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

Wednesday 31 May 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Amy Langley

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry / Artist Podcast) features the wonderful Amy Langley.

Amy has been writing poetry since she was 5 years old; her first experience of writing poetry was when she stayed at her grandparents, who lived in Wiltshire, in the summer holidays; she used to have a little book next to her bed; she would hear the birds singing and be inspired to write.
Amy continued my writing throughout her childhood and recalls writing a poetry book and gifting it to one of her favourite primary school teachers.
Amy used to perform on Manchester’s open mic night scene when she was 18, a lot of it was freestyling however there was some pre-written material.
There was a little hiatus from performing but the stage soon came back to being a spotlight in Amy’s heart in 2017 when she began performing at The Wonder Inn in Manchester City centre. Then followed The Old Abbey Tap House in Hulme to further expanding to Dulcimer in Chorlton, Mind Over Matter in Camden, BYOB at Box Park in Wembley, Mind Over Matter in Ancoats, Pull Up Bar in Ancoats and has spoken at Sale Write Out Loud a few times.
One thing Amy is sure of; her love of writing and performing poetry; expressing herself through word allows her to set free thoughts, feelings & share experiences that can benefit those that take the time to listen.

More about Amy can be found at: https://www.instagram.com/amythepoet_/

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/amy-langley-spoken-label-may-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amy-langley-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000614794056

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Amy-Langley-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e2341iv

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/NDYwMWNkMmYtODI5NC00NmEzLWI0NmItNjNiNjFlMWVhY2Zl?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjgidCjiaD_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stwp_9FHPvA&t=3s

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!df263

https://castbox.fm/episode/Amy-Langley-(Spoken-Label%2C-May-2023)-id2678341-id599516940

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/amy-langley-spoken-label-may-2-174150615

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode144916707-Langley-Spoken-Label-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR2dl7NoKR0cn4BsTAhv-zygGhUmq02E8bMPsTzi4MOSrGQ9v88Q8tJHq5I

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Amy-Langley-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e2341iv

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/amy-langley-spoken-label-may-r4aU5bZYSJF/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/amy-langley-spoken-label-may-

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F69387295%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-27%252Fefcbfd58-37ba-abc7-9617-7d0e1ce24095.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-53jqg-189bf279

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1685314800

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/ff3a0ea2-61ab-4dac-9634-0050a6855ff2/spoken-label-amy-langley-spoken-label-may-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=288764346

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4aInwNc-bXuqxN6BUVpTsxJ5EFr4iHlLqk680/

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Amy-Langley-Spoken-Label-May-2023-Podcast/B0C6GGZRVD?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=28DNF747S2SQ4MC3DZJX&pageLoadId=r0nbz4VCfZhlN26U&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7s41WJKNXINMClA1pScJE1

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/amy-langley-spoken-label-may-2023

www.instagram.com/amythepoet

Tuesday 30 May 2023

Substack

(Image from the Verge)

A few of you know I have started a substack page recently - https://andyn.substack.com/ and intend to publish a variety of flash fiction, prose, maybe bits of plays and other bits and pieces over the following few months.

Going forward, this will be where I will be publishing a lot of my own material (excluding material in magazines, journals etc) excluding Haikus and the odd poem which will keep appearing on here and also Write Out Loud.

Plan for this to allow me to highlight more of my work which currently is heading in flash fiction, poetic prose, prose, 40-word flash fiction, odd bits of play and even novellas/novels and exclusive music from Ocean in a Bottle etc / exclusive Podcasts which both Amanda and me will be assisting each other recording /mixing /hosting etc.

I’ll reveal more about the novella when it is ready but I will mean it is looking really promising content-wise and while total fiction has lots of personal settings etc which helps it feels really close to my heart and in an ideal world I would like to share a segment (maybe a Chapter, maybe more) once a month in-between everything else.

Saturday 27 May 2023

New from Spoken Label - Caitlin Kendall

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word Podcast) features the awesome Caitlin Kendall.

Caitlin's work is magical, melodic and homely, whilst retaining an air of politically-charged attitude. Currently firmly ensconced in the far reaches of Northern England, she got her first Bent Key publication as part of our first period zine, Bloody Hell, and is a valued member of the Bent Key community. With poetry that zips together the turbulent journey of motherhood with a deep connection with the earth and nature wrapped in human emotion, her words will grab you by the wrist and pull you into another world.

