Spoken word

Festival review – Outside/Inside: The Bridge, Homelessness to Hope at Firebug & Duffy’s Bar, 16th & 17th November 2024

31/01/2025 Kevin Gaughan 0
Now for one of my favourite sets of the weekend, Honest Dave, a beautiful performance from Dave and the rest of the band, with their saxophone, guitar and ‘wooden knock’ played a varied discography; featured songs that tackled a Rwandan witch

Gig review – Take The Stage: Relaunch at Duffy’s Bar, Wednesday 3rd April 2024

13/04/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
All photographs by Nicolas Joy Palmer @ohnicolajoy (Instagram) Reviewed by Kaia Bliss After a short hiatus and change of venue, Take the Stage hosted and curated […]

Gig review – Charlotte Carpenter at Firebug, Friday 24th November 2023

28/11/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Mouse Teeth Reviewed by Phil Taylor (see his Music Observer blog here) Charlotte Carpenter is a creator and an investor. She creates poetic, intense, […]

Review – Access All Areas 3: for ‘The Bridge Homelessness to Hope’ at Duffy’s Bar, 9th & 10th July 2022

20/07/2022 Kevin Gaughan 0
Kicking things off was Cathi Rae who gave us a performance of her poetry. Poems with plenty of punch. Including ideas that were engaging, if not compelling.

Gig review – Access All Areas 2: for ‘The Bridge Homelessness to Hope’ at Duffy’s Bar, Sunday 21st November 2021

27/11/2021 Kevin Gaughan 0
The complete programme for the day included music by Kevin Hewick, Mike Sole, Sally Hossack, Gu-Ru and Luke Broughton and spoken word performances by Cathi Rae, Stanley Iyanu and others.