Toby Hounsham, The Stranglers
Toby Hounsham is the keyboard player and newest member of the iconic band The Stranglers. We cover plenty of Stranglers territory plus Toby’s previous work with Rialto and Mungo Jerry to name two. And then there’s Toby’s other job as a fully qualified music therapist. A wide-ranging discussion to say the least. To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): Big Joe Duskin Toby’s ‘Double-Six’ Boogie Woogie Album Mike Armitage and The Lion Brewery The Wombles – The Wombling Song Rialto on Top of the Pops Toby playing with Mungo Jerry Toby on tour with Mungo Jerry Stranglers – Walk on By keyboard solo Dave Greenfield’s go-to keyboards Toby’s rig Oberheim and their resurgence Toby’s decision to go into Music Therapy British Association for Music Therapy Lessons learned about playing keys The Stranglers, Live in 2022 Tag a keyboard player: Vince Guaraldi, Ben Folds Desert Island Discs: The Raven – The Stranglers, LA Woman – The Doors, A Charlie Brown Christmas – Vince Guaraldi, any good boogie woogie compilation album. Don’t forget to click on any of the subscribe links to automatically have each episode download, or just click play on the player above to listen right here. We’re always keen to hear from you: drop us a line via the website, Facebook, or Twitter. If you’re a keyboard player, we also have a regular email newsletter with interesting news from the industry just for you. To help us keep the podcast running like a fine oiled machine, we do have a Patreon account if you’d like to contribute the cost of a small cup of coffee a month and receive bonus content Finally, check out our podcast guest playlist on Spotify to get a taste of each guest’s creations.