More about Caitlin can be found here - www.bentkeypublishing.co.uk/caitlin-kendall

Her debut collection 'Nothing is yours' can be purchased here:

www.bentkeypublishing.co.uk/shop?page=2

Can be streamed /downloaded from:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/caitlin-kendall-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000614522248

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Caitlin-Kendall-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e24mm4i

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/ZTAyMTNlNWItYmRhNS00OGExLTlmYTQtZjM1ZTFiNWM2YjM5?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj4s-zu6pP_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZE3AG-_78 (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOEKY2bH-9g (Poetry)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!2d168

https://castbox.fm/episode/Caitlin-Kendall-(Spoken-Label%2C-May-2023)-id2678341-id598751979

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/caitlin-kendall-spoken-label-m-173908040

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode144528179-Caitlin-Kendall-Spoken-Label-Spoken-Label

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Caitlin-Kendall-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e24mm4i

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/caitlin-kendall-spoken-label-CHphYv8Fe9_/

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

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F71046738%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-4-25%252Fd9e9b283-121b-88d0-d0d6-9d84f989730b.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-yjbsu-188c8790

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1685047098

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/b50cf4a5-9542-4d23-b2bb-6f54bf64343e/spoken-label-caitlin-kendall-spoken-label-may-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=287873237

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Caitlin-Kendall-Spoken-Label-May-2023-Podcast/B0C6BVBZBJ?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=W9RPKFHJHW9W7R445PR9&pageLoadId=WdZiQ3UR22ECVL3U&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

Friday 26 May 2023

New 'Cloaked in the Shadows' Podcast

Two new Cloaked in the Shadows Episodes are now live:

Episode 6

1) Back by demand - more creepy set in Lancashire / Manchester with their friends, Dave and Catherine

2) News (including lots of strange and surreal stories as reported in the press worldwide)

3) Carter's Soapbox - first in hopefully a regular series - a chat with comic / novelist Phillip Carter discussing

with his thoughts of how cats spot signs of cancer and why he doesn't believe in Mediums etc)

4) A Special reading of a Stockport ghost story by Amanda (Wrote by Nigel from Stockport)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC_S1WlPUX4&t=14s

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2089663/12840238?fbclid=IwAR0M8wAPgCQ-3LZFEz_figBplgKymZpUf85nb3u-WfLU8puYNDIhg4cGFa4

Episode 6.5 - Bonus Episode:

A bonus episode discussing the news which broke recently over the results of a DNA test suggesting that strands of black animal hair

collected from a barbwire fence belongs to a big cat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOSya21szzM&t=3s

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2089663/12875949?fbclid=IwAR3mVp1xSwGFdsl6Hgsl7QfA6afKM56HwPTJcpbg2lLH9IVm_jN3qTxwzKQ

Thursday 25 May 2023

New Spoken Label Podcast - Sara Jayne

Latest Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Poetry Podcast) features the wonderful Sara Jayne.

Sara Jayne is an established singer, who grew up in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy. Having covered many popular bars and restaurants across South Manchester since 2019, Sara Jayne recently debuted her poetry performance at the much loved SpeakEasy poetry night.

Sara Jayne Provides captivating vocals as a professional singer and thought-provoking poetry that aims to decode life and it’s many contradictions using wordplay.

Her Instagram feed is: https://www.instagram.com/sarajaynehaq/

Can be streamed / downloaded from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/sara-jayne-spoken-label-may-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sara-jayne-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000614126870

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Sara-Jayne-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e23413n

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/ZTU2YjFlMzAtYzU3Ny00NTQ3LTg4ZTgtMzg1OGUxMjNhYzlh?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiAkO6tp5H_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6csK-7knnxM

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!4458d

https://castbox.fm/episode/Sara-Jayne-(Spoken-Label%2C-May-2023)-id2678341-id598000256

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/sara-jayne-spoken-label-may-20-173663216

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode144290017-Jayne-Spoken-Label-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR1Whh4EmzT8n4tt7Ui18qMjYaf2HsSDTUYtAbjBn28TRS0G59oNuQ_Ifag

