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The March Vox Night was the first of the year to begin in daylight and as the light changed throughout the evening a whole series of talent was showcased. On arrival at the event it was impossible not to notice the brightly spray-painted rubbish hanging from the ceiling created by our returning Vox artist Bella Taylor. It was made up of plastic bags, tubing and string suspended above the audience with different recycling facts intermingled and certainly sparked conversation.
The first performers were ‘Captives on the Carousel’ who wooed the crowd with their rich sounds and sweet melodies. An interesting experiment that worked really well was used in ‘James’ song’, in which the cello was used in a loop.
Next up was the spoken word slot opened by Ollie Francis who read a short story entitled ‘The Cloud Girl.’ The poetic fantasy caught the imagination of the audience and no one could help but listen intently, including the bar staff and those still lingering after the televised football game. Following on was Tom Calvard who had us in stitches as he snored down the microphone during his first poem and entertained us with tales of divorce. Finally in this section was our returning Vox poet Joe Kriss whose performance is always seamless and never ceases to amaze us by reciting his poems by heart.
As the sun set, Carl Woodford took to the stage and despite not having heard him before it did not take long for me to see why he is such a well known folk artist within Sheffield. His songs had a soothing sway to them and he used all sides of his guitar to create the sound. By the end of the night everyone was talking about the great selection and variety of acts and I couldn’t think of a better way to spend an early Sunday evening.
Review by Laura Francis.
