{"id":503,"date":"2017-06-07T17:45:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T17:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/?p=503"},"modified":"2017-06-07T17:45:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T17:45:41","slug":"friday-19-may-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/?p=503","title":{"rendered":"Friday 19 May 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/randolphswain-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-488\" src=\"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/randolphswain-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"randolphswain\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Randolph Swain and the Red Lights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earth-based songwriter Randolph Swain and his friends the &#8220;Red Lights&#8221; write songs about their adventures in Space. \u00a0In their first album, Randolph discovered the NEW PLANET whilst (allegedly) spying on Mrs Jones\u00a0 from No. 34.\u00a0 They are currently documenting their journey to the Planet ERIS in wonderful music. \u00a0Each song tells a part of their amazing story&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tom Robinson of BBC RADIO 6 likes them. Find out why here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.randolphswain.com\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/benpwilliams.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-478\" src=\"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/benpwilliams-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"benpwilliams\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Singer-songwriter Ben Williams moulds the classic song-writing sound of Paul Simon with the laid back nature of Jack Johnson. His second album \u2018Put It On Ice\u2019 was released in February 2017, featuring a selection of the finest musicians in Manchester.\u00a0 Often quirky, sometimes funny, and occasionally more reflective, Ben&#8217;s songs have received wide airplay from Radio 2 DJs Janice Long and Dermot O Leary.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.benpwilliams.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/markmacesmith.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-479\" src=\"https:\/\/theshangrila.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/markmacesmith-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"markmacesmith\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Mace Smith <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Revolutionary poet and artist Mark Mace Smith was Glastonbury Festival Poetry Slam Winner 2008 and BBC MediaCity Poet in Residence 2011 &#8211; 2015. Soon to be inaugurated into the British Library Sound Archive as a &#8216;leading Black British Poet&#8217;, his powerful stage presence delivers expertly crafted, carefully considered and fine-tuned performances.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.writeoutloud.net\/profiles\/markmacesmith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Randolph Swain and the Red Lights Earth-based songwriter Randolph Swain and his friends the &#8220;Red Lights&#8221; write songs about their adventures in Space. \u00a0In their first album, Randolph discovered the NEW PLANET whilst (allegedly) spying on Mrs Jones\u00a0 from No. 34.\u00a0 They are currently documenting their journey to the Planet ERIS in wonderful music. 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