The People Under The Stairs

This is a night of poetry, music, art and film. It is run by the same team behind The Mental Virus Magazine.

The event takes place on a monthly basis at The Tavern, Mesnes Street, Wigan. See below for this month's details.

SATURDAY 15TH MARCH
The People Under The Stairs #6

Art / Poetry / Music / Film

 
The Tavern, Mesnes Street, Wigan

8pm – Free Entry

 

TONY WALSH (Poet)                      

This Manchester based poet has shared a bill with Patti Smith, John Cooper Clarke, Saul Williams and Lemn Sissay among others and has been building up his reputation as a poet of the highest quality over the past few years. He’s a winner of numerous ‘Poetry Slams’ around the country and has recently been invited by The British Council, to headline at the national event in Warsaw to mark the 5th anniversary of slam poetry in Poland.

 Some Reviews of Tony Walsh:

“Very, very clever.” John DeLucy, The British Library
“Tony Walsh – truly the Gods’ Pollocks of the spoken word!” Jeremy Myerson, The Royal College of Art

“You could have heard a pin drop…as moving a theatre experience as you can imagine” Eric Allison, Guardian correspondent.

"If poetry is the new rock and roll, Tony Walsh proved it..." Official Glastonbury Festival website review

http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/tonywalsh

 

PAUL BIBBY (Music)                        

Paul has recorded 21 solo albums and here presents a selection from his ‘Elementals’ volumes. The albums cover jazz, classical, prog, rock and dance grooves, leaving no musical stone unturned. Using guitar and a live percussive computer suite Paul creates a cosmos of sound that captures the listener in a trance and doesn’t let go till the last note rings out.

www.myspace.com/paulbibbyelementals

 

TABITHA SIMS (Poet/Comedy/Singer)

A quality performer who uses songs, poetry and comedy leaving the audience not knowing what’s to come next.

 

MICHAEL WILSON (Poet)

A Northern Irish poet from Manchester. A Thoughtful and strong performer who can switch from a poem about cheese sandwiches to one about the back story of an REM song effortlessly.

 

DEGSY JONES (Poet Warrior)         

Karate Poetry? It’s an angle to approach poetry from this Wirral poet warrior, which showcases his control of words, body and mind.

www.dementedpoetry.com




Candace Rose Davies will also be showing short films.


There is a limited open mic; please book a slot ahead – [email protected]

 

Later on Lupine present: the fantastic psychedelic pop rockers The Murmurs of Tension and the gypsy-swing-skiffle-ska-rock combo Whiskycats headline.

www.myspace.com/themurmursoftension       www.whiskycats.co.uk