Spoken Label

.Todays session on Spoken Label the always lovely Carol Fenwick.   Pieces read out include: 1. A Key worker     (Unreleased)   2. Sweet Potato     (From Keyboard Warriors)   3. The Bee Sting    (From Bouncing back with a bang)   4. The Church Bells chime the cherry trees bloom (Unreleased)    Her books under the n...

Today's Spoken Label session features the wonderful Charlotte Mary, a country singer from Manchester, UK. She is "a Singer/Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Manchester, UK. She sings feisty country-soaked songs about love, breakups and the assured swagger of a woman who knows it’s all about three chords and the truth. She’s worked hard to rise up through the Manchester gig scene earning he...

Latest Spoken Label is our returning friend Umor Haque aka DrayZera talking about the creation of DrayZera and a talk about how mental health and how it impacts writers in particular during lockdown. You can find Umor as DrayZera at: linktr.ee/drayzera

Latest Spoken Label features the wonderful Red Medusa.   Red Medusa "is a poet, academic and activist hailing from south-east London. Having taken a 5-year hiatus from spoken word, Red has exploded back onto the scene stunning poems that capture the sentiments of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the deepest of love poetry. Her style fluctuates between unapologetic, brutal honesty and fier...

Latest from Spoken Label is the wonderful Keith Lander, author of Pandemonium. Keith's official website is: keithlander.co.uk (where you can pick up his book as well as Yaffle Press) His app website discussed in this website is: writing-shed.com Poems read out in this session include: 1. Fantasy in New York (For Linda Chase) 2. Chocolate 3. The Waterman Inn 4. Forced Landing 5. The Borderline 6. I...

Latest Spoken Label podcast features a dear friend of Spoken Label, the returning Penny Sharman to talk about her new book "The day before Joy" The book can be purchased from Penny directly at: https://pennysharman.co.uk/ and can be easily found on Amazon. Penny also has a page on facebook which is: https://www.facebook.com/Penny-Sharman-Poet-216790205705868/ Poems read out in this session include...

..* Containing language not suitable for all * Latest from Spoken Label, featuring our returning friend David R Mellor talking about his new book "So This Is It". This book can be bought here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/So-This-David-R-Mellor/dp/8194827108/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=David+R+Mellor+So+This+Is+It&qid=1607728148&quartzVehicle=842-813&replacementKeywords=david+r+mello...

Latest Spoken Label session features Cancer nurse, counsellor, writer, performer, truth teller and champion of the underdog Cathy Carson. More about Cathy can be read at: facebook page ( www.facebook.com/cathy.carson.7161 ) or simply searching youtube. Poems read in this session: 1. Nightingale 2. Opioids 3. Spectrum 4. 17

Latest Spoken Label Podcast features Author, Performance Poet/Weaving Words, Creative Writing Facilitator/Speaker, Voice Over Artist & Mistress of Ceremonies and Authors of 5 books such as "Truly Me","Kezzabockerglory (with extra sauce)", "All The Loves",  "When You Say Yes" and "Permission To Speak", Kezzabelle Ambler.   More details about kezzabelle can be found at:   https://...

Latest up from Spoken Label is the returning Jenny Berry to talk about her debut collection 'The Great Escape'. Her book is described as "Once upon a time in the North West of England, a poet cold-called a local prison and boldly asked if she could volunteer to host workshops and perform some poetry. To her surprise the prison said 'yes'. This was the start of a new adventure for writer Jenny Berr...

The latest Spoken Podcast features Andy N chatting to Amanda Steel about her forthcoming Podcast series 'Ghost of Me' which is a Podcast audio version of her book of the same name.  Ghost of Me is described as "Imagine getting the chance to solve your own murder. For Sarah, the prospect becomes a reality after finding her dead body in the morgue and deciding that the injuries sustained indica...

.Latest Spoken Label (My Poet / Author Chat series) features the Poet, performance poet writer of flash fiction and all round nice guy the wonderful Markey Mark Symmonds.   More about Mark can be found at:  https://rhythmoftheink.com/  https://www.facebook.com/RhythmoftheInk  https://twitter.com/markeymarkpoet  https://www.instagram.com/markeymarksymmonds/  His debut...

