{"id":25092,"date":"2026-03-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/?p=25092"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:36:31","slug":"this-years-tour-one-that-had-gone-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/this-years-tour-one-that-had-gone-before\/","title":{"rendered":"POETRY \/ THEATRE \/ MUSIC: FOLK, CLASSICAL, AMERICANA, COUNTRY AND JAZZ Sidetracks & Detours Sunday 1st March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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ALL ACROSS THE ARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

poetry and creatiove writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Amy Stansfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Northern Voices and Identity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Spoken Word and Young Voices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

announcing theatre events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Heywood Civic Hall re-opens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Meet The Hatter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Lifting The Curtain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

classical music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 Toad Lane Concert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOLK MUSIC collated by Expo Folk and Sound Roots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIDETRACKS & DETOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK folk music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Folk Album Of The Year Gala<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 Album Of The Year Gala<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Jersey Folk Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Official UK Folk Albums Chart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

classical music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 Music In Porstmouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

country music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 Lucie Tiger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

americana music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 Lucinda Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 Josh Ritter and Bob Weir: Blue Mountain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

live jazz music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 Ben Crosland\u00b4s All Star Jazz band<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 AMY STANSFIELD IN THE POETRY SPOTLIGHT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

by Steve Cooke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Rochdale<\/strong>, at University in Edinburgh<\/strong> and currently living in Canada<\/strong>, Amy Stansfield is a 21-year-old trying to make time to write. She writes everything from journalistic articles to short stories and poems. She is currently planning her first novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kruckle: To roll one’s ankle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone I meet I teach them the word kruckle. I tell them it means to roll one’s ankle, and they say, \u2018ohhhh\u2019 that makes sense.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tell them even in the town over they do not know this word. I tell them I am seeing how far I can spread the word across the world. It is in Canada, for now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I do not think these people care to remember, to tell others. So, it is down to me. I will keep trudging along these strange roads I do not recognise. I will say it over and over in my head as I listen to Jesus is a girl from Rochdale while getting strange looks wearing my Burnley<\/strong> shirt.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis poem is about my connection to my hometown of Rochdale. Living abroad for the first time I feel more connected to British culture, northern culture than ever and I miss it very much. It also touches on my struggle being so far from home and how it can be bitter-sweet to see the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

creative writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Spotland Library<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/strong> NORTHERN VOICES AND IDENTITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

review by Steve Cooke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday 6th February Rochdale hosted a very special afternoon of poetry and spoken word at Spotland Library<\/strong> with Northern Voices and Identit<\/strong>y. The mic was firmly in the hands of powerful Northern voices, exploring what identity means to us in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by Rochdale\u2019s Poet Laureate, Sammy Weaver<\/strong>, this event was part of a borough-wide series celebrating bold new poetry and creative voices. Visitors found striking words, bold and creative Northern perspectives, and performances that will linger long in their memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme of identity invited a range of stories and styles, from playful to profound and from personal to political. Performers included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n