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

Sunday, 26 February 2023

Busy Day

A busy day today as we are first up at Manchester’s All FM here from 3 pm today (UK time) (which can be streamed here – https://allfm.org/). Looking forward to chatting with Ruth O’Reilly today about this where among other things we will be talking about Amanda and my’s new band ‘Mandy in a Bottle’ which our debut EP can be streamed here – more about this evening afterwards (https://oceaninabottle.bandcamp.com/album/mandy-in-a-bottle-drowning-in-the-ocean)

Secondly, a few thank you’s as I’ve had three acceptances come in over the past week or so and had to hold fire from thanking everybody owning to family stuff (which I won’t go into here).

1) Thanks to Polly Stretton and Rhianna Levi for accepting my poem “Beauty of Words” for their forthcoming anthology “Life's Wonders”. Believe the book is open in the Spring.

2) Sarah Pritchard and Joel @ Hidden Voices Publishing who have accepted one of my Dyspraxia Poems “Falling asleep in your car on a rainy afternoon” for publication in the anthology hidden voice anthology 3. This has a release date due in May I believe and launch etc.

3) Mel Wardle Woodend and all involved at Dream Well Writing Ltd for their forthcoming anthology Environmental Engagement which is due out by the end of Summer.

Lesson learned is to send out more poetry for anthologies than what I have done in the past.

Saturday, 25 February 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Goodnighttheskye

Latest Spoken label Podcast (Spoken Word / Artist Podcast series) session features the wonderful Goodnighttheskye

She is described as a "I am a published poet and award-winning spoken word artist, whose work has been featured across print, radio and stage, from Radiophrenia Glasgow to The Blue Heron Review. I have led poetry and spoken word workshops with groups aged from 13 to 21, on themes such as identity, queerness, mental health and politics, and recently published three interconnected zines entitled A Posy For Balance, which can be purchased here.

Her website is: goodnighttheskye.com/"

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/goodnighttheskye-spoken-label-february-2023

https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1t7tf3

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/goodnighttheskye-spoken-label-february-2022/id1501847969?i=1000601180363

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/YjgyNDY3MTQtZjg1OC00NzUzLTkwNDctNjY1NmJmZGE5OTkx?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj4zM-_2bH9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://youtu.be/KFxTISehBeY (Reading Segment)

https://youtu.be/u95rgoeq8ME (Interview Segment)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!5bccb

https://castbox.fm/episode/goodnighttheskye-(Spoken-Label%2C-February-2022)-id2678341-id573347661

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/goodnighttheskye-spoken-label-164095750

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode125814263-goodnighttheskye-Spoken-Label-February-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR3IcnXLCgv79tjrOilBr8MurPuFMmV3-skpVnVf86XUKPpJ82Sz1dv6HFk

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/goodnighttheskye-Spoken-Label--February-2022-e1t7tf3

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/goodnighttheskye-spoken-7CuAaQFcfLV/

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

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F63222691%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-0-8%252F58c5f5b8-a506-d6af-a7bf-eb8b062525e1.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-zxc9e-16f52554

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1677101774

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/b8030d2e-4d51-4f97-a631-5f8b32f892e8/spoken-label-goodnighttheskye-spoken-label-february-2022

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=257924868

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/goodnighttheskye-Spoken-Label-February-2022-Podcast/B0BW6H81Z2?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=Z2B54S8G9B5SVQ7RX1RE&pageLoadId=tGaR7QTEFE9oh329&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BVqD2NQAr6Y6GqEDaTm3d

Thursday, 16 February 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Perry Gasteiger

