In 2013 I started collaborating with artist Anne Proctor http://anneproctor.wordpress.com/ Through Anne I met the good folk at Willy Nillie in Chester le Street http://willynillie.org.uk/

In 2013 I got to meet and work with Karen Mitchell at The Ballarat Studios and was involved in the 40th anniversary of Iron Press organised by Peter Mortimer http://www.ironpress.co.uk/index.html

In 2014 Karen, Pete Mortimer and I present Free as a Bard, an evening of spoken word and music at Whitley Bay’s Jam Jar Cinema on Sunday February 2nd http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/search/searchPerformance.asp?performance_id=88111&sid=

The evening features poets W N Herbert, Eileen Jones and singer/songwriter Ditte Elly.

In 2014 I strongly suspect I will be working with Anne and Willy Nillie again.

Oh yes and what is happening in a Durham semi on Sunday January 12th? Follow Simone on Twitter @SimonesSalon and find out…

Happy New Year

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