40. Amy Thomas

It’s Episode 40 and Seb and Verity return to their orchestral roots this week to chat to viola player and presenter Amy Thomas. Amy has been a member of the CBSO since 2009 and during #lockdown1 she turned her hand to presenting a series of behind the scenes videos for the orchestra. She is also a member of the Stringcredibles Quartet who specialise in performing, training and running protects for young people. Conversation covers trialling for orchestras (both as trialer and trialist) and lockdown videos with her trumpeter husband, Alan Thomas. Think high production value, tense moments and a rug on the kitchen table with baked bean tins giving the illusion of movement! Amy talks about her extensive costume habit; on stage, in the lockdown videos, and running dressed as full banana. They also discuss their love/hate relationships with YouTube including Dan TDM, Stampy Cat, and an old man painting his fence. Seb and Verity ask Amy about her behind the scenes interviews and quizzes, discovering a disturbing fact about Simon Rattle along the way. They give her a taste of her own medicine with a quick fire quiz which she is disappoingly good at! Email the show at: [email protected]! SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREON This 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/threeinabar MEZZO PIANO PATRONS Leonie Hirst Anita Philpott Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy_everest Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/amyeverest/ CBSO: https://cbso.co.uk/ The Stringcredibles: https://www.thestringcredibles.com/ Weinburg Symphony No. 3: https://open.spotify.com/album/0ypDENHRVMeYalGof0C6NY?si=vLAm0bw2Sra2x8M_fhzZLw Stampy Cat: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uD683DmkCkw To sponsor the CBSO runners in their challenge, raising money for Help Musicians Charity use this link: https://www.justgiving.com/team/CBSO