Andy N - Writer, Podcaster and Ambient Musician: April 2023

Sunday, 30 April 2023

New Spoken Label Podcast - Joy Wassell Tims

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast) features from Stockport but originally Burnage, the brill Joy Wassell Tims.

Joy is a Stockport based writer. Her poetry has been published in various literary magazines including The North, Iota, and Dream Catcher. Both poetry and short stories have been published in Orbis. In February 2022 she had two poetry pamphlets published by Bedford Falls Publications: Word Hoards and Shout. Both are available for purchase from the publisher. Shortlisted for the Cinnamon Press Poetry pamphlet competition in 2017, her poems have been anthologised in Invisible Zoos, and Peterloo Poets, both 2019; Writing the Cathedral (2014) and Best of Manchester Poets (2013). Her first novel was shortlisted by North West Arts.

She is currently Writer-in -Residence at Burnage Library, running its monthly Burnage Writers group and organising their 'Wordsmith' open mic events.

Her website is https://joywasselltimms.co.uk/

Can be streamed / downloaded from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/joy-wassell-tims-spoken-label-april-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/joy-wassell-tims-spoken-label-april-2023/id1501847969?i=1000610617856

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Joy-Wassell-Tims-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21a4te

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/NzNlNGJhNmEtYzY5Ny00YjBhLThlOWYtMjdjY2JmOTBiOGRk?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwignfOLrdL-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwLMTXcvOfo&t=1s (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-mQIHi6ac&t=5s (Poetry)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!c3c7a

https://castbox.fm/episode/Joy-Wassell-Tims-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id590841041

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/joy-wassell-tims-spoken-label-170890038

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode139505267-Wassell-Spoken-Label-April-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR0q1m0oOW1PMq6s-S4JLxs2PIBR10SC5_DvgqvN9sW70DKRbyObjhWt0so

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/joy-wassell-tims-spoken-L91fXVlcMrh/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/joy-wassell-tims-spoken-label

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F67490158%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-2-28%252F0b583767-b926-107e-b97e-7f7b589270ea.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-qekab-17e65a58

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1682453873

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/b628e8a5-1f6c-48e6-8bb9-de3ff40be01f/spoken-label-joy-wassell-tims-spoken-label-april-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=279195842

https://www.instagram.com/p/Crq7_jWuHdzMNDfju7FPrq2Q3827FD0t2Awib40/ (Interview)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Crq761yMpBVgz9-5YZGnFVvXZqc9Tg28Nqghuo0/ (Poetry)

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Joy-Wassell-Tims-Spoken-Label-April-2023-Podcast/B0C3KCT759?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=6KF6FW7B25Z9QDA6K6CN&pageLoadId=jQAnFO1BIIq3WCTQ&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qg3R8CCJVNtYsvidUQ7Ke

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Joy-Wassell-Tims-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21a4te

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Speak Easy Readers May 2023

Enclosed below is the readers (Not in order) for Speak Easy (Our Spoken Word

Open Mic night) on Thursday 04 May 2023 hosted as always at Dulicmer, Chorlton.

The night will be starting from 7.30pm (We should be there from 7.00pm).

All readers have 4 minute slots.

We are now operating a subs list.

To go on the subs list - email Andy N on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

Andy N

Steve Smythe

Roy Page

Trystan Lewis

Trev Meaney

Martin Elder

Leon Johnson

Tuesday Tony

Andy Cash

David Bond

Phil Stevens (Phil's Words)

Daniel Findell

Christopher Moriety

Amanda Nicholson

Amy Langley

Linda Downs

Sara Jayne Haq

Louise Machen

Lindy Newns

Beth McMillan

Alice Godliman

Siobhan Hoy

Joy Wassell Tims

Keith aka Alex Johnson

#spokenword #spokenwordopenmic #spokenwordmanchester #poetrymanchester #poetrynightopenmic #poetrychorlton

#spokenwordchorlton

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

New Spoken Label Podcast - Rhianna Levi

Latest Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast) features the amazing Rhianna Levi

Rhianna Levi is a writer, teacher and academic based in Worcester, England. She holds the title of Worcestershire Poet Laureate 22/23, being the youngest poet ever to have the role. Alongside the publication of her debut poetry collection, Mortal Veins (2023), Rhianna has been published in numerous anthologies and literature mags. Rhianna has degrees from both the University of Worcester and Birmingham City University. As a writer and holistic educator, her work empathises the complexity of humanity and existentialism that in itself is a remarkable phenomenon.

