Alice Allen: When The Instrument Chooses You
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Alice Allen: When The Instrument Chooses You
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About this listen
In this second episode of The Fiddle Line, recorded live from Crook of Devon Village Hall, John sits down with cellist Alice Allen for a wide-ranging conversation about music, curiosity, and staying creatively alive.
Alice reflects on how she came to the cello, or how the cello perhaps came to her, and shares her deep fascination with the history and evolving role of the cello in traditional music. From there, the conversation moves into the realities of balancing music with family life, the importance of finding (and protecting) flow state, and why experiential learning has played such a vital role in her musical development.
They also talk about creativity in the modern world ... how Alice’s “chopping” videos on Instagram unexpectedly inspired John to write more music, the pressures and freedoms of being a prolific recording artist, and what it really takes to stay musically happy over the long term.
Thoughtful, generous, and full of insight, this episode is a reminder that a life in music is shaped as much by curiosity and joy as it is by discipline and craft.