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UK Poet Keith Armstrong and internationally acclaimed songwriter Gary Miller will present a 2-3 hours workshop on Thursday 3rd March from 4.30pm at The Loft Venue, Locke Bar, Georges Street, Limerick. Keith and Gary will demonstrate from and talk about the poems, songs and projects they have worked on together and what inspired them. There will also be space for local songwriters to perform and work on new pieces with advice from Gary and Keith. They derive a lot of inspiration from their roots in NE England and from its local history, as well as from their extensive travels.

KEITH ARMSTRONG

Keith Armstrong was born in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, where he hasworked as a community development worker, poet,librarian and publisher.

GARY MILLER

Gary Miller, internationally acclaimed songwriter, performer and recording artist, first rose to international prominence during the mid eighties and throughout the nineties as principal songwriter, lead singer, guitarist & mandolin player with The Whisky Priests, the internationally renowned folk-rock band with a worldwide cult following that he founded in 1985 and fronted with his twin brother Glenn (“the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion”) – “the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of the Folk World”.

Fee for the workshop is €12/€10 concession. Further details contact Dominic at 087 2996409 or email: limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com

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