Her debut book 'Mortal Veins' can be bought via Amazon where it is described as " Humanity has always had a complex relationship with the world around it, and yet it can also be a thing of beauty which inspires magic caressed in our palms. Explore the wonders of existence and thereafter inside mortal veins with poet Rhianna Levi. A debut poetry collection that brings our veins together as one."

Some words about Mortal Veins:

"Mortal Veins is a brave and bold debut collection that addresses difficult matters, confronting a plethora of problems that are all too familiar to many readers. An urgent new voice, Levi is writing into a growing canon of mental health and personal development poetry. A haunting, a fresh bruise, or a journey through recovery, there is something here for all." - Dr Charley Barnes, author of Copycat and Sincerely, Yours.

"This dramatic, dynamic debut collection explores fearlessly what it is to be human, other worldly and wild all at once. Passionate and profoundly affecting, these poems find language for those things that are both concrete and hollow in all of us and in doing so encourages us all to find language of our own." - Cathy Carson, creator of the one woman show Becoming Marvellous

"Rhianna Levi makes a striking debut in Mortal Veins. With poetry that provokes the relationship between linguistics and storytelling, Levi tackles existentialism, mental health and self-awareness whilst exploring the boundaries of language. Bold, thought provoking and distinctive." - Chloe Hanks, author of I Call Upon The Witches and May We All Be Artefacts

Mortal Veins can be purchased from:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BTXFGLFJ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

Podcast can be streamed /downloaded from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/rhianna-levi-spoken-label-april-2023-2

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rhianna-levi-spoken-label-april-2023/id1501847969?i=1000606361639

https://podcasters.spotify.com/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Rhianna-Levi-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21a2ga

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/YjNkZjljYzYtMzdhMS00NzZiLThhZjQtOWY0YmY4NTExYjg1?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiwspKU0MX-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GgLmdHMgiE&t=2s (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep6uefIY000&t=1s (Reading)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!03be3

https://castbox.fm/episode/Rhianna-Levi-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id583296620

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/rhianna-levi-spoken-label-apri-168159705

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR1jVVcxGGPXDBbBCSniWwMpAiedVvDM2VCEltEouWoJMHOjKJd2hld70SE

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Rhianna-Levi-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21a2ga

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/rhianna-levi-spoken-label-Fun7jDPW4sE/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/rhianna-levi-spoken-label-apr

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F67487690%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-2-28%252F6f815afc-295b-97e8-8867-6ed111ce1fdf.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-kpmxc-17ca86d4

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1682031600

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/4fabbfcf-4eff-476f-b181-a4cd546a30e3/spoken-label-rhianna-levi-spoken-label-april-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=269748711

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Rhianna-Levi-Spoken-Label-April-2023-Podcast/B0BLKNNLJG?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=54VRY8FA8P3773QFXEE0&pageLoadId=uaj8IzmHlJyglBfY&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

Monday, 24 April 2023

Snow in Spring (A Sonnet)

Snow in Spring

The buds on trees, once ready to bloom,
Are now weighed down in icy despair.
Deserted nests, birds are silenced in doom
Awaiting the spring sun's fair share.

Snow in Spring is a paradox of sorts,
A clash of seasons to nature's surprise.
leaving the path frozen the news reports
As winter's remnants refuse to demise.

The chill in the air, a bitter reminder,
That even in spring, coldness does cling.
Yet amidst this, beauty we can find here,
In the contrast of white over green.

So let the snow in spring be a lesson,
That life is full of unexpected blessings.

Sunday, 23 April 2023

New Spoken Label Podcast Session - Douglas Weissman

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Author Chat Podcast) features the wonderful Douglas Weissman.

Douglas writes " stories of friendship, of finding beauty in the grotesque, of finding magic in the mundane; stories about building bridges, about burning bridges, about growing trees, about turning trees into bridges, and the ways strangers find common ground. "

He advises his young adult series and and New Adult novel were released by Epic Press in Fall 2016. "

His short stories have been published in 3 Elements Review, Wild Musette, Kingdoms in the Wild, Lamplit Underground, and I Must Be Off and was shortlisted in Glimmer Train's "Family Matters" writing contest in 2015.

