Telling the stories of rock & roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, dance hall singer Dora Hand, WW1 spy Mata Hari and more, singer-songwriter Frank Turner talks to historians, poets and fellow musicians about twelve historical women who have been largely forgotten but should be celebrated. And his mum. Every Wednesday, starting on July 3rd, Frank will release a new song and explore the story behind it in a new episode of the podcast. No Man’s Land the album is available for pre-order now. A Frank Turner, Xtra Mile Recordings and Somethin’ Else production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 hours 33 minutes
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Introducing... Please Tell Me A Story
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episode 15: Bonus Episode: Live at Latitude Festival
SURPRISE!! You thought it was all over...well, sadly it is but before we part ways we thought we'd give you one final bonus episode to wrap up the Tales From No Man's Land series. Cast your mind back to those long, hazy summer days and remini...
episode 13: Rosemary Jane
To round off the series Frank is joined by the remarkable woman who inspired the final song on his album No Man's Land, Rosemary Jane, aka his mum! She might not be a historical figure just yet, but there’s still time! The pair discuss th...
episode 12: A Perfect Wife - Nannie Doss
Frank is joined by writer and host of the Criminal Broads podcast Tori Telfer to discuss one of the more problematic characters of his album, Nannie Doss. Don't be fooled, she is not as innocent as her name suggests. She was in fact a serial kill...
episode 11: Nica
This episode is about a woman whose love of music was so powerful that she uprooted her life for it.
episode 10: Rescue Annie
Frank tells the tale of a young woman who drowned in the river Seine in Paris in the 1800's.
episode 9: The Lioness - Huda Sha'arawi
Huda Sha’arawi was a pioneering Egyptian feminist leader and founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union. In 1923 she famously removed her full-face veil in front of a crowd at Cairo station, which sent a shockwave through the Arab world.
episode 8: Silent Key - Christa McAuliffe
Frank meets with record producer Catherine J Marks at Assault and Battery studios where he recorded his album No Man's Land. The pair breakdown the recording of the song A Silent Key and the story of the woman who inspired it, Christa McAuliffe.
episode 7: I Believed You, William Blake
Frank is joined by poet, playwright and translator Sasha Dugdale to discuss the woman behind the song I Believed You, William Blake.
episode 6: The Hymn of Kassiani
Kassiani is one of only two women to have been written about from the Byzantine era, which is a somewhat forgotten about period in history. She was an abbess, poet and hymnographer whose songs are still sung in Greek Orthodox Churches today.
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