Phil Mellen is BlackSheepLad, a Cheshire-based singer-songwriter who plays live indie-folk solo or as a duo with a wonderful Stockport guitarist. His songs have been described as follows: ''I can't get over how creative/original and good this is!

It's beautiful and funny and the instrumentation is awesome' Blue Doll Music. 'Great lyrics, wonderful rhymes

Mike Garry is a former librarian whose gritty poetry has won the admiration far and wide and his collaboration with Joe Duddell and New Order in New Yorks Carnegie Hall in 2014 received five star reviews.

Mike has worked in thousands of schools and his three books, Men's Morning, Mancunian Meander and God is a Manc have become schemes of work in schools throughout the UK and his poetry is regularly heard on BBC Radio and TV

Together Mike and Phil will create a wonderful evening of poetry and music that is sure to be enjoyed by all.