Some of the quotes and comments about Adrian and his work.
I just wanted to
write and thank you for your huge contribution to the Viking Festival this
year. We were very pleased with the success and reception of the events
staged during the five days, and your assistance and enthusiasm were, once
again, a great asset. We, of course, look forward to working with you again
throughout the year, meanwhile thanks again from all the team here at Jorvik
for your help during the festival.
Sarah Maltby - Head of Attractions - Jorvik Centre,
York. 2007
We want your intro poem in our set all the time. The
Cutters
“Great introduction.” The Golden Virgins
“You bring something
really special to a gig, there is no one like you.”
Tony of Manilla PR
?We would gladly
recommend you to any school?
Cathedral
School, Ripon.
Comments from the
students at Rotherham College.
'Inspirational'
'Thought provoking'
'This was awesome. Come back soon, very soon, in fact next Wednesday.' 'Absolutely
brilliant. Adrian is ace.'
'Excellent! Adrian rocks!'
'I have enjoyed this very much.'
'Entertaining and motivational'
We hardly ever get comments like this for the activities
we organise. So thanks again! Emma Mann - Admin
- Rotherham College. 2007
A highly enjoyable
show
York Castle Museum
Adrian Spendlow with
Dan Webster.
Thanks for a really cool set, reminiscent of John Trudell - Chris
TT
“words you can
dance to” “Wow. Nobodies ever done that before.”
Fibbers
Music Venue, York.
“It’ll
be a winner” Hopscotch Books - Yorkshire Evening
Press Review.
Adrian's Publications
“I don’t know what you do, but you must be good, you got a better reception than Father Christmas” - Parent of child at All Saints School.
I must have you on my next album - Jon Harvison
City Screen, York
- 3rd February 2002
?York-based Performance Poet Adrian Spendlow teams up with Willow Songsmith
on keyboards to present an evening of music and poetry vocals. Their jazz,
rock and psychedelic influences meld into something that moves you and makes
you want to move. Music and words weave and integrate to create a powerful,
uniquely emotional and atmospheric experience.?
Weaving With Willow - album review.
“As soon as I start working on my next album I want you in to do the Cool River poem as an inset in the song, its stunning” Dan Webster
“We’ll be using you again next year for sure” Ripon Festival
“Charismatic”
“Adrian hosted the Whitby World Music Festival and wrote a unique introduction
in poetry for each band”
Whitby Gazette & Scarborough Evening News
“Children, parents
and librarians all enjoyed your sessions for us - thank you for Poetry Explorers”
York
Libraries
“Thank you for
a wonderful day. - We will be using you again.” Christine Fitt,
Doncaster
Libraries
Remember This - album review
I observed some of
your work at the Bridlington Arts Festival last summer, and was very impressed.
Bobbie Morgan - Hull and East Yorkshire Mind.
Why aren’t you’re
children’s poetry adventures published, I can’t believe it. We
look forward to seeing you again”
Stockport Libraries
“Poet, Storyteller,
wit and compere. That’s Adrian Spendlow, he’s a regular at Otley
Black Sheep Festival noted for his poetic introductions.”
“Poetry has come on a bit….” -
AABYES
“An evening
of multiple fusion which criss-crosses artform barriers willy-nilly and
has been described as Rhythm Theatre.” “Brilliant - Held us spellbound”
York K Music.
“If you have any other footage - send it!” - The Talent Channel.
“Damn Heart;
a new two piece, fuse folk stylings with theatrical delivery and the energetically
imparted poetry of Adrian Spendlow… much to admire and intrigue.
Rock n reel.
“On Both Sides
Of The Fence; a performance on the subject of mental health had us laughing
and crying - real theatre.”
Health
Manager.
Here at last! - your
excellent article. Thank you very much indeed.
Speech
and Drama.
“a new concept
in entertainment… going down well where ever it is performed. Adrian
Spendlow has always been a bit different - now you can hear his unique performance
poetry interwoven with this riveting new music”
Otley
Black Sheep Festival.
“Star of the
festival!”
Rosedale Festival.
“The only full
time poet in the region, Adrian is extremely busy”
The
Yorkshire Evening Press.
“We would gladly
recommend your act to any other venue”
York
Arts Centre.
“You could come
back every week!”
Asda
Big Read.
“We asked around
and heard nothing but good. It seems everybody knows you from Rosedale Festival.”
Scarborough Cultural Festival.
We had always wanted
to see you, but never made it. - Now we are organising a festival so we
had to book you.”
Whitby
World Music Festival.
“Meanwhile the
Free fringe Festival was running at the Resolution - 16 acts over two days
all introduced with off the cuff, extraordinary, humorous poetic inventiveness
by Ade Spendlow.”
Musicport 2005
“Ade Spendlow
with his free-form band opened Sunday’s programme in bizarre fashion,
drawing the audience immediately into the spirit of the event.”
Musicport 2005
“We’ll be using you again!”
Halifax
Piece Hall.
“Thank you for a wonderful contribution”
Derbyshire
Millennium Literature Festival.
“OOH Thank you, you are a darling”
Arkwright
Centre.
“I really like
your poems, please send us some for publication.”
Manifold Magazine.
“Lively renditions
from entertaining poet Adrian Spendlow”
St
Sampson’s centre.
Just a note to express
my gratitude for all your work during the Jorvik Festival. I hope you were
pleased with the workshops and Bardic Adventurers - I think they were a
great addition to the Festival programme, and we received a lot of very
positive comment. I know that the staff all enjoyed working with you.
Jane Stockdale. Events and Festivals Manager Jorvik
Centre, York. 2006
