005 - Josh Dunford: Blues Rock Singer (who has played the O2 Arena) and Primary School Teacher

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Paths Podcast

Donal Gallery

21 episodes

3 days ago

Paths is a podcast about unusual lives, often marked by dramatic change or a sense of living different lives simultaneously. It begins with an actor curiously seeking out the little-known stories of other actors who went on to do different things, such as becoming an astronomer, a CEO of a medical society or a director at Kickstarter. In the future it will encompass different kinds of stories. From all kinds of artists who went on to other professions to people who made the opposite journey becoming artists, then further still to all kinds of unusual life stories. Come with me as we see where this exploration leads. If you think you have a story like this yourself or know someone who does, please contact the podcast at pathspodcastpeople@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute to keep it running, you can do so at Patreon.com/pathspodcast Find us on twitter https://twitter.com/PathsPodcast

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005 - Josh Dunford: Blues Rock Singer (who has played the O2 Arena) and Primary School Teacher

Paths Podcast

1 hour 41 minutes 50 seconds

4 years ago

005 - Josh Dunford: Blues Rock Singer (who has played the O2 Arena) and Primary School Teacher

A conversation about Josh's life, from being lead singer in blues rock band Sal Vitro whose highlights included playing supporting slots to Jeff Beck, Thin Lizzy and Status Quo, whom they supported in the O2 in Dublin (now 3 Arena) to a crowd of 10,000 people. They also released an album and moved to London - four band members sharing a two-bed flat for a year. Now Josh is a primary school teacher in George Eliot Primary School in North London, a job that he loves, whilst still writing music and singing.

Episode index:

00.00 Intro

01:22 Interview begins with background and context

06:40 Growing up in Dublin and musical beginnings

14:25 Forming a band

15:07 Being a shy person performing onstage

17:56 First phase of the band as Roadrunner - Dime Store in Sweeneys etc

19:35 Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll?

23:22 Parting ways musically with a good friend

25:33 New drummer, new name Sal Vitro

26:32 Dreaded question: what was their style of music?

27:43 Rick Beato and songwriting

32:47 Sal Vitro moves up a gear

34:15 Did he ever see it as a career? Chat about idea of making your passion your career.

38:25 Supporting Jeff Beck, Thin Lizzy and Status Quo

41:36 Playing the O2 in Dublin (now 3Arena) to 10,000 people

42:55 Best gigs he ever played?

45:58 Can never predict how you'll feel onstage

46:43 G leaves the band to concentrate on engineering career

48:32 Making the album

49:23 Moving to London - four band members to two-bed flat

56:00 Differences between Dublin and London

59:20 Corley getting naked

1:00:27 Blues rock no longer considered cool?

1:01:10 Crisis of confidence

1:04:30 The album, response to it and reflections since

1:08:09 The end of the band

1:11:09 Took it further than they ever could have dreamed

1:11:35 Theme of podcast - the majority of artists we never hear from at large

1:13:39 The other side of life - degree and jobs along the way

1:14:45 Becoming a teacher

1:17:55 Froebel College inspires him

1:19:06 How rewarding teaching is

1:21:06 Style of teaching

1:23:09 Teaching kids about mental health - George Eliot a brilliant school

1:25:46 Still playing music

1:29:44 Working with Bres from Republic of Loose

1:31:00 Chat about creativity

1:34:40 Thoughts on being a teacher in 2020/21

1:38:02 His other passion - bouldering

1:39:42 Goodbye and thanks

1:40:15 Outro

Guest: Josh Dunford

Links to Sal Vitro and Josh's music:

https://youtu.be/ik0wsKiFzkM

https://youtu.be/xSjQDhz26UU

https://youtu.be/8l0dTNDbXw4

https://youtu.be/w6Fs5EqgDHc

Host and producer: Donal Gallery

Recorded using Cleanfeed between our houses in North London

Artwork by Anna Obert https://www.instagram.com/annaobertillustration/

Music by Donal Gallery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PathsPodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PathsPodcast

Get in touch with stories of people who've had dramatic changes in their lives at pathspodcastpeople@gmail.com

Thanks for listening