http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress Latest News Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:47:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Andi Langford-Woods took up the MC duties and opened with a paean (I think!) to her old carpet, which towards the end of its long and downtrodden existence doubled as the Acoustic Night stage rug (“becoming…the shore on which countless nerves were shed”) (glossing over bodily fluids!). It ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/11/16/acoustic-night-70-nov-3-2008/ Andi Langford-Woods opens the evening speaking French... "Bonsoir et bien venue a La Nuit Acoustique Soizante Neuf". Yes folks we are truly international... Tony Rowlands Tony started the night with some of his newly published poems. Teachers all over the room could identify with the pressures of the Inspection team ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/10/29/acoustic-night-69-0ct-20-2008/ Racing to cram everyone in and starting early!!! MC Julian Ramsey-Wade introduced Martin John. On only his second visit, Martin is already an established favourite and here he played and sang “Don’t take the boat out”, an authentic song of a fictional fishing disaster (“Fishing was the way ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/acoustic-night-68-oct-6-2008/ Woe unto ye who were not present on the evening of the 22nd September in the year of Our Ford, one hundred and five at Halo in the port town of Brightstowe (now commuted to Bristol by the local tongue), said place of public comfort to be found ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/10/02/acoustic-night-67-sept-22-2008/ 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 ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/09/16/instant-anthology-night-sept-8-2008/ Julian Ramsay-Wade was our MC for the evening and started with an (unnecessary) apology for reprising an old piece – “Front Room” (“smothered…in an as wide as wide is a kiss”) before introducing Andy and Simon. Firstly Andy performed solo: his straight-faced crowd-participating cover of Minnie Riperton’s “Loving ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/08/30/acoustic-night-65-25-august-2008/ There was a tangible air of anticipation in the room. It was another humid evening on the street and I was wondering if we were going to get another deluge like two weeks ago but it was a flood of talent that swept through the door. So much that some ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/08/15/acoustic-night-64-aug-11-2008/ Andi Langford-Woods overcame the bone-wearying tour schedule of recent weeks to MC this Acoustic Night and opened with an elegant outpouring of choice poetry. She then introduced the returning Keith and Wendy with a sad song about a singed seagull in their own inimicable fashion. Keith then sang a solo ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/08/08/acoustic-night-63-july-28-2008/ Julian Ramsey-Wade, our MC for the evening, began with a poem written for his sister and our special guest, Ali Wade, who celebrates her birthday tomorrow. He also discloses that he is wearing a T shirt she gave him. JULIAN RAMSEY-WADE Polly Moyer then performed “Ali - the Lion Heart” for ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/08/08/acoustic-night-62-july-14-2008/ Hazel Hammond was our MC for the night and opened with a poem about temptation in the form of a scent bottle that transported us to exotic worlds. Charlie Ansell then took us to Musselburgh Field and on into a song sung in old English and Scots about the 1st King ... http://www.acousticnight.com/wordpress/2008/07/06/acoustic-night-61-30-june-2008/