Les Barker *
Les Barker writes strange poems and comes from
originally from Manchester, but he's now Welsh.
He was an accountant
before he became a professional idiot. He's written 85 books, which sell
in large numbers at his gigs because people don't quite believe what
they've just heard.
His poems have spawned a number of folk heroes:
Jason and the Arguments, Cosmo the Fairly Accurate Knife Thrower,
Captain Indecisive, and Spot of the Antarctic, to name but two.
The Hoolies
The Hoolies are a popular shanty crew from Wivenhoe. Featured on Radio Essex, they have been described as ‘blowing up a storm locally’ for their entertaining and lively versions of shanties and maritime folk songs. They will be performing at Harwich International Shanty Festival in October.
