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Adrian McNally

The Essay

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Vaughan Williams

Five writers and artists not normally associated with classical music, discuss a specific example of Vaughan Williams’s work to which they have a personal connection, and why it speaks to them.Following on from the successful Five Kinds of Beethoven Radio 3 essay series in 2020, where a wide range of Beethoven fans shared their personal relationship to the composer and his work, this new series gives similar treatment to Vaughan Williams. Our essayists share their unexpected perspective on Vaughan Williams’s work, taking it outside the standard ‘English pastoral’ box, in a series of accessible essays, part of  the Vaughan Williams season on Radio 3. Essay 3: Adrian McNally - producer/arranger/pianist for The UnthanksSelf-taught and raised in a South Yorkshire pit village, Adrian McNally is pianist, composer and band leader for The Unthanks. From humble beginnings to scoring for his band to perform with Charles Hazelwood's Army of Generals, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra for The Proms, McNally has sought confidence and inspiration along the way from Ralph Vaughan Williams. He finds kinship in a quest to prove that the people's music is anything but common, to draw out and elevate the beauty and truth present in those folk songs fondly but unfairly known as low culture. In his essay, McNally looks at VW's thoughts on National Music and the inescapable relationship between place, community and creativity. At the centre of his essay will be Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. It was born out of a tune Vaughan Williams was preoccupied with - a love letter to something that already existed, that inspired him to make something more. Self-taught and raised in a South Yorkshire pit village, Adrian McNally is pianist, composer, record producer and band leader for The Unthanks. From humble beginnings to scoring for performances with Charles Hazelwood's Army Of Generals, the Royal Liverpool Phil, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra for The Proms.Writer and reader Adrian McNallySound designer Paul CargillProducers Polly Thomas and Yusra WarsamaExec producer Eloise WhitmorePhotographic Image by Sarah MasonA Naked Production for BBC Radio 3

Five writers and artists not normally associated with classical music, discuss a specific example of Vaughan Williams’s work to which they have a personal connection, and why it speaks to them. Following on from the successful Five Kinds of Beethoven Radio 3 essay series in 2020, where a wide range of Beethoven fans shared their personal relationship to the composer and his work, this new series gives similar treatment to Vaughan Williams. Our essayists share their unexpected perspective on Vaughan Williams’s work, taking it outside the standard ‘English pastoral’ box, in a series of accessible essays, part of the Vaughan Williams season on Radio 3. Essay 3: Adrian McNally - producer/arranger/pianist for The Unthanks Self-taught and raised in a South Yorkshire pit village, Adrian McNally is pianist, composer and band leader for The Unthanks. From humble beginnings to scoring for his band to perform with Charles Hazelwood's Army of Generals, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra for The Proms, McNally has sought confidence and inspiration along the way from Ralph Vaughan Williams. He finds kinship in a quest to prove that the people's music is anything but common, to draw out and elevate the beauty and truth present in those folk songs fondly but unfairly known as low culture. In his essay, McNally looks at VW's thoughts on National Music and the inescapable relationship between place, community and creativity. At the centre of his essay will be Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. It was born out of a tune Vaughan Williams was preoccupied with - a love letter to something that already existed, that inspired him to make something more. Self-taught and raised in a South Yorkshire pit village, Adrian McNally is pianist, composer, record producer and band leader for The Unthanks. From humble beginnings to scoring for performances with Charles Hazelwood's Army Of Generals, the Royal Liverpool Phil, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra for The Proms. Writer and reader Adrian McNally Sound designer Paul Cargill Producers Polly Thomas and Yusra Warsama Exec producer Eloise Whitmore Photographic Image by Sarah Mason A Naked Production for BBC Radio 3

Vaughan Williams - Adrian McNally

Rachel Unthank

DINNG DONG! BONUS CHAT WITH THE UNTHANKS!Here are a load of extra offcuts from our chat with Adrian McNally &amp; Rachel Unthank. It was all cracking stuff, and we wanted everyone to hear it.FOR MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS, AND TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, HEAD OVER TO OUR PATREON!Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click right here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarYou can find out more about The Unthanks, including tour dates, album releases and videos at their website http://www.the-unthanks.com/Follow The Unthanks on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/ and Facebook https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/Listen to The Unthanks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpAThe Unthanks performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Folk Proms https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44A direct link to the singing weekends the band run http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALSYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodEMAIL US!Anything you’d like to share with us? Any guests you’d love to hear or anything you’d like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DINNG DONG! BONUS CHAT WITH THE UNTHANKS!Here are a load of extra offcuts from our chat with Adrian McNally &amp; Rachel Unthank. It was all cracking stuff, and we wanted everyone to hear it.FOR MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS, AND TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, HEAD OVER TO OUR PATREON!Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click right here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar</a>You can find out more about The Unthanks, including tour dates, album releases and videos at their website<a href="http://www.the-unthanks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.the-unthanks.com/</a>Follow The Unthanks on Twitter<a href="https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/</a> and Facebook <a href="https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/</a>Listen to The Unthanks on Spotify <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpA</a>The Unthanks performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Folk Proms <a href="https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44</a>A direct link to the singing weekends the band run<a href="http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/</a>THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALSYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@threeinabarpod</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/</a>We are on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@threeinabarpod</a> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod</a>EMAIL US!Anything you’d like to share with us? Any guests you’d love to hear or anything you’d like us to do better? Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:hello@threeinabar.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">hello@threeinabar.com</a> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5653222" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon!</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Patreon Extras! Adrian McNally & Rachel Unthank (The Unthanks)

