Spotlight Club

Open Mic Event

Contact: Ron Baker 01524 381642 or spotlightclub@btinternet.com

Jim Turner - Poetry
Based in Lancaster Jim works part-time in a wholefood co-op. When not shovelling lentils he is to be found in the hills wandering about, climbing or writing. After studing literature and philosophy for several years Jim stopped writing essays and started writing poetry which he finds much more rewarding.

Kevin McVeigh - Prose
Kevin was born and bred between the Lakes and the Bay and has had various mostly not
that interesting jobs. Currently works in Mental health admin. 'I've been trying to write for 25 years and have almost reached the bottom of the page on several occasions. My non-fiction, book reviews, author profiles and criticism has been published in fanzines and journals in several countries, and my occasional writing about music has gone down well too. The rest of what I write is a mix of the personal and the imagined -- I sometimes say that every word is true, I just changed the order for dramatic effect.'

Matt Carter - Poetry
Matt is a writer, editor, poet, and occasional artist, in between selling books and
designing web pages. He quite literally wears many hats. In his spare time he does pretty much the same things but doesn't try as hard. He wishes people would stop writing books about sexy vampires, because he's working on a horror novel and will need the shelf space soon...

Peter Daniel Edge - Poetry
Peter studied Philosophy at Sheffield University for a year and then dropped out to become a landscape gardener. 'That was quite hard work, so I became a student again, this time studying for a Horticulture degree at Myerscough College, near Preston. I completed the Foundation Degree last year and am still studying to qualify for a degree there this year as well as working as a gardener at an estate a couple of days a week, so I'm a gardener / student.
My poetry seems to be quite nature themed and I try to make it have a fair bit of energy and passion with some political feeling as well.

Plus Music:

Mikey Kenney

Paddy Garrrigan
Faster than a sleeping bullet, more powerful than a ukulele, capable of drinking warm beverages in a single bound: Paddy 'Wainscot' Garrigan is a singer, musician, writer and exceedingly amateurish cyclist. Best known for playing guitar and singing in The Pier Group and The Wierdstring Band (and for doing anything but play guitar in The Wisemen), Paddy has contributed a myriad of instruments to ensembles such as Dan Haywood's New Hawks, Moonstone,
The Gokarnas, The Puma Sutras, Colonel Blimp & The Amazing Exploding Bananas, and Sonic Tradition. He also performs as a solo artist, and occasionally as a solo group.

Compere: Simon Baker

Price: £3.00 / £2.00

Time: 8.30