WILL STONE samples the 20th anniversary atmosphere of this eclectic end-of-season indie festival
ON THE road again, writing on the train, got a million ideas buzzing round my brain...
I’m heading to Bradford for a last minute Literature Festival gig at St George’s Hall with award-winning poet and podcaster George the Poet and very much looking forward to meeting another trailblazer from the burgeoning new generation of spoken-word artists.
They’re everywhere these days and, in a huge triumph not just for Stormzy, but for the genre, one has just headlined the main stage at Glastonbury.
The bard serenades the Diggers of Wigan and their festive followers
The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
The Bard contributes to the campaign of Count Binface, and applauds Burnham’s plans for vocational training


