NOTICES
[August 10, 2010] – Philip Larkin's 'The Dance' by The Holy Orders – New Video
'The Dance' – video on Vimeo and Youtube
Two versions of the video for 'The Dance' by The Holy Orders are available to view online. The full length version, featuring all 12 minutes and 46 seconds of the song, is available on Vimeo. The second version (the YouTube edit), which has been trimmed down to comply with their 10 minutes maximum length constraint, is availale on YouTube.
[July 28, 2010] – Philip Larkin's 'The Dance' by The Holy Orders - digital single release
Could Philip Larkin have a No.1 hit single?
In an audacious attempt to get Philip Larkin to No.1 in the UK singles chart — and to make it the longest single to ever top the chart — 'The Dance' by The Holy Orders, from the new all night north CD, will be released as a digital download single on Larkin's birthday, 9 August. See the All Night North press-release for further details.
As stated in the press-release, the download price of 'The Dance', a 12 minutes and 46 seconds epic masterpiece, has been set as low as possible within the requirements for chart eligibility and the pricing structures of iTunes and Amazon. All proceeds made by All Night North and The Holy Orders will be donated to one of the UK's most topical and deserving charities, BLESMA (British Limbless Ex- Service Men's Association). We hope you will support this 'crazy scheme' of an idea, and download 'The Dance' on Larkin's birthday, 9 August.
To mark the release, The Holy Orders play a gig at Hull's New Adelphi Club on Wednesday 4 July, supported by fellow all night north bands Black and White Tango, and MyOneManBand. For further information on anything all night north related, please visit www.allnightnorth.co.uk
[June 4, 2010] – New Philip Larkin Society publicity cards
We now have a range of publicity cards (below) containing information about the Society and its activities. There are currently 4 designs, each with a different image of Larkin on the front and each containing different information related to the activities of the Society (including, for example, a Membership Application Form) on the reverse. The cards will be distributed to museums, galleries, tourist information organisations, etc.
The cards, which are postcard size, are available from the Society's Merchandising Officer, Andy Bagley, by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope. Those interested in obtaining the cards should email Andy in the first instance.
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[May 23, 2010] – all night north - 12 new songs using Philip Larkin poems as lyrics.
All the tracks of the all night north album are now openly available to listen to freely on:
www.soundcloud.com/allnightnorth
Each track is named after the title of the Larkin poem used as its lyrics:
'Mr Bleaney'
'At Grass'
'Annus Mirabilis'
'This Be The Verse'
'Toads'
'Far Out'
'The Dance'
'Home is so Sad'
'The School in August'
'Femmes Damnées'
'Is it for now or for always'
'Continuing to Live'
The project has its own dedicated website at www.allnightnorth.com, from which physical copies of the CD can be bought. The All Night North CDs will also be available at all night north, Philip Larkin Society and Larkin25 events and activities during this commemorative year. For those who prefer to by their music as digital downloads, the album will be available from Apple iTunes from 10 June 2010, the launch date of the album.
[January 18, 2010] – New Philip Larkin poster
The Society has now taken delivery of a consignment of Philip Larkin posters. Produced from a photograph by Anne James, the poster shows Larkin with his bicycle in 1964, at the time the 'Monitor' film was being shot.
The poster, costing £5.00 (including protective tube), will be available at the John White talk on 28 January (see the Events page). Details of how to order a copy will appear in the next issue of About Larkin and will also appear in due course on the OTHER section of our Shop page.
[January 3, 2010] – Larkin Statue Appeal on Youtube
Midas PR have put together a short video to publicize the Larkin Statue Appeal. The video can be viewed on Youtube at:
Youtube Larkin Staue Appeal video.
[November 1, 2009] – The Philip Larkin Statue Appeal [ Download Statue Appeal leaflet]
2010 will see the 25th anniversary of Larkin’s death.
The City of Hull is marking this occasion under the banner Larkin 25: Another Look at Larkin, an extensive programme of events which will celebrate Larkin's life and work .
As a lasting legacy of the commemorations and of the poet's connections with the City, the Philip Larkin Society proposes to erect a statue of Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange. Permission in principle has already been kindly granted by Network Rail and First Transpennine.
The Society has contributed £10,000 to the funding of the statue and is seeking to raise the remaining funds required through donations from individuals and businesses, and through grant funding from arts organizations.
Those wishing to contribute to the appeal can donate online at:
www.justgiving/philiplarkinstatue.
Donors contributing more than £50 will be listed in a commemorative book documenting the project to be published in 2011.