Les Barker A Short Biography From The Age Of Three Until Nearly Teatime Today
Les Barker writes strange poems and comes originally from Manchester, but he's now Welsh. He was an accountant before he became a professional idiot.
A well known style icon Les always cuts a dash in the world of fashion where he is much respected as a leading exponent of the cardigan.
On the poetry front and in spite of the poetry police his most famous works include The Shipping Forecast, Jason and the Arguments, Cosmo the Fairly Accurate Knife Thrower, Captain Indecisive, Spot of the Antarctic, An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables, ' Cardi and Bloke, Up the Creek Without a Poodle, Have You Any News of the Iceberg, The Lemmings Reunion, The Missing Persian’s File and The Lost Elephants of Denbigh.
Les Barker Is Due To Perform Monologues, Poems & Parodies At The Following Culture Emporia
October 2010.
Sat 9. Banbury Folk Festival, The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury, OX16 5QE
Tel 01295 279002 Festival Tickets £36.00 www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk
Wed 13 Morley Folk Club, The Town House, Commercial St, Morley, W. Yorks LS27 8AG
Tel 0113 238 3085 Tickets £5.00 -- From 7.30 p.m. www.morleyfolk.org (Concert in association with Morley Literature Society)
Sat 16 The Queens Head 29 Chesterfield Road, Belper, Derbyshire. DE56 1FF
Tel 01773 826750 Tickets £7.00 – From 8.15 p.m. http://www.belpermusicandarts.co.uk/
November 2010
Thurs 4 Huntingdon Hall, Chapel Walk, Crowngate, Worcester, WR1 3LD
Tel 01905 611427 Tickets £12.00 – From 7.30 p.m. http://www.worcesterlive.co.uk/
Fri 12 Caistor C of E & Methodist Primary School, South Dale, Caistor, LN7 6LY
Tel: 01472 852837 Tickets £TBA – From 7.30 p.m.
Thurs 25 Brewood Cricket Club, Four Ashes Rd, Brewood, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 9HX
Tel 01785 841274 Tickets £4.50 – From 8.00 p.m.
Sun 28 Hitchin Folk Club, The Sun Hotel, Sun Street, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1AF.
Tel: 01462 812391 Tickets £12.00 & 10.00 (members) – 7.30 p.m. www.hitchinfolkclub.idnet.net
December 2010
Fri 3. Ulverston Sports Club, Priory Rd, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9HT
Tel: 07743 555227 Tickets £10.00 – From 7.30 p.m.
Fri 10. The Sunset Suite, Carlisle United FC, Warwick Rd, Carlisle, CA1 1LL
Tel: 01228 541799 Tickets £10.00 – From 7.30 p.m.
Sun 12 Ring O'Bells Folk Club, 131 Church Street, Warrington Cheshire WA1 2TL
Tel: 01925 812725 – Tickets £10.00 – From 7.30 p.m.
Mon 13 Warwick Arms Hotel, High Street, Warwick, CV34 4AT
Tel: 01926 403228 Tickets £8.00 – From 7.30 p.m. www.warwickfolkclub.co.uk
Wed 15 Biddulph Up In Arms, Biddulph Arms, 171 Congleton Road, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent ST8 6QJ
Tel 01782 514896 Tickets £TBA – From 7.30 p.m. www.biddulphupinarms.com
Fri 17. The Ivy Bush Hotel, 103 High Street, Pontardawe, Wales, SA8 4JN
Tel: 01792 425231 Tickets £6.00 – From 7.30 p.m. www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk
Catalogue: Distributed by Osmosy’s Records, BCAB & Proper Music
Vol. 1 OSMOCD 020/021 - Guide Cats For The Blind
Vol. 2 OSMOCD 032 - The Missing Persians Files
Vol. 3 OSMOCD 041 - Top Cat White Tie And Tails
Vol. 4 OSMOCD 050/051 - Cat Nav
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