HOBO SAPIEN w/Grant Sharkey

HOBO SAPIEN w/Grant Sharkey

Wisdom comes from other people. Comedian, musician and double bass playing troubadour Grant Sharkey, endlessly travels the UK. Meeting wonderful minds in all walks of life that he learns from. Each episode focuses on one such person in Grant's sphere that brings something new, a travelog of where he is at the moment, a little current affairs and comedy, plus some music from the back catalogue, guests or from future releases. The aim of this podcast is to look to others to help define ourselves - we'll meet musicians, clowns, political rivals, spiritual gurus and super-regular extraordinary individuals all of whom have something important to say, whether they know it or not. Hobo - traveling worker. Sapien - wise. ----- Grant Sharkey is on a mission to write, record, release and tour an album every 6 months for a period of 20 years. At the time of writing he's 14 albums in to the project. He's played everywhere from living rooms to Glastonbury Festival. He's taken a show to the Edinburgh Fringe (Trollbadour) and won 4 stars from Three Weeks. He's supported Beans on Toast, The Lounge Kittens, Skindred, Andrew O'Neill, Electric 6 and The Wurzels to name a few. In 2019 he met with Wetherspoons owner Tim Martin and asked him 3 questions that Tim couldn't answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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November 23, 2020 19 mins

It's been a good and positive week.


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Ive just noticed the podcast has had over 10,000 listens in it's life. Thank you so much!


I'm on track to get the book finished and then I can focus on something else - all in a bid to displace the energy I'd be putting into touring if there wasn't a pesky rona going about.


FEELING GOOD and ready to birthday next week. :)


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November 9, 2020 29 mins

It was lovely to be asked to talk to Anita and tony for the Micro Music podcast out of Southampton. I've been hyper busy with the album pre-release, release and post release so I'm putting that interview here and asking you all to subscribe to them.


HERE'S THE LINK! https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-jw2v4-f1a35b


CALM DOWN VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqF123V3NMY


CALM DOWN BANDCAMP:

bit.ly/SharkeyBandcamp


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November 4, 2020 30 mins

Here it is! CALM DOWN is OUT NOW!


  1. Calm Down
  2. Is This The Hill?!
  3. QAnob (Never Saved A Kid)
  4. Frustration
  5. Mobs
  6. Jesus of Eton
  7. Turmoil
  8. UK Hun?!


Written by Grant Sharkey.

Recorded by Dan Parkinson. Featuring Dave Allon, Lisa Groves, Lauren Harrold and Zan Lawther.


CALM DOWN VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqF123V3NMY

filmed and edited by Scott Chalmers.

PATREON: bit.ly/SharkeyPatreon

BANDCAMP: bit.ly/SharkeyBandcamp


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October 26, 2020 16 mins

Sadly we couldn't hook up the interview this week - so here's a chat about videos, books, music and politics. Plus the advert Dave Allon and Dan Parkinson made for Dan's mum's shop. It's brilliant!


My Fab Find - Andover http://myfabfind.co.uk/

The Lounge Kittens Final Performance Set 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc066eqAW_o

The Lounge Kittens Final Performance Set 2 (with band) https://youtu.be/3BF_UpxF41M


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October 20, 2020 11 mins

A little round up of the week gone and the week to come - the album is done, but I definitely wish I was going on tour with this one. News of the gig last week with Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer in Portsmouth and news of what's coming this week.


Album preview song 'MOBS' - with vocals from Dave Allon, Lisa Groves and Lauren Harrold. ENJOY!


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October 12, 2020 12 mins

Thinking ahead to how all this tension will play out AND more album news. Plus live show this week in Portsmouth supporting Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer at The Gaiety Bar https://book.events/beatsandswing/2020-10-17/25254


Calm Down, OUT November 5th.

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October 5, 2020 13 mins

This weekend we recorded Calm Down! at Wooden Heart with Dan Parkinson. News on he specal guests on the album and a little snippet of the final product in 'Is This The Hill?'.


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September 28, 2020 14 mins

Good morning, Hobo Sapiens.


I've had a break and now it's time to think out-loud again. This year has not been the most enjoyable for people with my sort of work - we're all trying to work out how relevant we are as to how relevant we feel - and the two very rarely meet up. This is a re-cap of what's been happening in the break and what's to come - including recording album 16/40: Calm Down! this weekend coming and doing a live...

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Getting my head down to focus on writing and plans. So the podcast is going to go back to weekly. Then I'll have more to say.


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My brain is fuzzy this week. But I think I've got what it takes to be a shit hot employment tribunals lawyer.


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An update on Lily and work and the new Lounge Kittens live album coming on Friday


The album: ingrooves.ffm.to/doitlive


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Lily the elderly cat has had a terrible day - so I'm looking after her for the evening.


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680 flights of stairs to the top of Everest for me. Or one Ben Nevis.


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The finest herb in the garden had a haircut today.


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It's been a day of farming - a good day.


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Sorry for the weekend's silence. I forgot to get new batteries...


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Thinking about ambition and what it means. Plus: MY BUTT IS FULL.


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Sexy is the word of the day.


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New live stream date on facebook, Thursday July 2nd at 8.30 UK


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