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Sara-Jayne-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e23413n

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/sara-jayne-spoken-label-may-xZjRmsr97Bc/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/sara-jayne-spoken-label-may-2

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F69386807%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-4-24%252Fb2f52fcb-4128-971a-14a4-587ac14cc0c8.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-32qij-18803c04

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1684835902

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/0f010572-57b3-4481-8567-fc6ea808b393/spoken-label-sara-jayne-spoken-label-may-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=287054231

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sara-Jayne-Spoken-Label-May-2023-Podcast/B0C61PJ81K?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=DHKGNW4DPD17XRS0WADE&pageLoadId=5oQeil7mWvNfDmhA&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsrhXE4MMUuyvBn9Xlna0tWz3O2Gi0EA9swgOE0/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DvbHocKa1WfwNUUg9cKN8

Speak Easy Readers - June 2023

Enclosed below are the readers for Speak Easy for our June event (01 June 2023)

as always at Dulicmer, Chorlton who will entertain you with their 4 minute segments.

If you think I have missed you off the list / you wish to go onto the subs list,

please let me know on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

Andy Npoet

Steve Smythe

Andrew Shaunhan

James Young

Martin Elder

Andy Cash

Danny McLoughlin

Amanda Nicholson

Rebecca Kenny

Inga Piotrowska

Ellie Bebbington

Isabelle Pandora Byrne

Hannah Ahle

Lindy Newns

Siobhon Hoy

Quigley CB

Rebecca Phythian

Anna Percy

Penny Sharman

Polly Anna Rose

Tony Kinsella

Eve Ginnsberg

Tuesday 23 May 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Mark Jackson (aka Keith's Brother)

The latest Episode from Spoken Label (Author/Poet/Storyteller Podcast) features the return of the storyteller and out friend, Mark Jackson aka Keith's Brother.

Mark's bio says "In 2010 Mark started writing. After the initial euphoria of finding an outlet for that creative fire burning within since childhood, he soon realised that the world wasn't quite ready for his tales of Ian Brown drinking piss, cocaine induced paranoia, The Stockholm Monsters, the inner workings of a massage parlor, of pretending to be Norman Whiteside in Las Vegas, selling snide football programs outside the Nou Camp, of being arrested wearing someone else's jeans and one about an auntie who looks a bit like Clint Boon.

He’s written non-fiction pieces for Vice website (which were really fiction - but they don't know that), a regular contributor to United We Stand Fanzine and occasionally reads at spoken word events around Manchester and Liverpool"

His website is: www.keithsbrother.com

His Pod Play 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' can be accessed via his website or found on Spotify, Itunes/Apple or Google Podcast.

Can be streamed / downloaded from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/mark-jackson-keiths-brother-spoken-label-may-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mark-jackson-keiths-brother-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000614038204

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Mark-Jackson-Keiths-Brother-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e2340v6

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/NDI5YzllMzMtZGIwNC00MjFhLTg2ZDktNmRkNzg3MmJkYmJm?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjAp-b2oIz_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CJYx0D2YjE (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ5od3DPkEc (Reading)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!146cf

https://castbox.fm/episode/Mark-Jackson-(Keith's-Brother)-(Spoken-Label%2C-May-2023)-id2678341-id597959926

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/mark-jackson-keiths-brother-sp-173552964

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode143988702-Jackson-Keiths-Brother-Spoken-Label-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR14sp_DK-XykdWUypoK91dbEPekcdyzKZKWN0PGge6XBj7j8mH_4snogAE

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Mark-Jackson-Keiths-Brother-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e2340v6

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/mark-jackson-keiths-brother-3VIjP-04_Ed/

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F69386662%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-4-22%252Fa1e6cec8-8c7c-d713-b6af-be833c25cb8a.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-b9z3z-187cde64

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1684364400

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/b9f7143a-853d-4aa7-9fa3-3d55e9b0e508/spoken-label-mark-jackson-keith's-brother-spoken-label-may-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=286860727

https://www.instagram.com/p/Csjh4abNo4t6Q0NMr7Nc3cKU2f6ukg4eypekmY0/ (Interview)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsjhYfoNeS2w2M5259BUXoksjTWG3doSctBHUM0/ (Reading Segment)

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mark-Jackson-Keiths-Brother-Spoken-Label-May-2023-Podcast/B0C5YRZF2C?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=90GV22P2HQE4P5CPSDJW&pageLoadId=NXAGYjALgRZ8E1Rr&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4R6TPcFOmu8pAXRIsxN2H0

Tuesday 16 May 2023

New Spoken Label Podcast - Eric Loveland Heath (Spoken Label, May 2023)

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Artist) Podcast features a dear friend of ours, the wonderful Eric Loveland Heath.

