“Labouring-class voices remain underappreciated.” The poetry of the Cotton Famine is brought to life by Faustus
It is known as the Cotton Panic. The Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861-1865 was a calamitous...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Nov 21, 2018 | Bands & Gigs, Music
It is known as the Cotton Panic. The Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861-1865 was a calamitous...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Nov 10, 2018 | Bands & Gigs, Music
Amid all the flash and bombast that defined the late 80s, Cowboy Junkies proved there was an...
Read MorePosted by Chris Payne | Oct 30, 2018 | Bands & Gigs, Music
U2 rolled into town as part of their eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour and turned Manchester Arena into...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Oct 26, 2018 | Bands & Gigs, Music
Last year, when David Agnew opted to move the English Folk Expo and its public-facing concerts to...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Oct 19, 2018 | Bands & Gigs, Music
The Hallé Orchestra and the Hallé Choir came together in Manchester recently to deliver a...
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