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On this special bonus episode of MOUTH-OFF, Clary opens up The Evidence Locker, taking a rummage through over forty years of poems, songs, notebooks, schoolwork, unfinished ideas and assorted creative evidence.

Originally created to accompany Clary’s Cultural Cwtch Blog #74, this audio essay explores creativity, memory, influence, originality and the strange ways that words, images and ideas can follow us through our lives.

From childhood poems and teenage existential crises to recurring moons, Manic Street Preachers chord sheets, spectacularly misheard Nirvana lyrics and songs written decades apart, Clary traces some of the fingerprints that have remained across her creative work.

Along the way, you'll hear readings from the archive, reflections on the people and music that shaped her writing, and acoustic excerpts from some of the songs themselves.

The next full episode of MOUTH-OFF to drop in the main feed, Exclamation!, will be arriving in time for Halloween which, given that things get rather spooky, feels unexpectedly appropriate.

FEATURED WRITING AND MUSIC

All original poems, lyrics and archive material featured in this episode are written by Clary Saddler, or Royalty Free SFX from Pixabay unless otherwise stated.

Original music written and performed by Clary Saddler.

READ THE ORIGINAL BLOG

Clary’s Cultural Cwtch #74: The Evidence Locker

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Clary Saddler / Mouth-Off / Forget-Me-Not Productions

Forget-Me-Not Productions

Word Groove Collective

On this special bonus episode of MOUTH-OFF, we take a festive detour into the world of Welsh folklore, winter traditions, Celtic music, storytelling and inclusive creativity.

Although it's June rather than December, we're incredibly proud of The Welsh Christmas Capers, a National Lottery HERITAGE FUND-supported project delivered by RCT Learning Curve in partnership with Forget-Me-Not Productions and Word Groove Collective. Following the project's evaluation in May, we wanted to share some of the creative work that emerged along the way.

Over the past year, participants from Gadlys, Llwynypia and Ty Draw Day Services explored Welsh winter traditions including Mari Lwyd, Plygain, Calennig and Noson Gyflaith through music, film-making, storytelling, performance, cookery, visual arts and assistive technology.

In this episode you'll hear excerpts from the project's films, original songs, documentary features and audio story, alongside reflections on how participants brought Welsh heritage to life through their own creativity and communication styles.

From rhyme battles and horse skulls (seriously) to magical toffee, ghostly carols and original songs, this is a celebration of Welsh culture, collaboration and imagination.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Welsh Christmas Capers was delivered by RCT Learning Curve in partnership with Forget-Me-Not Productions and Word Groove Collective, with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Special thanks to the participants, families and staff at Gadlys, Llwynypia and Ty Draw Day Services whose creativity, enthusiasm and contributions made the project possible.

All media clips, films, documentary features, audio productions and project content featured in this episode were produced by Forget-Me-Not Productions as part of The Welsh Christmas Capers.

"Dancing with Your Heart" is performed by Word Groove Collective. Lyrics by Gavin Clifton. Music by Clary Saddler.

FEATURED PROJECT WORK

The Welsh Christmas Capers Promotional Film VO

Mari Lwyd Feature

Daffodil Rainbows

Noson Gyflaith and Calennig Feature

Plygain Feature

The Welsh Christmas Caper Audio Story

Nos Da

Christmas All Year Round

SOCIAL MEDIA AND PROJECT LINKS

Gavin Clifton / The Disabled Writer

https://www.thedisabledwriter.co.uk/

Word Groove Collective

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Forget-Me-Not Productions

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Clary Saddler / Mouth-Off / Forget-Me-Not Productions

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The Welsh Christmas Capers YouTube Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY7v-l3nUIRPCCULCcovmo8RyPo7Xyg_q

On this episode of Mouth-Off I chat to AL STEELE, JAMES WARREN of THE KORGIS, and author, lyricist, disability rights activist  and  MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER & AAC USER, GAVIN CLIFTON.

AL, JAMES, and GAVIN each bring a unique perspective on CREATIVITY, SONGWRITING, and the power of MUSIC to connect people. GAVIN collaborates with host CLARY SADDLER through WORD GROOVE COLLECTIVE, where he writes lyrics and advocates for greater ACCESSIBILITY and representation for people who use AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC).

We get to here their creative journeys, the stories behind their work, and the ways music can inspire, challenge, and bring people together. We also explore a wide range of topics including SONGWRITING, SYNC PLACEMENT, COLLABORATION, the changing MUSIC INDUSTRY, DISABILITY RIGHTS, ACCESSIBILITY IN THE ARTS, creative influences, and the importance of finding and maintaining your own ARTISTIC VOICE.

We also play a round of "SYNC OR SINK?", putting our guests' music industry instincts to the test, and delve into the world of DIEGETIC and NON-DIEGETIC MUSIC, exploring how music functions within film, television, and other media.

