David Lambert is a Cardiff-born, Lincolnshire-based writer / musician whose creative journey took an unexpected turn. Whilst completing his second novel – a story of a mixed race, polyamorous relationship in a post WWII Cardiff – he found himself at an impasse, so he laid the novel down … 

Seeking inspiration he read fourteen novels in fourteen weeks, engaging, as he read, the cut-up technique made popular by William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin and David Bowie, ending up with something completely new - fourteen unique spoken texts. 

Over a 14 month period David collaborated with the musicians Sean South, Stephen Hudson, Dave King, Liz Lenten, Duncan Chapman, Natalie Roe and Lucy Leland on the creation of 14 spoken texts to a range of diverse musical settings. 

Visual artist Richard Devereux provided the project's visual timbre.  Laura Turner was sublime in the videos, with Capture Films traversing the complexity of the 14 texts with insightful aplomb. Photographer David Harrison spent time with David in dark corners of cathedrals. Filmmaker Michael Velykorodnyy guided David through the production of the mini-information videos. Project Producer Katarina Fisher helped ‘steer the ship into port’, whilst hitting the socials! Diolch am fawr Gareth David Potter am y cyngor. Andy Farenden at Creative Rebel. Olivia Hennessy for hitting the socials. 

Executive Music Producer Sean South offered insight, guidance, patience and essential co-piloting duties.

The result  … all her geese are swans, a 14 track music album.

“I read 1, 052, 211 words, using 4126 as research for the novel and ended up creating 14 spoken texts that became 14 songs; will I ever get back to the novel?”     David Lambert

For Mary, of course.