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Author Archives: David Barnes
Report from last time!
Slightly strange night, I thought. Took a while to settle down and get going. Although the songs at the start were a good way to kick off – 3 arrangements of Liam’s songs including Winter Frozen. Later Alixandra and Stefanie … Continue reading
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Culture Rapide/Cabaret Populaire
By the way, this bar up in Belleville do all kinds of French slam nights & music jams and stuff. Even a haiku open mic. Let’s go and do our stuff! They were warm and welcoming when I read there … Continue reading
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30th January…
Liam, Erica, Conrad & Stefanos Sergio Alixandra & Stefanie I’ll do a full report when I get back from London. But next Spoken Word is 13th Feb at the Bistrot des Artistes and the theme will be masks.
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Exploring other worlds
Spoken Word open mic 21h00 this Wednesday 30th Jan. at l’Ogre à Plumes , 49/50 rue Jean Pierre Timbaud. Métro Parmentier. opening at 21h00 with songs by Liam, Erica Stefanos and Conrad previewing their concert at the Maroquinerie. Theme: Exploring … Continue reading
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Spoken Word:Unspoken words
Some mornings I wake up after Spoken Word and wonder what last night was all about. Not this morning – that was exactly what it’s all about! A (smoke-free!) cellar crammed to bursting with enthusiastic people, the distance between readers, … Continue reading
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Next Spoken Word: Unspoken Words – at the Bistrot des Artistes
Back in the day this was where we used to do Anglophonics, a music-plus-some-spoken-word open mic night. It was run by Nancy Magarill when I arrived and featured people like David Bowie’s band! That scene was one of the main … Continue reading
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Photos from les pères populaires
Theme was Laughter vs Sadness. “All good humour comes from real pain” – Deborah Moggach.
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Halloween Spoken Word… hosted by Conor & Alexa. Report by Alexa.
The place was packed! Not all at once, but gradually more and more people came until the room was full. We had scary sound effects, even scarier MCs and Bob brought us a Jack O’Lantern before delighting the crowd with … Continue reading
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SpokenWord Paris 