Amnesty and the Fringe

For the second week running, we featured events and performers at the Exeter Fringe Festival which runs until Saturday 2 July at venues around the city. 
 Listen to the show again here

I spoke on the phone to Mab Jones who - together with Anthony Fairweather -  is performing That's Easy For You To Say for the Exeter Fringe. Mab and Anthony are an inspirational pair of performers: both have worked - and are working - hard to overcome speech difficulties. Their shows are fast-paced and humorous and have stunned audiences across the UK. See them at The Rusty Bike in Exeter on 30 June, 1 July and 2 July at 18:00 each day.

Claire, Bronya and Anna are part of the Human Behaviour Theatre Company. They told us about their Fringe play Slug! - on at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 1 July at both 19:00 and 21:30. It's a bite-size comedy told on the ground and in the air! Riotously funny and visually stunning, it is suitable for adults and older children alike.

I spoke last week on the phone to Tai Lawrence who was in the studio today to talk about The Improsarios, Performances at Exeter Phoenix are, it seems, going extremely well. The highly skilled team of actors take the audience's suggestions to create a unique production and give people a sometimes comic, sometimes tragic and always entertaining theatrical performance. They have two more shows at 21:00 on Friday 1 and Saturday  2 July.

We heard too from Lucy Robinson about 50 Years of Amnesty International. She gave us  information about the Exeter branch of Amnesty. Find out more on the Amnesty International and Amnesty Exeter websites.

Colin Rae leads the Big Noise Chorus and he told us all about an event in celebration of Amnesty International's 50 years. On Saturday 23 July from 19:30 there's a Summer Concert at the Riviera Centre in Torquay featuring the Big Noise Chorus and Stagecoach Theatre Arts, Torquay. It's an exciting and ambitious fundraising and awareness raising event with almost 400 performers! Full info here.

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Thank you to Keri Ross for joining me and playing some Glastonbury connected music tracks.


Music played 
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke..Ajde Jano..East Meets West
Tattie Jam..The Summer Shower..Jam
Polly & The Billets Doux..I Would Ask..Fiction, Truths & Downright Lies
Count To Fire..Falling In Line..Another Life
Teddy Thompson..You Made It..Separate Ways
Cesaria Evora..Velocidade..Voz D'Amor
The Mountains & The Trees..Carry On..download
Soft Cell..Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 91..Memorabilia
Carolina Chocolate Drops..Hit 'Em Up Style..Genuine Negro Jig
Michelle Shocked..5a.m. In Amsterdam
Big Noise Chorus..Let The River Flow / This Little Light Of Mine
The Chieftains with Ry Cooder & Musicians from Mexico..El Chivo..San Patricio
Mumford & Sons..The Cave..Sigh No More
The Rumble Strips..Girls & Boys & Love..Girls & Weather
Sharon King & the Nevernever Cowboys..Shiny Shoes..Reckless Angels
Buena Vista Social Club..Clocks..Rhythm Style Monday
Paul Simon..Graceland..Graceland
The Rolling Stones..Paint It Black..Hot Rocks

Exeter Fringe and Refugee Week in Devon

Events for both Exeter Fringe Festival and Refugee Week in Devon were featured on The Multifarious Mix today.

Many thanks to our guests who spoke enthusiastically about their events:                           Listen to the show again here

Alison Whittall
Alison is running a singing workshop Lift Your Heart & Sing! at The Mint Methodist Church Hall, Fore Street, Exeter from 10:00 to 13:00 this Saturday 25 June. After the workshop at 14:00, Alison and the participants will be invited to join the North Devon community choir Ploughcapella for a "flashmob performance" in Exeter's Princesshay.

Joe Hancock of Burn The Curtain Theatre Company
Joe told us about The Adventures Of Uncle Lubin, "an outdoor interactive promenade" based on a Heath Robinson classic children's story. Performances take place in Rougemont Gardens, Exeter from 23 to 26 June.
There's also a related Exhibition in Exeter Central Library.

Eliza Power of Sibling Productions

talked about her play Feathers. It's on at Exeter's BikeShed Theatre from 25 to 27 June in the afternoon. It's a modern reworking of an Ovid myth and features Sex, Lies and Black Comedy. It has received rave reviews in London and Edinburgh. More information here.

