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Sep 2023
11m 49s

Using a full-size horse skeleton to make...

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Artist, producer and composer, Matthew Herbert, bought the skeleton of a horse and then turned its bones into musical instruments. His new album, The Horse, was recently released, and he joined Sean to discuss...

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