87. Millie Ashton

This week Seb and Verity chat to violinist supremo Millie Ashton. This is actually Millie's third appearance on the pod having popped up briefly in Cat Parker's episode and featured as part of the Ashton/Melhuish dynasty back in 2020.....a lot has changed for her since then, including graduating from GSMD after (gulp) 16 years! Millie chats about her days living a double life as a student by day, busy freelancer by evening and hard partying fresher by night! They also discuss taking the next step away from music college, guest leading the 2nd violins at the Philharmonia and how she approaches this role. Millie talks about her time at Prussia Cove on the highly prestigious chamber music course as well as her new found love of all things outdoors, wild swimming and finding time for other things away from music. She suffered with some horrific health issues right at the crux point in her studies and tells Seb and Verity all about that awful time and how she managed to get through it. It's fairly graphic and pretty shocking.....but lets just say, be thankful you can't see the photos! Millie is a truly incredible person who has achieved so much already at just 24 years old - and through some seriously challenging circumstances. This episode would make a very interesting and insightful listen for anyone studying or just finishing their studies at music college....as well as anyone else who likes a darned good catch with an old pal! 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 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 Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.