The latest Spoken Label Podcast session (Poetry / Writer / Artist Podcast) features the amazing Perry Gasteiger. Perry Gasteiger (they/them) is a non-binary Canadian poet who focuses on the mundanity of existence through a lens of empathetic consideration. They enjoy exploring phenomenological ideas of lived experience and how they mold our understanding of ourselves and our world. By pushing the boundaries of their own experiences, Perry tries to find universalities in unique situations for people to connect through. Bringing attention to the extraordinary nature of life and pain, they juxtapose the beautiful and the deformed, the congruent and the discordant, and the comfortable and the anxious. Perry draws much of their imagery from the landscapes of northern Ontario where they grew up, and severe bodily exploration and discomfort. They find the connection between human nature and the wider rhythms of the natural world especially intriguing, taking particular pleasure in dismantling the corporeal experience into its component parts and closing the gap between the controlled and the wild. In this session, we talk about Perry's debut collection "Meditations for the Dead and Dying". This collection explores topics of self, identity, and relationship through a thorough undoing of the body. Tearing open the discomfort of corporeality, this brief selection is a feast of blood, bone, and flesh that will leave you hungry for more. More about Perry can be found at: https://perrygasteiger.ca/

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/perry-gasteiger-spoken-label-february-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/perry-gasteiger-spoken-label-february-2023/id1501847969?i=1000599840936

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Perry-Gasteiger-Spoken-Label--February-2023-e1tpd6j

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/N2QyMzExZDUtZDE2YS00YzgyLWJmMDQtODU5YTFjMjIxZTIz?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjI8e_ri5v9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64NsR2g1-U (Poetry)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!ea02b

https://castbox.fm/episode/Perry-Gasteiger-(Spoken-Label%2C-February-2023)-id2678341-id571586683

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/perry-gasteiger-spoken-label-f-163526713

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode124216907-Perry-Gasteiger-Spoken-Label-February-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR3o3F3NcRfvGeeXmpwUMX0Y4yEfMMDhT4nV5nI_o0Pd7VYzkSKzMkRcl-g

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Perry-Gasteiger-Spoken-Label--February-2023-e1tpd6j

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/perry-gasteiger-spoken-label-dtng7p-C_yr/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/perry-gasteiger-spoken-label-

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F63795859%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-0-20%252F7430988e-914d-1f4a-03a4-682f832aceab.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-b88ap-16dac1e0

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1675460924

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/e9bb9b5c-d4f1-46ed-864c-8ad7ba45ad72/spoken-label-perry-gasteiger-spoken-label-february-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=255673294

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Perry-Gasteiger-Spoken-Label-February-2023-Podcast/B0BVWPN3XQ?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=0K33F47DM98H8DKA2YN0&pageLoadId=hmL0CaOfihlCSX7j&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://www.instagram.com/p/CovV32pDC8sTKcfIXj46XXv_kP8GgXCu1MWUZA0/ (Interview Segment)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CovVYKEDsH8gz75EegPizv0naRN_lNIm0mgf500/ (Poetry Segment)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3cW5I3LbAKfhA3AGLxeaF9

Monday, 13 February 2023

Speak Easy Readers - March 2023

Enclosed below is the list of readers for our March show (Thursday 02 March 2023) at Dulicmer, Chorlton - starting at 7.30pm.

We are now operating a subs / cancellation list.

If you wish to go on that - please email Andy N on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

Readers are (Not in reading order):

Andy N

Steve Smythe

Amanda Nicholson

Phil Dalton (Guest Host)

Leon Johnson

Andy Cash

Penny Sharman

Keith Lander

Sara Haq

Lindy Newns

Martin Elder

Jo Somerset

Scott Fellows

Gordon Zola

Phillip Carter

Linda Downs

Amy Langley

Jade Edwards

Polly Anna Rose

Siobhan Hoy

Anna Percy

Sunday, 12 February 2023

2 x Near Haiku

Walking past you

he looks at you like a stranger.

Friendship dissolved.

Changing accents

you can see she is unimpressed

no matter how he speaks.

(Two examples of two pieces that came close but refused to be haikus)

Saturday, 11 February 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Raven Shelley

Latest Spoken Label (Artist / Writer Podcast series) features the excellent singer songwriter Raven Shelley.

Raven Shelley is a self-described misfit who takes influence from the likes of Bob Dylan and Ani DiFranco to create her own style of whimsical folk pop music.

Originally growing up in the south of France, Raven taught herself English literature from an early age, then going on to study the subject at University.

