SIDETRACKS & DETOURS. 19th April 2026 Rochdale Rising with news sounds in a new place featuring artists such as Elysse Mason, The Tails, 25th Hour, Coyote and DJ Adam Statham + Ceramecist ´Cicci´ leaves a legacy

ROCHDALE RISING The sound of the Dale has a new home. review by Steve Cooke The first ever Rochdale Rising promised a high-energy live music showcase curated by Common Ground, a collective of the town’s next…

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS 12th April 2026: Music In Portsmouth, Karen Kingsley, pianist and The Free Radicals, a capella + classical music at The Camel House, pianist Eladda Pavlou

As the owner / editor of Sidetracks & Detours I am incredibly grateful to its team of wonderful volunteer contributors such as Peter Pearson, our Americana correspondent and Michael Higgins the occasional folk historian writer. I am…

SONGWRITERS & INVISIBLE ANGELS: Bill Morrisey & Gary Hall 5 4 2026

songwriters and invisible angels chapter 2 Songwriters & Invisible Angels Chapter 2 BILL MORRISSEY-LIVE FREE OR DIE by Peter Pearson (left) Live Free Or Die is the official motto of the US…