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| PAST EVENTS 2010 Oxford Hammer & Tongue Alex Iamb + Mark Niel + Open Poetry Slam Wednesday 2nd June 8 - 11pm £6/£4 Café Tarifa, 56-60 Cowley Road, Oxford Brighton Hammer & Tongue Festival Showcase Alex Iamb + Angry Sam + Nathan Penlington + Open Poetry Slam Thursday 3rd June 7:30 – 11pm £5/£4 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN London Hammer & Tongue Steve Larkin + Open Poetry Slam Monday 7th June 7:30 - 11pm £5/£4 Green Note Café, 106 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7AN Nearest Tube: Camden Town Cambridge Hammer & Tongue Tina Sederholm + H & T Crew + The Open Poetry Slam Wednesday 9th June 7:30 – 11pm £5/£4 The Bunshop, 1 King Street, Cambridge, CB1 1LH Bristol Hammer & Tongue H & T Crew + Open Poetry Slam Saturday 19th June 8 - 11pm £5/£4 Venue TBC Brighton Hammer & Tongue Dizraeli + The Open Poetry Slam Thursday 4th Feb 7:30 – 11pm £5/£4 Komedia, Gardener Street Oxford Hammer & Tongue Dizraeli + George Chopping + The Open Poetry Slam Wednesday 3rd Feb 8:00 -11pm £6/£4 Café Tarifa, 56-60 Cowley Road Bath Hammer & Tongue Dizraeli + The Open Poetry Slam Tuesday 2nd February 8-11pm £5/£4 Komedia, 22-23 Westgate Street, BA1 1EP London Hammer & Tongue Dizraeli + The Open Poetry Slam Monday 1st Feb 7.30-11pm £5/£4 Green Note Café, 106 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7AN Nearest Tube: Camden Town Brighton Poets Vs MC hosted by Rosy Carrick + Dizraeli Thu 28th January 7:30 – 11pm £3 Komedia, Gardener Street London Hammer & Tongue Jerry Potter + Laura Dockrill + The Open Poetry Slam Monday 11th January 7.30-11pm £5/£4 Green Note Café, 106 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7AN Nearest Tube: Camden Town 2009 Bath London Hammer & Tongue Rhian Edwards + The Open Poetry Slam + Hollie McNeish + Tim Clare Tuesday 13th October 8:30 -11pm £5/£4 The Boathouse, Cambridge, 14 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 3AX Oxford Hammer & Tongue Rhian Edwards + The Open Poetry Slam + Danny Chivers Wednesday 14th October 8-11pm £6/£4 Café Tarifa, 56-60 Cowley Road Oxford The 1001bpm Youth Slam
October 10th 3-6pm @ The Old Music Hall 106-108 Cowley Road (entrance through George and Delilah) Free London Hammer & Tongue Rhian Edwards + The Open Poetry Slam + Alex Gwyther Monday 12th October 7.30-11pm £5/£4 Green Note Café, 106 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7AN Nearest Tube: Camden Town Tim Clare London Hammer & Tongue Slam Final 4th May 7:30 - 11 8 Slam winners Plus special guest Tim Clare Green Note Cafe, Camden Oxford Hammer & Tongue Slam Final 4th May 7:30 - 11 8 Slam winners Plus special guest Tim Clare Baby Simple, Cowley Road Brighton The Hammer & Tongue UK Slam Final 18th May 8-11pm Komedia, Brighton Simon Munnery Oxford April 1st Baby Simple Cowley Road Simon Munnery + The usual fun and games from host Steve Larkin + The Open Poetry Slam + support from Oxford's George Chopping see him at http://www.youtube.com/... Brighton April 2nd Komedia Simon Munnery + The Open Poetry Slam London April 6th Green Note Cafe Simon Munnery + TUGGSTAR + The Open Poetry Slam 3rd/5th/6th November 2008 Byron Vincent 1st, 3rd and 4th December In London, Oxford, Brighton Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam with Guest Artist Byron Vincent(38238) “Byron Vincent was born to be a poet. A consummate performer, achingly funny, the brightest new star on the block.' Heidi Stephenson – Apples and snakes 3rd/5th/6th November Open Poetry Slam with special guest artist: Mark Gwynne Jones 'Mark Gwynne Jones is to poetry what The League of Gentlemen is to television scheduling.' Martin Newell of The Independent