It’s almost time for Stalyfest again. The festival is at Bower Fold, Stalybridge Celtics home ground. Last years festival was brilliant, so friendly and really easy to get to and from. Last year we had Cast and Starsailor and the…
Somewhere in the midst of the most memorable year of 2020, a song kept appearing on Planet Rock which grabbed my attention. A catchy, hooky number called ‘Oh, Miss Carolina’ to be exact. There was something in the melody, the…
July/August brings possibly the best and most varied line up of the Festival Season. Based in the Lake District, Kendal Calling has always had some of the best line ups in the UK. How did they manage to bag Biffy…
Fortunately, the drive from Bury in Lancashire to The Tivoli in Buckley didn’t involve too many of Wales’ now infamous 20mph zones, because if it had, Florence Black’s set would’ve felt like it was over quicker than the journey. As…
There’s something beautifully predictable about a Gorilla Riot opener in Manchester: The doors open, the room fills, and before you’ve even had time to check your camera settings against the current lighting or even adjust your camera strap, the place…
On Good Friday, one of Liverpool’s most beloved cultural landmarks, the beautiful Royal Philharmonic Hall, opened its doors to Steve Cradock for an evening of musical storytelling. The evening was a beautiful sweeping journey of his solo work, intertwined with…