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Poems for Freedom New Anthology of Poetry

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:44:49 +0100

They have included one of my poems in a poetry Anthology published to raise money to rebuild a bookshop that was attacked last year. If you can, get a copy of Donate a Poem for Freedom, a campaign set up to raise funds for Freedom Bookshop after the 2013 firebomb attack.

The poets are a mix of the well known and the new, from award winners to students.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/the-freedom-poets/poems-for-freedom/paperback/product-20987334.html

Childhood heroes

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:18:45 +0100

One of my childhood heroes, Gibraltarian musician and composer Denis Valerga has written some beautiful arrangements for "No one can reach us here," Check it out!

https://soundcloud.com/gabrielmoreno/no-one-can-reach-us-here-2

No One Can Reach us Here produced by Crowheart Boy

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:50:12 +0100

Check out the new recording of "No one Can Reach us Here" produced by Crowheart Boy at his home studio in Turnpike Lane. What a beautiful two days of laughs, tea, coffee and music. This the result. Hope you like it. More recordings to come soon.

https://soundcloud.com/gabrielmoreno/no-one-can-reach-us-here-1

Last copies of "The Hollow Tortoise."

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:39:45 +0100

After a very successful launch of "The Hollow Tortoise," we are very happy to announce that the first edition of the book published by Orion Contemporary is nearly sold out. It was a short edition but we did not expect so much good feedback and support. The last copies can be bought from the poetry page on this website.

I am now working on a new collection based on bedroom conversations concerning our experience of otherness and the Self. I am also busy running some new nights of music like The JAGO sessions with Lorraine Wood and The Betsey Cellar sessions by myself. For 2013 I have set myself the objective of recording a demo with the new songs and releasing it before the end of the year. A lot of projects, a lot of work and a lot of hope. Thanks to everyone for the support.

Gabriel Moreno.

Videos of the Poetry Night "Descent and Rise of Orpheus the Bard."

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:57:50 +0100

Videos edited by Oscar Sanchez Velasco featuring poems from the upcoming collection, "The Hollow Tortoise" and musical performances by Joe Wilkes, Simon Stanley Ward, Jason McNiff and Trent Miller.

Check them out here
http://www.youtube.com/user/gabrielangelmoreno

Poetry Reading for Annexe magazine

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:37:00 +0100

Poetry readings in Spanish and English for Annexe Magazine for their two poem series. Check out the link below.

http://annexemagazine.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/two-poems-gabriel-moreno/

Annexe magazine interview

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:03:38 +0100

Nick Murray talks to me about the poetry and music event on the 12th of July, Slaughtered Lamb and the upcoming poetry collection, "The Hollow Tortoise."

http://annexemagazine.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/interview-gabriel-moreno/

The first Lantern Society I host with Simon Stanley Ward- 17th May 2012

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:44:19 +0100

Our first night as hosts was an emotional, hilarious, profound, chaotic, class, deranged and inspiring affair. It was Ben and Jack´s last stance and they opened the night and our senses as a duo. Their songs were like an early trance of fine musicianship, raw emotion and dreamy landscapes. At one point I looked beside me and saw Simon awestruck, his tongue sticking out like a wounded animal. “That is truly awesome,” he commented. I couldn’t but agree. We carried ourselves on to the stage to thank Ben and Jack for their faith in us and our infamous selves and paid our respects with our Country/Mediterranean version of, “So long Marianne.” We were already thinking of the task ahead of us and how we hoped to put on a decent night to honour our mentors as well as the regular lanterners who seemed unsure about the future of the event.

However, in true Lantern spirit, the new acts that arrived on the day, Quentin from France and Wickas from Poland (I am sure I spelt that wrongly), dissolved any doubts, impressing all the attendees with professional, profound and vibrant performances. I had to convince the audience that I had nothing to do with the cosmopolitanisation of the first acts and they sat down amidst a rumble of cheering and applause. Ty Watling and his wife Aisha were next on stage to bring it back home. Their music was like a voyage on a perfectly carved wooden vessel through rivers of harmony, melody and the finest folk in town. I had to remind myself that their set was over as I was in a kind of dream-like experience before asking Simon who was next. The bill looked so good that I urged him to present the following acts as I was intrinsically afraid of fucking up what promised to one of the most enthralling next 40 minutes in many a Lantern.

James Burton followed with a mind blowing version of Bruce Springsteen´s “Highway 29” and then Trent Miller with a rendition of one of my favourite songs of his, “Lupita Dream on” which stuck in my head all during that night and the next day. Next their were impressive performances by Jack and Ben who brought down the house with every song and the best thing was that the great music did not end there; The Galleons, Gabriel Mesh, Greg and Anne, Laura Tenschert and Maggie Rose (who sang like the angels, but the terrestrial ones, the ones with studs in their wings) Omri with his music and humour, continued to inspire the audience who could not seem to get enough. And just when it all seemed to come to an end, the fabulous Troubadour Rose appeared with a set that unthreaded the heart of our minds and our senses. Whilst listening to their music one of the regular lanterners commented, “Ok, Gabriel you are Mediterranean and exaggerate a lot but I must admit that with this music your adjectives fall short.” I was glad to hear my excesses were being overcome by art and musical perfection. What a blast!

I played, "We are what we Are' and Simon played an amazing version of "American Voice" with Jack and Ben on backing vocals. The three of them ended the night with a maddened last jam which gave the Lantern the final and necessary organic punch to what had been a fascinating handover and a truly memorable two years of the finest folk and singer songwriter music in town. Thanks guys and we promise not to fuck it up too much. xxx

So Long Marianne with Simon Stanley Ward for the album of covers for La Voz Telúrica

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:50:57 +0100

I met Simon during an oneiric night of music and bewilderment and after engaging in conversation and other forms of dissolution we decided to jam, finding ourselves some hours later, in a recording session, arranging a track for an album of covers for the musical blog, LA Voz Telúrica (Spain). Above is part of our session.

Great review on La Voz Telúrica Music Blog/Gran reseña, en la voz Telúrica blog musical

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:24:16 +0100

http://lavoztelurica.blogspot.com.es/2012/04/memorabilia-telurica-gabriel-moreno.html