About me: John Row has worked in schools, colleges, prisons, museums, festivals and arts centres
in the UK, USA, and mainland Europe.
John runs the storytelling areas at Cambridge Folk Festival and the Kidz Field at Glastonbury.
He performs each year at Guilfest, Strawberry Fair, Cropready, Beautiful Days,Suffolk Greenpeace Fair and
Bestival on the Isle of Wight.
In 2008 he was a featured poet at the Austin International Poetry Festival.
Details of his schedule can be found at www.johnrow.com
He was the first storyteller in residence at a British prison and was writer in residence at HMP Highpoint.
He writes regularly for 'On Track' the magazine of Network Rail.
His new show,'Serious Times' with singer songwriter Paddy Stratton will be touring later this year.
He has created characters for re-cycling and public information road shows and scripted films and plays in prisons.
As a compere he has worked on children's festivals and in circuses.
His weekly radio show for "Ipswich Community Radio" "Trains Planes + Roadtrips" is webcast 10.00am (UK time),Tuesdays on www.icrfm.co.uk.
What a fine way of meeting it was! A story we can both tell for years.
Wonderful to see you on Monday night - thanks for the company and great to meet Jenny - we will hope to see more of you both before too long, and of course you are always welcome at our place. Next year, we'll be based at Moondance, so that will be new!
Stay in touch - good to see you smiling, you old oaf!
Hi John thanx for the add! Nice to see you on here and stillspreading the word at festivals etc feel free to chat anytime or comment on my occasional rants. CALLEN in the East.
I caught some of your ICR FM show yesterday, love that Benjamin Zephaniah track you played - Lisnin to the wrong radio station, absolutely brilliant, remined me a little of Saul Williams 'Coded Language' but with more politically cutting lyrics.[BRAVO!]
Peace & Destruction, a life in perfect balance as it should always be..
John, are you free on the evening of the 3rd of April (thats this thursday coming) to do a set at a night I'm putting on at the Lloyds tavern? It would be a massive help if you were, coz my acts keep dropping out haha, was gonna ask you at bohemia but its suddenly gained a state of urgency... CB Tomx
Hello! Will I see you at Bohemia in the near future? I won't be able to make it his wednesday but it would be nice to see you perform again. Love, Elizabeth
Just to let you know that Paddy Stratton and Coyote Wrecks are following up the recent release of their album 'Surreal' with the following December gigs:
9th December 2007 - Burston Crown, Burston, Nr. Diss, Norfolk - 4pm onwards.
ARR! On behalf of meself and the wife, I be thankin' ye for attendin' our weddin' at Bestival. 'Twas truly an honor and privalige ta be meetin' such a fine upstandin' man as yerself. Lookin foreward ta when we next meet, Peace n'love.
Hi John...How are you, we are fine starting nexts years Fest, the dates will be 8/9/10 August 08, is there any way you can do the dates or no of someone that can..Angie x
Hi John, Thanks for adding me! Good luck with Serious Times - it's great stuff... I can't wait to see it out there & am looking forward to helping make it happen! Love & Light, Anna xx
