-HOME, MANCHESTER- When the line-up for this year’s Manchester Folk Festival was announced, tonight’s show at HOME was the one I was most looking forward to. 2019 is the 200-year anniversary of the Peterloo massacre that took place at St. Peter’s Fields, a few minutes on foot from where I am now sat. Following on […]
Aftershock celebrates its 10th anniversary with a stellar line-up of Nitin Sawhney, Kirk McElhinney, Sam Carter, Denis Jones, Aruba Red, Mieko, Arun Ghosh, Mathew Halsall and Clive Hunte. There is no other project like Aftershock in the world. Over the last 10 years Artistic Director Nitin Sawhney has worked with some of the best new […]
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 16 OCTOBER 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - THE WOW! SCENARIO: STAND IN THE STAR - A VERSE AND A CHORUS
FEATURE - BEYOND THE MUSIC REPORT
ALBUM REVIEW - ELLA THOMPSON: TRIUMPH AND SADNESS
ALBUM REVIEW - GENESIS: FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION
ALBUM REVIEW - FLORA HIBBERD: MAMMOTH
LIVE REVIEW - THE SLY + SUGAR TAX: THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER - 25/09/2026
LIVE REVIEW - THE HAUNTED: REBELLION, MANCHESTER - 09/10/2026
ALBUM REVIEW - BASHT. : POOR ADVICE
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 9 OCTOBER 2026
