Part I: Thank You For the Music, Mum
Exploring the musical impact Mothers have on us and why we don’t talk about it more.
Bella, inspired by a night of going through old vinyls with her mum, explores the reasons we tend to forget about or undervalue mums’ ability to influence our music tastes and their musical experiences. She takes to the street to see if this forgetfulness is a common issue and talks to music industry professionals, academics, mothers and Music, Mothers and Others podcast producers and hosts Shelley Brunt and Liz Guiffre to talk about the reasons this may be the case.
guests: Shelley Brunt & Liz Guiffre, Anonymous Street Interviewees
Music, Mothers and Others full interview
resources
Music, Mothers and Others Podcast
Australian Music Vault - Mothers in Music series by Jane Gazzo
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