Music in the Age of COVID-19, with David Gray and Rosamund Urwin
b"In this week's episode acclaimed singer/songwriter\\xa0David\\xa0Gray\\xa0speaks to Rosamund Urwin about how music and the arts have fared throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.\\xa0David\\xa0had originally planned to spend 2020 embarking on a huge string of 'White Ladder' anniversary shows to mark 20 years since the release of his breakthrough multi-million selling album. When these arena dates - like so many other live shows - were rescheduled due to the pandemic,\\xa0David\\xa0chose instead to finish a record he had recorded prior to lockdown at Edwyn Collins\\u2019 Helmsdale studio on the Sutherland coast. Entitled \\u2019Skellig\\u2019, The title comes from the story of Skellig - a formation of precipitous rocky islands off the coast of Co. Kerry, the most westerly point in Ireland. Ravaged by the Atlantic, the seemingly un-inhabitable location of Skellig Michael became an unlikely site of pilgrimage in 600AD for a group of monks, who believed that leading such a merciful existence, they would leave the distraction of the human realm to be ultimately closer to God.\\n\\n\\nYou can stream 'Skellig' in full from here:\\xa0http://bit.ly/DavidGraySkellig Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\\n \\n\\xa0See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"