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Angus Walker

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"Hand me your phone, Angus."

Flo Russell loves performing. And she loves musicals. A great ally to have on my side when creating demo tracks for the Immortal Memory...

Angus Walker

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"That's what Handel was doing; just writing big hit numbers."

I spent an hour with Tim Dean, head of Opera at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. I wanted to know more about the relationship between...

Angus Walker

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"Sometimes all it takes is a good line."

I spent an hour and a half talking to Bruce Findlay, manager of Scottish supergroup Simple Minds. We had worked together many years ago...

Angus Walker

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The metaphysical poetry of The Eagles

I was noodling around with the chord of G thinking about Burns leaning back on his chair by the fire, humming some rhythms to himself,...

Angus Walker

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"It's all about tension and release."

Alastair Russell is a pianist and composer and a long-time friend. He was, naturally, the first person I spoke to about this project. We...

Angus Walker

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"That's just June, moon, spoon."

I found myself listening to Gary Barlow on Radio 2, interviewing Robbie Williams. Lyrics can't be judged on their own, he said. Even the...