From there her passion for writing poetic lyricism was born, with the artist commenting, “all the hurt, all the anger, all the love, everything that runs through she advises can be found somewhere in my lyrics, because to write something real, you have to pour yourself onto the page and into the songs.
” As soon as she moved to the UK from France she founded her own band, fronting the outfit as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist where she first cut her teeth playing her own original material.

Making her introduction as a solo artist, in June this year (2022) she released her debut single “Sink in Solitude” via The Animal Farm imprint and since then has followed up with two more singles 'Do You Miss Me Yet?' and 'Erroneous Lives'.

Raven can be found on social media at: https://www.instagram.com/ravenshelle...
or https://www.facebook.com/ravenshelley...

Her new single 'Ariel' is now out also and can be found in all of the usual places.

Erroneous Lives follows the interview on all of the audio versions of this Podcast.

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https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/raven-shelley-spoken-label-february-2022

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/raven-shelley-spoken-label-feb-2023/id1501847969?i=1000598725253

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Raven-Shelley-Spoken-Label--Feb-2023-e1sajn6

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/OGYyY2E0ZjMtZGE4Mi00ODA1LTk2YTMtYjhkZDhhZTVjM2Ni?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiIjdCMxI79AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s924VIg6tK4&t=1s

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!34c81

https://castbox.fm/episode/Raven-Shelley-(Spoken-Label%2C-Feb-2023)-id2678341-id569684884

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/raven-shelley-spoken-label-feb-162922686

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode122519689-Raven-Shelley-Spoken-Label-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR3xhpULJksgNdpedT-vsXm_4CdUbXRlSIPkOWKAr9zM_SHOQuDO8N1W3qE

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Raven-Shelley-Spoken-Label--Feb-2023-e1sajn6

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/raven-shelley-spoken-label-r0xTtIQiAW8/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/raven-shelley-spoken-label-fe

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F62262438%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2022-11-15%252Fcf7121b6-c2c9-27d3-c03c-ed96ccfbbbb7.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-fj7jf-16b731dc

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1675888395

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/5d19cd88-5688-4a6d-af19-6cc1abd03dad/spoken-label-raven-shelley-spoken-label-feb-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=253387912

https://www.instagram.com/p/Coidk4QjjP5yM4VsXs3fPTim6gKFqz38zNCf4Y0/

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Raven-Shelley-Spoken-Label-Feb-2023-Podcast/B0BV43DPNR?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=6RZQE9QFRQQA81E5VP1R&pageLoadId=G7xompoE17bDDST7&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7osNRHWqTmI4K8Y6EH7A4C

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/raven-shelley-spoken-label-february-2022

Ocean in a Bottle new release on Slightly Off Kilter Records for "A Seat at the table"

An exclusive new Ocean in a Bottle (My ambient drone band) track "Homage to Guion Bluford" is on the new comp album on Slightly Off Kilter Records with all proceeds to Sussex charity A Seat At The Table.(aseatatthetable.org.uk_

ASATT is an essential group for children of colour or dual heritage and their families who require someone to listen, support, advise and advocate where necessary. Every child counts and every child must have an equal opportunity to thrive in life .

Together and with our lived experiences we have a strong understanding of the difficulties that arise around special educational needs, race, trauma and struggles within systems and aim to create opportunities to aid recovery, support and space to be seen and heard."

TSOKL are proud to present some of our favourite artists' together in one place - all their work is brand new and in many cases has been produced especially for this compilation.

https://slightlyoffkilter.bandcamp.com/album/dulcet-business-news-3

Monday, 6 February 2023

Special Bonus Episode - Spoken Label - Tuesday Tony

Latest up from Spoken Label in a special mini episode (Full length episode to follow in the Spring features the wonderful Tuesday Tony talking about the relaunch of Tuesday Tony Presents. Tuesday Tony presents ia a weekly spoken word (poetry) / music / comedy / half ared karaoke every Tuesday at the Thirsty Scholar and Zombie Shack, Manchester, UK. The night is being relaunched on 31 January 2023 on a weekly basis. Free entry sign up from 7pm. Tony can be contacted on facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/tuesdaytony.willambolton

