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…

EDITOR´S CHOICE: SIDETRACKS & DETOURS Sunday 22nd February 2026

free concerts Yaiza Naturaleza Sonora 2026 ExperienCE Duo, Uga Picnic Park, Saturday 15th February reported by Lancelot Digitas and shared by Norman Warwick The jazz fusion performance (right) by the duo ExperienCE, formed by…

SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS: Island Life: Festive Fare, Festivals & Tours 1 2 2026

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS Festive Fare and Festivals news, interviews, previews, reviews edited and presented by Norman  Warwick . Island Life DUO OPUS 22 review and interview review & interview by Norman…

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS 31 1 2026: YAIZA FESTIVAL FARE A HUGE SUCCESS

reviews FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FARE MADE IT A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME says Norman Warwick Oscar Noda Gonzalez, Acalde de Yaiza, (Mayor) opened the Yaiza Festival Fare by saying My message is one of profound gratitude to the…

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS with PASS IT ON 30 1 26

SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS with PASS IT ON Friday 30th January 2026 CONTENTS collated and shared by Norman Warwick 1 VODI VOICES classical choral review by Dr. Joe Dawson 2 FRAG Friends Of Rochdale art Gallery by…

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS featuring PASS IT ON NEWS 11 1 2026

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS featuring PASS IT ON news NEW YEAR NEWS Sunday 11 1  2026 CONTENTS 1 The Office by Peter Pearson 2 Folk Music News from Sound Roots 3 Folk Music UK CHarts from Folk Expo 4…

January 4th 2026 Songwriters & Invisible Angels by Peter Pearson & Norman Warwick

SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS WISH A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS Norman Warwick: writer Sunday 4th January 2026 Part 1 of a new series Songwriters and Invisible Angels created and written by Peter Pearson & Norman…

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS 3 1 2026: Joe Ely, Raul Malo & Brian Wilson

SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS 3 / 1 / 2026 2025 stole away with Joe Ely & Raul Malo MAVERICKS AND MUSICIANS ALL My co-writing buddy in Sidetracks & Detours , Peter Pearson, and I have fallen into the habit of sharing any…