Eric Loveland Heath is vicariously a musician (E.L. Heath), owner of a tiny record label (Plenty Wenlock Records) and an author of short stories. He's also quite possibly Shropshire's only ondist.

Eric has released a number of EPs and albums over nearly 20 years - including 2013's Welsh language album 'Tŷ' (released via epic45's 'Wayside and Woodland Recordings' label) - which was named album of the week by BBC Radio Cymru and Radio Foyle.

He runs Plenty Wenlock Records with his partner Victoria, producing short runs of mainly intricately hand-fashioned releases by Heath, alongside others by friends and contemporaries.

Eric is currently completing his first collection - 'The Arch and Other Stories' - inspired by the rural, the ritual and the obscure. In 2021 his debut short story 'THE COLISEUM' was published by the website Horrified, featuring in their 'Folk Horror - Horror Stories from Horrified - Volume 2' anthology.

Plenty Wenlock Records - linktr.ee/plentywenlock

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ELHeathuk

Twitter: twitter.com/EL_Heath

Instagram: www.instagram.com/e.l.heath/

#ELHeath #EricLovelandHeath #Epic45 #Waylandandwoodlandrecords #Folklore #SpookyFolklore #PlentlyWenlock #PlentyWenlockRecords #E.L.Heath

This can be downloaded / streamed from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/eric-loveland-heath-spoken-label-may-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/eric-loveland-heath-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000612843656

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Eric-Loveland-Heath-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e22frmv

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/OGFmNTUwNWYtNTgyNi00N2E4LWFmNmItNGI2NGI0NTAxMzI4?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwigwvHq0vr-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6wrfJhYik0 (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Imy7qAjb1E&t=34s (Reading)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!96dbb

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/eric-loveland-heath-spoken-lab-172695087

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR3axqIEvtSrajIkPsUbBg_MKoRYzF6_mATFPlMqvwdzEtrXuAAkl3g0sps

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Eric-Loveland-Heath-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e22frmv

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/eric-loveland-heath-spoken-sYja4wDtW_e/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/eric-loveland-heath-spoken-la

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F68725919%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-16%252Fbb4d44cf-0c52-7139-97d2-6bccfedcb7fb.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-dp8ff-184822aa

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1683932400

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/3440adf8-344f-43fb-8b0f-9830883cf3e0/spoken-label-eric-loveland-heath-spoken-label-may-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=284044091

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsRo5ynO6_m4XPaY7YYFJ-ak_iw-jzqi44XTDo0/ (Interview)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsRsK10LlTMDIyAF3vYE70rZmtjYfgDY-LUKxc0/ (Reading)

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Spoken-Label-Podcast/B08K5Z65R1?qid=1638096875&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=S1Y5JH4EPW490EZKWFH8&fbclid=IwAR2OVyOh8FoRDLd8ucoZNWC0v1yy-EmbJuJ0kA1EUIGdVaVUZq9nnCfMdOI

https://open.spotify.com/show/6QN3b3XApSQQlizTN6CL6I?fbclid=IwAR20lLbh5Q24t2yVXChawSmc7xo54sYSDG6Zb92UhLpw1Ez7B-H9PBYjGL0

Sunday 14 May 2023

New Spoken Label Session - Tuesday Tony

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word Podcast) in a full-length episode 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 arsed 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 www.facebook.com/tuesdaytony.willambolton

This can be streamed at:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-april-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000612456175

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Tuesday-Tony-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e22fqtc

