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Tally Ho to your New Modern Homes – The Chesterfields / The Amber List: The Talleyrand, Manchester

Posted on October 20, 2022 by writewyattuk

A new venue for me, and a cracking one at that. Initially set up as a bar with in-house art gallery and performance space, The Talleyrand – around four years on as a venue, give or take the odd break … Continue reading →

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The Chesterf!elds reveal the fine art of New Modern Homes – back in touch with Simon Barber

Posted on July 19, 2022 by writewyattuk

I do love a catchy indie pop song, and The Chesterfields have come up with the goods again on that front, ‘Our Songbird Has Gone’ released last weekend by Hamburg-based label Mr Mellow’s Music. It’s a fine tribute to the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Joe Strummer, with Lucinda Mellor and Robert Gordon McHarg III

Posted on September 7, 2018 by writewyattuk

  To mark late September 2018’s release of a box-set tribute to Clash frontman, punk pioneer, singer/songwriter, activist and all-round inspiration Joe Strummer, who died in late 2002, WriteWyattUK  tracked down the project’s main drivers – artist Robert Gordon McHarg … Continue reading →

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Sofa, so good – talking about The Chesterfields with Simon Barber

Posted on February 9, 2017 by writewyattuk

With his monthly magazine deadline approaching, Simon Barber could probably do without a long chat with me about The Chesterfields. The 58-year-old – born the day after Paul Weller in the same Surrey town – is these days at the … Continue reading →

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Cathy’s Adventures in Wonderland – the Cathy Cassidy interview

Posted on March 7, 2015 by writewyattuk

In my second feature centred around World Book Day 2015, I talked about Alice, libraries, music, the power of dreams and much more with best-selling children’s writer Cathy Cassidy, in an interview a few days before her WBD appearances at Preston … Continue reading →

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More books about chocolate and girls – the Cathy Cassidy feature

Posted on July 4, 2013 by writewyattuk

WHEN best-selling children’s author Cathy Cassidy called at the University of Central Lancashire recently, writewyattuk’s chief blogger was there to meet her – albeit hiding behind his eldest daughter (who adds her own footnote). I FELT a bit of an … Continue reading →

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