News and Appearances

New CD Available

John's new CD - Cullen Skink is now available for
online ordering

Forthcoming performances

John will be appearing soon in the following shows and events:

launch Manchester Childrens book festival. MMU.
Olympic poem , East london
Bath Literary Festival with Carolann Duffy
Enfield Theatre, London with CAD
Barony Bar with Makossa
Statford upon Avon
Kings Place, London, CAD
Bath, Widdcome Rising
Wellington College
Manchester Childrens Festival
Manchester Childrens Festival
Inverness, with Carolann Duffy
Tin Hut, Gartly, Aberdeenshire, A Fyne Pear.

Recent Appearances

In the last few months John has been involved with these shows:

Tron Theatre Gala Night
Barony Bar with Makossa 20.30
Windsor , 16th Dec 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Cork Festival, Ireland with CarolAnn Duffy
Kings School, London 1st December,with Carolann Duffy
Bridgepark,dorset 25th November,with Carolann Duffy
Liverpool University with Carolann Duffy
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London with Carol Ann Duffy(sold out)
Burns museum,Ayrshire (sold out)
Kings School, Devon with Carolann Duffy
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh 13th-15 Oct 2011
Cheltenam Literary Festival
Theatre Royal, Glasgow - 4th-8th Oct 2011
Makossa,Barony Bar,Edinburgh
His Majesty`s, Aberdeen 27th Sept -Oct 1st,2011
Eden Court, Inverness, Para Handy Tour 21st-24 Sept 2011
Edinburgh International Book Festival 25th Aug 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Edinburgh International Book Festival 24th Aug 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Unision Venue,Edinburgh Fringe,with Carolann duffy
Kellie Castle, Pittenwiem Festival 6th Aug 2011with Stewart Hanratty
Lichfield Cathedral 13th July 2011with Carolann Duffy
Ledbury Book Festival - 1st July 2011 with Carolann Duffy
Poet in the City, Kings Place,London - 27th June 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Borders Book Festival, Melrose - 19th June 2011,with Stewart conn
Inverness, Medieval Fair 18th June 2011
Bridlington Poetry Festival - 11th June 2011, with Carol Ann Duffy
Tate, Liverpool 8th June 2011,with Carolann Duffy
Manchester Met. University - 7th June 2011,with Carolann Duffy
Meadows Festival, Edinburgh - 5th June 2011 with Stewart Hanratty
Lincoln Book Festival - 28th May 2011,with Carolann Duffy
Harrogate Grammar School - 23rd May 2011,with Carolann Duffy
Bryston School, Dorset 13th May 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Sheffield Lyric Festival - 12th May 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Tron Theatre, It`s a Dead liberty 4th May to 7th,Wildcat Band
Wenlock Poetry Festival www.wenlockpoetryfestival.org - 1st May 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Shore Poets with Stewart Conn - 1st May 2011
Stowe School, Buckinghamshire - 27th April 2011 with Carol Ann Duffy
Makossa,Barony Bar
Alladin at Perth Rep - Dec 4th to Jan 8th
With Carol Ann Duffy, Swindon - Nov 10th
Purcell Room, London with Carol Ann Duffy
With Carol Ann Duffy, Poole, Dorset - Oct 31st
With Carol Ann Duffy, Manchester Whitworth Gallery - Oct 17th
With Carol Ann Duffy, Lancaster & Morecombe- Oct 15th and 16th
With Carol Ann Duffy, Wirral Literary Festival - Oct 13th
Cheltenam Literary Festival
With Carol Ann Duffy, Ilkley Literary Festival, Yorkshire - Oct 10th
With Carol Ann Duffy, Hackney, London - Sept 29th
With Carol Ann Duffy, Budley Salterton, Devon - Sept 24th
With Carol Ann Duffy at Stone Poetry Festival, Staffordshire - Sept 19th
With Carol Ann Duffy at Sterts, Cornwall -Sept 9th and 10th
With Carol Ann Duffy at Clarence House, London - Sept 8th
Trafalgar Square, London, with Blind Girl & the Crips - Sept 4th
With Makossa at The Three Monkeys - 28th Aug
Edinburgh Philomusica - Festival Concert - 19th Aug
Edinburgh International Book Festival with Carol Ann Duffy - 14th, 15th and 20th August
With A Fyne Pear in the Masonic Hall North Berwick during Fringe by the Sea
Edinburgh Storytelling Centre with Carol Ann Duffy at 3pm daily - 8th-23rd August - See Press Page
With Makossa at The Three Monkeys - 7th Aug
The Folkmoot Festival in North Carolina with Absolutely Legless - 21st July to 3rd August
Lichfield Festival with Carol Ann Duffy - 13th July
With Makossa at The Barony Bar - 4th July
Manchester Metropolitan University with Carol Ann Duffy - 2nd and 3rd July
With Makossa at The Three Monkeys - 26th June
The Steyten Festival with Carol Ann Duffy - 14th June
With the Natural Theatre Co in Bath - 13th June
Shore Poets with Stewart Conn
Bath Literary Festival with Carolann Duffy