“At my best, I lose myself in my writing.” Melvyn Bragg talks to Northern Soul
Self-doubt can be one of the biggest battles for writers. It makes them avoid the very thing they...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Connolly | Dec 12, 2018 | Arts, Books, TV
Self-doubt can be one of the biggest battles for writers. It makes them avoid the very thing they...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Connolly | Nov 12, 2018 | Art, Arts
A metaphorical torch is now shining its ‘New Light’ in some of the North of England’s artistic...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Connolly | Oct 9, 2018 | Arts, Theatre
The woman behind me sat up at the interval and said to her friend, “I fell asleep, I’m going...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Connolly | Jul 5, 2018 | Bands & Gigs, Music
The heatwave well and truly hit Harrogate on day three of the town’s five-week Music Festival,...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Connolly | Mar 18, 2018 | Music
The words ‘chamber music’ can turn off many perfectly open-minded people. Perhaps they imagine...
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