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Art, music and poetry in the Canning area

Explore the rich artistic history of the Canning area in Liverpool, featuring influential figures such as Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, and Adrian Henri. Discover the iconic Scaffold band and the renowned Liverpool Scene, as well as the impact of the Mersey Sound anthology. Immerse yourself in the vibrant arts scene that shaped Liverpool.

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Art, music and poetry in the Canning area

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  1. Art, music and poetry in the Canning area Stuart Sutcliffe John Lennon Brian Patten Roger McGough Adrian Henri Andy Roberts (who wrote the song ‘64’ about their house in Canning Street – also host to Allen Ginsberg and John Peel)

  2. The Scaffold • Mike McCartney met former GPO engineer John Gorman and poet Roger McGough in the early 60s, some time before The Beatles rose to fame. John organised the Merseyside Arts Festival in 1962. Roger and John put on "Events" then picked up the American term "Happenings". There was no particular stage area and the audience was very much part of the show. • Mike joined them and they first performed as The Liverpool, One Fat Lady, All Electric Show with another poet, Adrian Henri, but then settled on The Scaffold threesome • Their show, a variety of sketches, poems and songs, was very popular with young audiences, especially students, throughout Liverpool and then at the Edinburgh Festival. • They featured on the regional TV series Gazette, they had a residency at Peter Cook's Establishment Club and were the resident band on a children's TV show Magpie. • In broad terms Mike provided the tunes, Roger the poetry and John the comedy. • Since the 70s Roger McGough has been very active as a poet and children's TV presenter. • Amongst many other things Mike McCartney had a photographic exhibition Liverpool Now and published a children's book Sonny Joe And The Ringdon Rhymes. • John Gorman now lives on the Wirral and has occasionally appeared in films. He was a major contributor to the classic, pioneering Saturday morning TV show TISWAS in the late 70s.

  3. Scaffold

  4. The Liverpool Scene • The Liverpool Scene was a poetry band, which included Adrian Henri, Andy Roberts, Mike Evans, Mike Hart, Percy Jones and Brian Dodson. It grew out of the success of The Incredible New Liverpool Scene, a CBS LP featuring Henri and McGough reading their work, with accompaniment by the guitarist Roberts. Liverpool DJ John Peel, who was then working on the pirate radio station Radio London, picked up on the LP and featured it on his influential late-night Perfumed Garden show. After Radio London closed down, Peel visited Liverpool and met the band; as a consequence, they were featured in session on his BBC Top Gear and Night Ride shows, and in 1968 he produced their first LP. Four LPs were issued with Henri's poetry heavily featured. • Despite Peel's support the albums achieved little success, although the band did become popular on the UK university and college circuit. Their public performances included a 1969 tour when they opened for Led Zeppelin; they also toured the USA but did not attract much acclaim from US critics and audiences. Henri was described in performance as "bouncing thunderously and at risk to audience and fellow performers, the stage vibrating out of rhythm beneath him."

  5. Andy Roberts and Adrian Henri

  6. A Gallery to Play to: The Story of the Mersey Poets By Phil Bowenp.99

  7. The Mersey Sound • The anthology The Mersey Sound was published by Penguin in 1967, containing the poems of Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten, and has remained in print ever since, selling in excess of 500,000 copies. It brought the three poets to "considerable acclaim and critical fame",and has been widely influential. In 2002 they were given the Freedom of the City of Liverpool.

  8. The Grimms • A short-lived touring ensemble Grimms (1973-4) contained a changing cast of Adrian Henri, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, John Gorman, Mike McCartney, George `Zoot' Money, Neil Innes, Michael Giles, Kate Robbins, John Megginson, Andy Roberts, David Richards, Peter `Ollie' Halsall, Norman Smedles, Brian Jones, Ritchie Routledge, Valerie Movie, Gerry Conway, Pete Tatters and Timmy Donnell.

  9. Liverpool 8 • The clubs of Liverpool 8 were open to all nations and this mix of people exchanged diverse musical styles and sounds. People would travel from all over the North West to Liverpool 8 to engage in the thriving scene. • It was also a place of art students, poets, and a place to exchange musical ideas. • By the early 90s The Nigerian, The Ibo (now relocated into the former school for the deaf) and the Sierra Leone were all that was left of the Liverpool 8 club scene.

  10. Post Punk • Julian Cope of the Teardrop Explodes hung out at Gambier Terrace

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