It's All About The Music!

In this music special, we'll be speaking to three visually impaired musicians about how they navigate their careers, what part their visual impairments play in that, and to what extent they buy the common misconception that blindness and good musicianship are linked. You'll be hearing from: Chris Campion, a heavy metal session guitarist from London. We talk about his career, spanning across many different genres of music, and about his solo tracks that were released over the lockdowns. Katriona Taylor, who is a soul and jazz singer and songwriter from London. She has just released her fifth album called Blind Passion, that celebrates blind artists with her original compositions and arrangements. And Michael Stimpson, a classical composer who has re-released a piece of work called The Angry Garden. Upon its original release, twenty years ago, the intention was to highlight climate change and today, unfortunately, its themes are still current. It has been re-released to coincide with the COP26 summit currently happening in Glasgow.

Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth Hemmings

Website image description: a man in a colourful floral shirt and jeans is sat playing an electric guitar. The guitar was once owned by John Lennon and George Harrison. The image was captured during a recording of Antiques Roadshow, where the guitar turned out to be one of the most valuable items ever brought in, due to its rarity.