#8 Paul Kirby - Being at home with your voice

<p><em>&#39;If I had had the career that I initially wanted, I wouldn&#39;t be singing now because I would have left so much of the real me behind&#39;</em></p>

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<p>Paul Kirby is a classically trained tenor who lives and works in Oslo. He performs both as a classical singer as a soloist and in ensembles and as a banjo player and (bluegrass) singer in several bands. He is part of the Norwegian company &#39;Stemmespesialisten&#39; that combines voice lessons, voice massage and coaching.

He also is a Timani teacher in training: an education that focuses on in-depth anatomical knowledge in order to enhance movement and playing for musicians.

Growing up in Illinois (US), his musical roots lie in the genre of music now known as “Americana.” From there he moved to the city of Boston, and eventually France, Belgium and finally, Norway. He combines all of his experiences in his current profession, which is to help singers connect to their authentic voices, as well as performing regularly as a singer on stage.</p>

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<p>In this podcast we talk about the following things:</p>

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<p>- What Paul&#39;s work for stemmespecialisten is all about</p>

<p>- How he combines vocal massage with voice lessons</p>

<p>- Growing up on a chicken farm in Illinois and discovering music</p>

<p>- Working for the Norwegian National Opera</p>