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Paul Abbott
The Head Ballet Podcast
Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast! This podcast is the place to come to hear guests discuss with me, Paul Abbott, their favourite novelty songs - the funny, the weird, the daft and the outright baffling tunes that have been skipping and dancing around in their heads for years. Everybody loves something that could be considered novel, so why not celebrate it?
Importantly, it also seeks to try and stretch the definition of novelty to encompass all manner of recordings. This could include TV Themes, songs about unusual subject matter, deliberately comic or comedy recordings, ‘outsider’...
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4.9 stars from 14 ratings
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“Head Ballet has given me such a lift over the past year. Paul really does his research and each episode is filled with fantastic little discoveries and the discussions are relaxed with plenty of laughs. An essential listen for music enthusiasts.”
cactusflowertower via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/02/21
“Head Ballet is a rare and beautiful thing - an expert and enthusiast, Paul Abbott, talking knowledgeably with wit and humour about very specific instances of popular culture - novelty records - and setting them in a context. Each episode features a guest whose knowledge of the record in question...”Read full review »
Peter Sea via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/19/21
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“I’ve listened to the first few of these, covering a wide range of music with just the right balance of knowledgeable analysis with a light tone. A really great idea for a podcast and on the evidence so far, a success.”
Whooping Cough Music via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/06/20
Recent Episodes
Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast. Paul Abbott invites guests to discuss their favourite novelty songs.
In this special one-off episode (whilst I get some new guests and material ready!) I'm joined by the author, podcaster and all-round bon ouef, Ben Baker, to discuss a record that he sent to...
Published 02/02/22
Published 02/02/22
Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast. Paul Abbott invites guests to discuss their favourite novelty songs.
This episode marks one year of The Head Ballet's existence and what better way to celebrate than by exploring the band who gave the show its name and one member of that group in particular -...
Published 06/10/21
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