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A musical evening of reflection with acclaimed songwriter Dan Whitehouse (“Gorgeous… intriguing" - The Guardian). Featuring songs and stories drawn from the history of The Black Country (Voices From The Cones) and time spent between the UK and Japan (The Glass Age). Dan reflects on love, change and hope - creating a space to pause, look back and step forward together.
Plus a special appearance from former Birmingham Poet Laureate, spoken word artist and beat-boxer Jasmine Gardosi ("Healing" - Vogue). Jasmine will also be joining Dan and percussionist Alex Lowe for the première performance of their exciting new collaborations, including After The Black.
Dan Whitehouse
Pushing creative boundaries, inviting global audiences into transformative, heartfelt musical experiences “Gorgeous… and intriguing” — The Guardian Renowned for his reflective, genre-defying artistry, Dan Whitehouse’s music dances with genres from ambient, indie, electro to folk - and embraces the living poetry of spoken word. The result is deeply emotive and intellectually rich. His acclaimed albums, The Glass Age and Voices From The Cones, delved into the tensions between human connection and modern technology, as well as the rich heritage of glassmaking communities. His immersive live show, A Night Of Glass, blends song and storytelling, drawing comparisons to David Bowie and Leonard Cohen. In 2025, Dan releases Only Love - a sparse, solo piano collection reflecting on human connection, resilience, and fatherhood. Dan tours solo, and with New York’s Grammy-nominated Max ZT (House of Waters), blending spoken word with hammered dulcimer on Ten Steps, also with Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren, co-producer of The Glass Age. “…both extraordinary and beautiful” — KLOF MAG “Subtle and delicate melodies” — The Sunday Times…
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Jasmine Gardosi
Jasmine Gardosi is the former Birmingham Poet Laureate 2022-24. They are a multiple slam champion, beatboxer, and Honorary Doctor of Letters (Birmingham Newman University). They are a winner of the Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry and winner of the Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Performer. Their work exploring identity, LGBTQ+ issues and mental health has appeared on Button Poetry, at the Tate Modern, Glastonbury Festival and across BBC Radio, including BBC Radio 3's The Verb, Radio 4 and BBC Asian Network. They were featured on Sky Arts' BAFTA-winning show Life & Rhymes alongside Benjamin Zephaniah, and their poem about the pandemic, filmed on a rollercoaster, was broadcast across America on PBS after going viral on Twitter. Their performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall was broadcast on BBC Four and can be watched here. A two-time recipient of an Honorable Mention for Outstanding International Entry in the Button Poetry video contest, their work has been featured on their channel to tens of thousands around the world. Their video-poem about trans voices, 'Say It Anyway', was commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum as their Writer In Residence to mark the bicentenary of Anne Brontë, and was featured at Flatpack Festival. They are a previous BBC Arts Young Creative and Poet in Residence for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. They were invited by the British Embassy in Tallinn to headline Estonia's historical, first-ever queer poetry slam.
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Chris Cleverley
Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer. As his fledgling days unfurled, the symbolic sounds of ‘Hunky Dory’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Ladies of The Canyon’ echoed from the woodchip walls of the South Birmingham terrace where he was raised; quiet and curious, saturnine and shy. Here, the soul of a young artist was shaped. Fast-forward three decades; Four nationally acclaimed albums under his belt, and ringing endorsements from The Times, Telegraph and BBC6 Music. Cleverley’s boundary-shattering ‘Dream-Folk’ songwriting sits on the cutting edge of modern folk, exploring challenging contemporary themes from displaced people to the fragile beauty of our natural world. A true guitar-man, his elaborate alternate tunings, percussive rhythms and ambient sound design flow beneath a visceral lyrical style inspired by the Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens; a curious tapestry weaved from the hazy psychedelia of the 60s folk revival and the soulful oblivion of the 90s Pacific Northwest. With replenishing calm and warm humour, his one-man live show occupies the space between a concert performance and a yoga nidra meditation; Jarringly raw, hauntingly serene and effortlessly 21st Century. "Rather Lovely Electro-Folk" - Radcliffe & Maconie - BBC 6 MUSIC "The feel of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens" ★★★★ - Scottish Daily Express "Frighteningly brilliant works" - The Daily Star ('50 artists to watch in 2023')…
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