This week’s guests are true folk royalty....It’s Rachel Unthank and Adrian McNally from The Unthanks.In their first attempt at a four way zoom conversation, Seb and Verity chat to Adrian and Rachel as - along with their band mates - they embark on writing and recording a new album and Adrian is starting to compose the score for the new series of Worzel Gummidge.They discuss working with BBC Concert Orchestra for the 2018 Folk Prom and The Brighouse and Rastrick band - Rachel was back on stage 4 weeks after giving birth......hardcore!Adrian talks about his palm-sweatingly stressful debut as the band’s pianist at a day’s notice supporting Ben Folds on his US tour. He also explains about the difficulties of juggling roles as performer, manager, composer and producer......a task that is made greater as the band are entirely self managed and keep everything in-house.Rachel and Adrian reminisce about learning their first album had been named Folk Album of the Year by Mojo in a car outside Co-op in Corbidge! They also cover clog dancing, deadlines, inspirations and their brilliant singing weekends - We totally want to go.....even just to sample Adrian’s acclaimed sprout pasta dish.You can find out more about The Unthanks, including tour dates, album releases and videos at their website http://www.the-unthanks.com/Follow The Unthanks on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/ and Facebook https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/Listen to The Unthanks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpAThe Unthanks performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Folk Proms https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44A direct link to the singing weekends the band run http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/As mentioned in this week’s podcast, here is a link to the crowdfunding page for Ellie Spicer, helping raise funds for her vital treatment https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/elliespicerTHREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALSYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodEMAIL US!Anything you’d like to share with us? Any guests you’d love to hear or anything you’d like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONThis show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarMEZZO PIANO PATRONSLeonie HirstAnita Philpott Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s guests are true folk royalty....It’s Rachel Unthank and Adrian McNally from The Unthanks.In their first attempt at a four way zoom conversation, Seb and Verity chat to Adrian and Rachel as - along with their band mates - they embark on writing and recording a new album and Adrian is starting to compose the score for the new series of Worzel Gummidge.They discuss working with BBC Concert Orchestra for the 2018 Folk Prom and The Brighouse and Rastrick band - Rachel was back on stage 4 weeks after giving birth......hardcore!Adrian talks about his palm-sweatingly stressful debut as the band’s pianist at a day’s notice supporting Ben Folds on his US tour. He also explains about the difficulties of juggling roles as performer, manager, composer and producer......a task that is made greater as the band are entirely self managed and keep everything in-house.Rachel and Adrian reminisce about learning their first album had been named Folk Album of the Year by Mojo in a car outside Co-op in Corbidge! They also cover clog dancing, deadlines, inspirations and their brilliant singing weekends - We totally want to go.....even just to sample Adrian’s acclaimed sprout pasta dish.You can find out more about The Unthanks, including tour dates, album releases and videos at their website<a href=" http://www.the-unthanks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.the-unthanks.com/</a>Follow The Unthanks on Twitter<a href=" https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/</a> and Facebook <a href="https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/</a>Listen to The Unthanks on Spotify <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpA</a>The Unthanks performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Folk Proms <a href="https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44</a>A direct link to the singing weekends the band run<a href=" http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/</a>As mentioned in this week’s podcast, here is a link to the crowdfunding page for Ellie Spicer, helping raise funds for her vital treatment<a href=" justgiving.com/crowdfunding/elliespicer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/elliespicer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/elliespicer</a>THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALSYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@threeinabarpod</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/</a>We are on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@threeinabarpod</a> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod</a>EMAIL US!Anything you’d like to share with us? Any guests you’d love to hear or anything you’d like us to do better? Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:hello@threeinabar.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">hello@threeinabar.com</a>SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONThis show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar</a>MEZZO PIANO PATRONSLeonie HirstAnita Philpott <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5653222" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon!</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.