Andrew Roachford, Roachford / Mike and the Mechanics

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The Keyboard Chronicles

David Holloway

166 episodes

1 week ago

Keyboard players from all genres talk about their careers and share insights for the rest of us.

Whether you’re a weekend warrior in a covers band or a successful act on the international tour circuit, we’ll try and keep you entertained with the latest and greatest keyboard players talk. Both show hosts are players themselves, so we try to keep it relevant and fun.

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Andrew Roachford, Roachford / Mike and the Mechanics

The Keyboard Chronicles

4 months ago

Andrew Roachford, Roachford / Mike and the Mechanics

Andrew Roachford is an accleimd singer and piano / keyboard player, who aside from fronting his own outfit Roachford, is also an in-demand session musician and core part of the current line-up of Mike and the Mechanics. Before he hit Australia for a tour, we caught up with Andrew for a chat on all of that plus some.
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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):
Andrew’s recent 50-date tour with Mike and the Mechanics
Andrew live with Mike and the Mechanics – Let Me Fly
Andrew’s musical upbringing
Andrew’s tour of Australia and his collaboration with Jimmy Barnes
Recording the ‘Then and Now’ album
Andrew with Jimmy Barnes – Attention
Singing versus playing – the creative challenge
What Andrew still has to learn as a musician
Tag a Keyboard Player: Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder
Desert Island Discs: Talking Book – Stevie Wonder, What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye, Blue – Joni Mitchell, Smash Hits – Jimi Hendrix, Exodus – Bob Marley
The (legendary) Marquee Club
Andrew’s love of sci-fi
Thoughts on AI and music
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