Tai Lawrence spoke on a very clear mobile line from The Glastonbury Festival where his girlfriend is performing. He told us all about The Improsarios who are bringing their special brand of improvised comedy from London to Exeter. The Improsarios are a company of actors who improvise anything from scenes to games to plays, all created on the night and inspired by your suggestions. They are at Exeter Phoenix (Black Box) on 27 and 28 June, 1 and 2 July at 21:00. More info here.


Music played
Griselda Sanderson..The Charmer..Harpaphonics
Ploughcapella..Shona Malanga..E Malama / The Heart That's In Us All
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell..Shadows..The Mariner's Way
Hilary James..Weathers..English Sketches
Sandhya Dave with Somin and Christofferde..A Totally Made-up Song..Sounds Of Freedom
Fadi Al Naji & David Heathfield..We Are All Humans On Earth..Sounds Of Freedom
Sounds Of Freedom, a double CD of recordings made in the Music Room of Exeter Central Library for Refugee Week 2010 is available from Refugee Support Group Devon for £8
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke..Time 4 Time..East Meets West
Otis Gibb..Kansas City..Joe Hill's Ashes
Rosa Rebecka..Purple..Untold
Keith Hyett..Long Winter's Night..From Me To You
Nicky Swann..Hold On..Matches & Dispatches
Genticorum..Violon Geurisseur..Nagez Rameurs
Goliards..Jovane Jovanke..The Beasts Are Rising
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra..Tchaikovsky: The Swan Lake Suite Op 20 Danses Des Cygnes
Eagles..Desperado..The Best Of The Eagles
Oi Va Voi..Dusty Road..Travelling Through The Face Of The Globe
The Scissor Sisters..Intermission..Tah-Dah
The Four Brothers..Zuro Chisara..Brothers
Phil King..The Man In The Hat..download

From Devon Dub to Dartmoor, Exeter Fringe to Exmouth Sit-down Sundays

Festivals on The Multifarious Mix today were featured alongside other events and relevant music. Great to have assistance from Nick Chowdrey
of Monkeys With Puns and
Joe Selman Leava of SourDough Theatre, both of whom spoke eloquently and authoratively about a number of events, some of which they are personally involved with.

Fantastic live music too from KAT With Attitude - Kat Jenkins and Jim Howden. Jim claims that Kat was "the star" and he just "plonked in the background". The first bit is fair enough as Kat sang beautifully with great sensitivity but Joe and I thought that his guitar contribution was much more than plonking - he's a superb guitarist. They gave us California Dreaming, Autumn Leaves and Walking After Midnight. See them at The Castle, Bradninch at 1pm this Saturday. This is but one event amongst many at Bradninch Festival this weekend.

Joe Selman Leva spoke to Cat Fairbrother and Dom Jinks about the play Blok/Eko which The Wrestling School in collaboration with the University of Exeter Drama Department and the Northcott Theatre is putting on at the theatre from 9 to 11 June.
The play has a cast of 110. It is wriiten by major writer of modern European theatre Howard Barker and explores power and sexuality with poetic and compelling language. Make your way to the Northcott for a very special performance.

Joe Selman Leava interviewed Kat Fairbrother and Dom Jinks who are involved with a tragedy of today Bloc / Echo, a play by Howard Barker which is at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter. It is a collaboration between University students and members of The Wresting School and runs from 9 to 11 June at 9:30

It's too big a task to note all the info here but I'll list as many of the performers, festivals and events featured on the show as I can with links to websites:

Monkeys With Puns SourDough Theatre Company The Rougemont Sessions, Exeter Silver Tree Day & Night, Exeter Acoustica, Exeter The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter: A Few Good Men play The BikeShed Theatre, Exeter Northcott Theatre, Exeter Devon Carers Festival Teignmouth Folk Festival The Rusty Bike, Exeter Keith Hyett The Improsarios Exeter Phoenix Sit Down Sundays at The Grapevine, Exmouth Mama Stones, Exeter Audio Razor Chagstock Festival Devon Dub Festival Teignmouth Folk Festival Lapstock Festival Sidmouth Folk Week Dartmoor Folk Festival Glastonbury Festival

