Becky Buller Interview

Becky Buller Interview

Author: Matt Hutchinson August 7, 2024 Duration: 46:48
My guest this week is Becky Buller.

Becky is the winner of 10 IBMA awards, including the 2016 awards for Fiddler and Female Vocalist. She's the first woman in the history of IBMA to receive the Fiddle Player of the Year award and the first person ever to win in both vocal and instrumental categories.

She joins me to talk about her fabulous album and song cycle 'Jubilee'. 

We talk about the FreshGrass commission that sparked the piece, co-writing with Aoife O'Donovan, taking part in an historic all-female Newport line up (where she sang '9 to 5' with Dolly Parton) and recording 'Jubilee' in the studio...live...in just a day and a half!

We also talk about the themes of anxiety, self-worth and depression that underpin 'Jubilee' and how the enforced shutdown brought on by Covid affected Becky's mental health.

It's an open, honest and warm conversation that touches on so many things I suspect will resonate with a lot of people. It was a joy to get to have it.

Visit beckybuller.com for more info and tour dates and follow Becky on Instagram and Facebook for regular updates.

Happy picking!
Matt



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