Something a bit different now as the enclosed lovely, touching message came through on Anchor from a young lady who I will just call Dionne regarding Spoken Label, and I thought you all would like to hear it. It brought a lump to my throat.  Hope it will to you all also. Andy N 

Latest from Spoken Label is Austin based American Folk Singer Tom Ovans. www.folkradio.co.uk have recently described Tom's new album 'Crows in the Corn' "Sparse, raw and recorded in analog to a 4-track, his cracked, dry and dusty voice seasoned with life and time, at times evocative of Dylan at his early best, Crows in the Corn, is Tom Ovans 14th album and first in six years. An unfiltered classic...

Latest session from Spoken Label is the wonderful Fin Hall, Host of Like A Blot From The Blue’  and the Curator of Joined Up Writing. Poems read: 1. Like a blot from a blue 2. Closed Captions English Standard 3. The Anguish of one More about Finn can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/fin.hall.14 (Facebook)  https://www.facebook.com/Finhall2 (Like a blot from the blue - writing page o...

Latest Spoken Label Podcast featuring comic / comic poet originally from Bolton now Morecombe based, Rich Davenport.  Rich has being described as:  “Funny.” – Hovis Presley, describing Rich’s comedy to Badly Drawn Boy’s sister (long story).   “Rich Davenport is a brilliant comedian. Genuinely bringing something different to the table and is always a big hit with audiences”. - Lee Ma...

New from Spoken Label is the wonderful Chris Chilton, the author of How to count trees and other poems. Chris can be contacted via email: chris_chilton@hotmail.com OR via Bolton Socialist Club website (use contact menu) OR   Facebook, Instagram (chilton7714) The book is available on amazon at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08B39MQTM?pf_rd_r=K1P141VG3VKMVB89CG3G&pf_rd_p=b1f0fb82-34c...

Back in the house, Spoken Label has a new session with singer songwriter, Katy Rose Bennett.  Katy is described as "Katy Rose Bennett has been writing and performing her idiosyncratic brand of Americana-tinged folk for over 20 years. October 2020 sees the release of her 6th solo album: ‘Where Does It Hurt? An Introduction to Katy Rose Bennett’. “Gentle acoustics from the Nick Drake school… li...

Latest Spoken Label chat is with the lovely Liza Miles. Liza Miles is the author of 'Love Bites'. 'Love Bites' is described  as 'If you enjoy slice of life stories with a touch of Bridget Jones Diary, Love Bites is the perfect guilt free treat. Seven short stories about relationships that bite. Relationships between men and women, friends, families and women and women. The protagonists are fr...

Latest up from Spoken Label is a regular at my co-run Literature Open Mic night Speak Easy, the wonderful Mike Booth. You can read some of MIke's work at write out loud: www.writeoutloud.net/profiles/mikebooth He's also on facebook at: www.facebook.com/mike.booth.18062 Poems read out in this session include: 1. Under Parrswood 2. Grave thoughts from above ground 3. Vertify 4. The Northern Society...

Latest Spoken Label Podcast is from the lovely Libby Taylor. Libby L. Taylor is described as is a globally published poet and writer. She is originally from Leicestershire, England, but has spent most of her life living in the north of England in Sheffield.  She is currently an undergraduate student studying English Literature and Creative Writing at university. Her work has featured in a wid...

Latest Spoken Label session features the lovely Lily Massey author of 'Work in Progress'.   'Work in Progress' as can be seen on her Amazon page is the debut collection by former Staffordshire Young Poet Laureate from 2018 to 2019, Lily Massey.    Lily Massey began writing poetry at the age of fourteen as a hobby, and has loved it ever since achieving the Young Laureate position for...

** Contains adult topics and language not suitable for all ** Latest up from Spoken Label is the wonderful Sarah Jane O'Hare. Sarah Jane is a female poet nurturing an intimate relationship with herself, expressing through a deep connection with the sacred feminine and guiding other female identities in the process.  She is currently working on her debut poetry book on the themes of magick and...

Latest from Spoken Label features the wonderful Rosie Wilby. Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian who has appeared many times on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman’s Hour, Loose Ends and Four Thought, TV programmes including Good Morning Britain and at major festivals around the world. Her first book Is Monogamy Dead? was longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2018 and followed her TED...

Todays Spoken Label feature is the wonderful Andrew Shanahan, author of Before and After.   Before and After is "Ben Stone is terrified. He's terrified because he weighs 601 pounds and needs his right leg amputating. He's terrified because a crane will shortly lift him from his fourth-floor flat and lower him 44 feet to an ambulance waiting below. He's terrified because he hasn't been outside...