Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 467 - Ken Shorley
Description
Acadia University (NS) Percussion Professor, as well as Freelancer, Composer, and Researcher Ken Shorley stops by to talk about his unusual faculty position at Acadia, his Freelancing career, traveling and studying musics of the world, and forming a performing duo with his wife (03:40 ), the Canadian Percussion Network and The Space Between conferences (43:25 ), growing up in Southern Ontario, along with discussions of his musical and literary influences (52:40 ), attending York University (ON) for undergrad and sticking around Toronto after graduation before moving to Nova Scotia (01:05:25 ), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments about physicality in percussion performance, classic movies, the author Helen Humphreys, and memorable live performances (01:20:15 ).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 film One Battle After Another (01:39:40 ).
Ken Shorley links:
Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:
Other Links:
“Within You Without You” - The Beatles
Everygreen Club Contemporary Gamelan
Raves:
United States