He is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing at the University of San Francisco and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fun-loving daughter, anxious dog, and indifferent cat.”

His website is: www.douglasweissman.com

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This can be downloaded/streamed from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/douglas-weissman-spoken-label-april-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/douglas-weissman-spoken-label-april-2023/id1501847969?i=1000609702158

https://podcasters.spotify.com/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Douglas-Weissman-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21a425

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/YzQ2YmE3OTAtMmVkOC00NWQyLWI0MWEtNzgyZjQ0YWJhZDBj?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjozIWBt8L-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_07d_JGji4&t=1s (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k87ot9V9MQ&t=3s (Reading)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!2d8f9

https://castbox.fm/episode/Douglas-Weissman-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id589190724

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/douglas-weissman-spoken-label-170282304

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode138250614-Douglas-Weissman-Spoken-Label-April-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR3x9hGFxW4wfo4NoBEiddsmN1T96WVbAHAeHdZnHpJBbx9K82fyh18k7WM

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Douglas-Weissman-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21a425

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/douglas-weissman-spoken-sA049GTXQY5/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/douglas-weissman-spoken-label

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F67489285%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-2-28%252F8e18e2ea-f84c-fbe9-6291-5b8c03adfe62.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-2qwxp-17c37711

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1681934776

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/1fd20476-394f-4fde-8151-2c727e82358e/spoken-label-douglas-weissman-spoken-label-april-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=277545244

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Douglas-Weissman-Spoken-Label-April-2023-Podcast/B0C19HG8S5?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=DGTWAJT9KS73P4XQVV6N&pageLoadId=mBXdfI2ZuyNokt1l&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://www.instagram.com/p/CratgUJrlcyNbdDG3ne3UqGSwbzYSXaZeZQ6mU0/ (Reading)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CratYNmsvFRjl_tEBJukIWW46le-DzrTIssHs00/

(Interview)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3AqSV2VpG4nimjz2mFxTTt

Thursday, 20 April 2023

3 x more haiku on Change

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Spoken Label New Episode - Bonus Episode: Alice Gretton

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast) features the wonderful Alice Gretton live in support at the recent Ashley Edge book launch hosted by Spoken Label. Alice Gretton is an award-winning spoken word artist, with their works spanning across the UK and reaching the USA. They produce Sunrose Arts Festival, joining us on 22nd and 23rd July. Their book, Fruit Salad and Rocket Ships, will be out in 2023. Some links for Alice include: https://www.facebook.com/AliceGrettonArtist/ https://www.instagram.com/alicerosegretton/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/thankyoufortonight/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/sunroseartsfestival/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@alice.gretton

Podcast can be streamed / downloaded from: https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/bonus-episode-alice-gretton-spoken-label-april-2023 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode-Alice-Gretton-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e22fis6 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/MDQyMjRmNzctMjFhMC00NWFlLTgxOTItZDkxMGVhOTk5N2I1?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwigirifrrP-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bonus-episode-alice-gretton-spoken-label-april-2023/id1501847969?i=1000609239457 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXy0djjOoY https://castbox.fm/episode/Bonus-Episode%3A-Alice-Gretton-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id588365225 https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/bonus-episode-alice-gretton-sp-169990369 https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode137691792-Bonus-Episode-Alice-Gretton-Spoken-Label-April-Spoken-Label https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR3J98Wg9naT_u3nZSK2qMfcmM9vf07NUCsL3pVQAoAyl5xv6xobctLeyYA https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode-Alice-Gretton-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e22fis6 https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/bonus-episode-alice-gretton-SgVyelfa-A9/ https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/bonus-episode-alice-gretton-s https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F68716870%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-16%252F324258149-44100-2-71f6f4ea5069.m4a&podcastId=2748767 https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-6smjr-17b47d32 https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1681707956 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/222e3e47-88c9-4b78-9418-b73bda986e5f/spoken-label-bonus-episode-alice-gretton-spoken-label-april-2023 https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=276639575 https://www.instagram.com/p/CrLQy4Nr3cFKEoAuspmgiaW4OcJsOR13ETjhzk0/ https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/ITEM_NAME-Podcast/B0C2D4NX5P?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=SSJSTF1Y6636TQXGXRAX&pageLoadId=tq9eOUSMG3E6Ptw2&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4aul0VZ34eWFV2XmZYBz1E

3 x haiku on change

Faded migration

The deserted church is closed

Disappeared slowly

Made up friendships

faded now, their story told

leaving your childhood

The passing of time

the world moves on every day

losing memories

Sunday, 16 April 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Lisa Moore

The latest Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Poet Podcast) session features the wonderful Lisa Moore.

