The Christmas Adverb
Testament's guests are Jackie Kay, Brian Bilston, John Hegley and Sam Lee - performing festive poetry and songs.
Testament, beatboxer, rapper and writer - presents a festive Adverb (complete with a yuletide salad battle), with his guests the former Scottish Makar Jackie Kay, poetic legend John Hegley, Mercury prize nominated folk singer Sam Lee, as well as satirical supremo Brian Bilston.
They bring iconic robins, soul stirring music, poetic Christmas questions, and quirky Yule traditions to an audience in the 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra Hall in Salford.
Brian Bilston's very funny books include 'You Took the Last Bus Home', and 'Alexa, what is there to know about love'? His latest book is called 鈥楢 Poem for Every Question鈥�. He shares new poems and poems from his book 鈥楢nd so this is Christmas鈥�:
John Hegley brings surreal festive interaction and poignantly playful poems to the Adverb. He also celebrates a playful December celery battle recorded in the letters of Romantic poet John Keats.
Sam Lee's album is 鈥楽ongdreaming鈥� 鈥� he's joined by pianist James Keay to perform songs that sing us deep into this time of year. Sam organises 'Singing with Nightingale' events, so we find out where nightingales go for Christmas.
Jackie Kay's latest book is 'May Day' - she shares a poem by one of her favourite poets Norman McCaig - which stars a robin - and tender winter poems from her collections.
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