http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress Latest News Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:43:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Julian Ramsey-Wade invoked the spirit of Eminem while performing “Thin Gravy” with assistance from Andi Langford-Woods before taking up MC duties to introduce Pete Hunter. He recounted tales of “the Bruce Willis spider”, a baked bean tin, a torrid holiday helping his family to move house, his unique “Sonnet for ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2010/03/01/acoustic-night-end-of-season-special-11-12-2009/ Acoustic Night 97 – 30th November 2009 – St Andrews Day and not a Scot in sight Julian Ramsey-Wade began by performing a piece complaining of “Flu” and then introduced Jen whose poems – “slices of life if you will” were “Whisky Drinker”, a short true tale about a smoker who ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2010/03/01/acoustic-night-97-30-11-2009/ the one with a lot of poetry! Julian Ramsey-Wade took MC duties and performed Rudyard Kipling’s “If” to warm things up before introducing Rembrandt Clarke. “Looking At Myself” was a poem about poetry with memorable lines like “the Judas Iscariot school of commerce” and images of “poverty candlelight”, while “Pierre and ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2010/02/02/acoustic-night-96-16-12-2009/ Julian Ramsey-Wade compered, and opened with his shopping list for happiness, “Give me…” Brian Adger dropped a disposable poem and referenced ‘mother trucker earth’ Julie Boston celebrated the anarchy of colourful oldies, and the marvellousness of Chatterton Pete Gebler dreamed different dreams and fused biblical references with Paint Your Wagon to ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2009/11/20/acoustic-night-95-2-10-2009/   Julian Ramsey-Wade opened proceedings with his usual “Why Poetry, Ju?” poem, familiarity with which breeds no contempt whatsoever (“coursing through your being like a dam bursting) and then introduced Pete Gebler. Pete provided two contrasting pieces about stars: in the first – “Above” – he used their “mindless beauty” ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2009/11/08/acoustic-night-94-oct-19-2009/ Our genial host Julian Ramsey Wade started us off with a wonderful rap style piece and reminding us of Acoustic nights longevity Pete Gebler worried about his Brave New World of genetic engineering… (I want to belong to those green eyed, hook nosed poets ) but his worlds included getting rid ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2009/10/28/acoustic-night-93-oct-5-2009/ Andi Langford-Woods MC’d and read “Nerve Ends”, a discourse on sexual stereotyping and then introduced Ros Martin. Ros declared she had something “to get off her chest” and it turned out to be the new Colston Hall foyer (“Look at you / all shiny and new” “Money talks / Kicks ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2009/10/18/acoustic-night-92-sept-21-2009/ Acoustic Night 91 – 7th September 2009 – Instant Anthology Night   (The Instant Anthology Night is now an integral part of the Bristol Poetry Festival and as such was kindly supported by Bristol Poetry Can).   Julian Ramsey-Wade introduced the event, explaining the history and the concept of this night and ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2009/10/02/acoustic-night-91-instant-anthology-sept-7-2009/ Andi Langford-Woods introduced Pameli Benham who introduced her poems with the observation that “if you are a parent you never get over the responsibility”. “Making Babies” was based on a misheard phrase and found the narrator “barefoot on soaking grass”, ending “Never looking back”. “Mother of Invention” described the ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2009/09/15/acoustic-night-90-24-august-2009/   Julian Ramsey-Wade was MC and opened with an old friend - “Graham” (“Now you’re sayin’ I’m just another fla-ham, Graham”) and then introduced Trevor Carter. His first poem was “Tescopoly”, “a rant” about the plans for Ashton Gate (“they’re not content to dominate / they want to have it ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2009/08/20/acoustic-night-89-august-10-2009/