Lisa advises "As a spoken word poet and writer, I've been honing my craft for over a decade. From winning a spot at the prestigious Vault Festival in 2018 with my poem "You've Lost That Loving Feeling and It's Only Been Two Weeks," to being featured on various discussion panels, I've made a name for myself in the spoken word community.

In 2019, I was commissioned to write a piece for International Women's Week, titled "Silver Foxes." The piece highlighted the plight of female actors being pushed out of the acting industry at 45+. It was published by The Conversation in an article titled "Invisible Lives: Where are all the older women in film and TV?" and featured across social media. My poem "The Menopause Poem" has also been featured heavily on various platforms, including radio, and is regularly requested at conferences and menopausal events.

In 2022, I took my show "Woman on Mute" to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show explored the various stages of a woman's life and featured spoken word pieces fused with music, movement, and comedy. After a successful run, the show is now being developed for radio."

What people have said about Lisa:

"Write Angel: "an exploration of how it feels to be invisible and silenced as a woman. Powerful words delivered with killer conviction - a must-see!!"

Henry Normal: "Lisa Moore is honest, accessible, and engaging. Moore please" and Luke Wright said "Tenacious, powerful, and bloody good company. Go spend some time with Lisa Moore!"

Isabelle Kenyon, Writer and Managing Director of Fly on the Wall Press: "Lisa Moore is a spoken word artist whose writing is deeply steeped in that which makes us human and ‘gets us through’ - grit, love and dark humour! Her work is full of spirit and Mancunian dialect both springs off the page and delights on stage.”

More about Lisa can be found at: lisamoore.uk

#Poetry #PoetPodcast #Podcast #Comedy #Comic #ComedyPodcast #ComicPodcast #ArtistPodcast #Salford #Manchester

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/lisa-moore-spoken-label-april-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=274915891

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/51f7634b-c174-41ce-abb1-9019507f390e/spoken-label-lisa-moore-spoken-label-april-2023

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-qcgfm-179d4862

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrFsSBZsHBOifFH3LRJKesx8PAOv1FtSakqrIQ0/ (Chat Segment)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrFshYdRnT9pZQT1srlk42JWopmCjYqB4ehf900/ (Reading Segment)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1z5vY9BXEE74ikitqPc2WK

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/lisa-moore-spoken-label-april-2023/id1501847969?i=1000608274475

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Lisa-Moore-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e20ua7f

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/OGI5OWM5NjAtNjc3ZS00MWQ3LTkwY2QtMDA5NzBkMGJkNDRi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjouIHtka_-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iDVRGiDWmM&t=8s (Chat)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBSsC9HYqcI (Reading)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!0736a

https://castbox.fm/episode/Lisa-Moore-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id586723675

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/lisa-moore-spoken-label-april-169649106

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR0mfZ7EYg3mQCzhcnVx3-_qw8za0ct4lH1SBc3n8DmzfbL9z5iEQeq-sXY

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Lisa-Moore-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e20ua7f

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F67102383%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-2-22%252F265988d3-c70b-dec7-26ba-34ca0a98dff1.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/lisa-moore-spoken-label-april-2023

Thursday, 13 April 2023

Cloaked in the Shadows Episode 4 (April 2023) now live

Back with the 4th episode of Cloaked in the Shadows, Andy N and Amanda Nicholson discuss the latest news about time travellers and whether the predictions they makes on Tiktok are correct, genetic changes in food from animals that no longer exist, ghost stories from Chester, A.I. from China and fake fish.

