Monday 20 February 2023

ArtSwarm Live S2 Ep. 2: Boxes

ArtSwarm Live: Boxes.
Held 19:00 to 22:00, Saturday 18 February 2023.
Venue Wistaston Memorial Hall, 75 Church Lane, Crewe, CW2 8EZ.

ArtSwarm Live events are live, open-mic performances of poetry, music, or anything else on a certain theme. Acts are typically 10 minutes long and are open to any local performers. This was the first public ArtSwarm event since 2019.
Performers and acts:

Mark Sheeky: Boxes, Box Clever
Nicholas Ferenczy: Jack Curses Toys, Levelling Up #1, Space Oddity
Helen Kay & Nigella Clawson: Wrapping, Milk Tray, Foxes
Andrew Williams: In Boxes
Deborah Edgeley: The Box Waiters, Boxy Lady
Maggie Shaw: Novel Reading, Little Boxes
Carol Forrester: Cutting Ties, Home Unbound

See the ArtSwarm YouTube Channel and the ArtSwarm Live Performances playlist for video clips from these live performances:
https://www.youtube.com/@artswarm

Monday 19 December 2022

ArtSwarm Live S2 Ep. 1: Fifty

ArtSwarm Live: Fifty.
Held 19:00 to 22:00, Saturday 17 December 2022.
Venue Wistaston Memorial Hall, 75 Church Lane, Crewe, CW2 8EZ.

Previously entitled 'Cirque du ArtSwarm', ArtSwarm Live events are live, open-mic performances of poetry, music, or anything else on a certain theme. Acts are typically 10 minutes long and are open to any local performers. A first series of bi-monthly performances ran from Feb 2019 to Feb 2020, at which point the Covid-19 pandemic prevented live events. ArtSwarm Live tentatively restarted two years later, starting with this experimental, invitation-only event.
Performers and acts:

Mark Sheeky & Deborah Edgeley: Money
Helen Kay: The Ballad of Mark Sheeky
John Lindley: Born to be Airborne
Jane Harland: Not Lost in Translation
Paul Sheeky: Fifty Word Poem
Andrew Williams: Raw Chicken
Fall in Green: Mr Tambourine Man
Christopher Gilmore: Three Poems
Nicholas Ferenczy: Don't Look Back in Anger, Woodstock, Half the World Away

See the ArtSwarm YouTube Channel and the ArtSwarm Live Performances playlist for video clips from these live performances:
https://www.youtube.com/@artswarm

Monday 13 April 2020

ArtSwarm S3 Ep. 1: Religion

ArtSwarm Series 3 Episode 1: Religion.
Broadcast Friday 17 April 2020.
Produced, presented, and filmed by Mark Sheeky.

All ArtSwarm content is new and original, created and submitted by artists for each episode.

Andrew Williams, Hymn
Deborah Edgeley, A Hope Cradled
Maggie Shaw, Cradle Me, Lord
Andrew Williams, Is There Anybody There?
Stephen Pennell, God Does Not Exist
John Salmon, The Great 2020 Lockdown
Mark Sheeky, Prayer
Peter Donnelly, Wensleydale Faith

Watch this and any ArtSwarm show on the ArtSwarm YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@artswarm

Sunday 16 February 2020

Cirque du ArtSwarm S1 Ep. 6: Felines

Cirque du ArtSwarm: Felines.
Held 19:00 to 22:00, Saturday 15 February 2020.
Venue Wistaston Memorial Hall, 75 Church Lane, Crewe, CW2 8EZ.
Special guest We Are Nomad.

Cirque du ArtSwarm events are live, open-mic performances of poetry, music, or anything else on a certain theme. Acts are typically 10 minutes long and are open to any local performers.
Performers and acts:

Mark Sheeky: The Cat Phone Song
Carol Forrester: Three Poems
Martin Rivers: Guitar Ambience
John Shapter: Feline Groovy
Claire Bassi: Cat Art, Cat Poem
Nicholas Ferenczy: Ziggy Stardust, Cat Poems
Deborah Edgeley: Bennetting Pintercats of Meldrew Avenue
We Are Nomad: Five Songs
John Lindley: Three Poems
Mark Sheeky: Let's Dance Little Squirrel
Moragh Carter: Cat Story
John Wilson: Feline Species Slideshow
Helen Key: Two Poems
Finalé: Top Cat

See the ArtSwarm YouTube Channel and the ArtSwarm Live Performances playlist for video clips from these live performances:
https://www.youtube.com/@artswarm

Monday 2 December 2019

ArtSwarm S2 Ep.13: Open Theme

ArtSwarm Series 2 Episode 13: Open Theme.
Broadcast Friday 6 December 2019.
Produced and presented by Mark Sheeky.
Camera and assistance by Deborah Edgeley.

All ArtSwarm content is new and original, created and submitted by artists for each episode.

Deborah Edgeley, Trio Of Kings
Andrew Williams, Where's The Orchestra
Mark Sheeky, When The Time Is Done
Deborah Edgeley, Fake News Exclusive: Mrs Coulter's Damn Daemon in Lee Scoresby's Air Balloon
Andrew Williams, Medley

Watch this and any ArtSwarm show on the ArtSwarm YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@artswarm

Sunday 24 November 2019

Cirque du ArtSwarm S1 Ep. 5: First Time

Cirque du ArtSwarm: First Time.
Held 19:00 to 22:00, Saturday 23 November 2019.
Venue Wistaston Memorial Hall, 75 Church Lane, Crewe, CW2 8EZ.

Cirque du ArtSwarm events are live, open-mic performances of poetry, music, or anything else on a certain theme. Acts are typically 10 minutes long and are open to any local performers.
Performers and acts:

Mark Sheeky: Neil Armstrong
Carol Forrester: Three First Poems
Maggie Shaw: Three Songs
Mark Sheeky: First Lines
Pool of Time feat. Stephen Pennell, Brian Marsh
Alice Smith: Story
Mark Sheeky: One Der Bar
Nicholas Ferenczy: Woodstock, Mow Cop, Song with Acoustic Guitar
Brian Marsh: Pigeons and Chips
Deborah Edgeley: The Silent Disco
Mark Sheeky et al: The Last Time
Jam feat. Mark Sheeky, Maggie Shaw, Nicholas Ferenczy

See the ArtSwarm YouTube Channel and the ArtSwarm Live Performances playlist for video clips from these live performances:
https://www.youtube.com/@artswarm

Monday 4 November 2019

ArtSwarm S2 Ep.12: Frankenstein

ArtSwarm Series 2 Episode 12: Frankenstein.
Broadcast Friday 8 November 2019.
Produced and presented by Mark Sheeky.
Camera and assistance by Deborah Edgeley.
Special guest Andrew Williams (by remote video).

All ArtSwarm content is new and original, created and submitted by artists for each episode.

Deborah Edgeley, Monster Education
Andrew Williams, Frankenstein's Lament (If I Only Had A Brain)
Maggie Shaw, Origins
Deborah Edgeley, Did I Request Thee, Victor, To Mould Me Man
Mark Sheeky, The Monster Of Self
Andrew Williams, Frankenstein's Musical Monster

Watch this and any ArtSwarm show on the ArtSwarm YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@artswarm