59. Aimée Madill

Every now and then we like to throw in a curveball episode to mix things up, so this week we head to the brilliant Phlox Books In Leyton to chat to owner, Aimée Madill, about music and literature. What Aimée doesn’t know about books ain’t worth knowing! She studied at Trinity in Dublin and prior to opening Phlox, spent time working at the famous Shakespeare & Co in Paris. Her ability to speed read is mind blowing and Aimée exudes enthusiasm and passion for all kinds of literary genres. Seb and Verity chat to Aimée about the use of music and musicians in literature, both good and bad and where music and literature intersect. They also discuss musician’s autobiographies, great lyricists vs absurd lyrics, Aimée’s childhood music tastes and being harassed by cats in Cats. Aimée also chats about a brief dalliance with the tin whistle, hurling and the Harlem Renaissance. There are some great recommendations of books/genres to try for those short rehearsal breaks/people heading back into orchestra pits and also longer reads for anyone heading off on long journeys again.....what a wonderful thought! See below for an extensive reading list! This episode wonders off on many tangents and Seb and Verity display their somewhat embarrassing grasp on French history but it’s packed with interesting info and books to suit every taste! Check out more about Phlox Books on their website https://www.phloxbooks.com/ Follow Phlox and keep up to date with their frequent events and book recommendations on socials: https://www.instagram.com/phloxbooks/ https://www.twitter.com/PhloxBooks/ and https://m.facebook.com/phloxbooks/ RECOMMENDED READING LIST Music/Musicians in literature: Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Ralph Ellison - The Invisible Man Tom Barbash - The Dakota Winters Kevin Barry - Beatlebone Ann Patchett - Bel Canto Zadie Smith - Swing Time Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice Ian McEwan - On Chesil Beach Julian Barnes - The Noise Of Time Michael Ondaatje - Coming Through Slaughter Jeffrey Eungenides - The Virgin Suicides Children’s Musical Books: David Litchfield - The Bear and The Piano Jessica Courtney-Tickle - The Story Orchestra series Other books referenced in this episode: Morrissey - Autobiography Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart André Aciman - Call Me by Your Name Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita Gerard Way - The Umbrella Academy Ottessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest and Relaxation George Saunders - Lincoln in the Bardo Pushkin Vertigo Series - Pushkin Press Also referenced: Little Nas X - Call Me by Your Name https://open.spotify.com/track/67BtfxlNbhBmCDR2L2l8qd?si=N46J2pYwTTq_CmdYVDw1Hw&dl_branch=1 Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta https://open.spotify.com/track/0N3W5peJUQtI4eyR6GJT5O?si=pRoBbWMlRBezMwP68vbJMg&dl_branch=1 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil https://open.spotify.com/track/75zMKn5euxQdlkZgu4P42J?si=ZCvbdexuS8ywD2M-W9VA2g&dl_branch=1 THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALS You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpod https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/ We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod 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 [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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.