Lyric Lounge

Joel Stickley
Joel Stickley is the author of hit blog How To Write Badly Well, critically-acclaimed book Who Writes This Crap? and animated film Crash! Bang! Wallow! which won the NFBC Short Film Award at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. He is a member of Aisle16 (Time Out Critics’ Choice of the Year 2005). Joel has undertaken various residencies and commissions ...
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Ash Dickinson
Ash Dickinson is a writer, poet and comedy performer. A multiple slam champion- including Edinburgh and Cheltenham- Ash won the BBC Radio 4 Midlands Slam in 2009. In the previous BBC National Slam in 2007 he progressed through the Scottish heats, eventually finishing among the top 8 in the UK. Ash was the 2011 UK All Stars Slam runner-up. In the ...
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Elliott Morris
With hundreds of gigs behind him – and now a coveted Danny Kyle Award from Celtic Connections 2013 – Elliott Morris has a formidable reputation as one of the hardest-working and most sought-after young artists on the acoustic scene. The 23 year-old singer-songwriter taps the strings and beats the guitar’s body to create an intricate spectacle, tog ...
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Liz Lenten
Liz Lenten has been a professional singer for 25 years with her last single reaching no.10 in the indie video charts. She has been teaching vocals and running music workshops for children and adults for over 20 years. Liz freelances as a music consultant, lecturer and music facilitator and has worked with Leeds School of Music, SoundLINCS, Global ...
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Welcome

BOOM! We’re back!

Look out for Lyric Lounge events this year in Lincoln, Leicester and Corby. You can expect the usual heady mix of internationally renowned artists, live literature performances, music, film, masterclasses and even some guerrilla knitting… to say we’re excited is an understatement!

First up is Lincoln on Sunday May 12th at Lincoln Drill Hall. We’ll be providing a lyrical finale to Lincoln Inspired, a brand new festival for the city celebrating literature, music and the arts. For full programme details see here and book your tickets here.

Watch this space for further details of Lyric Lounges in Leicester and Corby.

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The Lyric Lounge is a Writing East Midlands project. It is produced by renaissance one, co-ordinated in Lincoln by cultural solutions uk, and was artistically developed by Lydia Towsey. It is funded by Arts Council England and Legacy Trust UK, creating a lasting impact from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by funding ideas and local talent to inspire creativity across the UK.

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30.Apr.2013
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Lyric Lounge is an epic 12-hour programme of spoken word, performance poetry, film and live music events taking place at Lincoln Drill Hall on Sunday 12th May. We are offering two people the opportunity to win a TweetSeat and experience the whole day for FREE, in return for tweeting their thoughts and reviews throughout the …

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