Hosted by Karl Evans and Aidan Hampson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 45 episodes
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We've all heard about the musicians, but what about the people behind the scenes that make it happen? Karl and Aidan interview those that you may not have heard of but are just as important.
Karl Evans and Aidan Hampson hosts K&A Podcast, a music show with 45 episodes published.
In this episode of the K&A Podcast, Karl and Aidan dive into one of music’s most debated questions - which cover versions are genuinely better than the original songs. We’ve been through a load of listener submissions fo
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Episode 44: James Gardener Born in Southampton, James Gardener began his musical journey at seven on tenor horn before switching to trumpet at nine - following some very practical advice from his primary school teacher:
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Welcome to our Quiz Bonanza, where Karl and Aidan put their musical geekiness to the test in a head-to-head quiz. No Googling, no phone-a-friend - just two music obsessives trying to out-nerd each other. The questions in
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This week, Karl and Aidan invite Hayley Thomas to the podlodge. Hayley is the founder of Miaza and brings an honest conversation about health, balance, and looking after yourself as a performer. Hayley works with people
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Karl and Aidan head back to the Pod Lodge for a festive dive into the Christmas Day charts. In this Christmas special, they rewind through five classic years - 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015 - to see what was topping th
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In Episode 40, Tom Gregory joins Karl and Aidan in the pod lodge, and it becomes clear pretty quickly that he has covered more musical ground than most people manage in a lifetime. He talks us through a path that runs fr
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Kelly joins Karl and Aidan for a chat about her journey from early singing days to a Christmas hit with Hot Pantz. She shares the surreal experience of meeting Paramore live on BBC Radio 1, and how unveiling a ‘Paramore
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What was the single greatest year in music history? In this episode of the K&A Podcast, Karl and Aidan put your submissions to the test in the ultimate showdown of the decades. Listeners have each nominated a year they b
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We sit down with the wonderful Mo Woods to talk about her first steps into singing, her journey as a professional performer, and why looking after your mental health as a performer is every bit as important as the music
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This week, Karl and Aidan are on location at Southampton Guitar Repairs, joined by guitar tech and luthier Adam Chmarny. Adam gives the K&A Podcast a guided tour of his busy workshop, sharing the tools, techniques, and p
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Episode 35 – What’s Your Favourite New Song You’ve Discovered This Year? We put the question out there: What’s your favourite new song you’ve discovered this year? You delivered. Fifteen songs came in – some brand new, s
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In this episode, Karl and Aidan welcome Bradley Bowers into the Pod-Lodge. Bradley is the founder of BCB Production, a company specialising in audio/visual and technical support for live events. If you’re building someth
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Which song should everyone hear at least once in their life? Karl and Aidan take on this near-impossible question, joined by some familiar voices as past guests return to share their top picks from around the globe. With
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We’re back! It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since our last episode. Surprisingly, this isn’t 100% due to laziness—Karl and Aidan have been pretty busy. Karl’s band, Blender, has just recorded a live EP, and the sto
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Karl and Aidan are joined by Liv Thompson this episode, all the way from Hull by the power of Zoom. Liv has an impressive portfolio as a bass player, including Little Mix, Becky Hill and Raye. During a break between tour
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Karl and Aidan celebrate the 30th episode milestone by setting themselves an impossible task… Who would you put in your ultimate 90’s rock band? We had many suggestions from listeners, which proved just how full the deca
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In episode 29, Karl and Aidan talk to Nia Collins, who introduces herself as a musician, singer and educator. As we progress through the episode however, we discover that she has many more strings to her bow besides thes
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In Episode 28 of the podcast, we sit down with Jim Denbigh, the singer and guitarist for the awesome Dave Grohl tribute band, Grohlercoaster. Jim takes us through his journey as a musician, including when he was a drumme
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In episode 27, Aidan and Karl welcome Harry Younger to the podlodge, a renowned drummer and music educator. In this podcast, Harry takes us on a journey through his early beginnings as a musician and shares some fascinat
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In the second of what is becoming a yearly tradition, Karl and Aidan meet up for catch up. As well as a general chat about their lives since the last episode, they also bring in three tracks that have made recent additio
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K&A Podcast is hosted by Karl Evans and Aidan Hampson. The show is categorised under music (arts) and has published 45 episodes.
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