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/NmYyNTAzNzItOGExOC00NGYzLWIzZjgtMDIxOWNkMmFhMDE3?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwig8_SEnvT-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUS8YSlCXFY (Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpu8GXGO_cU (Reading)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!c4b35

https://castbox.fm/episode/Tuesday-Tony-(Spoken-Label%2C-May-2023)-id2678341-id594564970

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-may-172401485

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode141830886-Tuesday-Spoken-Label-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR1I2AF1YMMMmkvxL2MBxsxRxnm5ORW9FZ55ealD0lfhXz-NDrJFbEA8koM

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Tuesday-Tony-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e22fqtc

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/tuesday-tony-spoken-label-9WsCG76N-ho/

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

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F68725100%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-16%252F0d4172f1-9cb6-a973-c271-60f37c33bc80.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-hmci9-1837fb41

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1683705473

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/ba16d14f-3aa5-48ca-9074-d0ef5ff12d3f/spoken-label-tuesday-tony-spoken-label-may-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=283299526

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsMp7LmsNZCUrvONAwbc35R6GY-MmZwOgV09Oo0/ (Interview)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsM2yU4LULGmyr3DbW3M8KLmMQcxQGei7jPmQk0/ (Reading)

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Tuesday-Tony-Spoken-Label-May-2023-Podcast/B0C4TDLB72?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=MD2MFH4XJ5RYR5TTQR7E&pageLoadId=FHceDuUHEe4NQjAD&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3uuYtPWH7njPMSLN0VFLZR

Saturday 13 May 2023

More Book Reviews

I haven't read all of these over the past few days, but rather what I have read over the past month and a bit.

Paul Auster - BloodBath Nation

Phoenix Andrews - Blood Cells

Greg Hurtwiz - the last Orphan

Alta H Haffner - My Sorrows

Anonymous - Diary of an Oxygen Thief

Tuesday 9 May 2023

Bonus Episode - Live Zoom Book Launch for 'The Scope of art and poetry'

Bonus Episode for Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast) features the audio broadcast of the book launch for "The scope of art and poetry'(edited by Daniel Kay and Mel Wardle Woodend). The book is described as "This anthology aims to raise money and awareness for disability charity Scope. The book contains a selection of poetry and art from both well-known and emerging poets and artists. In each piece the art has inspired the poetry. This is known as ekphrasis. The collection includes poems about living with a disability, as well as those that explore the social and political aspects of everyday lives. The anthology is a celebration of people's lives and experiences, and all proceeds from the book will go to Scope. Edited by Daniel Kay and Mel Wardle Woodend with cover art by Paul Riding. Published by Dream Well Writing Ltd - Staffordshire based publishers of dyslexia friendly books with worldwide distribution and an environmentally conscious ethos founded in 2017 by Mel Wardle Woodend Staffordshire Poet Laureate 2019 – 2022.

https://www.dreamwellwriting.simplesite.com

www.amazon.co.uk/Scope-Art-Poetry-Various-Authors/dp/173971055X/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1681328773&refinements=p_27%3AMel+Wardle+Woodend&s=books&sr=1-1

Can be streamed/downloaded from:

https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/bonus-episode-live-zoom-book-launch-for-the-scope-of-art-and-poetry-spoken-label-april-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bonus-episode-live-zoom-book-launch-for-the-scope-of/id1501847969?i=1000610642266

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode---Live-Zoom-Book-Launch-for-The-Scope-of-art-and-poetry-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e228pb9

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/MzZkYWI4ODItM2ExMi00MjVkLWJiNmMtZDQ5ZDNiNGU4YTQ2?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj4qOe8--j-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!20b5d

https://castbox.fm/episode/Bonus-Episode---Live-Zoom-Book-Launch-for-'The-Scope-of-art-and-poetry'-(Spoken-Label%2C-April-2023)-id2678341-id590894014

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/bonus-episode-live-zoom-book-l-172028685

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode141409771-Bonus-Episode-Launch-Scope-poetry-Spoken-Label-April-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR0XTfwnWswY97ResErC3-oCVWxVQ49lzlb8gkvkngn-_jrTjxVEFfjl3Cc

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Bonus-Episode---Live-Zoom-Book-Launch-for-The-Scope-of-art-and-poetry-Spoken-Label--April-2023-e228pb9

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/bonus-episode-live-zoom-book-

