Posts Tagged ‘Brendan McLeod’
The Fugitives in the UK
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
The Fugitives
Brendan McLeod, winner of the 2006 3-Day Novel Contest, is about to embark on a two-week tour of the UK with The Fugitives. Don’t miss this chance to see what Vue Weekly called “a hypnotic and swirling mix of voice and music that straddles the line between traditional songwriting and poetry.” Get a copy of The Convictions of Leonard McKinley signed by Brendan while you’re there!
Dates
October 30 – Off the Shelf Literature Festival, Sheffield
October 31 – Bluebelle Inn, Hempstead
November 1 – The Punter, Cambridge (as part of CB1 Poetry)
November 2 – New Walk Museum, Leicester (workshop)
November 2 – The Y Theatre, Leicester (as part of Word)
November 3 – Seven Arts, Leeds (as part of Wicked Words)
November 4 – Komedia, Brighton (as part of Hammer & Tongue)
November 5 – Passing Clouds, London
November 7 – Waiting Room, Eaglescliffe
November 8 – Green Note Café, London (part of Hammer & Tongue)
November 9 – Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea
November 10 – Café Tarifa, Oxford (part of Hammer & Tongue)
November 11 – Roebuck, London (part of Bang Said the Gun)
November 12 – Folkestone Literature Festival, Folkestone
Eccentrically We Love
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010The Fugitives, that “anything but ordinary” band featuring 2006 3-Day Novel winner Brendan McLeod, have released a new album, Eccentrically We Love. In this interview with Brendan in Vancouver’s Georgia Straight, he talks about his literary efforts and those of his bandmates, and how their writing and poetry eventually morphed into their unique slam-poetry-performance-music style.
Find their new album at the Fugitives’ website, read about Brendan’s winning 3-Day Novel, and check out the video for their great single “Breaking Promises”.
Tackle Brendan for a Dollar
Friday, June 5th, 2009
Tackle Brendan McLeod for a Dollar
In case you thought that doing (and winning) the 3-Day Novel Contest is the craziest thing Brendan McLeod has done, check out this video of Tackle Me For A Dollar. Brendan stood in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery inviting strangers to have a run at him to change people’s thinking about panhandlers. The whole thing was part of a performance art project by the Never Be Lonely artists collective. Brendan appears to be walking around today, so no writers were (seriously) hurt during the filming of this event. Find out more about the tacklings and the public’s reaction at Brendan’s website.
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