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-february-2023/id1501847969?i=1000597939015

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Tuesday-Tony-Spoken-Label--February-2023-e1trtae

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/MWJhMTIyY2UtMTc0NC00ZjM4LTgxNGQtM2NhM2YxMWE3ZTFl?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiA29es94H9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjQgqFYDkO8

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!86340

https://castbox.fm/episode/Tuesday-Tony-(Spoken-Label%2C-February-2023)-id2678341-id568180252

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-febr-162573861

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR0ys-D_ZiZtOrn4-0cA7VGAq55XzNFcSgyqbHgB4mzOhaNK1FitOeh6Pv8

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Tuesday-Tony-Spoken-Label--February-2023-e1trtae

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-SWwpuoMGFKB/

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/bonus-episode-tuesday-tony-spoken-label-february-2023

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-feb

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F63877902%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-0-22%252F55dccba4-7fcf-8e20-9953-a145542fd5e1.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-id6ss-169e0231

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1675460924

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/9776cb45-9fa2-4ff1-a997-e23ec5ef7e7c/spoken-label-tuesday-tony-spoken-label-february-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=251713686

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Tuesday-Tony-Spoken-Label-February-2023-Podcast/B0BTV9PN64?creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&pageLoadId=u1cG1oD0zZLGwY6u&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=NS1JGRXYXN02T88WM3DP&ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DBQUDujA83j98M4DatbYK

Sunday, 5 February 2023

Day of the Cats (New Fiction from Amanda)

Being married to a fellow writer you think sometimes you know every piece they write. This one I hadn't heard off Amanda's before Speak Easy last week where she read out Part 1 and I loved it. She's recorded the lot which I mixed before and this is truly excellent. Well worth a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB1X8Q1Up3E

Book Review - A terrible fall of Angels - Laurell K Hamilton

First book read off 2023 and sadly not a particularly good one it has be said.

I have generally been enjoying Laurell’s Anita Blake series even though it has its up and downs somewhat over the years but did feel it has been coming back onto form over the past few years.

This book clearly a design for the Author to start off with another series taking us into a new series t to meet Zaniel Havelock, a man with the special ability to comminate directly with angels and it gets off to a really good start and I read the 50 or so pages over a night and a half and sadly then I struggled as unlike the Anita Blake series, I struggled with the characters plain and simply finding Havelock a particularly unlikeable character and more importantly I found them devoid of personality and when I finished the book which was a heck of a struggle, I didn’t really understand his motives or indeed him as a character which is a major fault.

Some of the Anita Blake books certainly had got too sex based true and although this book thankfully doesn’t have any of that, it doesn’t have the movement that made the Anita Blake earlier books certainly enjoyable and I am not talking about action, more of the actual movement between scenes, it felt choppy and sadly a massive disappointment and took me over a month to read.

4/10

Saturday, 4 February 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Jay Rose Ana

Latest Spoken Label Podcast (Spoken Word / Poetry / Artist Podcast) features the wonderful Jay Rose Ana.

Jay is a poet, writer, storyteller, and performance artist, born and raised in the heart of the Black Country, West Midlands, UK talking about her debut poetry book "Whispers in the Wind".

Her website is https://www.jayroseana.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayroseana?lang=en-GB

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/jay-ana-spoken-label-january-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jay-rosa-ana-spoken-label-january-2023/id1501847969?i=1000597446899

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Jay-Rosa-Ana-Spoken-Label--January-2023-e1s3du7

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/YzE5ODBmYmYtNzcwMC00MWNlLWI1YWYtMzI2OTZlZDQ5Y2Jj?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiwl-226_z8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9vwRUimQII (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLPjXBEOcyI (Poetry)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!b054c

https://castbox.fm/episode/Jay-Rosa-Ana-(Spoken-Label%2C-January-2023)-id2678341-id567216246

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/jay-rosa-ana-spoken-label-janu-162243579

