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Art of Now: Playing Well - Frightened Rabbit

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BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.1885 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In the first of the three-part series "Playing Well" Chris Hawkins has an intimate conversation with the band mates of Scott Hutchison, who took his own life in May 2018.

In conversation with Scott's brother Grant, drummer in Frightened Rabbit, and guitarist Andy Monaghan, Chris discovers more about the anxious child who reframed his family nickname as a band name - and how he channeled a rare lyrical talent, determination and energy into the creation of one of Scotland's most important and influential rock bands.

Charting the rise of the band and Scott's intense, occasionally hilarious approach to live performance, Grant frankly addresses the pressures his brother faced - and the structural pressures faced by anyone in the music industry. Charting the exhausting aftermath of suicide, Grant talks about defining Scott as a songwriter, in the hope that the existence of works which appear to presage his death don't create a misleading impression of Scott's life.

It's a moving portrait of a fascinating artist, and an attempt to reclaim Scott's musical legacy from the inaccurate assumption that the combination of musical celebrity and mental illness can only end in tragedy.

Details of organisations offering information and support with mental health are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000 155 998.

Presented by Chris Hawkins Produced by Kevin Core

Transcript

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0:00.0

This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box.

0:05.0

The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from.

0:09.0

And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.0

The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.5

The IRA inmates who found a way.

0:14.5

I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path

0:19.5

through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

0:25.0

The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them.

0:28.5

Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:35.0

BBC Sounds,

0:36.0

BBC Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts.

0:39.0

Hi everybody, I'm Caitlin Jenner,

0:41.0

and I am a guest on Simon Mondays,

0:43.4

Don't Tell Me the Score Podcast.

0:46.2

We talked about everything.

0:47.3

The Olympics, trans issues,

0:49.2

and all the lessons that I have learned along the way. I really enjoyed recording the podcast and I hope you enjoy listening to it.

0:58.0

You can hear it on BBC Sounds. Just search for, don't tell me the score.

1:03.0

Hello and welcome to Seriously

1:06.0

This time we're featuring an episode of Playing Well

1:09.0

from Radio 4's Art of Now, which sees Chris Hawkins interview musicians about mental health in the music industry.

1:17.0

To hear more episodes from this series, search for playing well on BBC sounds. Fans of the band Frightened Rabbit tend to want to recruit others to the cause.

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