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July 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 268: Catherine Robertson
Hi and welcome to episode 268 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
April 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: It’s Weird How A Random Memory Will Just Pop Up Like This
She stepped on the bus and there were no seats left. She said, loudly, “why are there no fucking seats left eh?” And the driver clarified that the bus had been oversold. He suggested she wait and take a refund or sit on the engine-cover. “I should sit on the engine cover and get a […]Archive
April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 253: Margot Pierard
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 253 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]Archive
April 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard (April 3, Hawke’s Bay)
Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard: Margot and Wil Time A Part Hygge, Te Awanga; HB Saturday, April 3 I first heard Margot Pierard and Wil Sargisson work together late last year at a house concert in Hawke’s Bay. I was blown away. Here, two world class talents took us on a journey through some of […]Archive
March 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 251: Mere Boynton
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 251 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]Archive
February 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 244: Maggie Tweedie
Well, after a lengthy summer break the podcast is back and it’s the first one for 2021. This conversation was recorded late last year and then I decided to have a wee break over Christmas/New Year. So you’re now going to hear episode 244 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf […]Archive
October 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Reading Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Writing Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Poems In Hawke’s Bay
I can’t write in Hawke’s Bay. In Hawke’s Bay I cannot write. I’d be better at visual art – someone could give me a pencil and I’d easily draw a blank – open to interpretation but that’s okay and it’s most certainly as it is – because it’s not okay in Hawke’s Bay to write […]Archive
September 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Sitting Room Sessions: Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson
This guy in Hawke’s Bay started this thing a while back called The Sitting Room Sessions – follow the page on Facebook. Check it out. House concerts, basically. Small gigs. Acoustic, primarily. A sitting audience. Waiting to be entertained, open to hearing anything, sure of quality due to the curation by their host. He’s trusted. […]Archive
September 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Pink Floyd The Wall
I can’t listen to Pink Floyd The Wall. It is forever trapped inside a red Sony Walkman, hanging on a belt around some stonewash jeans. Unlaced basketball boots beneath it, peddling along as a flat-deck truck drives by with farm-hands hanging off the back yelling ‘homo’ at whoever they can, high-fiving in self-congratulation as the […]Archive
May 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 252 – James Taylor, Napier, 2017
Though I loathe the term ‘Bucket List’ I’ll use it here for shorthand and due to familiarity…I never quite realised that James Taylor would be a Bucket List Gig for me until it was announced that he was touring. I’ve been a fan forever – at first somewhat forced one me; the greatest hits albums […]Archive
May 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman