Episode 4 features my afternoon with music expert Ben Hogwood, who works at the large label group Naxos, working with a huge array of Classical artists and is also a journalist in his own right, interviewing and reviewing music at Arcana FM.

Please do go watch the new Episode and discover some iconic music choices and ones that have even been sampled in electronic music from 'The Orb!'

When my guest Ben Hogwood shared his deeply meaningful music choices, I paired them with a dram of Glenfarclas 10, inadvertently unlocking a beautiful coincidence that linked my choice of whisky straight to his own wedding day memories!

In Episode 3, Dobrinka shares some very powerful music that has influenced her own writing over the years, from a Japanese composer inspired by Western Classical Music to a German composer and director who explores colonialism in Africa and early wax cylinder recordings. I pair some very delicate and also powerful pieces with everything from grain whisky to a boutique independent bottling worth the wait.

Please do listen to the music in the Episode Here

Dan Shilladay, today's Guest on Whisky High Notes, is a violist, and a keen chamber musician. He is a founder member of the Berkeley Ensemble, a flexible group of winds and strings specialising in twentieth and twenty-first century British music.

Here is Dan’s Music Playlist

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Naomi Belshaw, the host, and Dan spend the afternoon uncovering stories of £1 pound concerts in Birmingham and Music banned by Classic FM! Naomi pairs a range of whiskies from Scotland, Sweden, and Yorkshire.