Adlestrop 100 years on

There seems to be some dispute over whether Edward Thomas’ unscheduled stop at the small station in Gloucestershire happened on June 23rd or 24th 1914. The UK Poetry Society reckon it was the 23rd and we composed this setting as part of their celebration of the occasion. It was filmed ‘live’ on an iPad but we’re pretty pleased with the quality.

‘Madam Life’ reviewed by Words About Songs

Andy J Cash’s review of our album on his Words About Songs blog (May 21 2014)

“Many musicians strive for those perfect lyrics, agonise for hours over a half-rhyme or try to fit their words into a rhythm. A lot of these give up in their pursuit of lyrical impeccability and fill in the gaps with oh’s and nah’s…” Read more

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy & LiTTLe MACHiNe at Stratford Poetry Festival – Review

Here’s a review of the show from ‘Lit Blogger’ Joe Sale

On Sunday night of the 30th of June I attended the opening night of the 60th Stratford Poetry Festival, a night which would consist of two performances; one from Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, and the other from LiTTLe MACHiNe, a phenomenal poetry band that have set the great poetry of many eras to music, with astonishing results. Read more…