Dec. 18, 2025 · show notes

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

In this first episode, Jenna and Ben welcome folk icons Peter Knight and Squeezy John Spiers to the pod, to chat about everything from creating music through improvisation to real connection with a live audience. We also hear some highlights from their album, Both in a Tune.

Ben shares what it was like when emotions ran high conducting a Choir of the Earth concert at Esterhazy Palace in Austria recently, and the guys talk through their experiences of starting new chapters in life. Jenna's also starting to learn the cello, but how far has she managed to progress?

Join the duo and their very special guests as we all explore music and the heart that drives it.

Moving Notes, exploring music and the heart that drives it.

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SHOW NOTES 🔗

00:00:00Welcome to Moving Notes - what's on the way & reaction to Knight & Spiers, Scarborough Fair

00:05:57The emotional connections we make with music

00:08:14Ben chats conducting Choir of the Earth in Esterhazy Palace and learning Handel's Messiah

00:17:36Turning the page and closing life's chapters - emotion on stage and in the studio! Plus, learning the cello anyone?

00:25:28Part one of the interview with Peter Knight and John Spiers

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