RALLY & BROAD: SAID THE JOKER TO THE THIEF

Friday 20 November
19.00-22.00 £6 (door) / £5 (adv)

 

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*Tickets now only available at door*

FINDLAY NAPIER/ SAM RIVIERE/ AGNES TOROK/ VICKI JARRETT/ MARTIN O’CONNOR/ IONA LEE/ GENESEE

A seven-act feast of literary delight, celebrating new and emerging Scotland-based poets, performers, authors and generally talented and innovative users of WORDS. Three from that Edina, three from that there Glasgow, PLUS two sets of fine tunes from….

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FINDLAY NAPIER! Acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter. “An original, engaging treat.” (The Telegraph) “Songs full of earthy humour, hopeless love and biting satire.” (Folk Radio UK) ★★★★ “Album of the Week: Napier is a warm, witty and engaging singer with a real gift for melody.” (The Sunday Express)

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SAM RIVIERE! Sam Riviere is an Eric Gregory award-winning poet who also won the Felix Dennis Award for Best First Collection in 2010 for his collection 81 Austerities.

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AGNES TOROK! A performer and poet rapidly gaining notice for her political and social commentary including hit performance poem ‘Worthless’ and solo shows ‘If You’re Happy & You Know It Take This Survey’ (2015) and ‘Sorry, I Don’t Speak Culture.’ (2014)

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VICKI JARRETT! Novelist and short story writer, whose first collection of short stories, The Way Out, was published by Freight in 2015 and was long-listed for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, 2015.

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MARTIN O’CONNOR! Performer, writer and theatre-maker whose work includes Theology (The Arches), Reality (The Tron), Inner Circle (Glasgow Subway Festival), Zugzwang and Manifesto (The Arches).

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IONA LEE! Poet, artist and prose writer; an exciting new voice in the Scottish spoken word scene.

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GENESEE! Kenyan/ Scottish singer of poems and songs, with beautifully crafted tales and astonishing performances.

Trust us! These six artists PLUS our stellar musical headliner will make for a show that will knock yer socks off, should ye be wearing any. See ye at the front!

Event type:

Tickets available via link above or on the door (unless sold out).

Location

The Bongo Club
66 Cowgate
Edinburgh
EH1 1JX



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