It's easy to get lost in the music of Elias Alexander. It's trad-meets-electronic. Fiddle, bagpipes, guitar, whistles and keys, one minute. Samples, loops, and dance floor beats the next.

You could just as easily be shaking your stuff to his music around a beach bonfire, drowning out the noise of the Atlantic, or contemplating his emotion layered lyrics on a drive home.

Thoughts of Scotland, shores, mountains, but with a twist.

It's all born in the USA.

In Ep27 of the Good Stuff in Between podcast, Elias chats to Shaun Milne about how his love of bagpipes and fiddles happened, writing songs with emotion and a sense of knowing who you are, and a return to Scotland to perform at HebCelt and other big stages.

Episode 27 'Elias' is streaming now.

It's festival season, but how on Earth do bands and artists get to perform on the big stages, and what goes on behind the scenes to decide the all important line ups?

As the Artist Programmer for HebCelt and a veteran of other huge live events including the MTV Europe Awards, Celtic Connections and more, Michelle Shields knows the importance and impact of such decision.

She talks to Shaun Milne about planning, making connections, and always being switched on to the talent of today for the festivals of tomorrow, delivering some of the best live programming in the UK and beyond.

Good Stuff In Between Ep26 'Michelle' is streaming now.

Ciarán O'Toole is the co-founder of secure music sharing and streaming platform Songbox - a platform with a difference.

It is designed from the ground-up for artists and musicians to privately and securely share their music in the creation, collaboration, pitching, marketing and release process with whoever needs it.

What's more it includes powerful data, user analysis, and a one-stop-shop for including Electronic Press Kits, personalised links and more.

It is music player in design, providing a slick and familiar user experience.

Here Ciarán talks to Shaun Milne on the Good Stuff In Between podcast about how he and co-founder Michael Coll developed the idea, their pedigree, and the ethos and values that run through their business development.

But most of all, why it matters.

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