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Lynda Berry Tongues and Grooves 28th Feburary featured poet Alan Buckley.
The second Tongues and Grooves of the year opened with an absolute treat of local talent The Pompey Pluckers. Along with Alan Buckley the The Pompey Pluckers stole the evening and the audience's applause, converting a few and encouraging others to perhaps purchase their own ukulele.
Alan Buckley, who has recently received funding to complete his first collection, took to the mic with edgy poetry interlaced with humour and real life experiences. Buckley from Merseyside, residing in East Oxford, regaled the audience with his sexy and edgy prose. Reading form his new pamphelt 'Shiver', Buckley makes the observation that a poem is never about what it claims to be, opening the set with Peaches, a poem concerning the secret lives of 'God's own fruit'. After Buckley's last set, Maggie Sawkins said, 'It's good to see a serious poet read with such panache', daubing him one to watch .
With much commotion and eager anticipation the Pluckers returned to the stage to perform 'Boots were made for walking', with audience joining in enthusiastically.With 20 official members, Alan Buckley remarked he had 'never before been backed by a ukulele orchestra'. The band performed further classics by George Formby as well as Raw hide, justifying the sparkling cowboy hats donning the lead singers. Complementing the ukulele orchestra, 'Tangle' performed 'Making Whoopy' with Sue Apicella joining in on the 'Praying for Rain'
The evenings open mic was opened by Denise Bennett and later featured Felicity with 'Silent Symphony' a strong poem with powerful alliteration about her grandfather. Chris Sparkes contributed a subversive poem based on the Philip Larkin poem 'This be the verse' with a delightful role reversal. Maggie Sawkins impressed the audience, reciting her own poem by heart 'The Zoo Keeper's Song'. The writer of this review also featured on the open mic, with her first performance at Tongues and Grooves.
The last set of the Pluckers was met with rowdy applause and even featured Maggie Sawkins on her first ukulele debut, joining in on 'You are my Sunshine'. The evening finished with demands of 'encore' from the audience with 'We'll meet again'. The Pompey Pluckers will feature at the Bandstand during the Summer. The next Tongues and Grooves will feature Janet Ayers and Delicious Soundbites.
The second Tongues and Grooves of the year opened with an absolute treat of local talent The Pompey Pluckers. Along with Alan Buckley the The Pompey Pluckers stole the evening and the audience's applause, converting a few and encouraging others to perhaps purchase their own ukulele.
Alan Buckley, who has recently received funding to complete his first collection, took to the mic with edgy poetry interlaced with humour and real life experiences. Buckley from Merseyside, residing in East Oxford, regaled the audience with his sexy and edgy prose. Reading form his new pamphelt 'Shiver', Buckley makes the observation that a poem is never about what it claims to be, opening the set with Peaches, a poem concerning the secret lives of 'God's own fruit'. After Buckley's last set, Maggie Sawkins said, 'It's good to see a serious poet read with such panache', daubing him one to watch .
With much commotion and eager anticipation the Pluckers returned to the stage to perform 'Boots were made for walking', with audience joining in enthusiastically.With 20 official members, Alan Buckley remarked he had 'never before been backed by a ukulele orchestra'. The band performed further classics by George Formby as well as Raw hide, justifying the sparkling cowboy hats donning the lead singers. Complementing the ukulele orchestra, 'Tangle' performed 'Making Whoopy' with Sue Apicella joining in on the 'Praying for Rain'
The evenings open mic was opened by Denise Bennett and later featured Felicity with 'Silent Symphony' a strong poem with powerful alliteration about her grandfather. Chris Sparkes contributed a subversive poem based on the Philip Larkin poem 'This be the verse' with a delightful role reversal. Maggie Sawkins impressed the audience, reciting her own poem by heart 'The Zoo Keeper's Song'. The writer of this review also featured on the open mic, with her first performance at Tongues and Grooves.
The last set of the Pluckers was met with rowdy applause and even featured Maggie Sawkins on her first ukulele debut, joining in on 'You are my Sunshine'. The evening finished with demands of 'encore' from the audience with 'We'll meet again'. The Pompey Pluckers will feature at the Bandstand during the Summer. The next Tongues and Grooves will feature Janet Ayers and Delicious Soundbites.
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:58 pm
