Stories from the Pitch is a Podcast dedicated to creating a living oral history about street performing and some of the crazy characters who populate this world.
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Stories from the Pitch is a Podcast dedicated to creating a living oral history about street performing and some of the crazy characters who populate this world.
In this episode I spoke with someone who is not a street performer but has had to deal with street performers for many years, Andy Meldrum. Many of you know him from The Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he is the Street Events Manager, others may have met him working a gig for Dolphin Creative. I thought it appropriate to release this episode in August since this is the first time in the history of the Edinburgh Fringe festival it is not happening and Andy has been such a big part of it, especially for the street performers.
I talked to him in January back when the pandemic was centered in China and as far as anyone knew, the festival was going on as usual. I was doing a gig in Sharjah and he was kind enough to sit down and chat with me, I hope you enjoy this conversation I had with Andy and learn about how he went from working the box office at the Gilded Balloon at 17 to his 11 year stint as Street Events manager, and living a life he never thought he’d have.
STORIES FROM THE PITCH
Stories from the Pitch is a Podcast dedicated to creating a living oral history about street performing and some of the crazy characters who populate this world.
