Acoustic Night

Anthology Night @ Acoustic Night 66 is opened by co-hosts Julian Ramsey-Wade and Polly Moyer. Tonight’s event is part of Bristol Poetry Festival Fringe and packed with poets and friends, the backroom is set for the collation of the anthology and the blog tonight is a collection of comments from some of the poets and audience.

So at 8.15 off we go. Julian and Polly taking turns to introduce 15 wonderfully diverse poets.

We were spoilt tonight with the presence of two guests. Firstly Guy Calhoun revived memories of earlier days of Acoustic Night with neat guitar work and rich vocals then spoiling us more by inviting Craig Crofton up to blow some sensous sax on his final number. That coulda been a whole other nights guys… maybe another time?

Time for a break…

Polly welcomes us back as seats fill rapidly for our Special Guest Shane Koyczan. He seems to have made a good few friends tonight and takes us through some deep and poignant times sweetly tinged with wry edgy sometimes dark humour. Anticipation fulfilled!

As always we’re seeing a good few new faces and judging by the comments below we will be seeing them again. So, 12 more poets take stage and we’re at the end of No.66 tired but smiling.

Thanks to Olly for stepping in and taking the fotos, we missed a few faces but a list of performers follows the comments.
“A wonderful charivaria of poetry”…anon.

Well, according to my research ‘charivaria’ is an adaption of ‘shivaree’ – a rowdy celebration for newly-weds… mainly the banging of saucepans and kettles and some music. Leads me to wonder if this person was in the same room… but cute anyway. Ed.

“Happy 66^th birthday Acoustic Night! Great to see the new faces coming through and the old timers soldiering on. The standard, as always, healthily varied but I love that you rarely get cover versions here. Acoustic Night is for originality and experimentation, that’s where true creativity lies. God bless you all” …Tiny Tim

“Very enjoyable and friendly. I shall certainly come again”…Ros Martin

JULIAN RAMSEY-WADE	POLLY MOYER

GARY DEATH	ROS MARTIN

“Fantastic! Great to be part of this. Wish I’d heard of it before! Keep up the good work.”… Lynsey-Ruth Mansfield

“A great resource for the creative spirit of Bristol”…anon

LYNSEY-RUTH MANSFIELD	NEIL P

“Wonderful stuff, love it as always, Barry x”

“So much history, so much that is new – but it is all the same good stuff”…Daddy G

JULIE BOSTON	STEVE DUNCAN

“BRILL!”…anon

“Magic is still in the mind made word”…Tim

SHANE KOYCZAN

“Top gig as always, keep it underground”… Gaz Death

“Vibrant & inspiring! Great…” …Mary Crowder

CHRISTINE RAMSEY-WADE	NORMAN

“Really enjoying coming down; the best and only night in Bristol with these standards of artists and guests. Keep it up!!”…Agatha. Knowle & Bath Spa Poets

“Gert bastard lush innit?”…the ever so polite Helen Gregory

HELEN GREGORY	HAZEL HAMMOND

“Thanks for a well organised evening of poetic fun.”…Julie Boston

“Excellent evening”…Rupert Hopkins

GUY CALHOUN & CRAIG CROFTON	MILES CHAMBERS

And my favourite of all…

“Could have been better – but I’m damned if I can see how…”…that John Terry

THAT JOHN TERRY	NICK MOORE

First Half

Polly Moyer
David Johnson
Gina Briganti
Gary Death
Mary Crowder
Ros Martin
Pete Hunter
Mike Billing
Nick Moore
John Terry
Neil P
Rupert Hopkins
Julie Boston
George Wade
Anna Freeman
Agatha
Guy Calhoun with guest Craig Crofton on sax

Second Half

Shane Koyczan
Julian & Christine Ramsey-Wade
Malcolm
Cathy Keal
Andi Langford-Woods
Lynsey-Ruth Mansfield
Helen Gregory
Steve Duncan
Ian Sills
Norman
Tim Burroughs
Hazel Hammond
Miles Chambers

Thanks to all those who inspired, harangued, helped and humped to make tonight happen.

THE BOOK STOPS HERE….