ASH, POEM & SONG
Dry Crust Holdings
Mohua/Golden Bay
The songs of Leigh Strange and Mark Raffills' poems, fill the space where the lonely wander, where the moon filters through the dark shadows in thin rays of light; where a small coin is sufficient to buy back a soul grown cold..
The soulful voice and late-night piano of meet the star-spangled poems to create moments of sadness and joy; of despair and redemption.
This show brings together one local musician in Leigh Strange and one local poet in Mark Raffills. Their collaboration came about after an open mic session at the Mussel Inn a couple of years back where Leigh was singing Janis Joplin and Mark was telling his poems and thinking these voices might work well together.
"It took some time to get organised," says Leigh, "but having the courage to commit to a deadline, like the Fringe Festival, helped us turn our music and words into dance partners."
The resultant show of mostly original songs and poems has a relaxed and intimate feel about it. Nothing rushed or too urgent. It's lounge-room setting allows the audience to sit back and soak up the words and music created by Leigh and Mark.
As one observer noted, "their voices fill the space where the lonely wander, where the moon filters through the dark shadows in thin rays of light; where a small coin is sufficient to buy back a soul grown cold."
Keywords: poetry, music
Event Details
When: 13 March at 7:30pm
Genre: Spoken Word & Poetry
Duration: 60 mins
Price: $18
Venue: WAA! Club
Rated: General
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