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First-class return to Holly Head, and beyond – the Kate Rusby interview
After a successful 2022 on the back of her most recent LP, 30: Happy Returns, Kate Rusby is rounding off the year with her latest festive tour, hailed as the start of Christmas for many. The ‘Barnsley Nightingale’ will be entertaining audiences … Continue reading →
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Tagged 30: Happy Returns, Adele, Barnsley, Celtic Connections, Damien O'Kane, Dave Burland, Dave Pegg, folk, Hand Me Down, Hannah Peel, Holly Head, Holmfirth Folk Festival, Jason Manford, Kate Rusby, Kathryn Roberts, Katy J Pearson, paul weller, Pure Records, Richard Hawley, Ronan Keating, Seth Lakeman, The Equation, Trad Fest, Underneath the Stars Festival, Yorkshire
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Mary Casio’s 2017 space odyssey – checking in with Hannah Peel
Space – the final frontier. But in this case we’re talking the voyage of Mary Casio rather than Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk, boldly going where no woman has gone before – via a garden shed in Yorkshire. Last … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Anna Karenina, Barnsley, brass bands, Cassiopeia, Craigavon, Daphne Oram, Delia Derbyshire, Dobcross, electronica, Hannah Peel, Liverpool, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Liverpool Philharmonic, Mary Casio, Public Service Broadcasting, The Magnetic North, Tubular Bells, Tubular Brass
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All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview
Among the festive-themed adverts on our TV screens right now is a touching Aardman-animated tale made for the Alzheimer’s Research UK charity. The Santa Forgot story follows a little girl, Freya, who while preparing for Christmas realises much of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged All that Matters, Alzheimer's Research, Armagh, Awake But Always Dreaming, Barnsley, Christopher Eccleston, Craigavon, dementia, Donegal, Erland Cooper, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Gary Numan, Hannah Peel, Hull, Italo Calvino, John Foxx, Liverpool, Mary Casio, Memory Tapes, music box, Orkney, Santa Forgot, Selina Wray, Shoreditch, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, Still Alice, The Magnetic North, The Verve, Tommy McLaughlin, Villagers, Wellcome Collection
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A life in denim, leather and spandex – the Biff Byford interview
With heavy metal survivors Saxon’s wheels of steel set to grind to a temporary halt at Preston’s 53 Degrees on Saturday, February 15, I managed to lure lead singer Biff Byford away from the studio to talk heavy metal. Quite … Continue reading →
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Tagged 53 Degrees, 747 (Strangers in the Night), Barnsley, Biff Byford, Doug Scarratt, Heavy Metal Thunder, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Justin Lee Collins, Lemmy, Motorhead, New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Nibbs Carter, Nigel Glockler, Paul Quinn, Preston, Saxon, Wheels of Steel
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