King Courgette, Warble & Strum, Poet's Corner Live

This winning combination of top flight acoustic performance and fine wines comprises old time string band King Courgette, who mix hokum, hillbilly, ragtime bluegrass and blues; beautiful harmonies from classy duo Warble and Strum playing originals and covers by the likes of Julie London and Gillian Welsh, and introducing a quartet of local poets: Brian Clark, winner of our 2011 Poetry Competition and awards including the Segora Prize in France; published Teesside writer David Smith; playwright, poet, columnist and amateur actor Martin Vander Weyer; and Paul Staines whose poems offer stark, moving and frequently hilarious observations on life, love, shoes and freedom.