Tag Archives: Hannah Peel

Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure

Posted on October 4, 2018 by writewyattuk

At a time when international debate and key government policies are focused on borders and freedom of movement, it’s clear to see where Neil Arthur stands and draws his lines. High-ranking pop chart success may be behind the sole survivor … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Brexit, Darwen, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Distant Storm, Gloucestershire, Gruff Rhys, Hannah Peel, Jon Anderson, Kincaid, lancashire, Mary Casio, Neil Arthur, Neu, Sheffield, Stephen Luscombe, Wanderlust | Leave a comment

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

Posted on December 29, 2017 by writewyattuk

Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged 10cc, Andrew Roachford, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Bragg, Blancmange, Brian Cox, Cabbage, Clean Bandit, Don Powell, Ellie Rowsell, Eric Stewart, Francis Rossi, Go-Go's, Grace Chatto, Graham Gouldman, Haircut 100, Hannah Peel, Happy Mondays, Howard Hewett, Ian Snowball, Jason Byrne, Joe Martin, John Coghlan, John Lydon, Josie Long, Manchester, Mary Casio, Michael Jackson, Mickey Bradley, Neil Arthur, Nick Heyward, Ozzy Osbourne, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, Peter Hook, Phill Jupitus, Richard Houghton, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, Robin Ince, Roland Gift, Rowetta, Sex Pistols, Shalamar, Sharon Osbourne, Slade, Status Quo, Steve White, The Bootleg Beatles, The Clash, The Selecter, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Undertones, The Who, Tito Jackson, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice | Leave a comment

The continuing climb of Clean Bandit – in conversation with Grace Chatto

Posted on October 19, 2017 by writewyattuk

Few pop bands would be so bold as to fuse string arrangements with electronica and house music, mixing classical and dance elements. But Clean Bandit are no run-of-the-mill chart outfit. Built around a nucleus of Grace Chatto (cello, percussion, vocals) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Anne-Marie, Bruno Mars, Cambridge, Clean Bandit, Dust Clears, Elisabeth Troy, Grace Chatto, Hannah Peel, I Miss You, Jack Patterson, Jess Glynne, Lana Del Rey, Louisa Johnson, Love Ssega, Luke Patterson, Marina and the Diamonds, Mozart's House, Neil Amin-Smith, New Eyes, Rather Be, Rockabye, Sam Smith, Sean Paul, Symphony, Tears, Zara Larsson | 2 Comments

Mary Casio’s 2017 space odyssey – checking in with Hannah Peel

Posted on September 14, 2017 by writewyattuk

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 →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | 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 | 3 Comments

Sounds from the Other City – Salford St Philip’s Church

Posted on May 3, 2017 by writewyattuk

As someone who associates the festival circuit with camping fields, lush greenery, damp tents and mud-caked marquees, I struggled to get my head around Greater Manchester’s latest sell-out ‘celebration of new music, performance and art’. But on the evidence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Family Tree, Fazerdaze, Hannah Peel, Hey! Manchester, Katie Pham, Salford, Sounds from the Other City, St Philip's Church, The Angel Centre, The Golden Dregs, The Lovely Eggs, Tom Williams, Wedding | 2 Comments

The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part two – July to December

Posted on December 24, 2016 by writewyattuk

As the festivities start to take hold at writewyattuk hq, we best conclude our 12 months of quotes from 2016’s feature/interviews, encapsulated via a series of soundbites. Again, much gratitude to all who responded, and big respect to those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged About the Young Idea, Ajay Saggar, Alison Wheeler, Beatles, Big Country, Billy Doherty, David Callahan, David Fenton, David Jakes, Dennis Greaves, Dennis locorriere, Deutsche Ashram, Dr Hook, Ed Bazalgette, Elliott Morris, Gary Numan, Geno Washington, Glenn Tilbrook, Hannah Peel, Jenn Ashworth, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Brown, Jimmy Osmond, John Robb, John Suchet, Lonely the Brave, Mark Brzezicki, Mark Trotter, Matteo Sedazzari, Membranes, Merinde Verbeek, Michael Foreman, Nicky Weller, nine Below Zero, Norman Blake, P.P. Arnold, Paul Young, Q-Tips, Richard Houghton, Teenage Fanclub, The Beautiful South, The Magnetic North, The South, The Undertones, The Vapors, The Wolfhounds, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, UB40, Wilko Johnson | Leave a comment

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

Posted on November 24, 2016 by writewyattuk

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 →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | 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 | 2 Comments

The Magnetic North – Liverpool Central Library

Posted on October 17, 2016 by writewyattuk

You’ve got to love the kind of concert where the band puts a bottle of whisky at the front of the stage for their sell-out audience to share. Now that’s what I call intimate. What’s more, at around half past … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Erland Cooper, Frank Cottrell Boyce, George Harrison, Get it Loud in Libraries, Hannah Peel, Libraries, Liverpool, McCoy Wynne, Orkney, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, The Magnetic North, The Unforgotten Coat, The Verve | 2 Comments

Welcome to The Magnetic North – in conversation with Simon Tong

Posted on April 27, 2016 by writewyattuk

Simon Tong may still be best known in some quarters for his guitar and keyboard work with The Verve, but he’s certainly been a busy lad since leaving them in 1999. In fact, that period accounted for just three years … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barnsley. Blur, Cergy-Pontoise, Craigavon, Damon Albarn, Erland and the Carnival, Erland Cooper, France, Gorillaz, Hannah Peel, John Foxx, Orkney, Prospect of Skelmersdale, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, The Good The Bad and The Queen, The Magnetic North, The Verve, Transmission, Youth | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Hannah Peel

Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

The continuing climb of Clean Bandit – in conversation with Grace Chatto

Mary Casio’s 2017 space odyssey – checking in with Hannah Peel

Sounds from the Other City – Salford St Philip’s Church

The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part two – July to December

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

The Magnetic North – Liverpool Central Library

Welcome to The Magnetic North – in conversation with Simon Tong

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