Their guest this month - The wonderful Ruth O'Reilly

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2089663/12576948-cloaked-in-the-shadows-episode-4?fbclid=IwAR1uCxbf9KRvK3zNDDvcJ13efZHKytJGkJdFgK9lnVsct6siAqG4iKXG-rk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXmFyQPBvXY&t=2s

Tuesday, 11 April 2023

Bonus Spoken Label Session: Tom S. Juniper

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast) features the wonderful Tom S. Juniper recorded live in support of Ashley Edge during their recent book launch.

Tom S. Juniper (they/he) is a genderqueer autistic poet living in Sheffield. They have recently published a book of poems about monsters. They like doing slams and absolutely don't get overly competitive.

Some links for Tom include:

https://www.instagram.com/tom_s_juniper/

https://tomjuniper.poetry.blog/

https://twitter.com/tom_s_juniper?lang=en

This can be downloaded / streamed from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/bonus-episode-tom-juniper-spoken-label-april-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bonus-episode-tom-s-juniper-spoken-label-april-2023/id1501847969?i=1000608478124

https://podcasters.spotify.com/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode-Tom-S--Juniper-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e226epg

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/ZTc0MWMzMjUtZjk0Yi00ZjkzLTlmYWQtZDU1YzA4NjUzOGU0?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjwr7WIoKb-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8RBb_Ba7_8

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!d3337

https://castbox.fm/episode/Bonus-Episode%3A-Tom-S.-Juniper-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id586997230

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/bonus-episode-tom-s-juniper-sp-169435866

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode136979265-Bonus-Episode-Juniper-Spoken-Label-April-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR0BWqdIpWnIR3m-enxT3BbkghlMDfexKZfX64K5k3hNaMhwNROXz83LQDc

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode-Tom-S--Juniper-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e226epg

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/bonus-episode-tom-s-juniper-zrWRFowYilk/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/bonus-episode-tom-s-juniper-s

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F68417776%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-11%252F19f28bec-7a0c-0b7a-6975-5dcf015284fc.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-rjfts-1797faae

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1681237474

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/4860a299-de87-4a54-9fcb-08ad2b35c056/spoken-label-bonus-episode-tom-s-juniper-spoken-label-april-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=275148285

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq834-ktI0MHFx-5iB0ecNlw419Pm2Uh7aJ3u00/

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Bonus-Episode-Tom-S-Juniper-Spoken-Label-April-2023-Podcast/B0C24ZW1T5?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=YKRPE67AMBCYRV1VWRBK&pageLoadId=Ps9ACYIhJ9Vf6JM0&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/show/6QN3b3XApSQQlizTN6CL6I?fbclid=IwAR2XnlUfKp4R6GSYkJKVtg1y8M2LKN206GFWRD8cJx_ZeXmGQkCR2yQMyS8

New Spoken Label Session - Kay Channon

Latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Poet Podcast) features the wonderful Kay Channon.

Kay Channon is a PhD Student. Her research focuses on re-telling The Hunger Games using the social, personal, and political issues she encountered during Covid 19. She is also a Disability Arts Online blogger and qualified University Lecturer. She has a passion for philosophy and is a published Poet. Her debut poetry collection The Dark Side of Light was published in 2017. Some of her poems have also appeared in Online Magazines, such as the London Progressive Journal and I am not a silent poet. She is also a trained Makaton Signer and is currently taking online classes to gain a level One British Sign Language award. Outside of her PhD, she reads children’s literature as an Ambassador for Inclusive Minds. This company connects with publishers to seek guidance from those living with disabilities in order to provide a healthy and more accurate reading experience for younger people. Last year she was engaged in webinars with the NHS to raise awareness around complex health conditions and improve patient care.

Useful links:

1. Kay's disability arts online blog: disabilityarts.online/blog/author/kay-channon/

2. One of Kay's latest poems: londonprogressivejournal.com/2022/09/02/division/

3. Kay's YouTube channel: (for Makaton signing and my Hunger Games film that have premiered so far with and without subtitles): www.youtube.com/channel/UClb5z-wkw4KLuBWveZ_AOcQ

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This can be streamed here / downloaded:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/kay-channon-spoken-label-april-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/kay-channon-spoken-label-april-2023/id1501847969?i=1000607619620

https://podcasters.spotify.com/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Kay-Channon-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e1v7gil