It's a lively and thought-provoking conversation packed with insights, humour, industry knowledge, and plenty of musical stories along the way.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Intro Music - Clary Saddler

Dance on a Volcano - Al Steele

If I Had You - James Warren

When Doves Cry - Prince

World Full of Dreams - Gavin Clifton and Al Steele

These Wings - Gavin Clifton and Clary Saddler

Fast and Loose - Gavin Clifton, Al Steele and James Warren

Fragments - Clary Saddler

Tick Tock - Clary Saddler

A Pembrokeshire Farm - Al Steele

Terry Jones and the Great Map Mystery - Al Steele

Everybody's Got to Hurt Sometime - James Warren

Hot-Wired - Gavin Clifton and Clary Saddler

Cartoon World - Al Steele and James Warren

Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Mick Jones and Joe Strummer

Let's Build a God Game  - Al Steele

Morning After - Gavin Clifton and Clary Saddler

Outro Music - Clary Saddler

SOCIAL MEDIA AND MUSIC LINKS

Gavin Clifton / The Disabled Writer

Al Steele

James Warren / The Korgis

Word Groove Collective

Clary Saddler / Mouth-Off / Forget-Me-Not Productions

In this episode of Mouth-Off, we dive headfirst into one of the biggest creative debates of our time: AI  threat or liberation?

Voice-cloning. AI music. Text-to-speech. Plagiarism panic. Copyright chaos.

We’ve heard the dystopian headlines. But what happens when AI isn’t replacing creativity — it’s enabling it?

🎧 In this episode

A frank personal reflection on using AI as a disabled-led creative (when is it a helper, and when is it a hijacker?)

Original interviews with: • Gavin Clifton – author and AAC user who successfully challenged ACX to allow TTS narration of his memoir

• Mr X – non-verbal musician working with eyegaze tech and hybrid AI vocal blending

• Clip from BBC Access All featuring Sarah Ezekiel and her son discussing AI-assisted art and identity

• Queer musician and author Corporate Christ (featured in a previous Mouth-Off episode) shares a reimagined track using Suno AI

Two creative tracks using assistive or AI-enhanced tools: • Unreal Reality – co-written by Clary Saddler and Gavin Clifton for Word Groove Collective (sync brief)

https://soundcloud.com/wordgroovecollective

• Only Love – featuring lyrics and eyegaze instrumentation by Mr X, vocals by Clary Saddler

Instrumental: Whimsical – composed by Mr X and Clary Saddler

Audio reference to viral fake Drake track (AI-generated) and the ethical uproar it sparked

A candid “interview” with ChatGPT — sort of — on what it means to assist, not create

Show notes written with ChatGPT… though frankly, after the back-and-forth, it might’ve been quicker to do it myself

🎵 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Theme music: Intro and Outro by Clary Saddler

Featuring: • Unreal Reality – by Gavin Clifton & Clary Saddler (for Word Groove Collective)

https://soundcloud.com/wordgroovecollective

• Only Love – Mr X featuring Clary Saddler

• Whimsical – by Mr X and Clary Saddler

• Clip from BBC’s Access All (Sarah Ezekiel interview):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tklw

• Corporate Christ AI-enhanced track: Palestine (Suno Reimagining)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2PlLbbxsb1KLU2C1kZ8yFZ

• Excerpt of viral fake Drake AI track: Heart on My Sleeve

(Originally by anonymous creator Ghostwriter977)

All SFX: from Pixabay (royalty-free)

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This Pride Month, Mouth-Off revisits a milestone from the archive: Welsh and Proud – Schools’ Songwriting Sessions (2014). Funded by the Arts Council of Wales and produced by Forget-Me-Not Productions — our first project as a Ltd company — this initiative brought together over 150 pupils from five Cardiff secondary schools to create original LGBTQIA+ themed anthems.

The winning song, The Person Within, was professionally recorded, filmed, and screened on the main stage at Cardiff Pride 2014.

A decade later, we untangle the cables, revisit the voices, and reflect on the queer legacy of music, memory, and visibility.

🎧 In this episode:

Archival clips from the original project

Interviews with participating teachers, judges, and community figures

A musical montage of student submissions

A tribute to late supporters and judges Scott Travers and Ian Bazzard (Bazz)

Audio from sister projects United Community and Homophonic is Gay

Reflections on ageism, allyship, and protest

A Cwtch live set snippet

An excerpt from Claire Dowie’s Why is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? as part of the Cultural Cwtch

🎵 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Theme music: Intro and Outro by Clary Saddler

Featuring:

The Person Within – by pupils from Mary Immaculate School

United Community – by pupils at Willows High School and Clary Saddler

Live Out Loud (LOL) – by pupils from Fitzalan School and Clary Saddler

Don’t Hide Away in the Shadows – by pupils of Michaelston Community College and Clary Saddler

Pam Padlocks – by pupils from Ysgol Plasmawr and Radyr Comprehensive School

Mirrors – by pupils from Bro Edern and Clary Saddler

Unity – by pupils from Bishop of Llandaff School

Forget-Me-Not – by Cwtch

Good Thing – by Cwtch

Confide in Me (Kylie Minogue Cover) – by Cwtch

Shiver – by Cwtch

Remember Me – by Cwtch

Turn to You – by Cwtch

Unreal Reality – by Word Groove Collective

Claire Dowie monologue excerpt – Why is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?

