SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS: 29th March 2026: Jonathan Ellis, a pianoman & Neil Sedaka, showman and songwriter of Solitaire and Labi Sifre, songwriter of (Something Inside) So Strong.

IT´S ONLY ROCK ´N ROLL, BUT I LIKE IT. r.i.p NEIL SEDAKA by Norman Warwick Even as the familiar title of the Rolling Stones hit came to mind, I almost dismissed it because it seemed to have nothing to do with central subject of the…

Sidetracks & Detours 22nd March 2026: 17 ACTS NOMINATED FOR THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME 2026: & Peter Pearson hears ERIB BIBB and band play live.

The doors are opening at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (see Museum right) for its queue of nominees for 2026. In the queue shortlist is headlined by Sade, Phil Collins, Oasis, The Black Crowes, Joy Division and New Order, Mariah…

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS Sunday 15th March 2026: with Rascallity Harp Duo

RASCALLITY HARP DUO Toad Lane Concerts at St Mary in the Baum Reviews by Dr Joe Dawson Dr. Joe Dawson (right) is a very familiar figure at occasions musical in Rochdale, not least the Rochdale Music Society…

SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS: Hear Stories We Could Tell, 8th March 2026. featuring The Everly Brothers, Roland Barthes, JP Ekins, classical pianist, Judith Choi, violinist and folk expo UK as well a theatre review of Jim Carthwright´s Road and another great Toad Lane Concert

Words And Music: STORYTELLING featuring The Everly Brothers:  Americana duo JP Ekins: Classical pianist Judith Choi Castro: classical violinist STORIES WE COULD TELL The Death Of Author by Roland Barthes as…

POETRY / THEATRE / MUSIC: FOLK, CLASSICAL, AMERICANA, COUNTRY AND JAZZ Sidetracks & Detours Sunday 1st March 2026

CONTENTS ALL ACROSS THE ARTS poetry and creatiove writing 1 Amy Stansfield 2 Northern Voices and Identity 3 Spoken Word and Young Voices announcing theatre events 4 Heywood Civic Hall re-opens 5 Meet The Hatter 6…