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/YmQ3ZDkwZDUtNDM3NC00OWM4LTkzOGQtYWNmZWMwNDEzYzI3?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojNjQtaL-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tps7Rr_EhrA (Interview Segment)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UmWgFi06M8 (Reading Segment)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!5607a

https://castbox.fm/episode/Kay-Channon-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id585641097

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/kay-channon-spoken-label-april-169008351

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode135868671-Channon-Spoken-Label-April-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR3TO2mY-ajAE5kLeQEltryNe3HyELjB3wdseZI7dxQGqFE4Tk6Oqsj9Wi8

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Kay-Channon-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e1v7gil

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/kay-channon-spoken-label-H6nFwArmNoZ/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/kay-channon-spoken-label-apri

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F65306645%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-1-19%252Ff1017442-b371-2716-c7cb-d067d8bea52d.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-c2jjx-1776d408

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1680735600

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/28f36758-bb40-4470-b6da-94261c695317/spoken-label-kay-channon-spoken-label-april-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=273574510

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq5-9nDuH-Dq_9EJ6teyHJu0POW8aHIhD9pZMY0/ (Interview)

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Kay-Channon-Spoken-Label-April-2023-Podcast/B0C14Y2G8X?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=GHZBEDK7W4JRZAZXE9SH&pageLoadId=oxODbPp6pLj8VM0S&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TuIB8GlgTQaUvE1RWkfxn

Sunday, 9 April 2023

Early Spring Sonnet

The end of Winter's grasp now fades away,
As Spring awakens with its vibrant bloom,
The earth renews blowing softly across the bay
dispelling the coldness in the winter's gloom.

the Spring carries secrets of life renewed,
a promise of the growth that's to come,
the hazy sunrise, dancing on the leaves like dew
in a symphony silencing the hum.

My emotions swell with gratitude and cheer
beholding the change in season before my eyes
filling my tears with hope all soon will be clear
and life will blossom again across the skies.

all worries flee in silent flight,
as Spring brings hope and new delight.

(Bonus poem written for #NaPowriMo Day 9)

Friday, 7 April 2023

New Music releases

Some new music from my various projects are all out for Bandcamp Friday:

https://oceaninabottle.bandcamp.com/album/homage-to-delia-derbyshire

(Homage to Delia Derbyshire by Ocean in a Bottle. Abstract Synths)

https://oceaninabottle.bandcamp.com/album/tears-in-rain-vangelis-tribute

(A homage to Vangelis's Blade Runner soundtrack)

https://oceaninabottle.bandcamp.com/album/droneuary-2023

(A track by Ocean in a Bottle on Silber Media's Droneuary 2023)

https://ambientonline.bandcamp.com/album/ambient-online-compilation-volume-23

(Two new Ocean in a Bottle tracks for the new Ambient Online Comp)

https://pianoinabottle.bandcamp.com/album/early-recordings-volume-1-2014

(Early Piano recordings)

https://andynproductions.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-space

(Drones in Space)

New Spoken Label Podcast (Bonus) - Dee Dickens

** New from Spoken Label **

Bonus Episode from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast) features the magnificent Dee Dickens recorded live at the recent Ashley Edge live launch for Spoken Label with a great support slot.

Dee's bio advises "Dee Dickens lives on a mountain in Wales with her shedding familiars and her wizard consort. She etches symbols onto dead trees to make people hallucinate. Sometimes she does that for other people under the Llais Newydd spell. Trainee adult, she loves ribs."

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/bonus-episode-dee-dickens-ashley-edge-book-launch-spoken-label-march-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bonus-episode-dee-dickens-live-ashley-edge-spoken-label/id1501847969?i=1000607421241

https://podcasters.spotify.com/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode-Dee-Dickens-Live-Ashley-Edge--Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21luve

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/MGJkNjA2ZDQtMzJhMi00NWYxLTljZTYtYzRmODRkZjliZmNi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj437Tj5pf-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3fFI3IAhE&t=2s

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!8e51f

https://castbox.fm/episode/(Bonus-Episode)-Dee-Dickens-(Live-Ashley-Edge%2C-Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id585025431

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/bonus-episode-dee-dickens-live-168873796

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode135868672-Bonus-Episode-Dickens-Ashley-Spoken-Label-April-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR1bCLT9JtekRWsonfez7DS9VYPVgAk47ZaHDMMoRjJ0UpeLTMHWObCjRno

