!
What can we find out about our three intrepid heroes?
What has Kevin Brodie been thinking about Bill Bruford?
Which of us has European forebears?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Show notes and links
Mark's Official Projekt Gemineye Group on Facebook
KISS FAQ Podcast featuring Mark!
Please subscribe!
If you are still listening to...2016-09-301h 20YMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastJon Anderson – Prog God – 241Jon Anderson Prog God 2016
In the week when Jon Anderson is deified as the 2016 Prog God, we discuss Yes' whole album live obsession and the fact that Trevor Horn appeared on stage with them again this week. Mark reviews Fly From Here which fits in rather well and Kevin reads the Prog magazine articles about Jon Anderson.
What's Fly From Here like in retrospect?
What has Prog magazine to say about its new Prog God?
Is there another Trevor Horn-produced album on the way?
Listen to the episode then let us know what you think!
Show notes and links
https...2016-09-0255 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastFavourites from the Internet plus Yes or Anderson Rabin Wakeman – which is more authentic? 240Yes' home on the web - YesWorld.com
We are trying out a new format on the podcast beginning this week. There's the usual news and an album review from Mark (Keys to Ascension II) but then I take part in a discussion of Mark's 2 Pence which is about how the Internet has changed how we find out about our favourite band and we also have a chance to discuss an email from Joseph Cottrell about the authenticity of the current touring Yes band compared with Anderson Rabin Wakeman - ARW.
What's KTAII like?
What have you discovered which amazed...2016-08-2652 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastA Yes Miscellany and a World Trade album review – 237A shot from Ken Fuller's concert experience
I'm off on holiday for the next two Fridays so episodes will be shorter than normal. We have the benefit of Mark's latest album review this week, however - from Billy Sherwood's World Trade band - and Mark also adds his latest 2 pence for your consideration. I also grab a chance to listen to a couple of interesting miscelaneous tracks from Kevin Brodie's CDs he sent me recently. Ken Fuller has been to see Yes recently and he has kindly sent along both an audio review and audio review and a set of...2016-08-0525 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastTalk to be played live by Anderson Rabin and Wakeman! 224This week Kevin shares some thoughts about Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman tackling Talk live. There is also a review of Talk by Mark and a reminder of what happened last time Kevin went to see Yes live in Birmingham.
Keyboards have always been a controversial subject in Talk live - what will Wakeman do?
Is Talk a good album?
Yes live in Birmingham 2014 - how did it go?
Show notes and links
Mood for a Day review by Preston Frazier
Preston speaks to Ben Craven
Sheffield review
Kenny Brown spotted this best to worst collection
Glen Alexson likes the Oliver W...2016-05-0637 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYes Tracks Through Time – Part 11 – Ritual – 221Which Ritual is your favourite?
The 'other' track Yes will be playing live from Tales From Topographic Oceans this year - Ritual. Also, Mark reviews a rather different album, Big Generator.
Is the Yesshows version the best?
How does a Symphonic version sound?
When the classic line-up return, what's the outcome?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
My son's directorial debut is here! William Mulryne shot and directed the first single video from November Plot. You can see some more of his band photography here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLuE_vH25YQ
...2016-04-1518 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastYes Tracks Through Time – Part 10 – The Revealing Science of God – 220Tales From Topographic Oceans
In a week where Yes revealed they will be playing sides one and four of Tales From Topographic Oceans live, Mark and I look at aspects of the most controversial Yes album ever.
What's Tales all about?
How many times have sides one and four been performed live?
Which line-up was best at performing it?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
Show notes and links
Ben Craven's website for his new album, 'Last Chance to Hear'
Preston Frazier on Close to the Edge
Paul @Earthbound's new video
Tony Kaye and B...2016-04-0821 minPivotal Podcast - Managing BehaviourKevin Bachan Singh - Our Man From The PRU (Pupil Referral Unit) - PP84Paul interviews Kevin Bachan Singh who works at a Pupil Referral Unit about what it's really like.2015-08-2438 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastEpisode 186 – The FutureWhat is the future for the YMP now that Chris Squire has left us? Please listen to the short episode and then let me have your thoughts in the poll below.