London 3rd November @ The Green Note Cafe 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN, Just 3 minutes walk from Camden Town tube. Tel: 020 7485 9899 Oxford 5th November @ Baby Simple Cowley Road Brighton 6th November @ Komedia Gardener Street Monday 6th of October Open poetry slam with special guest artists Martin Daws and Angry Sam @ The Green Note Cafe 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN, Just 3 minutes walk from Camden Town tube. - London May 30th- 1st of June The NI Hammer & Tongue Stage at Wychwood Festival with John Hegley and much more Mon May 19th May: Festival Special with John Hegley & Friends Komedia Brighton Tuesday May the 6th The Final Poetry Slam in Oxford at The Vaults May 7th 2008 - London Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam with Guest artist Jem Rolls Bethnal Green Working Men's Club (nr tube Bethnal Green) E2 6NB Tue 6th of May 2008 Oxford's Slam Final 8pm-11pm at The Vaults Radcliffe Square (off High Street) Oxford Tues 1st of April 2008 8-11pm: Chloe Pems and John Berkavich UK Slam + Open Poetry Slam Open Poetry Slam with Guest Artists John Berkavich - UK Slam Champion + Cloe Poems - Gay Socialist Transvestite Poet @ The Vaults, Radcliffe Square Oxford Doors Open 7.30pm £5/£4 concession Wed 2nd of April 2008 Launch of Re:versing The Damage – Notes From The Climate Journey Wednesday 2nd April, 8.00 pm Festival Room 1, Christ Church £7.50 Join us for a creative journey through climate change. This event will showcase Oxfordshire writers responding to the highs and lows of the climate journey, making you laugh, possibly even cry, but engage in a refreshing and new way with climate change and our responses to it. Brought to you by Oxfordshire ClimateXchange and Hammer and Tongue Open Poetry Slam with Guest Artists John Berkavich - UK Slam Champion + Cloe Poems - Gay Socialist Transvestite Poet
Transatlantic Slam NY - UK A poetry slam hosted simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic, connected and projected via an internet link. Taylor Mali leads a team of New York slam champions live from Manhattan screened instantaneously in the UK where a team of UK slam champions attempt to show the world who has the greatest poetic performers. @ Science Oxford, Oxford 8th March 2008 8pm – 11pm GMT and @ The Dactyl Foundation SoHo 10013 New York 64 Grand Street Saturday 8th March 3-6pm Open Poetry Slam with Guest Artist Polar Bear ‘The yarn-spinning Brummie’ – The Times ‘You must go and listen to this man’s work’ – John Hillcock XFM
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Hammer & Tongue Annual Champions: UK 2009 Pete the Temp Oxford 2009/10: Tina Sederholm 2008/9: Mack MacFadden 2007/8: Bohden
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2006/7: Danny Chivers2005/6: A.F. Harold 2004/5: A.F. Harold 2003/4: Peter Wyton Brighton London   The Hammer & Tongue 2006/7 Slam Final  John Hegley  Denny Chivers  Buddy Wakefield - Tue 4th Dec  Peter Wyton  Queen Sheba Fri 26th Oct  Rachel Pantechnicon - Tue 20th Nov  Steve Larkin - Hammer & Tongue host + poet  Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam with Guest artist Jem Rolls May 7th 2008  Mark Gwynne Jones November 2008 |
