Roar Stage opportunity available August 14th 2021

Do you want to appear on the Roar Stage? Seeking spoken word poet for a short set paid opportunity 14th August at the amazing boutique Stowed Out Festival. 

This year acts will be performing at MacArts and streamed. Acts appearing in previous years include Iona Lee, Harry Josephine Giles, Katie Ailes, Sally Evans, Colin Will, Solareye, Rab Wilson, Saz Clark, Jules Horne, Stuart Jones, Calum Bannerman, Anita John, Thomas Clark and Bridget Khursheed.

We are prerecording at MacArts so flexible on time and date to do that.

Send us your vids ideally by the end of June please but the sooner the better. Get in touch the usual way - see details here - or via our social. Cheers! Cannot wait now!

Stowed Out 2020 [Locked In]

Holiday feeling here at p&q hq. But plenty in the pipeline including performing at the splendid Stowed Out 2020 [Locked In] on the 15th August online. 

Enjoy - you can find full details here and it is free. But do think about donating via JustGiving here. All money raised goes to Tiny Changes. A community of tiny change makers working together to help young minds feel better- it is a great charity. More here.

How to get hold of Roar Stage tickets? the ABC of spoken word 27th August 2016 Stow, Scottish Borders

The very best of spoken word comes to the Borders – the Roar stage at the Stowed Out Festival Saturday 27th August brings you the ABC of spoken word from legend Sally Evans, Editor of Poetry Scotland, current Scottish Slam Champion Iona Lee and Loud Poet Katie Ailes, to ecopoet and rising star Em Strang while Solareye exhales hip hop flava from Glasgow and local rapper Husler shows a day out of Hawick is not necessarily a day wasted. Been wondering what the fuss is about? 

Tickets £12 (free all day main stage music festival thrown in) available here http://stowedoutfestival.org.uk/.

Katie Ailes (Perry Johnsson)

Oh and did we mention you can bring your kids and there is a train…

Full line-up revealed #RoarStage @Stowedoutfest August 27th 2016

The full main line-up for the spoken word Roar Stage at Stowed Out Fest is now revealed. And it is amazing. Five fabulous performers all on stage in the Borders for the first time:

Em Strang, Sally Evans, Solareye, Katie Ailes and Iona Lee.

Impossible to summarise their talents in a few word but p&g might just mention that between them they have multiple slam wins including the Scottish Slam and StAnza slam, the Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award, and have published multiple books, videos and tunes, plus performed at Aye Write, T in the Park,  Scottish Parliament, StAnza and the list goes on.

Find out how to get hold of tickets and the details of all the acts on the Main Stage too. This is just the Roar Stage line-up and there will be more acts - including space for you - find out how http://poetandgeek.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/roar-stage-spoken-word-performance.html

Stowed Out is a cracking boutique festival just a short train ride away from anywhere in Scotland. And train and other transport methods are available if you are coming from further afield! More here bit.ly/1rw92XM

Roar Stage spoken word performance space at Stowed Out festival 2016 could be yours

A little bird tells p&g that there is a spoken word appearance up-for-grabs on the Roar Stage at the Stowed Out Festival 27th August 2016.

Free festival pass, t-shirt and something towards your travel expenses - not to mention the chance to perform alongside a fantastic soon-to-be-revealed line up of spoken word performers. Last year Harry Giles, Calum Bannerman, Sara Clark and Colin Will all appeared - to name a few. And Harry even stole the main stage...

And of course now there is a train. More on this year's Stowed Out here: 

https://www.facebook.com/stowedoutfestival/

Send your YouTube videos to our contact address and we will be in touch soon.

The Big Syria Gig needs you

Are you a spoken word artist and available to do a short set in Stow, Scottish Borders on Saturday 30th January 2016 to raise money for children in Syria via Unicef?

Get in touch with us at Stowed Out at info@soundout.org.uk. Thanks.

Colin Will poem Bubble Sort

To get you in the mood for Colin Will's appearance at Stowed Out on the Roxxap Roar stage plus saxophone; here is a concrete code poem that disguises its texture and depth as a piece of code.

Click to read:

We love this!

You can find out more about Colin here https://sunnydunny.wordpress.com/

Line up revealed at Stowed Out Roxxap Roar stage 29th August Stow, Scotland

The full line up is revealed for the first ever Roxxap Roar Stage at Stowed Out boutique festival.

Feast your eyes...carefully planned so you can get your poetry and music fix.

And all this for a tenner. U18 £5 U12 free. Plus there is a ukele workshop.

More information here https://www.facebook.com/stowedoutfestival

Free tickets to Stowed Out boutique festival

Also bijou and user-friendly and for a few - free tickets - if you are lucky.

Spoken word and select band including the Old Blind Dogs - innovative traditional music ambassadors.

Take a look at the Southern Reporter here http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/what-s-on/music-gigs/get-your-hands-on-free-passes-for-the-stowed-out-festival-1-3863671

Calum Bannerman wins the inaugural Stowed Out Poetry Slam 2015

Calum Bannerman was a clear winner today in what is perhaps the first competitive spoken word slam in the Scottish Borders. He wowed with poems on his addiction to his girlfriend, a sweet and violent revenge and why we should write poems about him. A no paper performer - p&g is very much looking forward to his set at the Stowed Out Festival . He will be joining Harry Giles, Colin Will, Rab Wilson, Sara Clark, Bridget Khursheed, Dorothy Alexander and Thomas Clark on the Roxxap Roar Stage on the 29th August along with runners up Stuart Jones (with his memorable poem The Kidnapping of Gary Linker) and David Hendry.

The event took place at Mac Arts in Galashiels - a really memorable venue for spoken word. And respect to all the contenders - the standard was excellent. p&g looks forward to more and more slams...

You can find more on Calum here @Bannerbean and, if you want to come along, details on Stowed Out Festival here http://www.soundout.org.uk/stowed-out/

The Stowed Out Poetry Slam 16th August Galashiels Scotland

Competitive performance poetry comes to the Borders.

Roxxap Roar Spoken Word stage proudly presents the first ever Stowed Out Poetry Slam. As well as great cash prizes, winning poets will have the chance to perform at the superb Stowed Out Festival on August 29th, on a bill alongside headliners such as the inimitable Harry Giles, Rab Wilson and Colin Will.

Entry to the event is only £1 - come along and enjoy the best of Borders poetry! 2-4pm mac Arts Centre, Galashiels.

More here https://www.facebook.com/events/951051291607808/