About this episode

Mel Biggs interviews musician and dancer Anna Pack about her experiences in traditional dance and music.

Anna Pack is a musician and dancer with a long-standing interest in European traditional dance, performing in duos with Blowzabella's Dave Shepherd (R.I.P.), Nigel Eaton, Hekety's Jo Veal and in the trio Oscina. Anna and I have travelled together to many a festival and workshop in England, France and Belgium. We've also been lucky enough to share the stage a couple of times to play with legends Riccardo Tesi and Naragonia Quartet! I've learned a lot from her over the years and always admired her vast skillset and dedication to her artistic talents. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Anna's links: Oscina Bandcamp | Ravelry knitting patterns Videos of Anna & I on stage with famous bands: Riccardo Tesi 2020 | Naragonia Quartet 2023 Join my PATREON for extended episodes, guest tutor Melinar tutorials & learning resource archive: www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic Learn DG melodeon with Mel at The Stables, Milton Keynes - Improvers L2 June 27th: https://stables.org/workshops Visit my website for on demand classes, courses, live dates, merch & more: www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk Intro & outro music: 'Dream Big' by Mel Biggs. All rights reserved. Listen to the full track on my…

People in this episode

Host: Mel Biggs

Guest: Anna Pack

Topics covered

• music
• dance
• traditional arts
• collaboration
• festivals

Keywords

• Anna Pack
• traditional dance
• music collaboration
• festivals
• Oscina

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oscina, Ravelry, PATREON, The Stables, melbiggsmusic.co.uk

Books & works: Dream Big, From Darkness Comes Light

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