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…
, , ,

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS: 7 / 12 / 25 classical, jazz, folk, rock, americana; songwriters & invisible angels

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…

PASS IT ON: canary islands to the uk

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…

NEW BOOK & OLD VALUES WITH LOS SABADENOS sidetracks & detours 27/7/2025

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS JULY 2025 contents collated and published by Norman Warwick 1 LOS SABADENOS:ANCIENT AND MODERN 2 NORTH AMERICANS WITH ROOTS IN LANZAROTE 3 FESTIVAL TIME AGAIN LOS…

Occasional Offerings: May 2025

SIDETRACKS & DETOURS May 2025 Contents story 1  Next guitar hero    Marcus Bonfanti Trio story 2  Crowmarsh Jazz   Groove Collective story 3  Jazz At Progress …

RED ELLEN:

RED ELLEN: People’s History Museum exhibition 9th Nov previewed by I love Manchester newsletter This November, the People’s History Museum (PHM)  is shining a spotlight on one of the North’s most indomitable figures,…