# Brinsley Schwarz

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Podcast: [The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372)
Published: 2026-02-20T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/brinsley-schwarz/
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The guitar player who helped define pub rock in the 1970s is still making records. Brinsley Schwarz’s latest album, Shouting at the Moon , asks the same question that runs through much of his recent work: why can’t we get it together before it’s too late? The podcast then moves back to when his eponymous band became accidental pioneers of a movement they never quite intended to lead. There’s the infamous 1970 trip to New York’s Fillmore East that went spectacularly wrong, the moment Van Morrison left him “completely dumbstruck”, and the five years that followed when the band decided to simply get good. Between stories about Dave Edmunds’ backhanded compliments and 45-minute versions of ‘Niki Hoeky’, Schwarz reveals a musician who found his sound early and never saw much reason to abandon it. He remembers Bob Andrews with genuine affection and admits he didn’t write much during the Brinsleys because Nick Lowe was better at it. Further information Brinsley Schwarz – Shouting At The Moon Brinsley Schwarz podcast tracks Podcasts also available:  Graham Parker , Mark Wirtz , Pub rock and the birth of new wave ,  Bruce Thomas – Elvis Costello and The Attractions This podcast is also available on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  YouTube , Google apps and all usual platforms If you like what I do  please support me on Ko-fi The post Brinsley Schwarz appeared first on The Strange Brew .

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