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode120485271-Spoken-Label-January-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR06Aw-mpOq8J4dGgsfuQZlBkd9CdWrryD6_D0qOHl72cWulWgAecFdSnGg

https://anchor.fm/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Jay-Rosa-Ana-Spoken-Label--January-2023-e1s3du7

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/jay-rosa-ana-spoken-label-C1rj2IFTGL4/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/jay-rosa-ana-spoken-label-jan

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F62027143%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2022-11-11%252Fa8b803ab-337b-fa39-ff2d-5137466f5441.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-fq4rp-168ca7a5

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1675188187

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/fcfd0a8f-1cd2-4a24-a3d6-6085db52e7a7/spoken-label-jay-rosa-ana-spoken-label-january-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=250632309

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Jay-Rosa-Ana-Spoken-Label-January-2023-Podcast/B0BTJFHQN3?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=1TAQ7S52F2QVYD53CERE&pageLoadId=7ZLCBmzfqZeVStws&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQZafFD42L_8qBwdQNZ9HVL-GRKEy6ahi-Rio0/ (Poetry)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQdQVvjB_kyu9_ij9waonovipbeFUEBg9sQDw0/ (Interview)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ijYLkuHTkZYk2GEPhjvUP

Friday, 3 February 2023

Speak Easy thank you's / Bookings for March 2023

(Picture by Rebecca Kenny. Thanks)

Thanks again for everybody who read at Speak Easy last night from me, Amanda, Steve and our special guest MC Rebecca Kenny.

Without repeating myself too much, it was another excellent night filled with a massive variety of writers in a supportive fun environment.

Special thanks to the following readers:

1) Leon johnson

2) Penny Sharman

3) Matt Dennerley

4) Sara Haq

5) Steve Bassam

6) Eve Nortley

7) Sarah Clare Conlon

8) Andy N

9) Amanda Nicholson

10) Joy Wasell Tims

11) Gordon Zola

12) Rebecca Kenny

13) Rebecca Phythian

14) Siobhan Hoy

15) Janine Reid

16) Keith’s Brother

17) Amy Langley

18) Liz Gibson

19) Taff

20) Hannah Able

21) Grant Curnew

Amanda has put up pictures from the night here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=speakeasymanchester&set=a.675078204410967

I’ve got a full audio recording of the show and am uploading it here – https://andyn.bandcamp.com/

should be finished by the next night or two. It’s a rather large upload. Anybody who their bits edited out – please email on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk. Not a problem.

The next Speak Easy is on Thursday 02 March 2023 and bookings shall start on sunday 06 Feb 23 from midday by emailing Andy N on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Nobody Left Behind (Live Launch)

Performed to a crowd of over 40 people at Chorlton Cum Hardy's Dulicmer, this recording is the live launch of 'Nobody left behind' a charity book for the Mustard Tree.

The book is described as "A collection of poetry, prose and non-fiction inspired by the cost-of-living crisis. Edited by Amanda Nicholson, with writing by over 30 poets and authors from around the UK. This anthology was produced to raise awareness of the experiences you rarely see in the mainstream media. All the profits go to Mustard Tree to support the important work they do.

Some of the pieces use dark humour to highlight the struggles people face, while others are more direct. They may not be easy to read, but perhaps they will inspire us all to do what little we can to help. Then, maybe we can make some small improvements to each other’s lives instead of judging people."
The book can be bought on Amazon at: www.amazon.co.uk/Nobody-Left-Behind-Printed-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0BNK23NR9
Hosted and ran by Steve Smythe and Andy N, the night featured readings by the following readers in the book:

1st Half:
1) Amanda Nicholson
2) Scott Fellows
3) Steven Wailing (who also read out a poem by John G Hall also)
4) Lucy Power
5) Phillip Burton
6) Linda Downs
7) Rosemary Moore

2nd Half:
1) Andy N
2) Michael Burton
3) April Manderson
4) Nigel Austell (who also read out a poem by Dorinda MaDowell)
5) Phillip Carter
6) Gordon Zola (who also read out a poem by Eve Nortley)