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode-Dee-Dickens-Live-Ashley-Edge--Spoken-Label--April-2023-e21luve

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/bonus-episode-dee-dickens-a-2I_DihOJz/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/bonus-episode-dee-dickens-liv

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F67877294%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-3%252Ff828535f-103d-99a6-5161-bed3db2f5d79.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-jbu7a-176ff740

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1680639961

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/dd4a4ba1-0051-49eb-b4ed-5a93768b8be9/spoken-label-bonus-episode-dee-dickens-live-ashley-edge-spoken-label-april-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=273159765

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Bonus-Episode-Dee-Dickens-Live-Ashley-Edge-Spoken-Label-April-2023-Podcast/B0C1HQSK5J?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=S820NPR79KYWRCM70FNY&pageLoadId=gWNqpkyS4KdiNSLS&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://www.instagram.com/p/CqvFGtfr9gQxoIcRWqL9tdz4BwgD8Oi-evVI9I0/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/67ZEoHOwpVPFTxAKJcvjRD

Thursday, 6 April 2023

Speak Easy thanks for April 2023 and bookings for May 2023

Special thank you to everybody who attended Speak Easy (Our Spoken Word Open Mic night) at Dulcimer, Chorlton.

Special thank you to Phillip Carter for a wonderful job guest mcing. Phillip is in the process of setting up his own Comedy Open mic night which we will certainly do our best to get to.

Thank you to the following readers – you all were wonderful:

1) Michael Burton
2) Daniel Findell
3) Eve Nortley
4) Andy Cash
5) Megan Barber
6) Drew Garry
7) David Bond
8) Amanda Nicholson
9) Roy Page
10) Gordon Zola

1) Phillip Carter
2) Andy Npoet
3) Steve Smythe
4) Siobhan Hoy
5) James Brown
6) Inga
7) The Manchester Cinderella (Janine Brown)
8) Lindy Newns
9) Thomas Butterworth
10) Esther Koch

We have pictures of everybody who read and a audio of the night.
We will be getting transferred and uploaded over the weekend onto the official speak easy page https://www.facebook.com/speakeasymanchester

Bookings for the next Speak Easy will be on Thursday 04 May 2023
and bookings will open this Sunday 09 April from midday
- email: Andy N on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

#manchesterpoetry #manchesterspokenword #chorltonpoetry 'chorltonspokenword #poetryopenmic #spokenwordopenmic #chorltoncumhardy

Wednesday, 5 April 2023

New Single by Ocean in a Bottle - Homage to Delia Derbyshire

A New short single is now out by my ambient / drone band 'Ocean in a Bottle' - homage to Delia Derbyshire (who was born on this day in 1937).

https://oceaninabottle.bandcamp.com/album/homage-to-delia-derbyshire

Saturday, 1 April 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Anne Delargy

Latest up from Spoken Label is the wonderful Anne Delargy, author off "Rex My Love" and "Mermaids in My Basement".

Anne herself is retired and lives in Manchester, where she was born. She has been writing poems since she was six years old.

She was a labour councillor in tower hamlets, east London for 8 years. She has travelled widely in Europe and North America often on her own and speaks five languages.

Anne has worked as a legal clerk in soho, a copy editor of political publications, a technical writer on engineering magazines, a learning mentor for children with autism, a life coach and a tutor. She trained in Flamenco dance in London and Spain, and as a clown.

Her two books are available on Amazon.

She is on facebook at: www.facebook.com/anne.delargy.5

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https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/anne-delargy-spoken-label-march-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/anne-delargy-spoken-label-march-2023/id1501847969?i=1000606512765

https://podcasters.spotify.com/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Anne-Delargy---Spoken-Label-March-2023-e1v9brd

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/NzM4ZDNjNzgtNzIxNy00NGFlLTgwM2EtNjQ0MWNhYWRlYzk5?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiAo9a6wYn-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsvPOa3P8eE&t=2s

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!0022f

https://castbox.fm/episode/Anne-Delargy---Spoken-Label-(March-2023)-id2678341-id583325787

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/anne-delargy-spoken-label-marc-168278790

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode133880128-Delargy-Spoken-Label-March-Spoken-Label