2007 Nov 2nd John Hegley and The Popticians with Inflatable Buddha and Steve Larkin at The Oxford Academy 0844 477 2000 Oct 26th Black History Month Special with Queen Sheba, Frank Isahak and a host of local talent @ East Oxford Community Centre, Princes Street, Oxford 8-11pm £5/£4 Oct 25thOpen Poetry Slam with guest artists Queen Sheba and TUGGSTAR @ Komedia, Gardener St, Brighton doors 7:30 show 8-11pm £5/£4 Oct 15th, 8-11pm Protect The Human Slam @ The Port Mahon, Oxford with special guests Peter Wyton and Adam Horovitz and The Open Poetry Slam (sign up at the door from 7:30). Hosted by Sophia Blackwell £6/£4 proceeds go to Amnesty International. Oct 2nd, 8-11pm The OxJam Poetry Slam @ The Vaults, Oxford. with special guests Steve Larkin and Sian Robins-Grace and The 1st Open Poetry Slam of the season (sign up at the door from 7:30). Music from DJ Mystic. Hosted by Sophia Blackwell. £8/£5 proceeds to Oxfam. Aug 7th Oxford Hammer & Tongue Summer Cabaret with Lucy English, Barnabaus, Jean Bramley, Ed Pope, hosted by Sophia Blackwell. £12 with dinner (served from 6:30) show 8 - 10:30 at The Vaults and Gardens, Radcliffe Sqaue, Oxford 01865 200 550 Sept 4th Oxford Vaults Tales From A Paralalia Universe David C Johnson and Peter Hunter with Special Guest Adriel Luis from the USA Part road movie, part adventure, mostly poetry £12/£10 conc. ticket with meal (served from 6:30) show 8-11pm Sept 6th Brighton Komedia Tales From A Paralalia Universe David C Johnson and Peter Hunter with Special Guest Adriel Luis from the USA Part road movie, part adventure, mostly poetry + open poetry slam £5/£4 (doors 7:30) show 8-11pmAugust 2nd Brighton Komedia Thick Richard Sam Berkson and the open poetry slam hosted by Beardy Man (UK Beatbox champion) 8-11pm (sign up from 7) £5/£4 01273 647100 July 3rd Oxford Hammer & Tongue Summer Cabaret with The Bold and Spiky Poetry Show, Spiderwoods, Chantelle Pike, Nick Waghorn hosted by Sophia Blackwell. The Vaults and Gardens 6:30 to 11. Call 01865 200 550 or email events@hammerandtongue.co.uk to reserve tickets. July 5th Brighton Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam with Guest Artists: The Bold and Spiky Poetry Show and David J Komedia Jun 5th Oxford Hammer & Tongue Summer Cabaret with Luke Wright, RC Weslowski, Rhyme and Reason, The Naked Mystic and Susanna Starling The Magic Cafe Jun 7th Brighton Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam with Guest Artists RC Weslowski and Luke Wright Komedia 01273 647100 May 27th Brighton BBC Radio 4 Slam Qualifier with special guest Henry Bowers, Underbelly Tent part of The Brighton Festival - 4pm May 17th Oxford OCM in collaboration with Hammer & Tongue present Slounge with Mark Gwynne Jones The Jam Factory Slounge is the Brain Child of OCM (Oxford Contemporary Music) who have collaborated with Hammer & Tongue, OVADA and the Jam Factory to bring you events that give you the chance to get right up close to see and hear some of the freshest and most engaging music, film, poetry, live and visual art from a host of top talents from Oxford, the UK and abroad. There's the cnace to get behind the artists' work as they reveal their secrets and take your questions! All this in the relaxed setting of the Jam Factory cafe and gallery. The night will run like this: 5:30pm Meet the artists, listen to the DJ, eat wonderful foodstuff. 7pm See the acts May 17th sees Music: Cathode:: Poetry: Mark Gwynne Jones:: Live Art: Brian Catling :: + DJ Cathode's rhythm-driven glitched-up melodic electronica for thr feet and heart will have you thinking as much as you dance, and dancing as much as you think. 'Mark Gwynne Jones is to poetry what The League of Gentlemen is to television.' Independent Working with film and music he's a powerful act capable of transforming the mundane into magical landscapes. Brian Catling is a poet, sculptor, performance artist and professor of fine art at the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art. He's made installations and performed across the world from Greenland to Australia. More poetry action can be found at Slounge on Jun the 11th when the fantastic Byron Vincent takes the stage. May 27th Brighton