
spoken word

Babble On – Spoken Word at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
A look at Spoken Word at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.



David Ramsay
David Ramsay explains his journey from armed forces broadcast engineer to Fringe performer

Interview: Merryn Glover
Writer Merryn Glover, author of A House Called Askival, chats to our Highland correspondent Barbara Henderson about publication, unexpected hiccups.

Preview: Ullapool Book Festival
The Ullapool Book Festival invites a wider variety of writers to the West coast of Scotland in early May.

Interview: Toria Garbutt
We talk to spoken word performer Toria Garbutt about, poems, punk and her new album ‘Hot Plastic Moon’.

Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Stories Without Borders is the theme of this year’s festival of yarn-spinning and tale-telling

Interview: Dandy Darkly
Neil Arthur James’s alter ego Dandy Darkly is back in Edinburgh with brand new show Trigger Happy. Sarah McIntosh caught up with him on a quiet lunchtime at CC Blooms…

Fringe Preview: Spoken Word at the Free Fringe
Spoken Word on the Free Fringe is on the up. We select some key performances.

Interview: Loud Poets
We chat to Loud Poets about their new Fringe show and how they keep spoken word scene exciting beyond the Fringe.

Interview: Matt Abbott
Matt Abbott is a street poet and indie musician from Wakefield. Matt lets us know about his influences and preparation for his Fringe debut, the Spoken Word show – Matt Abbott is Skint & Demoralised.

Book Festival Preview: Babble On – Spoken Word
The Edinburgh Book Festival continues the Babble On Spoken Word strand with a wide array of interesting poets and performers.

Interview: SHIFT/ – A Best of Spoken Word
Rachel Amey and Ali Maloney tell us about the unique nature of their Fringe show Shift/ – A best of Spoken Word.

Fringe Preview: Scottish Storytelling Centre
Storytelling isn’t all that’s on at the spoken word’s HQ this Fringe

All Of Us Vs. The First Time
The Wee Review’s Emma Hay was asked/volunteered/coerced/badgered to take a slot at All Of Us, […]