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by Aoife Mannix and Janie Armour

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Poet Aoife Mannix and musician Janie Armour embark on an exploration of new ways of combining spoken text with music, resulting in Different Words for Snow – a gorgeous fusion of voice, accordion, piano, mandolin, trombone, percussion and bass. Originally commissioned by Phrased & Confused, through the hub and Arts Council England, Aoife and Janie create breathtaking soundscapes that capture all the wonder of walking through fresh snow.

Aoife is an Irish writer and poet based in London. Her first novel Heritage of Secrets was published by Lubin & Kleyner in 2008 (http://tr.im/nL5Y). She is the author of four collections of poetry; The Trick of Foreign Words (2002), The Elephant in the Corner (2005), Growing Up An Alien (2007) and Turn The Clocks Upside Down (2008) – all with Tall Lighthouse (http://www.tall-lighthouse.co.uk)

Janie is a composer, musical director and musician, working mainly in the theatre medium. She has collaborated extensively with spoken word artists, and has performed with bands at festivals throughout the UK and Europe, including Lisbon International Festival, WOMAD Reading, Glastonbury, Leeds International, Munich Festival, Summer Sundae Weekender and Vlissingen Street Festival, Holland.