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The New Bards

By: Doc Brown
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Doc Brown hosts a showcase of the best in spoken word, rap and slam featuring poets, musicians, comedians and performers such as Scroobius Pip, Kae Tempest and Murray Lachlan Young among many, many others.

With brand new live performances, plus gems from the archive join the new bards as they get to grips with modern life, politics, society and love.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Urban Grind

    Ep. 1: Urban Grind
    Jan 24 2019

    Spoken word rhymes, raps and slams from the New Bards. Listen to the city. Hear the streets. How the people and pace can be something to push against or celebrate.

    Featuring: Homecut, Murray Lachlan Young, Charlie Dark, Chris Redmond, Dizraeli and Indigo Williams.

    Music:

    City Breakz (Barrie Gledden and Peter Shand)
    Radio Tool 001 (Dosage)
    The Insider Theme (The Insider)
    One Fine Day (The Insider)
    Interstellar Export (The Insider)
    Right (The Insider)
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    26 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Love

    Ep. 2: Love
    Jan 24 2019

    Deep connections, lust and longing as The New Bards approach love from all angles. Performances from and about the heart.

    Featuring: Sophie Cameron, Lemn Sissay, Luke Wright and Malaika Kegode.

    Music:

    City Breakz (Barrie Gledden and Peter Shand)
    Radio Tool 001 (Dosage)
    One Fine Day (The Insider)
    Interstellar Export (The Insider)
    Right (The Insider)
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    20 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Surroundings

    Ep. 3: Surroundings
    Jan 24 2019

    In this episode The New Bards present pieces that reflect our environment and how people on our radar can shape us.

    Featuring: Luka Lesson, Debris Stevenson, GREEdS, Harry Baker, Deanna Roger, James Messiah and Sara Hirsch.

    Music:

    City Breakz (Barrie Gledden and Peter Shand)
    Radio Tool 001 (Dosage)
    One Fine Day (The Insider)
    Interstellar Export (The Insider)
    Soul Hip Hop (Cullah)
    Right (The Insider)
    Beaubien (David Dems)
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    23 mins
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The voices of a generation

The New Bards features a cast of very talented contemporary wordsmiths from different genres and mediums. Highly recommend.

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thank you

This is everything I've been looking for in one place! a great introduction for people not familiar with spoken word and poetry. highly recommend!

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Not my thing

I've only listened to the first two and could stand any more. If these are the new bards....... Well that says a lot!

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