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 people of Yaiza for everyuthing tht you have done to build a municipality that stands as a true example […]
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 Steve Cooke 3 IMPROBABVLE FICTION AT CURTAIN THEATRE theatre preview by Seamus Kelly 4 AN AUSSIE RETURN Toad Lane […]
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 Music In Portsmouth from Iain &Margaret 5 A Night At The Theatre by Norman Warwick 6 Ribble ValleyWish You A Happy Jazz […]
SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS WISH A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS Sunday 4th January 2026 Part 1 of a new series Songwriters and Invisible Angels created and written by Peter Pearson & Norman Warwick Peter Pearson. Americana correspondent CONTENTS SONGWRITERS Going Driftless by Peter Pearson INVISIBLE ANGELS Burning Fingertips by Norman Warwick songwriter logo […]
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 news Americana that we find on line or social media which we feel the other […]
EDITORIAL: NORMAN WARWICK. Norman´s working life was spent in Rochdale,where he was a champion of the creative arts and creative arts community through his columns online, in print and on radio. Norman founded The Crew column in The Rochdale Observer, offering a platform to sixth form students at Falinge Park School Of Arts and for […]
SIDETRACKS AND DETOURS PASS IT ON 2//11/2026 news, previews, interviews and reviews, CONTENTS 1 IT´S A DATE: Rochdale Feel Good Festival 2026 by Steve Cooke 2 JENNY BRAY Fairy Godmother Kindheart by Norman Warwick 3 JAZZ IN READING 4 GRAHAM NASH & PETER ASHER: Songs and Stories, review by Peter Pearson 5 […]
a sidetracks and detours publication 5th October 2025 written by Norman Warwick CONTENTS Island Life by Norman Warwick ANTONIO CORUJO TEJERA: ARTIST ´turned music and dance into a life mission´. He was a key figure in the preservation of the island’s cultural traditions, soLanzarote mourns the passing of Antonio Corujo Tejera, (right) Lanzarote’s favourite son […]
SIDETRACKS & DETOURSWednesday 3rd September 2025 edited & published by THEATRE OF THE MIND written by NORMAN WARWICK & PETER PEARSON UK FOLK MUSIC AUGUST NEWS by Expo Folk UK FOLK MUSIC LATEST CHARTS by Sound Roots HOT BISCUITS served by Steve Bewick UK FOLK MUSIC AUGUST NEWS by Expo Folk Here at Manchester Folk, […]
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER FREE SPECIAL BONUS EDITION 3rd August 2025 a Warwick / Pearson edition CONTENTS 1 Mary Chapin Carpenter & discography Norman Warwick still plays all her albums 2 Mary Chapin Carpenter & occasional trio followed by Peter Pearson, Looking For A Thread 3 Mary Chapin Carpenter releases new album […]
SIDETRACKS & DETOURS: 7 / 12 / 25 classical, jazz, folk, rock, americana; songwriters & invisible angels7th December 2025 - 7:00 am
SIDETRACKS & DETOURS Pass It On 2/11/2025 Jenny Bray, Nash and Asher, Opus 222nd November 2025 - 7:00 am
A LITTLE BUNDLE OF SUMMER. sidetracks & detours 3rd September 2025 featuring Jazz Artist, Jenny Bray. Broadcaster and writer, Steve Bewick, Expo Folk and Sound Roots3rd September 2025 - 7:00 am