September 30th 2011

This week it's Mr Jim King who is our guest. Jim has been many things in his life and brings his experiences to his novel, Towards yesterday. we also have Myrna Combellack to give us her ideas for reading this month. She will be talking about Raymond carver, that brilliant writer of short stories and also about novel writing.
We shall be playing some of Jim's music, another side to him, and also music from the Konteth Karrek choir following on from last week. Great things happening Art wise in the basement of the exchange this Saturday from 11 till 7.30 films of an even held in Berlin of performance art and the from 7.30 till late of local artists.
At Gaslights tonight there is acoustic music and live sounds at Bunters in Truro. Maybe see you there..
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Week 10

Thanks to Caroline for her film about John Harris and we will be learning more about this wonderful Cornish poet. He deserves to be more widely known. Thanks too goes to Bert biscoe for his music and the Konteth Karrek choir. Carolines short film is available from the Emporium in Redruth and also from the Redruth centre. It is also being shown as per of the Cornwall film festival in Newquay, see their web site for details of screening. Paul Farmers film is also being shown there.

this week 23rd september

Our guest is Caroline Palmer who is going to talk about her film about John Harris, the Cornish poet miner. Her film won a joint first at Buxton film festival.
I have been to sample the delights of the St Ives festival and today saw some good performers down from up country. Again, indoors because of the constant Cornish mizzle but I hope to be reading some of the poetry there today and recommending it to you.
Also playing more of Mr Biscoe, whom I caught at Redruth railway station whilst going down the line to St Ives. The train journey is quite delightful, cheap and convenient for the town. There, I've done my bit for the environment.
Join us on Friday at 3.30 for some of John Harris' poetry and ones I've set to music. It feels like winter here already but hopefully we can bring the spring into your lives with some of his nature poems.

Programme 9

That was Mr Bert Biscoe  singer, songwriter and poet who gladdened our studio for this weeks edition. His new CD, "Feast of worms" is available to buy at CD baby and his other albums are An Kynsa, a retrospective, and Dew Vardh with Pol Hodge. His book of poems is called Trurra! is available from bookshops , price £8.99.
Well, I visited st Ives to attend the Norway square lunchtime extravaganza and it was the usual mixture of professional and amateur poets and singers amongst them Ben, from America and Evelyn from Germany. I recorded the proceedings and will be featuring tracks in forthcoming programmes. St Ives was wet so the society of artists kindly donated their gallery space for the afternoon. Yours truly sang and I will be going to Cafe Frug in Penzance for  an evening soon. Lots of good music on over the next week so check out Miss Peapods, Gaslights and Bunters for their line ups some of which are free.

Friday 16th september

This week says hello to Mr Bert Biscoe ad he'll be regaling us with poetry and song and something from his new CD feast of worms.

 Details of a new writers group meeting once a month on sats pm  with Abi wyatt at Krowji. More details from her at abiwyatt@yahoo.co.uk 

See details at Write out loud for a performnace poetry course at Lumb bank run by the Arvon foundation.

Les Mertons poetry cornwall out soon and can be purchased from 11a Penryn street, Redruth.

Yours truly is off to Snives this saturday to record poetry and to see a new exhibition at For Street with LyndaStyles and Matthew Lanyon.Pray for the sun, highly unlikely butkeep fingers crossed.
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Show number 8

Thanks to Myrna Combellack for her very good show today. Her dialect story was a joy to listen to and I enjoyed the extracts from the Playing Place and mistress of grammar. Myrna will be in again to do a book review for the end of September.
Thanks also to Kelly Pritchard for his track Snow Leopard and also to Truro cries from Pol and Bert. Also to Ann for her song Whaitechapel ladies, a fitting tribute to the ladies who died in Ipswich.
Tomorrow sees the start of the St Ives festival and there is a great line up. To help fund it martin Val Baker has paintings for sale at the Rainy day gallery. Apples and Snakes have a free poetry workshop in Plymouth from 12 till  5 at the Barbican on 29th September. Don't forget to support Bob in Norway square everyday from 12.30 till 2.
If you are interested in reading any of Myrna's books you can get them out at the library or buy them from her. Please contact me for further details. And don't forget to take the  little train to St Ives. We have to keep our fingers crossed that the weather will improve. Some Cornish mizzle at the moment.

Week 8 on Do the write thing

This week we have as our guest author Myrna Combellack. Myrna has written several novels about the playing place and will read extracts from them. There will also be music from the Truro based musician Kelly Pritchard. Kelly ran Manhattan sound studio in Truro and has been a figure on the music scene in Cornwall for many years.There is a chance to see the excellent Tom Cary at Gaslights bar on friday, a very young John martyn and excellent song writer. Ann Foxglove starts her Poetry Mine at the miners and mechanics in St Agnes on October 4th. Come and do a poem or just listen for £2. Please support her in this latest venture and it should be good.
St Ives festival starts on saturday and Bob holds his outdoor poetry gigs from 12.30 every day in Norway square.It's free and one to support too.
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