51 - LIVE - Cosey Fanni Tutti & John Doran on Re-Sisters, Delia Derbyshire & Margery Kempe

51 - LIVE - Cosey Fanni Tutti & John Doran on Re-Sisters, Delia Derbyshire & Margery Kempe

Author: Rock n Roll Book Club February 15, 2025 Duration: 44:25

Join us for a live episode of Music Maps recorded at the legendary Walthamstow Trades Hall with John Doran in conversation with artist, writer and musician Cosey Fanni Tutti about her life, her new book 'Re-Sisters', and her connections to influential figures like Delia Derbyshire and Margery Kempe.


The discussion features the impact of the Radiophonic Workshop, the historical significance of Margery Kempe's life and work, the intersections of music, art, and personal experience, providing insights into the creative processes of these remarkable women.



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Chapters


00:00 Introduction to Music Maps and Cozy

04:57 Cozy's Journey and Artistic Evolution

10:05 Exploring the Book: Resisters

15:04 Delia Derbyshire and the Radiophonic Workshop

20:02 Marjorie Kemp: A Historical Perspective

24:49 The Intersection of Music and Personal Experience

25:55 The Power of Otherness in Creativity

30:37 Navigating the Fringe: A Personal Journey

32:30 Historical Context: Misogyny and Artistic Expression

34:33 Reflections on Autobiography and Legacy

36:00 The Evolution of Women in Music

40:28 Childhood Sounds and Their Influence

43:10 Art, Magic, and Intuition in Creativity

46:15 The Impact of Electronic Music Today

49:09 Researching Lives: Writing About Others

51:21 Balancing Parenthood and Creativity



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The Music Maps Podcast from the Rock n Roll Book Club isn't your typical music show. It's an audio expedition where geography is the guide. Every episode starts with a specific location-a city, a venue, a forgotten roadside attraction-and uses that place as a launchpad to explore the sounds, stories, and scenes connected to it. You might find yourself deep in the blues clubs of Chicago one week and tracing the underground punk threads of a small European town the next. The conversations are wide-ranging, connecting the dots between iconic artists and obscure movements, all anchored to a point on the map. Listening to this podcast feels like adding a new, richly detailed pin to a global atlas of musical influence. It’s about the context behind the chords and the cultural soil from which genres grow. The result is a continuously evolving, deeply human portrait of how music and place are inextricably linked, one fascinating destination at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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