Like a lot of people, during the Covid-19 pandemic I listened to a LOT of podcasts. In those long and lonely days I wanted to feel connection with my peers, to feel like I was still a part of the music world that I so love being a part of. I started to notice that most music podcasts were part of press runs and they weren’t giving me that hit of geeking out over a new historical discovery or new instrument build, late night putting-the-world-to-rights conversations about music’s role in our technological era, the futility of competition, the impact of class structure on music education, the quirks and pitfalls of the traditional classical etiquette system.

So I decided to create what I longed to listen to and Fret Not was born. Along with a guest roster of my friends I started putting together episodes of long, rambling conversations about everything to do with music and the world that it inhabits. We talked about everything: childhood stardom, blooming late, the death of the ego, building yourself as a musician, confidence, anxiety, honesty, perfection, truth perseverance, vulnerability, self esteem. I found that every conversation had its own flavour and its own lessons to take from it and I found immense joy in being able to contribute to the often lonely and siloed music world a catalogue of friendly chats about what I think are the most important topics about music and art.