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SEAMUS KELLY AND SOPHIE HANNAH words from the writer: by Norman Warwick

SEAMUS KELLY AND SOPHIE HANNAH words from the writer: by Norman Warwick What Robin Parker and I started in the UK more than ten years ago soon included Steve Cooke, who took over the reins when I eventually left to come to retire here,…
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TRAVELLING CIRCUS

TRAVELLING CIRCUS A collaborative performance of Hanging By A Thread, which included work by Just Poets, Touchstones Creative Writing Group, Spiral Dance (now Can´t Dance Can) and People Print (now Community Media), was performed in Rochdale…
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THE BAUM, BALLADS AND A BIT OF BORIS by Michael Higgins

THE BAUM, BALLADS AND A BIT OF BORIS by Michael Higgins My Boris love song was given its first sounding at The Baum in Rochdale on Sunday (see photograph above). Some might feel there is often too much anti Boris work read out at these events…

REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC by Graham Marshall

Graham MarshallRochdale Music Society MUSICIANS IN TRANSCIENCE On reading my latest e mail from Graham Marshall I was also reminded of not only how many classical musicians have enjoyed opportunities early in their careers through Rochdale…
INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH NEW IDEAS In its first four years of existence, when serving the arts scene in the Rochdale area of the UK, all across the arts grew from providing one page per week to The Heywood Advertiser to two pages per week.…
MORE THAN TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS It all started for us on Friday December 6th with an event that is all-inclusive and is always elegant, cheerful and bright. The Princessa Yaiza Hotel has been inaugurating a Christmas lights display for…

CUBAN MUSIC AND DANCERS IN THE AISLES

Review of concert by SERGIO DE JESUS, Teatro de Tias, ´five bums at the bar´ interview after the concert. Since emigrating to Lanzarote four years ago we have marvelled at the art works and humanity of the late Cesar Manrique. We have…