FRINGE poets and musicians are planning a wild evening of lively entertainment.

The Speechpainter has been at the forefront of performance poetry for over ten years. He brings his eccentric style of entertainment to the Hambleton Forum in Northallerton, on Saturday and will be joined by musical poets, Joseph Porter and Philip Jeays, who won an award on his first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

The Speechpainter was co-founder of poetry pop group Atomic Lip and last year he co-founded Pure Poetry, a London poetry club. Joseph Porter has been performing his songs for 20 years with Blyth Power in traditional folk style, telling tall stories about sinful blue-rinse women and Charles II.

Tickets for this event, presented by Downwarde Spiral, are available by calling (01609) 767149.