60a. Mike Lewis

In episode 60 Seb and Verity take a virtual trip to Minneapolis to meet saxophonist and bassist, Mike Lewis. Mike is a member of internationally acclaimed indie folk band, Bon Iver as well as numerous other groups including Happy Apple, Fat Kid Wednesdays, Alpha Consumer and the excellently named, Sad Sax of Shit. In an interesting reversal of roles, it is Bon Iver superfan Seb who has to restrain his inner fanboy at the start of this episode. They chat about Bon Iver’s incredible NPR concert, how they keep shows fresh, improvisation and the development of songs during a touring cycle. Mike talks about the ‘terror and beauty’ in using a Messina and has an excellent stab at explaining how it works. Seb and Verity ask Mike about his experiences of People festival in Berlin - including abduction concerts and the formation of some unlikely musical collaborations. The chat about they joy and humanity of live cock ups, filling his time during lockdown, Yo La Tengo and.......Ready, Steady, Cook. Tangible links as usual then! Follow Bon Iver on socials at https://www.Instagram.com/boniver/ or https://www.twitter.com/boniver/ or https://m.facebook.com/boniverwi To read more about the band, find out upcoming tour dates & new releases check out their website : https://boniver.org/ You can watch Bon Iver’s incredible NPR gig here: https://youtu.be/YJNi7aRwUzU 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.