Clay Zeller-Townson of Ruckus Early Music
I have become a big fan of Ruckus, a dynamic Early Music ensemble, and I so enjoyed this uplifting conversation with Clay Zeller-Townson, their Artisitc Director and bassoonist. ou’ll be hearing clips from The Edinburgh Rollick with music from the Niel Gow collection, featuring the violinist Keir GoGwilt, and because this music is very much at the crossroads of Scottish traditional music and Baroque music, it delights audiences who are more into folk as well as baroque. Listeners interested in creative pursuits will be inspired to hear Clay’s ideas around crafting something truly personal and unique and connecting with audiences, as well the importance of access to music education at all levels. We also got into Ruckus’ Fly the Coop project with flutist Emi Ferguson with a wonderfully fresh take on the music of J.S. Bach, and a lot of what Clay shared was how the musicians connect deeply with their audiences with contemporary relevance in many different ways.
There’s lots more to this episode; you’ll find the track names of the music included in the detailed time stamps.
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Other linked episodes: bassoonist Christopher Millard, Lutenist and Renaissance specialist Elizabeth Pallett, recorder player Sarah Jeffery of Team Recorder fame, fiddler Alexis Chartrand, organist Gail Archer and cellist Juliana Soltis
