Music of the Makers is a bi-monthly radio show on London Fields Radio hosted by artist Suzannah Pettigrew. Each show focuses on an artistic mind and takes you on a journey of their influence on music culture. This show is dedicated to the work of Gerard de Nerval. Gerard de Nerval was the nom de plume of Gérard Labrunie (born 1808 / died 1855), he was a French symbolist poet and essayist that was renowned for his romantic poetry.

For images and references to accompany the show go to
www.musicofthemakers.tumblr.com.

In January’s episode of The Golden Form we are celebrating winter. In an attempt to lift the January Blues we are playing music by Debussy, Glass, Purcell and Schubert;
and we are joined by the actor Richard Crawley who will be reading some great wintery poems by Robert Frost, Margaret Atwood, Charles Simic, Wallace Stevens and Thomas Hardy.

In this podcast, it was the day of the Wilton Road “Come Dine With Us” Street Fayre and the theme was ‘Gypsies, Spivs and Thieves’. Beset by rain and hangover, Paul and Lance find themselves threatened and taunted by the legendary rake Hubert Von Rippenstahl, also known as Garrett Moore. London cabaret siren Tricity Vogue makes a parting in the clouds with her ukelele, playing live in the cafe.

Hosts Charlotte Bonham-Carter and Gemma Tortella invite a different artist into the café each month to talk about their work, with an expert’s perspective too. Conversation pauses now and then for a quality tune.

For this first show, artist Anna Barham, whose work has used the Leptis Magna garden folly at Virginia Water as a touchstone for much of her practice, came in to talk to Charlotte and Gemma, read them some of her concrete poetry and sip on delicious coffee. Joining her is the Libyan historian Hafed Walda, expert in the original site of Leptis Magna in Libya, as well as the transportation and story of the ruins at Virginia Water.

All very highbrow, we think you’ll agree!

This week we get the inside scoop on the poetry circuit, talk artistic obligation and inspiration, politics, love and growing up in Nigeria with one of the most exciting poets on the scene. Restless soul and multi-talent Joshua Idehen works in many different media and with a host of different collaborators including Dan le Sac and LV. He founded the poetry collective Poem in Between People, hosts the Time Out Critics Choice night Poejazzi and fronts 2 bands Benin City and the Pencil Stringhorn Project.

Drink your way through any creative blocks and see one of Joshua’s bands, the Pencil Stringhorn Project, at Writer’s Block at Juno this Wednesday 17th November:

http://lovewritersblock.wordpress.com/

The next Poejazzi is on 29th November at Proud Galleries:

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