Additional clips from Homophonic is Gay

Interview snippets from Radio Cardiff and Vibe Creative archives

SFX: Pixabay

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UPRISING was first performed in 2015, commissioned by The Project Space in Newport and produced by Forget-Me-Not Productions. It was a multimedia, site-specific performance exploring political disenfranchisement, media control, and class struggle, drawing from Newport’s Chartist history and the social climate leading up to the 2015 general election. Through live music, immersive theatre, and audience participation, it questioned who really holds power and how democracy is manipulated.

A decade later, in 2025, this Mouth-Off episode revisits UPRISING...through its original music, propaganda-inspired soundscapes, and interviews reflecting on its themes in today’s political landscape. The episode dissects the show’s key moments:

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So it's official. I have a book out. KYLIE MINOGUE ALBUM-BY-ALBUM STICK OR TWIST? is out now. To coincide with the launch, I was interviewed with my co-host - from my other podcast, THE McCARTNEY McALPHABET.

We chatted mostly about Kylie and my writing process, though there was some MACCA thrown in for good measure (they have previously performed together don't you know!)

The book, published by WHITE OWL is available from all the usual places (Kylie Minogue: Album by Album by Clary Saddler | Waterstones).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mouth-Off Intro and Outro Music - by Clary Saddler

Padam Padam - by Ina Wroldsen and Lostboy

Neighbours Theme - by Trent and Hatch

Hands - by Ashley, Davidsen, Larsen and Cutfather

Help! - by Lennon and McCartney

Word is Out - by Stock and Waterman

Too Far - by Minogue

Little Baby Nothing - by Bradfield, Moore, Edwards and Jones

I Don't Need Anyone - by Bradfield, Moore and Jones

Dance Tonight - by McCartney

Magic - by Minogue, Buzz, Brunila, Davidsen and Wallevik

Outro Music Keep Under Cover - by McCartney

To coincide with the release of my new book KYLIE MINOGUE ALBUM-BY-ALBUM STICK OR TWIST? Mouth-Off is concluding the epic, three-part special feature that we started this month about gay icon, fashion icon and all round legend, KYLIE MINOGUE. As you may know, if you listened to the final Mouth-Off episode of season one - where I interviewed music enthusiast and my fellow RUBYSHOES band mate (and fellow GAY), JAY BRADLEY-HOFFMAN; I have recently finished my Kylie book, which is being published by WHITE OWL at the end of June (2024). I am also currently in the process of planning the follow up book, KYLIE MINOGUE: A SHOWGIRL ON TOUR. To coincide with these projects and to celebrate PRIDE MONTH, Jay and I finished our chat. Last year, Jay suggested we do a review of the concert openers from all of Kylie’s tours, so we did, and we recorded our chat. This is part two, we hope you enjoy. #PADAMPADAM.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mouth-Off Intro and Outro Music - by Clary Saddler

Better the Devil You Know (Stock, Aitken and Waterman) – Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour

Better the Devil You Know (Stock, Aitken and Waterman) – Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour

Speakerphone (Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback and Åhlund – KYLIEX2008Tour

Magnetic Electric (Minogue, Kurstin and Poole) – Anti Tour

Les Sex (Warner, Wade Keusch, Walker, Rappaport and Lanz) – Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour

Golden (Minogue, Rimes, Rose and McEwan) – Golden Tour

Magic (Minogue, Buzz, Brunila, Davidsen and Wallevik) – Infinite Disco Live Stream 

Come into My World (Denis and Davis) – Infinite Disco Live Stream

Light Years (Minogue, Stannard and Gallagher) – More Than Just a Residency 

Outro Music Vegas High (Minogue, Stannard, Blackwell and O'Connell)

Continuing our Pride Month celebrations and marking the release of my new book, 'Kylie Minogue Album-by-Album: Stick or Twist?' (out 30 June 2024), Mouth-Off presents the second instalment of our three-part Kylie series. In this episode, I sit down with songwriter, producer, and DJ DAMON SHARPE. Damon was part of the creative team behind Kylie's anthemic single 'Get Outta My Way' and the B-side to 'All the Lovers,' 'Go Hard or Go Home.' Tune in to hear our in-depth conversation and find out, "what's the worst thing that could happen to you?"

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Theme music: Intro and Outro by Clary Saddler

Featuring:

Damon Sharpe:

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Last year, I interviewed music critic (Albumism) and author of the "Record Redux" series, Quentin Harrison, to discuss all things related to the ultimate gay icon, Ms. Kylie Minogue. The "Record Redux" series is a ten-book set dedicated to “resetting the critical narratives of influential and often misrepresented women in pop music.” Previous editions have profiled the careers of the Spice Girls, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Carly Simon, and Donna Summer, with Janet Jackson still in the making.

To celebrate Pride Month and to coincide with the release of my book, "Kylie Minogue Album-by-Album: Stick or Twist?" (out June 30, 2024), I had another chat with Quentin. This time, we discussed Kylie’s recent renaissance, her enduring legacy, and her latest release, "Tension."

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Theme music: Intro and Outro by Clary Saddler

Featuring:

Quentin Harrison:

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