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This episode has four contributors, all of whom have very different connections to Philip Larkin.  Wes Finch from The Mechanicals Band performs his beautiful new setting of The Trees by Philip Larkin.  Sophie Lewis, Folio Society editor, discusses the remarkable new limited edition of Philip Larkin’s Collected Poems, which is the first to combine both Larkin’s poems and photographs, with the introduction and image selection by Andrew Motion. https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/philip-larkin-collected-poems.html  Esther Johnson, Professor of Film and Media at Sheffield Hallam University, talks to us about the new fundraising Ships In The Sky project and the creation of a wonderful reading of The North Ship by Philip Larkin. https://shipsinthesky.weebly.com/  Chris Sewart has moved from Leicester to Beverley (connections, connections!) and joined the PLS after winning the Larkin Prize of the East Riding Ways With Words Poetry Competition at the end of January with his poem, Fencing Project-1975, which was subsequently published in About Larkin. Here he reads his poetry and reflects on his deepening interest in the world of Larkin.  https://festivalofwords.co.uk/poetry-comp/  Larkin poems discussed: Sunny Prestatyn, The North Ship, This Be The Verse, The Winter Palace, The Mower, Talking In Bed.  Also discussed: Short and Sweet 101 Very Short Poems ed by Simon Armitage (Faber&amp;Faber).  Presented by Lyn Lockwood.  Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band.  Audio production by Simon Galloway.  Follow us and get it touch on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiny_air  Find out more about the Philip Larkin Society here - http://philiplarkin.com/ 

This episode has four contributors, all of whom have very different connections to Philip Larkin.  Wes Finch from The Mechanicals Band performs his beautiful new setting of The Trees by Philip Larkin.  Sophie Lewis, Folio Society editor, discusses the remarkable new limited edition of Philip Larkin’s Collected Poems, which is the first to combine both Larkin’s poems and photographs, with the introduction and image selection by Andrew Motion. <a href="https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/philip-larkin-collected-poems.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/philip-larkin-collected-poems.html</a> Esther Johnson, Professor of Film and Media at Sheffield Hallam University, talks to us about the new fundraising Ships In The Sky project and the creation of a wonderful reading of The North Ship by Philip Larkin. <a href="https://shipsinthesky.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shipsinthesky.weebly.com/</a> Chris Sewart has moved from Leicester to Beverley (connections, connections!) and joined the PLS after winning the Larkin Prize of the East Riding Ways With Words Poetry Competition at the end of January with his poem, Fencing Project-1975, which was subsequently published in About Larkin. Here he reads his poetry and reflects on his deepening interest in the world of Larkin.  <a href="https://festivalofwords.co.uk/poetry-comp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://festivalofwords.co.uk/poetry-comp/</a> Larkin poems discussed: Sunny Prestatyn, The North Ship, This Be The Verse, The Winter Palace, The Mower, Talking In Bed.  Also discussed: Short and Sweet 101 Very Short Poems ed by Simon Armitage (Faber&amp;Faber).  Presented by Lyn Lockwood. Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by <a href="https://twitter.com/mechanicalsband" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Mechanicals Band</a>. Audio production by <a href="https://twitter.com/simongmusic73" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Simon Galloway</a>.  Follow us and get it touch on <a href="https://twitter.com/tiny_air" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/tiny_air" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tiny_air</a> Find out more about the Philip Larkin Society <a href="http://philiplarkin.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> - <a href="http://philiplarkin.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://philiplarkin.com/</a>

Wes Finch, Sophie Lewis, Esther Johnson & Chris Sewart

Massimo "Ice" Ghiacci &amp; Francesco "Fry" Moneti, MCR - May 2007Massimo "Ice" Ghiacci &amp; Francesco "Fry" Moneti of Modena City Ramblers sent us this instrumental piece dedicated to one of the most debated characters of our novel. It's a ballad for swallow songs, tape hiss and old instruments found in an attic.  Ice: theme, whistle, mandolin, banjo, glockenspiel, percussions, vocals Fry: guitar &amp; violin

Massimo "Ice" Ghiacci &amp; Francesco "Fry" Moneti, MCR - May 2007 Massimo "Ice" Ghiacci &amp; Francesco "Fry" Moneti of <a href="http://www.ramblers.it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modena City Ramblers</a> sent us this instrumental piece dedicated to one of the most debated characters of our novel. It's a ballad for swallow songs, tape hiss and old instruments found in an attic. Ice: theme, whistle, mandolin, banjo, glockenspiel, percussions, vocals Fry: guitar &amp; violin

2/9 of Modena City Ramblers- Ballad of Esther Johnson