BBC Radio 4 Slam Qualifier with special guest Henry Bowers, Underbelly Tent part of The Brighton Festival - 4pm Hammer & Tongue in collaboration with the BBC present BBC National Slam: South East Qualifier. Slam winners from across the region compete in a national competition. Hosted by Steve Larkin and Sam Berkson special guest Henry Bowers 4 Continents Slam Champion. @ The Udder BELLY part of the Brighton Festival 27th May 1-4pm £8/£6 Box office 01273 709709 www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/listings May 1st Oxford Hammer and Tongue Slam Final The climax to the Oxford slam season. The qualifiers from the 2006/2007 open poetry slams battle it out to take the title of Hammer & Tongue anual champion. Danny Chivers, Sian Robins-Grace, Matt Lloyd, Alison Brumfit, Peter Wyton, Tina Sederholm, Lucian Dunlop, Wendy Huntly and George Roberts With mystery special guests. The Old Fire Station, George Street, Oxford May 7th Brighton Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam with Guest Artists Salena 'Saliva' Godden and Yap Komedia 01273 647100 Salena 'Saliva' Godden Poet, performer, singer. Ninja Tunes Coldcut & Alabama 3 guest vocalist, as featured on BBC Radio 3 and 4. Watch videos of her in action at www.myspace.com/saltpeter Yap 1000 miles an hour anarcho hero Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam With Guest Artists: Salena 'Saliva' GoddenPoet, performer, singer. Ninja Tunes Coldcut & Alabama 3 guest vocalist, as featured on BBC Radio 3 and 4. with John Fluffy Punk and Sophia Blackwell. Open Poetry Slam sign up at the door from 7:30 Show 8-11 £4/£3 24th April at Inn On The Green 3-5 Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XL 0208 962 5757 nearest tube Ladbrooke Grove Buses 7, 15, 23, 52, 70, 295 __________________________ The Poetry Vandals Newcastle's hardest poetry tribe: Scott Tyrell - multiple slam winner and award-winning comedian Kate Fox - like a Northern Pam Ayres on drugs Jeff Price - Vandals founder, highly political and provocative Brighton - Komedia Mon 2nd April 8-11pm Gardener Street tickets@komedia.co.uk 01273 647100 £5/£4 Open poetry slam with guest artists The Poetry Vandals Oxford - Zodiac (Moody's) Tue 3rd April 8-11pm 190 Cowley Rd 01865 420042 £5/£4 sign up to slam @ 7:30 (slammers £2) ______________________________ London - The Cochrane Theatre Fri 24th Nov Southampton Row, London 020 7269 1606 Cambridge - The Mumford Theatre Sat 25th Nov Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, 0845 196 2320 Leicester - Firebug Sun 26th Nov Firebug, 1 Millstone Lane, Leicester, LE1 5JN 01865 200550 Leeds - Brudenell Social Club Mon 27th Nov 33 Queens Rd, Leeds, LS6 1NY, 0113 275 2411 Bolton - Pheonix Tue 28th Nov The Phoenix, Bolton, Lancashire BL1 2BG www.writeoutloud.net Nottingham - Canal House Wed 29th Nov 48-52, Canal St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 7EH, Tel: 0115 955 5060 Newcastle - The Cluny Thu 30th Nov 36 Lime St, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2PQ 0191 2331113 Glasgow - The Halt Bar Sat 2nd Dec 160 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6LF, 0141 352 9996 Edinburgh - Bongo Club Sun 3rd Dec 37 Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH8 8BA, 0131 558 7604 Brighton - Komedia Mon 4th Dec 44-46, Old Steine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1NH, 01273 320399 Oxford - Zodiac Tue 5th Dec 190 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 01865 420042 Reading - South Street Arts Centre Wed 6th Dec 21 South St, Reading 0118 901 5234 Bristol - The Polish Club Thu 7th Dec 50 St. Pauls Rd, Clifton, Bristol, 07771900583 |
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