GOJO' MUSIC (Gary O'Dea & Garry Oliver) - acoustic set.
RACHEL MAINSTONE - singer songwriter - acoustic set.
BILLY SPAKE MON (Brian Dakin) - poet.
BRENDAN HAWTHORNE - poet.
PAUL McDONALD - author.
GREG STOKES - author.
will all feature LIVE on BBC Radio WMs - Wolverhampton Community Show broadcast on Sunday 6th Feb - from 7-8pm via VHF/FM 95.6MHz.

Tickets are on sale now for the gig at The Lamp Tavern, Dudley - West Midlands @ £5 each. There are only a limited number left. Anyone interested please call Greg on 01384-255973 - or Gary on 0121-520-5259.

See below for press release:-

Featuring Live Music from: GOJO' MUSIC (Acoustic Set)
'Superb...blend together the musical genres of blues, funk, soul and reggae'. Graham Radley - promoter- World Unlimited... 'Black boy rhythms / white boy beat...GOJO' MUSIC - GOING PLACES'. Mickey Nold (Soul DJ) PCRL Radio 103.5 FM - Birmingham...'Veteran Tipton Troubadour Gary O'Dea and a recently recruited magic fingered side kick Garry Oliver, performed wonders with two acoustic guitars, showing that protest songs are neither dated or redundant...a delight to hear...given the power of the material, the richness of the performance, and the humour'. Andy Mabbett - Birmingham Alive web site www.birmingham-alive.com/

Rachel Mainstone:
'An incredible voice.' Andrew Cowen Birmingham Post... 'Great future star in the making...an acoustic based singer/songwriter in the Beth Orton mould.' Jeff Beckett XPOSED Magazine... 'Rachel Mainstone is surely destined for great things. 'Tony Collins Birmingham Post.

Performance Poetry from: Billy Spake Mon
Billy Spake Mon is the stage name of Brian Dakin. He is passionate about the Black Country dialect - the history of it and more importantly the future of it. His book 'Chant Of The Mutha Tung' (published by Kates Hill Press - Dudley) is dialect poetry at its best. Brian has featured many times on local radio, TV and in the local press. He is endorsed and supported by local Historian and BBC Radio WM Broadcaster Dr Carl Chinn. Billy / Brian appears on BBC 1 - Inside Out Show 7:30 pm on Monday 17th Jan 2005.

Brendan Hawthorne:
Acclaimed contemporary Black Country Poet, from rock n' roll to poetic soul - Brendan Hawthorne draws on influences ranging from Jim Morrison and Patti Smith to the Industrial Heritage of his native Black Country. New collection of poems under the title of Urban Dawn published by Bluechrome Publishing. Brendan also produces the 'Read The Music' poetry magazine. For further information please visit www.poetrywednesbury.co.uk

Plus literature readings from local published authors including Walsall's critically acclaimed Paul McDonald and Dudley's very own Greg Stokes - Kate's Hill Press Publishing.

Paul McDonald:
Born in Walsall in 1961, Paul is the author of two of the funniest books you'll ever read. Surving Sting and Kiss Me Softly, Amy Turtle (both published by Tindal Press, Birmingham) feature the fictional character of Dave McVane and his escapades of life in Walsall during the late 70s and into the 80s - they are a 'must read.' Surviving Sting... 'Paul McDonald has written one of the best kind of books - one where it's possible to laugh and think at the same time...its funny, violent and completely endearing.' Rachel Taylor FICTION NET www.fiction-net.com Kiss Me Softly, Amy Turtle... 'Highly recommended. This is the most fun I've had all year - fast paced, witty, and surprisingly moving. Paul Mc Donald has done the impossible - he's made Walsall funny.' Paul Thompson...'Funny, moreish, and puts Walsall on the map in the way that Dante's Inferno did with hell.' Mill Millington.

Greg Stokes:
Kates Hill Press Publishing is an independent small press publishing company based in Dudley, West Midlands, that was formed by Greg and Carol Stokes in 1992. They are committed to producing short runs of fiction and social history books with a West Midland theme or by a West Midlands writer. Their catalogue includes Novels, Short Stories, Social History, Poetry and Black Country Classic Stories. Greg Stokes has written across many writing styles that include titles such as A Witness For Peace - a hard hitting powerfully written account of a working class life that ends in a tragic death, with a forward written by Lenny Henry. He's also produced a collection of 29 short stories under the title of The Gulf - stories a re based in the Black Country and the United Arab Emirates and there's also the spoof detective novel A Pack Of Saftness set in a fictitious Black Country Republic. For further information please visit www.kateshillpress.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

This is an 'Alternative' Black Country night out - spotlighting the wealth of original contemporary creative output in the Arts genres of music, poetry and literature in the area. It's going to be passionate, in your face - and a whole lot of fun. We want to raise the profile of these genres. We feel that recognition to 'contemporary original works' is something that has been (and is) undervalued and drastically overlooked in our area. The areas rich historical / industrial heritage is well and truly chronicled - we want to profile the fact that we also have a rich, diverse contemporary arts culture as well. This event will be performance arts - by the people - for the people. Please note: 'Prawn sandwiches will not be available...ar kid.'