Poetry In Motion - On The Road

Presented by the South Downs Poetry Festival for the Festival Fringe, with Charlotte Glasson (sax/violin), Barry Smith (words) and Chris Hardy (words and guitar).

Enjoy a smorgasbord of jazz and roots music, song and poetry to inspire and entertain. Celebrating the lore of the road and encounters on life’s journey, you can expect the unexpected.

Charlotte Glasson is a multi-intrumentalist band leader who plays saxophone, the penny whistle, violin and even the musical saw. She’s played all over the world including Sydney Opera House, Ronnie Scott’s and the Royal Albert Hall, working with orchestras and bands such as Oasis, Nick Cave, Sophie Ellis-Bextor. John Cooper Clark and the Divine Comedy. Charlotte has released seven CDs.

Chris Hardy is the guitarist from the famed music/poetry ensemble LiTTLe MACHiNe, which sets much-loved poems to music, working with top poets such as Carol Ann Duffy and Roger McGough. The group has released several CDs. Chris is also a poet with several published collections, Key to the Highway (Shoestring) being the latest.

Barry Smith is a poet, theatre director and arts festival producer. He is director of the South Downs Poetry Festival and curates the poetry for Blakefest. Well-published in magazines and shortlisted for the BBC Proms Poetry and Bread & Roses Awards, his collection Performance Rites (Waterloo Press) draws upon his experiences in theatre and the arts.

This show is suitable for all ages.

Graylingwell Chapel's Cafe will be open before and after this performance, serving a selection of hot and cold drinks, snacks, lunches and daily specials.

Tickets are available from Graylingwell Chapel.