Many thanks,
Kevin
[socialpoll id="2282974"]2015-07-1702 minYMP Classic Feed – Yes Music PodcastEpisode 180 – Chris Squire, bass legendChris Squire - photo by Jeremy North
There has never been a more appropriate time to consider the contribution of Chris Squire to the greatest progressive rock band in the world.
What makes Chris Squire's bass playing unique?
What does he add to every Yes track he has been involved with?
What will Yes concerts be like this Summer without Chris on bass for the first time since 1968?
Listen to the episode and then let me know what you think!
Show links and notes
Light a candle for Chris Squire
Video about Miguel's project in support of Chris Squire #playforChris:
ht...2015-05-2920 min
The Deadly Arnold - there is no fate.Teaching & Education with Kevin MulryneMy chat with Teacher, Educator and life-long Prog rock fan Kevin Mulryne from the Pivotal Podcast (UK)http://braverbytheday.com/242013-11-1251 min
Webinar Quick TipsTip 28 – Don’t be afraid to try things outWhen I was on my first teaching practice, I planned interesting, exciting activities for the class. However, when I was actually in front of the children, I abandoned the plans in favour of safe activities I knew would keep them ‘busy’. The lessons were fine, the children learned but it …2013-08-0205 minWebinar Quick TipsThe Webinar Show 1In this first ever episode of The Webinar Show I talk to Mike Agron from Web Attract about his approach to Webinars. He kindly shares a huge amount of detail about his Webinar methodology including explaining what he calls the ‘Webinar Life Cycle’ which is split up into 5 ‘Acts’. …2013-07-1938 minWebinar Quick TipsTip 27 – If a Webinar isn’t necessary, don’t have oneRecently, I saw some new trial e-learning materials by a company. They were fine but I couldn’t help thinking – what’s the audience and purpose of these? They were essentially a cut-down version of one of the main products sold by the company. I suppose the intention was to use them …2013-07-1203 minWebinar Quick TipsTip 26 – Use your webcam as a webcamIf you use a webcam for your Webinars, it can add a great personal touch as your audience can see the presenter, host or even in some cases, other participants. It’s as close as you can get to a face-to-face meeting, especially with today’s cheap HD cameras and Webinar software …2013-07-1105 minWebinar Quick TipsTip 25 – Make presentations more effective with PMSThis tip is from Cliff Ravenscraft of podcastanswerman.com who got it from a public speaking course he attended. I always try to follow this general approach when I plan Webinar Quick Tips. A lack of structure in presentations usually makes them less successful than they could be. The presenter can …2013-07-0403 minWebinar Quick TipsTip 24 – Use pictures to show what you meanI was hosting a Webinar some time ago in which the audience were all from countries where English is not the first language. All attendees spoke excellent English, however. For the digital ice-breaker, I used the traditional world map. I asked the participants to add their pointer to indicate where …2013-07-0205 minWebinar Quick TipsTip 23 – Use Webinar recordings as lasting resourcesWhen I started using Webinar software back in 2001, I taught children who were isolated at home because of medical needs and we always recorded the sessions so that the children who were unable to attend could watch the recording later and catch up on what they had missed. It …2013-06-2505 minWebinar Quick TipsTip 22 – Don’t let managers skimp on preparation or trainingIn an attempt to drive adoption, many people – particularly managers – have been given the wrong idea about Webinars and web conferencing technology. Of course, web based meetings are ‘greener’ than face-to-face ones and can reach audiences it would not be possible to reach any other way. There are …2013-06-1806 minWebinar Quick TipsTip 21 – Look your audience right in the eyeIf you are using Webinars, then I’m sure you want to make a personal connection with your audience – otherwise why not just send a video or a pdf out to your mailing list? However, how can you make this personal connection most effectively when you are using a webcam …2013-06-1305 min
Yes Music PodcastYes Music Podcast 0 – IntroductionA short introduction to the Yes Music Podcast with your host, Kevin Mulryne.Find out what the Yes Music Podcast is going to be aboutStart connecting with the showSubscribe and get involvedHomework for next time:Listen to Yes' 1969 debut album, 'Yes'. You can find it in the following locations if you don't own it (yet!):'Yes' on Spotify:http://open.spotify.com/album/7wCflCoMEA9L7hIP65mfN3'Yes' on iTunes:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yes-remastered/id272122765'Yes' on Amazon (UK)2011-08-1703 min