What are the unexpected things a lifetime alongside the guitar can teach us? Join Rosie Bennet as she talks to our guitar heroes about the lessons that have mos...
English guitarist and one half of the incredible Eden Stell Guitar Duo, Chris Stell and I (Rosie Bennet) discuss the benefits of having to start over building your confidence, strategies for making difficult decisions and how his meeting Mark Eden completely changed the course of the career that he had imagined. We mused on the positive changes that the 2020 pandemic brought about personally and how and why that time has reflected in Chris' teaching practice.
A beautiful conversation with a wonderful friend! Enjoy xxx
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Copyright Rosie Bennet 2022
Listeners of Fret Not get 50% off Augustine Strings with the code FRETNOT50 on www.augustinestrings.com for US listeners and www.ivormairants.co.uk for UK listeners
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#34 Jason Vieaux: Peak Mental Performance
Grammy award winning American guitarist Jason Vieaux and I (Rosie Bennet) discuss growing up in a non musician family, how he found his way into a full-time touring career and how he is managing his life in a post-covid world.
Listen to Jason's new album here! Bach Volume 2
A beautiful conversation with a long time hero of mine! Enjoy xxx
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Copyright Rosie Bennet 2022
Listeners of Fret Not get 50% off Augustine Strings with the code FRETNOT50 on www.augustinestrings.com for US listeners and www.ivormairants.co.uk for UK listeners
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#33 Irina Kulikova: Childhood Stardom & Life on the Road
Russian guitarist Irina Kulikova and I (Rosie Bennet) discuss her growing up in the USSR as a child star, studying at the Gnessin Academy in Moscow and the Mozarteum in Salzburg and how her move to Europe changed her circumstances. We chatted about Irina's daughter, how she balances being a mother with her busy career, how she overcame challenges of financial hardship and postpartum depression and what her advice is for those going through similar moves and displacements.
A beautiful conversation with a long time hero of mine! Enjoy xxx
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Copyright Rosie Bennet 2022
Listeners of Fret Not get 50% off Augustine Strings with the code FRETNOT50 on www.augustinestrings.com for US listeners and www.ivormairants.co.uk for UK listeners
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#32 Aaron Larget-Caplan: Confidence & Competition
Guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan and I discuss his definition of success and by token his definition of mistakes, Segovia's influence and whether or not he would be able to make a career in the current industry climate and what it truly means to make a difference as a musician.
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Listeners of Fret Not get 50% off Augustine Strings with the code FRETNOT50
www.augustinestrings.com for US listeners and www.ivormairants.co.uk for UK listeners
www.altamiraguitars.com I play an N3 concert guitar
Copyright Rosie Bennet 2022
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#31 Matthew Mccallister: Why and Why Not?
Scottish guitarist Matthew Mccallister and I discuss what drives our need for people to like us, how he finds his artistic centre and history as a series of patterns rather than progress.
Listeners of Fret Not get 50% off Augustine Strings with the code FRETNOT50
www.augustinestrings.com for US listeners and www.ivormairants.co.uk for UK listeners
www.altamiraguitars.com I play an N3 concert guitar
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Copyright Rosie Bennet
What are the unexpected things a lifetime alongside the guitar can teach us? Join Rosie Bennet as she talks to our guitar heroes about the lessons that have most defined who they are and works out what we can learn from what they have already figured out!
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