New video ‘I’m a cat’
This is a new song, written to order. Cats are always a popular topic and this one seems to work well even with younger pre-school children.
Video of Traffic Jam
This is a poem that I do regularly as part of a school performance. It can go on a lot longer than this. Bet you end up humming it to yourself afterwards.
Video of Summer
Did some more recording at the weekend, and my good friend Karen has made another video for me. It’s a lot of fun making these and all with easily available equipment and software. Captures the warm weather, don’t you think?
Video of Explode by Bernard Young
Adding some new strings to the bow, new media to the repetoire, new audience opportunities. This poem/song is one that I often use to open up a day workshop. It works very well for audience participation and can go on for far longer than this version, which was recorded at home. Thanks to Karen for making it into a video and all of the people whose photos are on here for making them available under Creative Commons licence.
Buy ‘Absent’ on a Card
You can now buy postcards or greetings cards with the poem ‘Absent’ from my book ‘Brilliant’. These can be ordered from my RedBubble site. Buy here.
Driftnet Poets and Friends Saturday 3 March 8pm @ Ropery Hall, North Lincolnshire
Driftnet Poets and Friends Saturday 3 March 2012 8pm @ Ropery Hall, The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire DN18 5JT
Driftnet Poets and Friends present an evening of Poetry, Music and Song. The evening is in support of WaterAid 8pm £5/£7 on the door
Driftnet Poets have put together a cornucopia of words and music, inviting some of their friends to join them on stage in support of WaterAid.
Performing together for more than 10 years, all six Driftnet Poets write in a variety of styles which translate from page to stage to great effect.
Merlin’s Keep from Grimsby has four albums behind them and members are continually writing new material to add to their popular repertoire.
Trevor Millum and Bernard Young have worked together for many years as the duo Double Talk. Their witty poetry takes a light-hearted but sometimes barbed look at life.
Roger Beard has been singing and playing around the country for many years, performing traditional and contemporary folk alongside acoustic versions of rock classics.
This performance will include new work created especially for the occasion.
All proceeds will go to WaterAid – come along and share a special evening in support of a vital cause. Together we can make changes.
Tickets from Ropery Hall website: http://www.the-ropewalk.co.uk/roperyhall/theatre.htm#driftnet
24 October 2011 Family Fun Writing Workshop
Join Bernard Young for a fun writing session at the The Quaker Tapestry Exhibition Centre & Cafe in Kendal, Cumbria. Bernard will give a short performance to get things going and then give you lots of ideas to help you write your own poems. Children and grown ups writing together! Poems, raps, serious, funny – whatever you like. No pressure. Just some fun with words. For more information and to book a place see: http://www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk/events/family-fun-writing-workshop/
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