The fifth Ramsbottom Festival was a humdinger – and we liked it so much we made a film. Now you can see the out-takes from Jack Stocker’s film featuring Northern Soul Editor Helen Nugent and a whole host of music...
Read More“We read to know we’re not alone.” If, like me, you sat in a darkened cinema in the early 1990s watching Shadowlands, all the while trying to stifle unrelenting tears, then you may remember this line....
Read MoreI learnt a new expression for ‘pouring with rain’ this week. For years I’ve been using ‘sheeting rain’ to describe the kind of downpour where the water bounces off the pavement and into your face....
Read MoreThe fifth Ramsbottom Festival was an absolute corker. We loved it so much we made a film. It’s pretty good. And includes interviews with tons of bands and singers including The Magic Numbers, The Proclaimers, John...
Read MoreHe’s a folk singer-songwriter and virtuoso fiddler whose music dwells on rural myths, eerie legends and sweeping landscapes. So it comes as some surprise to learn that the first album Seth Lakeman ever bought was Bon...
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