Priestley Night, featuring Priestley, meat and potato pie (or veggie option), and peas. With stories of his life and readings from his works
Celebrating the life and work of one of England's finest prose writers; on the date of his birth (and mine).
Saturday 13th Sept. 5.30 for 6.00. The Curved Angel Cafe, Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0EA.
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I have a Curry & Kipling Show at the Old Sessions House, London, 15th October. Tickets £25 for show and curry buffet. In aid of the RNIB and the St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets. Follow link for more.
The Lord Mayor of London (the proper one, not the jumped up political one) said It sounds very exciting! to Glyn Watkins, as he stood on Cheapside Market, dressed as Thomas Britton, in his home made denim coal smock, crying Small coal.
Overall, this a performance that can be confidently - even joyously - recommended. It is extremely entertaining, very skillful, and as much characterised by subtlety as by exuberance.
Review of J. S. Bach, Goldberg Variations - David Wright (Harpsichord)Zum Records ZUMCD0720 in Harpsichord Review
My South Milford Poet of Fete Show was a Victorian wonder
Featuring history, poetry, song and story from your multisyallabic, modishly modulating master of majestic ceremony Mr Glyn Watkins.
With tales, including the Pontrefract cowboy, quotes from the incomparable J.L.Carr, and perfect poetry from the bards of Victoria's long reign
Performing songs to set the soul singing sweet salutation.
Rebecca Currier of Opera North and Heather Watts, star of Phanton of the Opera, catch her at York Opera this year.
Sam Wise Cello, Mandy Jones piano.
The fete of South Milford
Seemed to be rain
Summertime blizzards
and going insane
But Yorkshire's sweet heart
Brings sun through the storms
True heart's of the village
Leave sweet memories that warm.
Written whilst manning the Poet of Fete stall at South Milford Fete, between 14.00 - 14.20, 12th July 08; then read out on the tannoy.
I was commissioned to write a poem for this calendar. Art of Trees Calendar (Souvenir edition). I have registered with a site called poemhunter and you can view, comment on and vote for the poem The Beech of Chalk. I would be grateful if you did. Also please consider asking Poetry Please for it.
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Return of the J.B.Priestley Night!
I organised this for the evening of Thursday 13th September (his birthdate and mine) 2007 at the Yorkshire Deli, Ilkley. There was Piping in the pie to Ilkley Moor Ba'tat; a meat and potato pie supper with sticky toffee pud to follow; and readings from the works of J.B.Priestley by me, Jenny Beaumont and Linda Lewick - including The pie shop.
The site of Queensbury Station is where I was the Lost Line Poet and talked about the history of the Great Northern Railway's mad line, and sold my brother's wonderful railway maps of Bradford.
My Poet of Fete Show Sunday 15th July. 7.30 pm. A triumph Selby Times Preview
Creations of a true artist. Now that is truly AWESOME knitwear, Bradwan. And what a marketing strategy; I bet no one else has got a dot com tank top Artsquirrel From the Outhouse.
Why we think Kenneth Branagh is a Prince amongst actors and a sound man beyond measure.
Dear Glyn
Thank-you for the fascinating guides - what a great idea.
Continued sucess with it all - especially the song.
All the best
Kenneth Branagh
I got the above lovely letter
from Kenneth Branagh just a couple of weeks after the signed photo (below) thanking me for the Little Red head Book I sent him. He had been almost totally occupied with filming The Magic Flute , and I guess was working through his non-urgent mail.
I also got
this letter
from Kenneth Branagh before the event I organised to launch my first book.
Featuring 92 unique Bradwan Cultural Guides.
I wrote 92 Cultural Guides for these for these books, was given an author's credit, and was largely responsible for the the press campaign which reached a print, radio, and tv audience of millions.
Rewrite and original of When men are grieving poem. This is important to me. The original was like a bicycle with one bent wheel. Now I fell they are both straight and able to travel.
