More from our morning digging the foundation for the Tommy Soldier statue at Thorner Victory Hall ⛏️⚒️📏

Tune in to BBC Leeds at around 3.35pm when I’ll be talking to Gayle ahead of my show at Thorner Victory Hall with Stephen James Smith on October 25th. Catch it on the app later. #Leeds

That Tony Walsh has been all over the airwaves recently! Catch up online and then bag yourself some tickets for his show here!

One of my favourite radio interviews yesterday with @gayleoninterweb on BBC Leeds ahead of my show at Thorner Victory Hall on the 25th. You can hear it from the 37min mark on the link below. Tickets at ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/leeds… I met my wife in Leeds 👍. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Can’t wait!

Huge thanks to the team BBC Radio 4 and for all the lovely comments after my Only Artists chat with @juliehes. Here’s that pad with my poems written from ages 5-10, thanks to my Nana, Queenie. There’s many more, the top one is the tribute to Muhammad Ali when I was 10.

This afternoon I’ll be leaving for Bearsden for this concert with my dear long-term pal Barbara Dickson We’ll be out’n’about for 10 days or so. That means daily updates here. Seeya somewhere, I hope. ents24.com/bearsden-event…

#WINCHESTER tonight I’m @WinchesterDC with Tony Walsh! Get your tickets here: hants.gov.uk/shop/product.p… Then the tour goes to: Front Room Songs Kitchen Garden Cafe The Met Bakewell Town Hall Thorner Victory Hall Rosehill #Poetry Midnight Mango

***SOLD OUT*** Tonight’s gig in #Redhill Front Room Songs with #TonyWalsh Tony Walsh is sold out! eventbrite.ie/e/tony-walsh-p… DON’T MISS US: Kitchen Garden Cafe The Met Bakewell Town Hall Thorner Victory Hall Rosehill Thanks Katie Smith #Surrey #Poetry Midnight Mango CWB Management

Approximate stage times for Friday: 7pm Doors 8pm performance from Stephen James Smith 8:30 Interval 9:00 performance from Tony Walsh - who will also be selling and signing copies of his book, ‘Sex and Love and Rock’n’Roll’ Tickets available tinyurl.com/y3jgdkmo

Excited for my hometown show tonight. Me & special guest Stephen James Smith are then at: 24th Bakewell Town Hall #Bakewell 25th Thorner Victory Hall #Leeds 26th Rosehill #Whitehaven Tag/bring friends for a great night. Links to all tickets and signed books at: longfella.co.uk

A fantastic evening The Met #Bury Tony Walsh longfella.co.uk Tony Walsh Stephen James Smith StephenJamesSmith.com Stephen James Smith delivering #FrighteningVerse at a different level. #inspirational #poets #poeting #poetic #poems #poetically Amazing to meet you both😎

Looking forward to welcoming Barbara Dickson back to Thorner on Sunday!

#LEEDS tonight I’m Thorner Victory Hall for my penultimate gig of my English tour with #TonyWalsh Tony Walsh Get yours tickets here: thornervictoryhall.com/special-events/ Tomorrow 26th we go to: Rosehill #Whitehaven Midnight Mango #Poetry

Couldn’t have put it better ourselves!

Thanks for coming, Jess - hope you loved it as much as we did!

Amazing night. Thanks so much Tony Walsh and Stephen James Smith, enjoy your last night!

👀 Selective Memory Bennigans Bar @PresArtsCentre Monroe's Live The MAC Coughlan's Live London Irish Centre The Stoller Hall Thorner Victory Hall The Hug and Pint Culture_Ireland Midnight Mango

Just added >> Irish poet Stephen James Smith Thorner Victory Hall in May. A fully immersive spoken word experience to support his recent album launch See No Evil. With live illustration and musical accompaniment, this is set to be an unforgettable evening. leedsinspired.co.uk/events/stephen…

📆 LEEDS FOLK! not long now till Stephen James Smith' tour comes to Thorner Victory Hall. join Stephen and friends on Sat 21 May for a unique and unforgettable evening of live poetry, music, and illustration. 🎟 £12.50 | 14+ ticketsource.co.uk/thornervictory…