Dr. Samuel Stokes joins the Podcast for an interview about his music and medieval influences. For his doctorate dissertation in Music Theory, he composed a symphony inspired by Eustace the Monk, the 13th century pirate. In episode 3 of the Medieval Archives Podcast I covered Eustace the Monk. In this episode Dr. Stokes and I discuss his love of music and how it turned into wiritng songs, musicals and a symphony! Stick around after the interveiw, Dr. Stokes provided the second and third movement of his symphony for the podcast listeners to enjoy. It's fantastic, you won't want to miss it! Symphony No. 1 "Eustace the Monk" Composer: Dr. Samuel Stokes Conductor: Bethany Ring Performed by the LSU Philharmonia Orchestra Thanks to Dr. Stokes for joining the podcast! Please send any comments, suggestions or topic ideas to podcast@medievalarchives.com If you are enjoying the podcast please considering leaving a rating on iTunes. Rate the Medieval Archives Podcast now! Listen to the episode now In this episode we discuss: Dr. Stokes introduction to music How he creates his music His musical influences His Medieval Musicals Symphony No. 1 "Eustace the Monk" And more... You can find Dr. Stokes online at: Website: http://www.samuelstokesmusic.com/ Website: http://yearofsong.blogspot.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/samstokes80 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/samstokes80 Google+: https://plus.google.com/104843402802929218403/posts Get your free audio book from Audible.com at: http://www.medievalarchives.com/AudibleOffer Download the MP3 and listen to it on your favorite MP3 player. Subscribe to the feed so you do not miss a single episode. iTunes | Stitcher Radio | Download MP3 | RSS Feed The music was provided by Tim Rayburn. It is available at Magnatune.com