Recordings played
Kat Jenkins & Jim Howden..Castles In The Air..KAT With Attitude
Chartwell Dutiro..Mahororo..Voices Of Ancestors
Count To Fire..Casablanca..In Another Life
Alica Jemima..Something Cliche..
Lampliter..Flowers Of The Arab Spring..download
Download it here. Proceeds to Red Crescent

Kyu Sakamoto..Sukiyaki..download
Reg Meuross..The Boundary Stone..The Dreamed And The Drowned
The Boys From Melbourne Street..Flamenco Red..A Walk In The Park
The Bhundu Boys..Misodzi Pamatama..Muchiyedza
Bassekou Kouyate..
Jerry Cahill..Shifting sands..Armchair Traveller
Alan Beswick.. Jehovah's Witness At The Door..Guide Dogs For The Blind: Songs & Poems Of Les Barker
Bellowhead..The Rochdale Coconut Dance..E.P.Onymous
The 3 Daft Monkeys..Sidmouth Barn Dance..The Antiquated & The Arcane
Jackie Leven..I've Been Everywhere....Oh What A Blow That Phantom Dealt Me!
Show Of Hands feat. Jackie Oates..The Keys Of Canterbury..Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed
Seth Lakeman..Hearts & Minds..Hearts & Minds
The Swamp Gods..The Wild Places In My Heart..Wild & Shiny
Jim Causley..Old Uncle Whiteway..Dumnonia
Ojos De Brujo..Tiempo De Solea..Bari
Eat The Rich..The Black Velvet Band..Eat The Rich
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..The Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn..Singing The Bones
Rufus Wainwright..Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk..Poses

Dub Colossus..Gurugigna..Addis Through the Looking Glass

Genticorum..Nagez Rameurs..Nagez Rameurs

Mumford & Sons..Unfinished Business..download

Paul Simon..Still Crazy After All These Years / You Can Call Me Al

Exeter Respect After-Party Sun 5 June Revised

This evening from 7pm at Exeter Phoenix:

Revised line-up for Exeter Respect After-Party:
ace bluesman Julian Piper + Cole Stacey Band - oozing original talent and the highly danceable and exciting Poisson Rouge

Only £5!

Full house

Or at least a full studio again today. Superb live music from Cole Stacey with Ryan Marks and Colin and Helen Wilson.
Pictures of Ryan (left) and Cole (right) by Nick Chowdrey
Nick Chowdrey publicised events by the very funny comedy group Monkeys With Puns  They are on at Exeter Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Fringe too!
Hear the Monkeys on Phonic FM at midnight on Thursday evenings/Friday mornings for The Phonic World Service
Nick was interviewed by Joe Selman-Leava
Joe also gave out info about an exciting new play Circus Brittanica by Shaun McCarthy on at Exeter's BikeShed Theatre now until 18 June 


Music played
Mason Williams..Classical Gas..Rhino Hi-Five
Cole Stacey..Seasons..
Colin Wilson
Rosa Rebecka..Sheema..Untold

Rosa is amongst many wonderful artists appearing at the multicultural Exeter Respect Festival at Belmont Park on 4-5 June 


LIVE! Cole Stacey & Ryan Marks..Just A Little Deeper / Coconut Skin / Light A Candle
Cole Stacey is performing with his band at the Exeter Respect Festival After-Party at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 6 June and at Bradninch Festival


Poisson Rouge..Hanter Dro..promo
Poisson Rouge are also appearing at the Exeter Phoenix on 6 June
Transglobal Underground..Granular Goat..The Stone Table
See them at Exeter Phoenix for the Respect Warm-up Festival on Friday 4 June
The Swamp Gods..Shiny House..Wild & Shiny
Kat Jenkins & Jim Howden..Solid Air..KAT With Attitude

LIVE! Colin & Helen Wilson..Damascus Road / Breathless
Colin and Helen Wilson plus Kat & Jim and The Swamp Gods are amongst the stars at Bradninch Festival: 10-12 June

Reg Meuross..Angelina's Coming Home..All This Longing
Baaba Maal..Miyabelle..Missing You
In loving memory of Fran Jenkin
The Four Brothers..Nhamo..Brothers
Rory McLeod..Lassooing The Bees..download
Ian McKenzie and friends..Company..Last Chance
Eric Ness..All The Things You Are..Eric Ness
The Swamp Gods..Bad Moon Horizon..Wild & Shiny