When Jess Greenfield got a call to say she was joining Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, she was obviously delighted. She was also pregnant in a long-term relationship (now husband) with Gav Condor. Faced with the choice of motherhood or a successful career, Jess was confronted with a painful dilemma that many women find themselves in in their 30s. In a male-heavy music industry climate, this dilemma is magnified where the support structures for women to have children and maintain careers as touring musicians are not adequately in place. Jess and Gav explore what choice they eventually made, and the impact of it on their marriage and individual self-esteem. They also speak candidly about their relationship as the musical duo The Kondoors – the ups and downs they’ve faced and how their romantic, marital journey gets mapped onto that.
Disclaimer: I do not own any music used in this podcast. It is used for discussion purposes under fair use law.
Support and advice provided below.
Music – The Kondoors, 'Forgiveness'
The Kondoors
https://www.thekondoors.com/about
https://twitter.com/thekondoors?lang=en
Jess Greenfield on Twitter and Instagram
https://twitter.com/greenfieldsings?lang=en
https://www.instagram.com/greenfieldsings/?hl=en
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: https://www.noelgallagher.com/
For support and advice, see below:
Help Musicians UK: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/
The Music Industry Therapists and Coaches (Formerly the Music Industry Therapist Collective): http://musicindustrytherapists.com/
Tavistock Relationship counselling: https://www.tavistockrelationships.org/
Abortion support and advice for men and women:
https://www.bpas.org/abortion-care/supporting-someone-having-an-abortion/
https://www.bpas.org/abortion-care/supporting-someone-having-an-abortion/partners/