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F68494121%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-12%252F0d53b371-0db3-47a2-0f7e-0bab79516bbb.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-jam97-181fa893

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1683327600

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/d3bf04fe-edc8-41e1-b7c7-52ff613f38ca/spoken-label-bonus-episode---live-zoom-book-launch-for-'the-scope-of-art-and-poetry'-spoken-label-april-2023

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Bonus-Episode-Live-Zoom-Book-Launch-for-The-Scope-of-art-and-poetry-Spoken-Label-April-2023-Podcast/B0C38ZFNQ2?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=XZWX8E40KM4GVS39DN5G&pageLoadId=LsUlBJ3RzrxRiU0z&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8pH0ayg7pc

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsEikoouUEi-uIimCq6jZ76nXi7eZNz-VnhaJU0/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uiits5GlEl9WvOIvu2OFI

Monday 8 May 2023

Ghost Train (New 54 word flash fiction)

"They laid tracks for a ghost train," said the engineer. "But who's going to ride it? Ghosts don't buy tickets!"

The rest of the crew laughed, but that night, the train arrived. The ghosts got on, and the engineer was forced to work overtime.

"I thought you said they don't buy tickets!" he grumbled.

#flashfiction #fiction #microfiction

Sunday 7 May 2023

New Spoken Label Podcast release - Katy Naylor

New from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Artist / Poetry Podcast) features Katy Naylor.

Katy Naylor lives by the sea, in a little town on the south coast of England. She writes poetry, fiction and text adventure games in the time that falls between the cracks.She has work published or upcoming in Outcast Press, The Bear Creek Gazette and Not Deer Magazine.

She can be found on twitter @voidskrawl

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https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/katy-naylor-spoken-label-may-2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/katy-naylor-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000611683938

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Katy-Naylor-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e22fhjv

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/NDcwZTMzMDYtZGVlNC00Zjc2LThlYzAtOTRiNTVkOTQ3ODA3?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiw1beIkuT-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8NhSO44vJM (Part 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkCFm6Xv6fc (Part 2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsNbNlXS9Q0&t=1s (Reading)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9I6doOSHUU4DMLWWm3IQjhEf8__ZgDqChWAE0/ (Part 1)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9JblXMkl8gZc99YC7we7vecXA69dU1JYsueE0/ (Part 2)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9JfOCryc57Q09qbF9fWYRZs8qF9vIKwrhr0c0/ (Reading)

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!92793

https://castbox.fm/episode/Katy-Naylor-(Spoken-Label%2C-May-2023)-id2678341-id593048219

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/katy-naylor-spoken-label-may-2-171844365

https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1501847969/episode140905405-Naylor-Spoken-Label-Spoken-Label

https://www.podash.com/podcast/882087/?fbclid=IwAR2KADD2BDLJAYi5aP7ttvj5uMF_KGKQQde22sHYwnqa7Hce7uwGe3_lYVI

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Katy-Naylor-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e22fhjv

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/spoken-label/katy-naylor-spoken-label-may-dHkG5TsILJa/

https://www.bullhorn.fm/spokenlabel/posts/katy-naylor-spoken-label-may-

https://podcastaddict.com/?id=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd905e90%2Fpodcast%2Fplay%2F68715583%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%252Fstaging%252F2023-3-16%252F7ed2af73-d39a-1481-00c6-9061ecb0226c.mp3&podcastId=2748767

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-8quu4-18153bca

https://podbay.fm/p/spoken-label/e/1683174414

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/50f55f35-fafb-428c-97a3-fad0b40d1bc9/spoken-label-katy-naylor-spoken-label-may-2023

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Spoken-Label-p1317427/?topicId=281668106

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Katy-Naylor-Spoken-Label-May-2023-Podcast/B0C4949KKR?ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_1&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=XHFS6JAVZQ1W7B85V8H8&pageLoadId=ofngmGgYIQNBUQa7&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4eaHxYOTawBFBfZQmg38Y6

Saturday 6 May 2023

Ocean in a Bottle - 2022 - a personal space odyssey and other new releases

A few new releases from Ocean in a Bottle (and related projects):

Ocean in a Bottle – 2022 – a personal space odyssey

https://slightlyoffkilter.bandcamp.com/album/2022-a-personal-space-odyssey

(New album on Slightly Off Kilter records which is an emotional sequel to my album on Slightly Off Kilter records from 2021 - this further examines the nature of his own personal existence post-Covid via the medium of ambient electronics.

