When the poem becomes the song

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When the poem becomes the song we sit enthralled as word and melody dance together. And our guest at this month's Acid on the Microphone singer/songwriter Nick Feint takes us into the heart of the song and the mystery of the word.

“I have an ongoing debate with myself about whether I am a poet or a lyricist,” explains Nick. “But I love playing at the Mussel Inn so I encourage people to come along and be the judge for themselves – poet or lyricist. Either way I love the crafting of words and spend many hours getting the musical arrangements just right.”

Nick will be playing some new material at his guest spot at Acid on the Microphone and will be joined by local musicians John Black on lead guitar and Malaika Hollis on backing vocals.

“Part of the reason we run our open microphone events is to give some space to local artists, poets, singer/songwriters, and to encourage them in their work. The mix of music and poetry is going great guns so I would encourage folks to come on down and enjoy the show,” says Golden Bay Live Poets spokesman Mark Raffills.

Nick released an album Next Exit From Babylon late last year and a single Coming Up Roses just last month. See Spotify.