Ocean in a Bottle – From Saturn to Venus

https://oceaninabottle.bandcamp.com/album/from-saturn-to-uranus-2

(Forgotten album from 2020 – two epic ambient journeys leaving Saturn and all of its pull to the sleepy ice world of Neptune).

Distance – Facing Spring

https://andynproductions.bandcamp.com/album/facing-spring-may-improvisation

(Improvisation from my noise project Distance simply facing Spring)

Piano in a Bottle – Early recordings Volume 2 (2015)

https://pianoinabottle.bandcamp.com/album/early-recordings-volume-2-2015

(Very early Piano experiments from 2015 – found during a recent archive)

Friday 5 May 2023

Speak Easy thank you's for May 2023 / Bookings for June 2023

Really pleased with Speak Easy (our spoken word open mic night) from last night at Dulicmer, Chorlton.

I know I always say but it was a great night as always with well over 30 people in attendance excellently guest hosted by the wonderful Amy Langley who did a sterling job of guest hosting.

We would like to thank the following for reading/hosting:

1. Daniel Findell
2. Joy Wasell Tims
3. Tom Butterworth
4. Linda Downs
5. Martin Elder
6. Beth McMillian
7. Trystan Lewis
8. Amanda Nicholson
9. Alice Godliman
10. Amy Langley
11. Jon Clifford
12. Steve Smythe
13. Andy Npoet
14. Siobhan Hoy
15. Andy Cash
16. Lindy Newns
17. Sara Jayne Haq
18. Matt Dennelly
19. Joe Tetley
20, Roy Page

Amanda is currently sorting out photographs from the night and these will be uploaded on the Speak Easy page (https://www.facebook.com/speakeasymanchester) shortly (with a selection of pictures on our Instagram page on https://www.instagram.com/speakeasypoetryspokenword/ I (Andy N) also has an complete audio of the night and will be uploading these on https://andyn.bandcamp.com/ over the next night or two also.

Our next show will be on Thursday 01 June 2023. Bookings shall start for it from midday on Sunday 07 May 2023 by emailing Andy N on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

We are also looking for guest hosts for future Speak Easy also. Email Steve with all queries for this on stevesmythe50@gmail.com

#Manchesterpoetry #Manchesterfiction #Manchesterflashfiction #Chorltonflashfiction #Chorltonpoetry #Chorltoncumhardypoetry #Chorltoncumhardyflashfiction #poetryopenmic #spokenwordopenmic #openmic

Wednesday 3 May 2023

New Spoken Label Podcast - Caitlin McKenna

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast series) features the wonderful Caitlin McKenna whose debut collection "Now Say it back" has being published by Bent Key Publishing.

Her bio advises "Caitlin McKenna is incredibly talented. First appearing on our founder's radar during the On the Mic poetry evening at Leeds' Left Bank, her words are fierce, feminist and unapologetically confrontational. Barely edging into her twenties, she has taken the mantle of queer representative and run with it - delivering fast-paced wit, reflective short-form pieces and lengthier spoken pieces that force you to look at how we exist in society today."

Some links include:

https://www.bentkeypublishing.co.uk/caitlin-mckenna

https://www.instagram.com/caitisapoet/

https://www.instagram.com/bonedownlag/

https://linktr.ee/caitisapoet

https://caitcmckenna.journoportfolio.com/https://www.bentkeypublishing.co.uk/product-page/now-say-it-back-caitlin-mckenna

Links for Streaming include:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Caitlin-Mckenna-Spoken-Label--May-2023-e21dqpg

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/caitlin-mckenna-spoken-label-may-2023/id1501847969?i=1000611144448

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/Y2UzNjQ0MTktZTljZi00NTU4LWIwYzMtYTRhODI4MjQwNzVm?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjwsoKy09P-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

https://radiopublic.com/spoken-label-6BalgM/s1!57c38

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spoken-label-1044059/episodes/caitlin-mckenna-spoken-label-m-171389862